National Cyber Security Defense Team Authorization Act

National Cyber Security Defense Team Authorization Act - Authorizes the Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security to establish the National Cyber Security Defense Team to: (1) identify segments of the Internet infrastructure that are vulnerable to terrorist attack; and (2) recommend to Federal, State, and local government agencies and private entities means of eliminating such vulnerabilities. Subjects the Team to the direction and control of the President, acting through the National Security Council.

States that the Team shall consist of representatives of the Departments of the Treasury, State, Justice, Defense, and Commerce, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and any other Federal department or agency that the Special Advisor deems appropriate.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1989 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1989

  To authorize the establishment of a National Cyber Security Defense 
Team for purposes of protecting the infrastructure of the Internet from 
                           terrorist attack.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2002

  Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the establishment of a National Cyber Security Defense 
Team for purposes of protecting the infrastructure of the Internet from 
                           terrorist attack.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Cyber Security Defense Team 
Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY DEFENSE TEAM.

    (a) Authorization To Establish.--The Special Advisor to the 
President for Cyberspace Security may establish a team of 
representatives of various Federal departments and agencies, which team 
shall be known as the ``National Cyber Security Defense Team'' (in this 
section referred to as the ``Team'').
    (b) Functions.--The functions of the Team are as follows:
            (1) To identify segments of the infrastructure of the 
        Internet (including software, hardware, and other physical 
        infrastructure) that are vulnerable to terrorist attack.
            (2) To make recommendations to departments and agencies of 
        the Federal Government, State and local governments, and 
        private entities regarding means of eliminating the 
        vulnerabilities identified under paragraph (1).
            (3) To carry out any other activities relating to the 
        protection of the infrastructure of the Internet from terrorist 
        attack that the President considers appropriate.
    (c) Direction and Control.--The activities of the Team shall be 
subject to the direction and control of the President, acting through 
the National Security Council.
    (d) Composition of Team.--(1) The Team shall consist of 
representatives of the following:
            (A) The Department of the Treasury.
            (B) The Department of State.
            (C) The Department of Justice.
            (D) The Department of Defense.
            (E) The Department of Commerce.
            (F) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            (G) The Central Intelligence Agency.
            (H) Any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government that the Special Advisor to the President for 
        Cyberspace Security considers appropriate.
    (2) The representative of a department or agency under paragraph 
(1) shall be designated by the head of the department or agency, in 
consultation with the Special Advisor.
    (3) The Team may also include one or more individuals who are not 
officers or employees of the Federal Government if the Special Advisor 
considers the presence of such individual or individuals on the Team 
appropriate.
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