15 U.S.C. § 7408 : US Code - Section 7408: National Academy of Sciences study on computer and network security in critical infrastructures

Search 15 U.S.C. § 7408 : US Code - Section 7408: National Academy of Sciences study on computer and network security in critical infrastructures

(a) Study
Not later than 3 months after November 27, 2002, the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall enter into
an arrangement with the National Research Council of the National
Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of
the Nation's network infrastructure and make recommendations for
appropriate improvements. The National Research Council shall -
(1) review existing studies and associated data on the
architectural, hardware, and software vulnerabilities and
interdependencies in United States critical infrastructure
networks;
(2) identify and assess gaps in technical capability for robust
critical infrastructure network security and make recommendations
for research priorities and resource requirements; and
(3) review any and all other essential elements of computer and
network security, including security of industrial process
controls, to be determined in the conduct of the study.
(b) Report
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall transmit a report containing the results of the
study and recommendations required by subsection (a) of this
section to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on
Science not later than 21 months after November 27, 2002.
(c) Security
The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall ensure that no information that is classified is
included in any publicly released version of the report required by
this section.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for
the purposes of carrying out this section, $700,000.