Cyber Leap Act of 2020
Latest action · May 20, 2020 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 or the Cyber Leap Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish national cybersecurity grand challenges to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity.
These challenges will offer cash and noncash prizes to winners and shall include competitions that encompass
- building more resilient systems that raise adversary costs of carrying out common cyberattacks,
- empowering people with a sufficient level of digital literacy to make safe and secure decisions online and developing a cybersecurity workforce to protect and maintain information systems,
- advancing cybersecurity efforts in response to emerging technologies,
- maintaining usability while improving the security and safety of individuals' online activity, and
- reducing cybersecurity risks to federal networks and systems and improving the response of federal agencies to cybersecurity incidents.
Commerce must designate an advisory council to seek recommendations for the scope of the challenges and for metrics to assess submissions for prizes.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | May 13, 2020 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 13, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2020Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8634 | HACKED Act | Related bill | Oct 20, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
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