ANCHOR Act
Latest action · Sep 24, 2024 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.
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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act
This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). The plan must be provided to Congress within one year after the bill is enacted.
ARF is comprised of U.S.-flagged vessels that provide at-sea laboratories where oceanographic scientists, educators, and students research and learn about marine science.
The bill requires a plan to include assessments of (1) telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions; (2) cybersecurity needs appropriate for the ownership of ARF vessels and their typical functions; (3) the costs necessary to meet these needs; and (4) the time required to implement necessary upgrades. The plan must also include a spending plan and a proposal for adopting common solutions, consortial licensing agreements, or a solution for centralizing cybersecurity, telecommunications, and data systems at a single facility.
Among other factors specified in the bill, the NSF must consider approaches to align with international standards for encryption of sensitive information, requirements for controlled classified or unclassified information, and the network capabilities necessary to meet particular mission needs (such as to upload data to shoreside servers or to enable video communications with K-12 classrooms).
The NSF must provide Congress with a report on the plan's implementation within two years after the plan is provided to Congress.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 12, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2024Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.
- Sep 23, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5629-5631)
- Sep 23, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7630.
- Sep 23, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 2024Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3943 | ANCHOR Act | Related bill | Aug 1, 2024 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2024Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 23, 2024Engrossed in House
- May 23, 2024Reported in House
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
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