Sec. 403. Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors
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Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: There is established within the NTIA a Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors (in this section referred to as the Board ). The Board shall provide to the Under Secretary recommendations (for implementation by the Under Secretary or that the Under Secretary could recommend for implementation by other appropriate entities) with respect to the following:
Technical cybersecurity best practices that enable economic growth while securing information and communications networks, including practices that Federal and non-Federal entities can implement to secure internet routing protocols, including the Border Gateway Protocol used by Federal and non-Federal entities. Cybersecurity policies to support the development and implementation of cybersecurity practices with respect to the internet and information and communications networks.
Policies that foster collaboration through public-private partnerships to promote the security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents of information and communications networks while fostering innovation, including policies that promote secure supply chains for information and communications networks. Policies to remove barriers to trust, security, innovation, and commercialization with respect to information and communications networks. The Board shall be composed of not fewer than 5, and not more than 25, members appointed by the Under Secretary.
Each member of the Board shall have cybersecurity or supply chain security technical expertise, cybersecurity or supply chain security policy expertise, or expertise in managing or overseeing the cybersecurity or supply chain security functions of a business. In appointing members of the Board under subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary shall ensure that the members appointed provide a balanced representation of the following: Chief cybersecurity officers or other qualified individuals employed in cybersecurity positions, representing both the public and private sectors.
Persons who operate or maintain information and communications networks, including persons who operate or maintain small or rural information and communications networks. Vendors that produce or provide equipment used in information and communications networks. Vendors that produce or provide software used in information and communications networks. Persons who operate or maintain internet applications. Except as provided in subparagraphs
(C)and (D), each member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of a length not to exceed 2 years, to be determined by the Under Secretary. A member of the Board, including a member appointed to fill a vacancy as provided in subparagraph (D), may be reappointed for 1 or more additional terms by the Under Secretary. The Under Secretary may remove a member of the Board at the discretion of the Under Secretary. Any member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the member was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. The Chair of the Board shall be the Associate Administrator of the NTIA for Policy Development and Cybersecurity. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation. Subject to the approval of the Under Secretary, as the Under Secretary determines necessary for the performance by the Board of the duties described in subsection (b), the Board may establish subcommittees, working groups, standing committees, ad hoc groups, task groups, or other subgroups of the Board. Any subcommittee, working group, standing committee, ad hoc group, task group, or other subgroup of the Board established under paragraph (1)— shall report to the Board; and may not provide any advice, recommendation, or other work product directly to the Under Secretary. Notwithstanding section 1013 of title 5, United States Code, the Board shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section. In this section: The term Border Gateway Protocol means the routing protocol used to exchange network reachability information among independently managed networks on the internet. The term information and communications network means a network that provides advanced telecommunications capability (as defined in section 706(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ( 47 U.S.C. 1302(d) )). .
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