Sec. 1659. CONSORTIA OF UNIVERSITIES TO ADVISE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS
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## SEC. 1659 CONSORTIA OF UNIVERSITIES TO ADVISE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS **[**[10 U.S.C. 391 note](/us/usc/t10/s391)**]** ###
(a)Establishment and Function The Secretary of Defense shall establish a consortium of universities to assist the Secretary on cybersecurity matters relating to the following: ####
(1)To provide the Secretary a formal mechanism to communicate with consortium members regarding the Department of Defense’s cybersecurity strategic plans, cybersecurity requirements, and priorities for basic and applied cybersecurity research. ####
(2)To advise the Secretary on the needs of academic institutions related to cybersecurity and research conducted on behalf of the Department and provide feedback to the Secretary from members of the consortium or consortia. ####
(3)To serve as a focal point or focal points for the Secretary and the Department for the academic community on matters related to cybersecurity, cybersecurity research, conceptual and academic developments in cybersecurity, and opportunities for closer collaboration between academia and the Department. ####
(4)To provide to the Secretary access to the expertise of the institutions of the consortium or consortia on matters relating to cybersecurity. ####
(5)To align the efforts of such members in support of the Department. ###
(b)Membership The consortium established under subsection
(a)shall be open to all universities that have been designated as centers of academic excellence by the Director of the National Security Agency or the Secretary of Homeland Security. ###
(c)Organization ####
(1)Designation of administrative chair The Secretary of Defense shall designate the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace to function as the administrative chair of the consortium established pursuant to subsection (a). ####
(2)Duties of administrative chair The administrative chair designated under paragraph
(1)for the consortium shall— #####
(A)act as the leader of the consortium; #####
(B)be the liaison between the consortium and the Secretary; #####
(C)distribute requests from the Secretary for advice and assistance to appropriate members of the consortium and coordinate responses back to the Secretary; and #####
(D)act as a clearinghouse for Department of Defense requests relating to assistance on matters relating to cybersecurity and to provide feedback to the Secretary from members of the consortium. ####
(3)Executive committee The Secretary, in consultation with the administrative chair, may form an executive committee for the consortium that is comprised of representatives of the Federal Government to assist the chair with the management and functions of the consortium. ###
(d)Consultation The Secretary shall meet with such members of the consortium as the Secretary considers appropriate, not less frequently than twice each year or at such periodicity as is agreed to by the Secretary and the consortium. ###
(e)Procedures The Secretary shall establish procedures for organizations within the Department to access the work product produced by and the research, capabilities, and expertise of a consortium established under subsection
(a)and the universities that constitute such consortium. ###
(f)Support Center ####
(1)Establishment The Secretary shall establish a center to provide support to the consortium established under subsection (a). ####
(2)Composition #####
(A)Requirement The center established under paragraph
(1)shall be composed of one or two universities, as the Secretary considers appropriate, that— ######
(i)have been designated as centers of academic excellence by the Director of the National Security Agency or the Secretary of Homeland Security; and ######
(ii)are eligible for access to classified information. #####
(B)Publication The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the process for selection of universities to serve as the center established under paragraph (1). ####
(3)Functions The functions of the center established under paragraph
(1)are as follows: #####
(A)To promote the consortium established under subsection (a). #####
(B)To distribute on behalf of the Department requests for information or assistance to members of the consortium. #####
(C)To collect and assemble responses from requests distributed under subparagraph (B). #####
(D)To provide additional administrative support for the consortium. ###
(g)Discharge Through Director In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall act through the Director of the office established under section 2192c of title 10, United States Code.
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