On the recordJuly 25, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1345) to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1345 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act''. SEC. 2. POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY. (a) Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity.--Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 106. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY. ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be within the NTIA an office to be known as the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (in this section referred to as the `Office'). ``(b) Associate Administrator.--The head of the Office shall be an Associate Administrator for Policy Development and Cybersecurity (in this section referred to as the `Associate Administrator'), who shall report to the Assistant Secretary. ``(c) Duties.-- ``(1) In general.--The Associate Administrator shall oversee and conduct national communications and information policy analysis and development for the internet and communications technologies.…





