House Passes HR 1345 – NTIA Cybersecurity

Yesterday, the House took up HR 1345, the NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, under the suspension of the rules process. After just nine minutes of debate, the bill was passed by voice vote. This vote demonstrates the broad bipartisan support for the bill and indicates an increased probability of the Senate being able to take up the bill under their unanimous consent process.

 

The bill would amend the NTIA Organization Act, adding a new §106, Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity. The current Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development at the NTIA would be redesignated as the position of Associate Administrator for Policy Development and Cybersecurity. The new organization would be responsible for overseeing and conducting “national communications and information policy analysis and development for the internet and communications technologies.”