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S 1900 107th Congress Senate

Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to protect against cyberterrorism and cybercrime, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2002 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 28, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: (CR S178-179)
Jan 28, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S176-178)
Jan 28, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 28, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: (CR S178-179)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 - Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to award a grant to a qualifying nongovernmental entity to conduct a program to support the development of appropriate cybersecurity best practices, long-term cybersecurity research and development, and related activities. Funds such grants for five fiscal years beginning with 2003. Requires the entity awarded a grant to: (1) carry out a national program to protect the U.S. information infrastructure against disruption; and (2) make recommendations for appropriate cybersecurity best practices and to update such recommendations every six months.

Requires: (1) NIST to recommend to specified bodies and officials appropriate cybersecurity best practices for the Government; and (2) the President to carry out demonstration projects for the adoption of such practices.

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 11, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1900: Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1900/
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