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HR 7630 118th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology National Science Foundation Research and development

ANCHOR Act

Introduced: March 12, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.
Sep 23, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5629-5630)
Sep 23, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5629-5630)
Sep 23, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7630.
Sep 23, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5629-5631)
Sep 23, 2024
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 23, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
May 23, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-521.
Mar 20, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
Mar 20, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 12, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act

This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). The plan must be provided to Congress within one year after the bill is enacted.

ARF is comprised of U.S.-flagged vessels that provide at-sea laboratories where oceanographic scientists, educators, and students research and learn about marine science. 

The bill requires a plan to include assessments of (1) telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions; (2) cybersecurity needs appropriate for the ownership of ARF vessels and their typical functions; (3) the costs necessary to meet these needs; and (4) the time required to implement necessary upgrades. The plan must also include a spending plan and a proposal for adopting common solutions, consortial licensing agreements, or a solution for centralizing cybersecurity, telecommunications, and data systems at a single facility.

Among other factors specified in the bill, the NSF must consider approaches to align with international standards for encryption of sensitive information, requirements for controlled classified or unclassified information, and the network capabilities necessary to meet particular mission needs (such as to upload data to shoreside servers or to enable video communications with K-12 classrooms).

The NSF must provide Congress with a report on the plan's implementation within two years after the plan is provided to Congress.   

What's happening now September 24, 2024

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.

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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Mar 12, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7630: ANCHOR Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7630/
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"H.R. 7630: ANCHOR Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7630/.
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H.R. 7630, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7630/.
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