15 U.S.C. § 7312 — Construction

Page 2347 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 7401 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’ for ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. § 7311. Additional applicability The authorities and restrictions applicable under this chapter to the Director and to Teams shall apply to the activities of the National In- stitute of Standards and Technology in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. (Pub. L. 107–231, § 12, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1476.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables. § 7312. Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer any authority on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to require the adoption of building standards, codes, or prac- tices. (Pub. L. 107–231, § 14, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1477.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables. § 7313. Authorization of appropriations The National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology is authorized to use funds otherwise au- thorized by law to carry out this chapter. (Pub. L. 107–231, § 15, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1477.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables. CHAPTER 100—CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Sec. 7401. Findings. 7402. Definitions. 7403. National Science Foundation research. 7404. National Science Foundation computer and network security programs. 7405. Consultation. 7406. National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology programs. 7407. Authorization of appropriations. 7408. National Academy of Sciences study on com- puter and network security in critical infra- structures. 7409. Coordination of Federal cyber security re- search and development. 7410. Grant eligibility requirements and compli- ance with immigration laws. 7411. Report on grant and fellowship programs. § 7401. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Revolutionary advancements in com- puting and communications technology have interconnected government, commercial, sci- entific, and educational infrastructures—in- cluding critical infrastructures for electric power, natural gas and petroleum production and distribution, telecommunications, trans- portation, water supply, banking and finance, and emergency and government services—in a vast, interdependent physical and electronic network. (2) Exponential increases in interconnectivity have facilitated enhanced communications, economic growth, and the delivery of services critical to the public wel- fare, but have also increased the consequences of temporary or prolonged failure. (3) A Department of Defense Joint Task Force concluded after a 1997 United States in- formation warfare exercise that the results ‘‘clearly demonstrated our lack of preparation for a coordinated cyber and physical attack on our critical military and civilian infrastruc- ture’’. (4) Computer security technology and sys- tems implementation lack— (A) sufficient long term research funding; (B) adequate coordination across Federal and State government agencies and among government, academia, and industry; and (C) sufficient numbers of outstanding re- searchers in the field. (5) Accordingly, Federal investment in com- puter and network security research and de- velopment must be significantly increased to— (A) improve vulnerability assessment and technological and systems solutions; (B) expand and improve the pool of infor- mation security professionals, including re-