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H.R. 7630 (118th)

ANCHOR Act

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Introduced

12 March 2024

Last action

24 September 2024 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Mike Garcia, Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]

Subjects

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Source updated

2 February 2026

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Summary

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.   

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Timeline

  1. 12 March 2024

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 March 2024

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 March 2024

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 March 2024

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.

    Source: Committee

  5. 20 March 2024

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    Source: Committee

  6. 23 May 2024

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 23 May 2024

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-521.

    Source: Committee

  8. 23 May 2024

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-521.

    Source: Committee

  9. 23 September 2024

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  10. 23 September 2024

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5629-5630)

    Source: Floor

  11. 23 September 2024

    Passed

    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)

    Source: Floor

  12. 23 September 2024

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7630.

    Source: Floor

  13. 23 September 2024

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5629-5631)

    Source: Floor

  14. 23 September 2024

    Floor

    Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  15. 24 September 2024

    Introduced

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

    Source: Calendars

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