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119-hr-1495119th Congress

Digital Economy Cybersecurity Advisory Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a new NTIA Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors to advise on securing internet networks and promoting safe digital commerce. It would provide the NTIA Assistant Secretary recommendations on technical cybersecurity best practices, supply-chain security, resilience to incidents, and policies to remove barriers to trust and commercialization, including work on the Border Gateway Protocol.

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  • Federal policymakers would receive coordinated advice on cybersecurity and digital-economy policy. Recommendations would cover technical practices, BGP routing, and ways to balance security with innovation.
  • Network operators and vendors would see policy guidance aimed at strengthening network and supply-chain security. The Board would have between 5 and 25 members drawn from operators, vendors, and public and private chief cybersecurity officers.
  • Cybersecurity and supply-chain professionals could serve on the Board. Members must have technical or policy expertise, serve unpaid, and hold terms of up to 2 years with possible reappointment.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New federal board on internet cybersecurity

This bill would set up a federal board to advise on internet and network cybersecurity inside NTIA. The board would have 5 to 25 members with cybersecurity or supply chain expertise, serving terms up to 2 years. No members would be paid, and registered lobbyists could not serve. Appointments would aim to balance public and private experts, network operators, vendors, and internet app providers. The board would recommend best practices and policies, including Border Gateway Protocol security and secure supply chains, to support growth and resilience. It could form subgroups that report to the board, and the board would end 4 years after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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