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119-s-2049119th CongressWALLET

NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

Sponsored By: Senator Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

Introduced

Summary

Creates an NTIA Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity that would centralize internet and communications policy work and cybersecurity coordination under a new Associate Administrator who reports to the Assistant Secretary.

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  • Families and households would see a focus on promoting digital inclusion and consumer access through market-based policies aimed at boosting competition and access to internet and media services.
  • Small and rural communications providers would get targeted outreach and technical help since the Office would solicit their feedback and promote policies focused on small businesses and rural communities.
  • Workers and the tech sector would benefit from efforts to support workforce development, speed innovation and commercialization, and identify barriers like access to capital.
  • Security researchers, service providers, and developers would gain formal channels for collaboration as the Office would coordinate multistakeholder cybersecurity and privacy guidance and advocate for secure network supply chains.
  • Federal policymakers would have a dedicated adviser because the Office would provide policy analysis, help evaluate cybersecurity matters across agencies, and present policy work before the Commission and Congress.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New federal internet security office

This bill would create an Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity inside the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. If enacted, the office would be led by an Associate Administrator who reports to the Assistant Secretary. It would develop market-based policies to speed innovation and commercialization of communications technologies. It would promote stronger cybersecurity and more resilient communications supply chains. The office would run transparent multistakeholder processes, share non-classified data and technical help, and study how people use the internet, phones, TV, and digital services when delegated. It would solicit feedback from small and rural communications providers and advise the Assistant Secretary on cybersecurity policy. If enacted, the existing Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development would be redesignated to the new role.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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