{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1223","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1223","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"ANCHOR Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"ANCHOR Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"ANCHOR Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"ANCHOR Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-12","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-05-20","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h136","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"ANCHOR Act","result":"Passed","yea":412,"nay":11,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll136.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2025-05-21"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-12","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications capabilities of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF)."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill requires the plan to include assessments of"},{"k":"li","t":"telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"cybersecurity needs appropriate for the operation of ARF vessels and their specific research functions;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the costs necessary to meet these needs;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the time required to implement necessary upgrades; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"opportunities for the adoption of common solutions or consortial licensing agreements, or for the centralization of cybersecurity, telecommunications, or data management at a single facility.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The plan must also include a spending plan for the NSF, the Office of Naval Research, nonfederal owners of ARF vessels, and users of the vessels to cover identified costs."},{"k":"p","t":"Among other factors specified in the bill, the NSF must consider, as appropriate, the network capabilities necessary to meet mission needs (e.g., to upload data to cloud-based or shoreside servers), international standards and guidance for information security, and requirements for controlled unclassified or classified information."},{"k":"p","t":"The plan must be provided to Congress within 18 months of the bill's enactment, and the NSF must later report to Congress on the plan's implementation."}],"words":236},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to submit to congressional committees a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}]},"core_areas":["Cybersecurity and telecommunications plan for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with other Federal agency owners and the heads of universities or laboratories that own or operate fleet vessels, to submit the plan to Senate and House committees within 18 months after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}},{"text":"Requires the plan to assess the telecommunications and networking needs of the fleet, consistent with the typical scientific mission of each vessel.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}},{"text":"Requires the plan to assess cybersecurity needs for vessel operations and research functions, in accordance with guidance issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute for Standards and Technology.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}},{"text":"Requires the plan to assess the costs of meeting those needs, including equipment and personnel costs above current expenditures and the estimated impact on daily charter rates.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}},{"text":"Requires the plan to include a spending plan for the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, non-Federal vessel owners, fleet users, or any combination of them, to provide funding for those costs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to submit a report to the Senate and House committees describing progress in implementing the plan not later than two years after the plan is submitted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh#H10DB776F22E54832A1D10430EEF5C2F2"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-05-19","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1223.png","v":"4122c5693071","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1223, 119th Congress: Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act. House: 412 Yea, 11 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 20 May 2025."}}