S 4200 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Secure Research Data Network Act

Summary
Secure Research Data Network Act This bill establishes a Secure Research Data Network (SRDN) pilot program in the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF shall direct the SRDN to carry out specified responsibilities, including supporting governmentwide evidence-building activities to support policymaking including implementation of agency multiyear evidence-building plans, deploying and operating a SRDN platform for authorized analysts to calculate statistics on data for evidence-building activity purposes using data assets made available by reporting entities for approved projects, and consulting with the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force and considering how to integrate the Task Force's recommendations and road map for expanding access to critical artificial intelligence resources and educational tools into the SRDN. The NSF shall direct the SRDN to develop a plan for and operate a data quality service team who will help reporting entities evaluate their data and prepare it for use with the SRDN platform to achieve approved project goals. The NSF shall establish a SRDN Advisory Board. The Government Accountability Office shall conduct an evaluation of the SRDN pilot program.
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May 2022
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Introduced May 12, 2022 Last action May 12, 2022
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May 12, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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May 12, 2022
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