Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/4191

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124 STAT. 4165 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (E) schedules and objectives for the conversion of the ground vehicle fleet of the Department to advanced tech- nology ground vehicles. (d) COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out the program authorized by subsection (a) through partnerships and other cooperative agreements with private sector entities, including— (A) universities and other academic institutions; (B) companies in the automobile and truck manufac- turing industry; (C) companies that supply systems and components to the automobile and truck manufacturing industry; and (D) any other companies or private sector entities that the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) NATURE OF COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that any partnership or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) provides for private sector participants to collectively con- tribute, in cash or in kind, not less than one-half of the total cost of the activities carried out under such partnership or cooperative agreement. (e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The pro- gram authorized by subsection (a) shall be carried out, to the maximum extent practicable, in coordination with the Department of Energy and other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government. SEC. 215. DEMONSTRATION AND PILOT PROJECTS ON CYBERSECURITY. (a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON PROCESSES FOR APPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES TO CYBERSECURITY REQUIRE- MENTS.— (1) PROJECTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly carry out demonstration projects to assess the feasibility and advis- ability of using various business models and processes to rapidly and effectively identify innovative commercial technologies and apply such technologies to Department of Defense and other cybersecurity requirements. (2) SCOPE OF PROJECTS.—Any demonstration project under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in such a manner as to contribute to the cyber policy review of the President and the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. (b) PILOT PROGRAMS ON CYBERSECURITY REQUIRED.—The Sec- retary of Defense shall support or conduct pilot programs on cybersecurity with respect to the following areas: (1) Threat sensing and warning for information networks worldwide. (2) Managed security services for cybersecurity within the defense industrial base, military departments, and combatant commands. (3) Use of private processes and infrastructure to address threats, problems, vulnerabilities, or opportunities in cybersecurity. (4) Processes for securing the global supply chain. (5) Processes for threat sensing and security of cloud com- puting infrastructure. (c) REPORTS.— 10 USC 2225 note.