- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Oct 10, 2025
What it does
Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act 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). 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. The bill requires the plan to include assessments of telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions; cybersecurity needs appropriate for the ownership of ARF vessels and their typical research…
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 29, 2025
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