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This bill establishes a new Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), led by an Associate Administrator who will report to the Assistant Secretary. The office's primary responsibilities include developing market-based policies to promote innovation, competition, and digital inclusion in communications technologies, conducting studies on internet and technology usage, and coordinating cybersecurity and privacy policies through multi-stakeholder processes. The Associate Administrator will be tasked with promoting collaboration between security researchers and communications service providers, advocating for secure communications network supply chains, and presenting cybersecurity policy efforts to Congress and other bodies. Additionally, the office will focus on identifying barriers to innovation and commercialization in communications technologies, providing public access to relevant research and data, and strengthening collaboration between government agencies and stakeholders, with particular attention to the needs of small businesses and rural communities. The bill also includes a transitional provision that redesignates the existing Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development to the new role of Associate Administrator for Policy Development and Cybersecurity.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1766/all-info