National privacy awareness and education initiative

(a) In general The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation and collaboration with the Director of the Digital Privacy Agency, relevant Federal agencies, State, local, and Tribal governments, industry, educational institutions, civil society, and other nonprofit organizations, as appropriate, shall carry out privacy-related education and public awareness activities, including relating to the following: (1) The widespread dissemination of privacy-related technical standards and best practices identified by the Director. (2) Efforts to make privacy-related technical standards and best practices usable by individuals, small- to medium-sized businesses, educational institutions, and State, local, and Tribal governments. (3) Activities to increase the awareness of privacy risks, individual privacy rights, and responsibilities. (4) Supporting the development of technical standards and best practices to describe privacy-related tasks, knowledge, skills, competencies, and work roles to guide career development, education, and training activities in industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, and the Federal Government, including support for credentialing. (b) Considerations In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall leverage, to the extent practicable, the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7443). (c) Biennial briefings Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the activities carried out pursuant to subsection (a). (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.