§ 7464.
Identity management research and development
The Director shall continue a program to support the development of voluntary and cost-effective technical standards, metrology, testbeds, and conformance criteria, taking into account appropriate user concerns—
(1)
to improve interoperability among identity management technologies;
(2)
to strengthen authentication methods of identity management systems;
(3)
to improve privacy protection in identity management systems, including health information technology systems, through authentication and security protocols; and
(4)
to improve the usability of identity management systems.