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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 459 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 

should support the development of programs that better prepare students 

for careers in cybersecurity by actively promoting ethical hacking skills. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 19, 2017 

Mr. CORREA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the United States should support the development of 

programs that better prepare students for careers in 

cybersecurity by actively promoting ethical hacking skills. 

Whereas the United States faces ever evolving and growing 

malicious cyber attacks, including large-scale breaches 

that impact the personal identities and personal information of millions of Americans; 

Whereas these cybersecurity threats also pose significant risk 

to the protection of critical infrastructure, national security, and defense; 

Whereas the United States faces a critical shortage of trained 

cybersecurity professionals, a shortage that includes an 

estimated 10,000 cybersecurity employment openings in 


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the Federal Government currently, and the potential of 

as many as a million unfilled positions throughout the 

United States by 2019; 

Whereas the Presidential Executive order on Strengthening 

the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure calls upon the Departments of Commerce and 

Homeland Security to jointly assess the scope and sufficiency of efforts to educate and train the American cybersecurity workforce of the future; 

Whereas it is essential that efforts to educate and train 

American cybersecurity professionals for the private sector, government, and United States military address the 

need for specific skills in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cyber autonomy to succeed in the rapidly 

evolving environment; 

Whereas early exposure to computer programming and ethical hacking skills increases accessibility to higher education programs and cybersecurity awareness; 

Whereas Congress has supported the joint effort of the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center and 

the Department of Homeland Security to advance curricula development and teacher training in basic cybersecurity for middle and high schools; 

Whereas competitions that promote ethical hacking skills, 

such as the picoCTF competition which was developed 

collaboratively by a leading university, the private sector, 

and Federal agencies, have proven to be instrumental in 

developing technical experience and promoting interest in 

exploring cybersecurity careers; and 

Whereas the development of ethical hacking skills and increased cybersecurity education are needed to bolster the 


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cyber capabilities of the private sector, government, and 

military: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that support should be provided for the ad3 vancement of public and private partnerships and for col4 laboration across industry, government, and the academic 

5 community to develop programs, competitions, and cur6 ricula that provide students in the United States tangible 

7 engagement with future-oriented cybersecurity skills. 

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