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Calendar No. 751 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5321 

[Report No. 118–331] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS 

Cybersecurity Internship Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2024 

Mr. PETERS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 19 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

a DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Cybersecurity 

5 Internship Program Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSE2 CURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 

3 (a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle D of title XIII of the Home4 land Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 

5 Stat. 2298 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1334. CYBERSECURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI10 VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 

11 university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 

12 institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 

13 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

14 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

15 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

16 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High17 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

18 ‘‘(3) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The 

19 term ‘junior or community college’ has the meaning 

20 given that term in section 312 of the Higher Edu21 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058). 

22 ‘‘(4) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

23 term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an eligible 

24 institution of higher education described in section 

25 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

26 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 


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1 ‘‘(5) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘sec2 ondary school’ means a school or program that pro3 vides secondary education, as determined under 

4 State law, except that the term does not include any 

5 education beyond grade 12. 

6 ‘‘(6) TECHNICAL, TRADE, OR VOCATIONAL

7 SCHOOL.—The term ‘technical, trade, or vocational 

8 school’ has the meaning given that term in section 

9 411.167 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations. 

10 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a cy11 bersecurity internship program (in this section referred to 

12 as the ‘Program’) under which an eligible individual par13 ticipates in a paid cybersecurity internship at the Depart14 ment with duties aligned to such participant’s respective 

15 education, skills, and experience. 

16 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 

17 the Program, an individual shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) be a citizen of the United States; 

19 ‘‘(2) be at least 16 years old; and 

20 ‘‘(3) be enrolled in a secondary school, tech21 nical, trade, or vocational school, or institution of 

22 higher education, in accordance with subsection (d). 

23 ‘‘(d) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall, as prac24 ticable, ensure that participants selected for the Program 


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1 for each intern class include students enrolled in each of 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) Secondary schools. 

4 ‘‘(2) Junior or community colleges. 

5 ‘‘(3) Undergraduate degree programs. 

6 ‘‘(4) Postgraduate degree programs. 

7 ‘‘(5) Technical, trade, or vocational schools. 

8 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

10 date of enactment of the DHS Cybersecurity Intern11 ship Program Act and annually thereafter, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

13 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

14 and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

15 House of Representatives a report on the Program. 

16 ‘‘(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 

17 (1) shall include, with respect to the most recent 

18 Program year, the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) A description of outreach efforts by 

20 the Secretary to raise awareness of the Pro21 gram among secondary schools and institutions 

22 of higher education, including among junior or 

23 community colleges, historically Black colleges 

24 and universities, and other minority-serving in25 stitutions. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Information on specific recruiting ef2 forts by the Secretary to increase participation 

3 in the Program. 

4 ‘‘(C) The number of individuals partici5 pating in the Program, listed by the type of 

6 school or program in which the individual is en7 rolled at the time of participation, and informa8 tion on the nature of each such participation, 

9 including Department components supported, 

10 and the duties of each such individual. 

11 ‘‘(3) CONSOLIDATION.—Reports submitted 

12 under this subsection may be consolidated with the 

13 reports required under section 1333(e).’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

15 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

16 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by in17 serting after the item relating to section 1333 the fol18 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 1334. Cybersecurity internship program.’’. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Cybersecurity In21 ternship Program Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSE2 CURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 

3 (a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle D of title XIII of the Home4 land Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 

5 2298 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1334. CYBERSECURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 

7 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVER9 SITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or univer10 sity’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B institu11 tion’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

13 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

14 term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 

15 given that term in section 101 of the Higher Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

17 ‘‘(3) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The 

18 term ‘junior or community college’ has the meaning 

19 given that term in section 312 of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058). 

21 ‘‘(4) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

22 term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an eligible 

23 institution of higher education described in section 

24 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

25 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 


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1 ‘‘(5) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘secondary 

2 school’ means a school or program that provides sec3 ondary education, as determined under State law, ex4 cept that the term does not include any education be5 yond grade 12. 

6 ‘‘(6) TECHNICAL, TRADE, OR VOCATIONAL

7 SCHOOL.—The term ‘technical, trade, or vocational 

8 school’ has the meaning given the term ‘technical, 

9 trade or vocational school’ in section 411.167 of title 

10 20, Code of Federal Regulations. 

11 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a cy12 bersecurity internship program (in this section referred to 

13 as the ‘Program’) under which an eligible individual may 

14 participate in a paid cybersecurity internship at the De15 partment with duties aligned to such participant’s respec16 tive education, skills, and experience. 

17 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 

18 Program, an individual shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) be a citizen of the United States; 

20 ‘‘(2) be at least 16 years old; and 

21 ‘‘(3) be enrolled in a secondary school, technical, 

22 trade, or vocational school, or institution of higher 

23 education, in accordance with subsection (d). 

24 ‘‘(d) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall, as prac25 ticable, ensure that participants selected for the Program 


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1 for each intern class include students enrolled in each of 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) Secondary schools. 

4 ‘‘(2) Junior or community colleges. 

5 ‘‘(3) Undergraduate degree programs. 

6 ‘‘(4) Postgraduate degree programs. 

7 ‘‘(5) Technical, trade, or vocational schools. 

8 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

10 date of enactment of the DHS Cybersecurity Intern11 ship Program Act and annually thereafter, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

13 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 

14 the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

15 Representatives a report on the Program. 

16 ‘‘(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 

17 (1) shall include, with respect to the most recent Pro18 gram year, the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) A description of outreach efforts by the 

20 Secretary to raise awareness of the Program 

21 among secondary schools and institutions of 

22 higher education, including among junior or 

23 community colleges, historically Black colleges 

24 and universities, and other minority-serving in25 stitutions. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Information on specific recruiting ef2 forts by the Secretary to increase participation 

3 in the Program. 

4 ‘‘(C) The number of individuals partici5 pating in the Program, listed by the type of 

6 school or program in which the individual is en7 rolled at the time of participation, and informa8 tion on the nature of each such participation, in9 cluding Department components supported, and 

10 the duties of each such individual. 

11 ‘‘(3) CONSOLIDATION.—Reports submitted under 

12 this subsection may be consolidated with the reports 

13 required under section 1333(e).’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

15 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 

16 Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 

17 after the item relating to section 1333 the following new 

18 item: 

‘‘Sec. 1334. Cybersecurity internship program.’’. 


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Calendar No. 751 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5321 

[Report No. 118–331] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

D

gram, and for other purposes. establish a DHS Cybersecurity Internship ProECEMBER 19 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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