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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4715 

To require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan to 

establish an institute within the Federal Government to serve as a 

centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber workforce 

development. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11 (legislative day, JULY 10), 2024 

Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. OSSOFF) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan to establish an institute within the Federal 

Government to serve as a centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber workforce development. 

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 ‘‘Federal Cyber Work5 force Training Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FEDERAL CYBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN2 STITUTE. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

5 meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 

6 United States Code. 

7 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT8 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com9 mittees’’ means— 

10 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

11 the Senate; 

12 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

14 (C) the Committee on Armed Services of 

15 the House of Representatives; 

16 (D) the Committee on Homeland Security 

17 of the House of Representatives; and 

18 (E) the Committee on Oversight and Ac19 countability of the House of Representatives. 

20 (3) CYBER WORK ROLE.—The term ‘‘cyber 

21 work role’’ means— 

22 (A) a role indicated in the NICE frame23 work for new hires and personnel seeking tran24 sition to mid-career positions; and 


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1 (B) a role relating to work involving de2 signing, building, securing, operating, defend3 ing, and protecting cyberspace resources. 

4 (4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

5 the National Cyber Director. 

6 (5) FEDERAL INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Federal 

7 institute’’ means the Federal institute described in 

8 the plan required under subsection (b)(1). 

9 (6) NICE FRAMEWORK.—The term ‘‘NICE 

10 framework’’ means Special Publication 800–181 of 

11 the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

12 entitled ‘‘Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity 

13 (NICE Framework)’’, or any successor document. 

14 (7) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work15 based learning’’ has the meaning given the term in 

16 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech17 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

18 (b) REQUIREMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, 

21 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se22 curity, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 

23 Office of Personnel Management, and the head of 

24 any other agency the Director determines necessary, 

25 shall submit to Congress and make publicly available 


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1 a plan for the establishment of a Federal institute 

2 to provide— 

3 (A) training for personnel hired for cyber 

4 work roles in the Federal Government, includ5 ing new hires and personnel seeking transition 

6 to mid-career positions, which may include 

7 upskilling and reskilling efforts; and 

8 (B) training for personnel with responsibil9 ities for human resource functions relating to 

10 cyber personnel. 

11 (2) INSTITUTE FUNCTIONS.—The plan required 

12 under paragraph (1) shall provide for the Federal 

13 institute to— 

14 (A) provide modularized cyber work role15 specific training, including hands-on learning 

16 and skill-based assessments, to prepare newly 

17 hired Federal personnel from a wide variety of 

18 academic and professional backgrounds to per19 form effectively in Federal cyber work roles; 

20 (B) coordinate with the Secretary of 

21 Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, 

22 and the heads of other agencies determined nec23 essary by the Director to develop a cyber work 

24 role-specific curriculum for the training pro25 vided under subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (i) in accordance with the NICE 

2 framework; and 

3 (ii) in consideration of other Federal 

4 cyber training programs; 

5 (C) prioritize entry-level positions in the 

6 provision of curriculum development and train7 ing; 

8 (D) address the training needs of— 

9 (i) personnel seeking transition to 

10 mid-career positions; and 

11 (ii) personnel with responsibilities for 

12 human resources functions relating to 

13 cyber personnel; 

14 (E) include curriculum development and 

15 training for Federal cyber workers seeking 

16 transition to mid-career positions, which may 

17 include upskilling and reskilling efforts; 

18 (F) consider developing a specific module 

19 to familiarize and train appropriate Federal 

20 Government hiring managers and human re21 sources staff in the unique challenges in recruit22 ing and hiring personnel for Federal cyber work 

23 force roles; 

24 (G) incorporate work-based learning in 

25 personnel training; 


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1 (H) develop a badging system to commu2 nicate qualification and proficiency for individ3 uals who successfully complete training through 

4 the Federal institute with consideration of sys5 tems used by the intelligence community; 

6 (I) offer in-person and virtual options to 

7 accommodate various learning environments for 

8 individuals; and 

9 (J) provide training to individuals irrespec10 tive of whether an individual has a college de11 gree or a college degree in a cyber-related dis12 cipline. 

13 (3) PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required 

14 under paragraph (1) shall— 

15 (A) recommend an organizational place16 ment for the Federal institute, which may in17 clude a single agency or a combination of agen18 cies; 

19 (B) to the greatest extent practicable, align 

20 training and tools, including cyber work roles 

21 and competencies and the associated tasks, 

22 knowledge, and skills from— 

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1 tional Initiative for Cybersecurity Edu2 cation Workforce Framework for Cyberse3 curity’’, or any successor special publica4 tion; or 

5 (ii) other applicable publications, stud6 ies, or guidance of the Federal Govern7 ment; 

8 (C) identify— 

9 (i) elements of the Federal institute 

10 and its functions that could use existing 

11 facilities, resources, and programs of the 

12 Federal Government; and 

13 (ii) elements of the Federal institute 

14 and its functions that would require new 

15 facilities, resources, and programs of the 

16 Federal Government in order to implement 

17 the plan required under paragraph (1); 

18 (D) recommend a course curriculum, deliv19 ery method, and length of curriculum for the 

20 training provided under paragraph (1)(A) using 

21 Federal Government cyber training programs as 

22 models, including the Joint Cyber Analysis 

23 Course of the Department of Defense and the 

24 Federal Cyber Defense Skilling Academy of the 


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1 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 

2 Agency; 

3 (E) recommend a policy for individuals 

4 who do not complete required training; 

5 (F) describe a security clearance process to 

6 complete some level of security clearance for ap7 propriate individuals while individuals are en8 rolled in training; 

9 (G) recommend a governance structure for 

10 the Federal institute that would ensure ongoing 

11 interagency coordination in the development of 

12 a curriculum, the provision of training, and 

13 other considerations the Director determines 

14 appropriate; 

15 (H) provide an estimate of the funding and 

16 new authorities required to establish and oper17 ate the Federal institute; 

18 (I) describe any requirements for the Fed19 eral institute to conduct work in a classified 

20 setting; 

21 (J) identify how the Federal institute 

22 would— 

23 (i) provide some or all of the training 

24 required by paragraph (1)(A) through 5 


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1 academic institutions from among aca2 demic institutions that— 

3 (I) are designated by the Na4 tional Security Agency as a National 

5 Center of Academic Excellence in cy6 bersecurity for cyber defense, cyber 

7 research, and cyber operations; and 

8 (II) have an operational sensitive 

9 compartmented information facility; 

10 and 

11 (ii) select the 5 academic institutions 

12 under clause (i); 

13 (K) identify how the instructors of the 

14 Federal institute will remain current with re15 spect to cybersecurity knowledge, skills and 

16 abilities through scholarship or other means; 

17 and 

18 (L) identify how the Federal institute will 

19 maintain the quality and longevity of instruc20 tors. 

21 (4) CONSULTATION.—In developing a plan for 

22 the Federal institute, the Director shall consult with 

23 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 

24 the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, the Chief 

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1 ing Officers Council to establish tools for human re2 sources professionals of the Federal Government to 

3 develop the knowledge, skills and abilities required 

4 to manage the career life cycle of cyber professionals 

5 from recruitment to retirement. 

6 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide 

8 to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on 

9 the plan required under subsection (b)(1), including an es10 timate of the funding and the authorities necessary to im11 plement the plan. 

12 (d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 

13 are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car14 rying out this Act. 

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