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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8469 

To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 

the Department of Homeland Security a program to promote the cybersecurity field to disadvantaged communities, including older individuals, 

racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, geographically diverse communities, socioeconomically diverse communities, women, individuals from nontraditional educational paths, individuals who are veterans, and individuals who were formerly incarcerated, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2024 

Ms. BROWN (for herself, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. CHERFILUSMCCORMICK, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. FOUSHEE, 

Mrs. HAYES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 

LARSEN of Washington, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LYNCH, 

Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. KELLY of 

Illinois, Ms. PLASKETT, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Mississippi, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 

Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a program to promote the cybersecurity field to disadvantaged 

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nities, women, individuals from nontraditional educational paths, individuals who are veterans, and individuals who were formerly incarcerated, 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 ‘‘Diverse Cybersecurity 

5 Workforce Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CISA’S CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 

7 AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cy10 bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the De11 partment of Homeland Security shall establish within the 

12 Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Pro13 gram of the Agency a program (in this section referred 

14 to as the ‘‘Program’’) to promote the cybersecurity field 

15 to disadvantaged communities, including older individuals, 

16 racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, geo17 graphically diverse communities, socioeconomically diverse 

18 communities, women, individuals from nontraditional edu19 cational paths, individuals who are veterans, and individ20 uals who were formerly incarcerated. 

21 (b) OUTREACH.—To carry out subsection (a) and 

22 promote awareness of the Program, the Director of the 


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1 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the 

2 Department of Homeland Security shall conduct outreach 

3 to different institutions to raise awareness of and promote 

4 the cybersecurity workforce, including to educators, 

5 unions, chambers of commerce, State and local workforce 

6 development offices, private sector entities, community 

7 colleges, parents of K-12 students, and other institutions 

8 as the Director determines appropriate. 

9 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The Director of the Cybersecu10 rity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Depart11 ment of Homeland Security shall tailor the Program to 

12 the unique needs of each region and sector across the 

13 United States. 

14 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 

16 thereafter, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infra17 structure Security Agency of the Department of Home18 land Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

19 Security of the House of Representatives and the Com20 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

21 of the Senate a report on the efficacy of the Program, 

22 including how the Program is impacting the general char23 acteristics of the cyber workforce throughout the United 

24 States, and suggestions for Congress regarding how to im25 prove the Program. 


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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Cy3 bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the De4 partment of Homeland Security $20,000,000 for fiscal 

5 year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter through 2030. 

6 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ means 

8 an intellectual or developmental disability. 

9 (2) GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE.—The term 

10 ‘‘geographically diverse’’ means that the participants 

11 should be represented as close as possible to an 

12 equal spread of high-density urban areas, suburban 

13 areas, and rural areas of the United States or over14 represent low-income communities. 

15 (3) NONTRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PATH.— 

16 The term ‘‘nontraditional educational path’’ means a 

17 graduate of any of the following: 

18 (A) A two year degree program, trade 

19 school, or community college. 

20 (B) A historically Black college or univer21 sity; 

22 (C) A Hispanic-serving institution (as such 

23 term is defined in section 502(a) of the Higher 

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))). 


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1 (D) A Tribal College or University (as 

2 such term is defined in section 316(b) of the 

3 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

4 1059c(b))). 

5 (E) An Alaska Native-serving institution 

6 (as such term is defined in section 317(b) of 

7 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

8 1059d(b))). 

9 (F) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution 

10 (as such term is defined in section 317(b) of 

11 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

12 1059d(b))). 

13 (G) A Predominantly Black Institution (as 

14 such term is defined in section 318(b) of the 

15 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 1059e(b))). 

17 (H) A Native American-serving, nontribal 

18 institution (as such term is defined in section 

19 319(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

20 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b))). 

21 (I) An Asian-American and Native Amer22 ican Pacific Islander-serving institution (as 

23 such term is defined in section 320(b) of the 

24 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

25 1059g(b))). 


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1 (4) OLDER.—The term ‘‘older’’ means an indi2 vidual who has attained the age of 40 or older as of 

3 the date on which such individual is scheduled to 

4 begin participation in the Program. 

5 (5) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY.—The term 

6 ‘‘racial and ethnic minority’’ means Black or African 

7 American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American, or 

8 Native American. 

9 (6) SOCIOECONOMICALLY DIVERSE.—The term 

10 ‘‘socioeconomically diverse’’ means a spread of in11 come levels, including low-income individuals. 

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