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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8770 

To establish a grant program carried out by the Department of Homeland 

Security to fund university-based cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), 

Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and other minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2024 

Mr. VEASEY (for himself and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program carried out by the Department 

of Homeland Security to fund university-based cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically 

Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and other minority-serving institutions, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cybersecurity Clinics 

3 Grant Program Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY CLINICS GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 

6 Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity 

7 and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall establish a pro8 gram to be known as the ‘‘Cybersecurity Clinics Grant 

9 Program’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 

10 Under the Program, the Secretary shall make grants to 

11 fund university-based cybersecurity clinics at junior or 

12 community colleges, historically Black colleges and univer13 sities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and 

14 other minority-serving institutions to allow such colleges, 

15 universities, and institutions to— 

16 (1) develop interactive, personalized workshops 

17 to provide education on the importance of protecting 

18 devices, data, and identity from physical and digital 

19 compromise; 

20 (2) develop experiential cybersecurity curricu21 lums to provide education relating to how to increase 

22 cybersecurity resilience in organizations and defend 

23 against digital threats; 

24 (3) offer high-potential paths to increase the 

25 number of experienced cybersecurity professionals by 

26 creating a talent pipeline of students with practical 


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1 experience, and appropriate certifications, interested 

2 in joining the cybersecurity workforce; and 

3 (4) help civil society organizations, State and 

4 local government agencies, critical infrastructure 

5 providers, small and medium-sized businesses, and 

6 other under-represented and under-resourced public 

7 interest organizations to improve their cyber pre8 paredness and cyber workforces. 

9 (b) EXPERIENTIAL CYBERSECURITY CURRICU10 LUMS.—Not later than two years after the date of the en11 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

12 acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and In13 frastructure Security Agency, shall coordinate with the Di14 rector of the National Institute of Standards and Tech15 nology (NIST) and the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clin16 ics to publish, in tandem with existing curriculum pub17 lished by NIST, the experiential cybersecurity curriculums 

18 developed pursuant to subsection (a)(2) to carry out the 

19 Program. 

20 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator of the 

21 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall administer 

22 the Program to ensure the implementation of cybersecu23 rity clinics colleges, universities, and institutions referred 

24 to in subsection (a). 


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1 (d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than two years after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home3 land Security, acting through the Director of the Cyberse4 curity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall issue 

5 guidance regarding the development of experiential cyber6 security curriculums pursuant to paragraph (2) of sub7 section (a). 

8 (e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity 

10 and Infrastructure Security Agency, and in consultation 

11 with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man12 agement Agency, shall annually submit to the Committee 

13 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern15 mental Affairs of the Senate a report containing informa16 tion on the following: 

17 (1) The expenditure by each grant recipient of 

18 grant funds made under the Program. 

19 (2) Program participation, including the num20 ber of graduating students entering the cyber work21 force. 

22 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec24 essary to carry out the Program. 

25 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

2 term ‘‘Hispanic-serving institution’’ has the meaning 

3 given such term in section 502 of the Higher Edu4 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a). 

5 (2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNI6 VERSITIES.—The term ‘‘historically Black colleges 

7 and universities’’ has the meaning given the term 

8 ‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher 

9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

10 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

11 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

12 meaning given such term in section 101 of the High13 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

14 (4) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The 

15 term ‘‘junior or community college’’ has the meaning 

16 given such term in section 312(f) of the Higher 

17 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)). 

18 (5) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

19 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti20 tution of higher education described in section 

21 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

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