In the Senate of the United States, 

December 10, 2014. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2952) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the 

laws relating to the advancement of security technologies for 

critical infrastructure protection, and for other purposes.’’, do 

pass with the following 

AMENDMENTS: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Assessment Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘Cybersecurity Category’’ means a 

7 position’s or incumbent’s primary work function in8 volving cybersecurity, which is further defined by 

9 Specialty Area; 
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1 (2) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart2 ment of Homeland Security; 

3 (3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security; and 

5 (4) the term ‘‘Specialty Area’’ means any of the 

6 common types of cybersecurity work as recognized by 

7 the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education’s 

8 National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework report. 

9 SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND 

10 STRATEGY. 

11 (a) WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.— 

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

13 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually there14 after for 3 years, the Secretary shall assess the cyber15 security workforce of the Department. 

16 (2) CONTENTS.—The assessment required under 

17 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— 

18 (A) an assessment of the readiness and ca19 pacity of the workforce of the Department to 

20 meet its cybersecurity mission; 

21 (B) information on where cybersecurity 

22 workforce positions are located within the De23 partment; 

24 (C) information on which cybersecurity 

25 workforce positions are— 
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1 (i) performed by— 

2 (I) permanent full-time equivalent 

3 employees of the Department, includ4 ing, to the greatest extent practicable, 

5 demographic information about such 

6 employees; 

7 (II) independent contractors; and 

8 (III) individuals employed by 

9 other Federal agencies, including the 

10 National Security Agency; or 

11 (ii) vacant; and 

12 (D) information on— 

13 (i) the percentage of individuals within 

14 each Cybersecurity Category and Specialty 

15 Area who received essential training to per16 form their jobs; and 

17 (ii) in cases in which such essential 

18 training was not received, what challenges, 

19 if any, were encountered with respect to the 

20 provision of such essential training. 

21 (b) WORKFORCE STRATEGY.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

23 (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 

24 enactment of this Act, develop a comprehensive 

25 workforce strategy to enhance the readiness, ca-
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1 pacity, training, recruitment, and retention of 

2 the cybersecurity workforce of the Department; 

3 and 

4 (B) maintain and, as necessary, update the 

5 comprehensive workforce strategy developed 

6 under subparagraph (A). 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—The comprehensive workforce 

8 strategy developed under paragraph (1) shall include 

9 a description of— 

10 (A) a multi-phased recruitment plan, in11 cluding with respect to experienced professionals, 

12 members of disadvantaged or underserved com13 munities, the unemployed, and veterans; 

14 (B) a 5-year implementation plan; 

15 (C) a 10-year projection of the cybersecurity 

16 workforce needs of the Department; 

17 (D) any obstacle impeding the hiring and 

18 development of a cybersecurity workforce in the 

19 Department; and 

20 (E) any gap in the existing cybersecurity 

21 workforce of the Department and a plan to fill 

22 any such gap. 

23 (c) UPDATES.—The Secretary submit to the appro24 priate congressional committees annual updates on— 
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1 (1) the cybersecurity workforce assessment re2 quired under subsection (a); and 

3 (2) the progress of the Secretary in carrying out 

4 the comprehensive workforce strategy required to be 

5 developed under subsection (b). 

6 SEC. 4. CYBERSECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

7 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

9 congressional committees a report on the feasibility, cost, 

10 and benefits of establishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship Pro11 gram to offer a tuition payment plan for individuals pur12 suing undergraduate and doctoral degrees who agree to 

13 work for the Department for an agreed-upon period of time. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to require 

the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess the cybersecurity workforce of the Department of Homeland Security and develop a comprehensive workforce strategy, and 

for other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 2952 

AMENDMENTS