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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1981 

To codify an office within the Department of Homeland Security with the 

mission of strengthening the capacity of the agency to attract and retain 

highly trained computer and information security professionals, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2017 

Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Homeland Security, 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 codify an office within the Department of Homeland 

Security with the mission of strengthening the capacity 

of the agency to attract and retain highly trained computer and information security professionals, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce En4 hancement Act’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY K–12 

EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

Sec. 101. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness. 

Sec. 102. Science and technology initiative grants. 

Sec. 103. Project-based learning program. 

Sec. 104. Matching funds for State and privately financed science and technology after-school programs. 

Sec. 105. Science and Technology Board of Advisors. 

Sec. 106. Laboratories for science and technology excellence. 

TITLE II—POST-SECONDARY COMPUTER AND INFORMATION 

SECURITY EDUCATION 

Sec. 201. Computing and Information Research Working Group. 

Sec. 202. Process for adoption research and a best practices voluntary guidelines for laboratory facilities. 

Sec. 203. Computing and information security mentoring programs for college 

students. 

Sec. 204. Grants for computer equipment. 

Sec. 205. Centers of Academic Computing and Information Assurance. 

TITLE III—FEDERAL WORKFORCE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION 

SECURITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 301. Lifelong learning in computer and information security study. 

Sec. 302. Computer and information security job opportunities program. 

Sec. 303. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity training programs 

and equipment. 

Sec. 304. E-Security Fellows Program. 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH 

Sec. 401. National Science Foundation study on science and technology student 

retention. 

Sec. 402. Challenge Grants. 

Sec. 403. E-Security Fellows Program. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) The Department of Homeland Security’s 

2 Cybersecurity Education & Awareness (CE&A) 

3 Branch was established under National Security 

4 Presidential Directive–54/Homeland Security Presi5 dential Directive–23, which launched the 2008 Com6 prehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. There 

7 is no appropriations language that references CE&A; 

8 it is funded through the Infrastructure Protection 

9 and Information Security appropriation under the 

10 National Protection and Programs Directorate. 

11 (2) The Department of Homeland Security’s 

12 CE&A works with universities to attract top talent 

13 through competitive scholarship, fellowship, and in14 ternship programs. 

15 (3) The agency certifies more than 125 institu16 tions nationwide as National Centers for Academic 

17 Excellence to teach students valuable technical skills 

18 in various disciplines of Information Assurance. 

19 (4) The CE&A prepares and makes available 

20 computer and information security lesson plans. At 

21 the K–12 level, the Department has partnered with 

22 USA Today to provide lesson plans about the impor23 tance of prevention of computer and digital informa24 tion crimes at home and in the classroom. 


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1 (5) The agency initiated the IT Security Essen2 tial Body of Knowledge (EBK). The National Cyber3 security Division developed the EBK to establish a 

4 national baseline of the essential knowledge and 

5 skills that IT security practitioners in the public and 

6 private sector should have to perform specific roles 

7 and responsibilities. 

8 (6) The challenge for computer and information 

9 security coordination and development is no single 

10 agreed upon voluntary taxonomy nor definitions to 

11 rely upon when categorizing or classifying computer 

12 or information security jobs. 

13 (7) The fields of computer and information se14 curity study is within the field of information assur15 ance. 

16 (8) The information assurance, cybersecurity 

17 and computer security workforce encompasses a va18 riety of context, roles, and occupations and is too 

19 broad and diverse to be treated as a single occupa20 tion or profession. 

21 (9) Science, technology, engineering, and math22 ematics occupations, which include computer and in23 formation security experts and professionals, are ex24 pected to grow by 17 percent by the year 2018 com25 pared to 9.8 percent for other jobs. 


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1 (10) The Federal Government is experiencing a 

2 shortage of qualified professionals with expertise in 

3 computer and information security. 

4 (11) Insufficiently trained, educated, or super5 vised Federal computer workers can reduce the Na6 tion’s ability to secure computer networks from 

7 cyber attacks or incidents. 

8 (12) The computing and information security 

9 workforce encompasses a variety of context, roles, 

10 and occupations and is too broad an diverse to be 

11 treated as a single occupation or profession. 

12 (13) Computing and information security is not 

13 solely a technical endeavor, and thus encompasses a 

14 wide range of backgrounds and skills that will be 

15 needed in an effective national computing and infor16 mation security workforce. 

17 (14) The route toward professionalization of a 

18 field of study can be slow and difficult, and not all 

19 portions of a field can or should be professionalized 

20 at the same time. 

21 (15) It is essential, just as it is for other dis22 ciplines like medicine and the law, that academics, 

23 employers, and government share a common lan24 guage to identify, train, educate, and employ com25 puter and information security professionals. 


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1 (16) The secure management of digital sensitive 

2 information collected maintained or transmitted by 

3 Federal Government agencies, including taxpayer 

4 data, Social Security records, medical records, intel5 lectual property, proprietary business information, 

6 and sensitive Government data vital to national se7 curity and national defense requires an educated and 

8 well-trained, as well as supervised, Federal work9 force. 

10 (17) It is in the Nation’s interest to promote 

11 opportunities for science and technology education 

12 and employment as a means of addressing the need 

13 to fill computer and information security jobs within 

14 the Federal Government. 

15 (18) The Department of Homeland Security’s 

16 role is to lead, champion, and sustain the develop17 ment of a national information assurance, cybersecu18 rity and computer security workforce, as well as to 

19 educate the citizenry. 

20 (19) Developing, implementing, and articulating 

21 programs that protect against and respond to com22 puter and information security threats and hazards 

23 to the Homeland’s security. 

24 (20) The Department of Homeland Security 

25 must create an agile, diverse workforce and digital 


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1 citizenry that are capable of sustaining a safe, se2 cure, resilient computer and information security 

3 space, driven by a dynamic Department organization 

4 at the forefront of cross-sector computer and infor5 mation security workforce development. 

6 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF 

7 HOMELAND SECURITY K–12 

8 EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE 

9 AND TECHNOLOGY 

10 SEC. 101. OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND 

11 AWARENESS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the Home13 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amend14 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 230A. OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND 

16 AWARENESS. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be within the 

18 Department an Office of Cybersecurity Education and 

19 Awareness Branch (hereinafter in this section referred to 

20 as the ‘Office’). 

21 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall be respon22 sible for carrying out the duties of the Office as directed 

23 by the Secretary. The Office shall also report to the Sec24 retary the ongoing work of the Office. Further, the Office 

25 shall report on the statutory authority, Executive orders 


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1 or agency directives that guide the work of the Office. The 

2 Office shall report to the Secretary what additional au3 thority is needed to fulfill the mission for the Office as 

4 outlined by the section. The Office shall also conduct re5 search and make recommendations to the Secretary to the 

6 extent that the agency can effectively engage in the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(1) Recruiting, retaining, and sustaining the 

9 skills and knowledge of information assurance, cy10 bersecurity and computer security professionals in 

11 the Department of Homeland Security, hereinafter 

12 known as the ‘Department’. 

13 ‘‘(2) Supporting kindergarten through grade 12 

14 science and technology and computer and informa15 tion safety education through grants, and training 

16 programs. 

17 ‘‘(3) Supporting postsecondary information as18 surance, cybersecurity and computer security pro19 grams that provide education that benefits the mis20 sion and objective of the Department regarding re21 cruitment and retention of highly trained computing 

22 professionals who are work ready. 

23 ‘‘(4) Promoting public knowledge of computer 

24 and information security competitions to provide 

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1 ministrators, participants, and sponsors with infor2 mation necessary to further broader public participa3 tion in these activities. 

4 ‘‘(5) Developing a guest lecturer program or 

5 part-time lecturer program comprised of information 

6 assurance, cybersecurity and computer security ex7 perts in the Federal Government, academia and pri8 vate sector to support education of students at insti9 tutions of higher education who are pursuing de10 grees in computing science. 

11 ‘‘(6) Managing a Computer and Information 

12 Security Youth Training Pathway Program for sec13 ondary school and postsecondary school students to 

14 work in part-time or summer positions along with 

15 Federal agency computer and information security 

16 professionals. 

17 ‘‘(7) Developing programs that increase the ca18 pacity of institutions defined in section 371 of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965— 

20 ‘‘(A) Historically Black Colleges and Uni21 versities; 

22 ‘‘(B) professional and academic areas in 

23 which African-Americans are under represented; 

24 ‘‘(C) Hispanic-serving institutions; 

25 ‘‘(D) Native American colleges; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) rural colleges and universities. 

2 ‘‘(8) Conduct research and make recommenda3 tions to the Secretary on what the agency can do to 

4 increase participation of professional and academic 

5 under represented areas at minority institutions. 

6 ‘‘(9) Providing support to the institutions of 

7 higher education described in subparagraphs (A) 

8 through (E) of paragraph (7) to provide course work 

9 and education in computer and information security 

10 designed to raise the number and diversity of stu11 dents in the field. The Office may use the institu12 tions defined under section 371 of the Higher Edu13 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) minority-serv14 ing institutions are defined as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) A part B institution (as defined in 

16 section 322 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 

17 ‘‘(B) A Hispanic-serving institution (as de18 fined in section 502 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)). 

19 ‘‘(C) A Tribal College or University (as de20 fined in section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059)). 

21 ‘‘(D) An Alaska Native-serving institution 

22 or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as de23 fined in section 317(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 

24 ‘‘(E) A Predominantly Black Institution 

25 (as defined in subsection (c)). 


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1 ‘‘(F) An Asian American and Native 

2 American Pacific Islander-serving institution 

3 (as defined in subsection (c)). 

4 ‘‘(G) A Native American-serving nontribal 

5 institution (as defined in subsection (c)). 

6 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘information assurance, cyberse8 curity and computer security program’ has the 

9 meaning given by the Secretary in consultation with 

10 the computing and information Security Post Sec11 ondary Education Working Group under the bill. 

12 ‘‘(2) The term ‘K–12’ may be defined by the 

13 Secretary in consultation with the K–12 Science and 

14 Technology Education Board of Advisors under sec15 tion 105 of the Cyber Security Education and Fed16 eral Workforce Enhancement Act. 

17 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may define higher education 

18 institutions under this title using definitions found 

19 in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

20 ‘‘(4) The term ‘professional and academic 

21 under represented areas’ means areas in which Afri22 can-Americans, Hispanics, and women are under 

23 represented has the meaning given such term by the 

24 Secretary, who may consult with the Commissioner 

25 for Education Statistics and the Commissioner of 


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1 the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The basis of the de2 termining the means should be based on most recent 

3 available satisfactory data, as computing and infor4 mation security professional and academic areas in 

5 which the percentage of African-Americans, His6 panics, and females who have been educated, 

7 trained, and employed is less than the percentage of 

8 African-Americans, Hispanics, and women in the 

9 general population.’’. 

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

11 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 

12 the item relating to section 225 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 230A. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness.’’. 

13 SEC. 102. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu15 rity shall consider existing authority to make grants to 

16 secondary schools under this section, which shall be known 

17 as ‘‘Science and Technology Educators Initiative Grants’’. 

18 (b) SELECTION OF SCHOOLS.—If the Secretary de19 termines that they have the authority they may select sec20 ondary schools to receive grants under this section, the 

21 Secretary may consider the following factors: 

22 (1) Whether more than 40 percent of the stu23 dents at the secondary school are eligible for free or 

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1 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the 

2 Child Nutrition Act of 1966. 

3 (2) The location of the secondary school is in 

4 a rural area. 

5 (3) The participation of representation of pro6 fessions and academic area among students which 

7 will also include home schooled, individuals residing 

8 in rural areas, and individuals attending underper9 forming secondary schools. 

10 (4) The location of the school in an area where 

11 the unemployment rate was not more than one per12 cent higher than the national average unemployment 

13 rate during the 24-month period preceding the de14 termination of eligibility under this subsection. 

15 (5) The location of the secondary school in an 

16 area where the per capita income is of 80 percent 

17 or less of the national per capita income. 

18 SEC. 103. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall direct the 

20 Office to conduct research to investigate and make rec21 ommendations regarding the feasibility and existing au22 thority to establish a national project-based science and 

23 technology learning program, to be known as the ‘‘K–12 

24 Science and Technology Learning Program’’ and make a 

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1 Under such research program, the Secretary shall deter2 mine existing authority to— 

3 (1) create State and regional workshops to 

4 train teachers in science and technology project5 based learning; 

6 (2) establish between institutions of higher edu7 cation, businesses, and local public and private edu8 cational agencies that serve students comprised of 

9 40 percent or more of professional and academic 

10 under represented areas to provide materials and 

11 teaching aids to teachers who successfully complete 

12 the science and technology project-based learning 

13 program under this section; 

14 (3) identify no cost or low cost summer and 

15 after school science and technology education pro16 grams and broadly disseminate that information to 

17 the public; and 

18 (4) make grants to local educational agencies to 

19 support the participation of teachers of elementary 

20 school and secondary school in science and tech21 nology training programs by providing travel and en22 rollment expenses, with a priority given to teachers 

23 who work in schools serving neglected, delinquent, 

24 migrant students, English learners, at-risk students, 


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1 and Native Americans, as determined by the Sec2 retary. 

3 (b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall have the au4 thority under this statute to conduct a limited pilot project 

5 to test recommendations on possible programs that would 

6 be low-cost but have the greatest impact on instilling the 

7 importance of technology and science education. 

8 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

9 submit to Congress an annual report on the program es10 tablished under this section. 

11 (d) PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

12 LEARNING DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘project13 based science and technology learning’’ means a system14 atic teaching method that engages students in learning es15 sential science, technology, engineering and mathematics 

16 through knowledge and life-enhancing skills through an 

17 extended, student-influenced inquiry process structured 

18 around complex, authentic questions and carefully de19 signed products and tasks developed specifically for edu20 cation. 

21 SEC. 104. MATCHING FUNDS FOR STATE AND PRIVATELY 

22 FINANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

23 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu25 rity shall provide matching funds to local educational 


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1 agencies for after-school programs dedicated to science, 

2 technology, engineering, and math in an amount equal to 

3 the amount provided to the program by a State, local, trib4 al, or territorial government or by a nonprofit or private 

5 entity. 

6 (b) CRITERIA.—In selecting programs for which to 

7 provide funds under this section, the Secretary shall con8 sider— 

9 (1) the number of students served by the pro10 grams; and 

11 (2) the participation in the programs of stu12 dents from populations referred to in section 230A 

13 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 

14 section 101. 

15 (c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—For any 

16 fiscal year, no individual school’s after-school program 

17 shall receive more than $5,000 under this section. 

18 SEC. 105. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF ADVI19 SORS. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

21 Department of Homeland Security the ‘‘Research K–12 

22 Science and Technology Education Board of Advisors’’ 

23 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). 

24 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 


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1 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com2 posed of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of 

3 Homeland Security, all of whom shall have K–12 

4 education expertise in programs. The Secretary shall 

5 appoint members based on the following qualifica6 tions: 

7 (A) Members of the Board shall have expe8 rience in K–12 science, technology, engineering, 

9 and mathematics education programs. 

10 (B) Members of the Board shall have expe11 rience in training K–12 educators on providing 

12 science and technology instruction. 

13 (C) Members of the Board shall have expe14 rience in the promotion of science and tech15 nology education among under represented pop16 ulations, as defined by section 230A of the 

17 Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 

18 section 101. 

19 (2) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All mem20 bers of the Board shall be appointed not later than 

21 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the member23 ship of the Board shall not affect its powers and 

24 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi25 nal appointment was made. 


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1 (4) COMPENSATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Board 

3 shall not receive any compensation for their 

4 service. 

5 (B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from 

6 their homes or regular places of business in the 

7 performance of services for the Board, members 

8 of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, 

9 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 

10 same manner as persons employed intermit11 tently in the Government service are allowed ex12 penses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 

13 States Code. 

14 (C) PROHIBITION OF CONSULTANT OR

15 CONTRACTING WORK.—No member of the 

16 Board while serving in this capacity or for 1 

17 year following departure from the Board may 

18 work as a consultant or contract worker for the 

19 Department of Homeland Security in a position 

20 related to the work of the Board or member 

21 agency that participates as a member of the 

22 Board. 

23 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 

24 Board are to research and make recommendations to the 

25 Secretary on— 


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1 (1) the status of K–12 science and technology 

2 education domestically and internationally; 

3 (2) how to increase the quality and diversity of 

4 science and technology curriculum; 

5 (3) promoting K–12 science and technology 

6 competitions; 

7 (4) establishing a virtual network to support 

8 teacher and student science and technology edu9 cation and development; 

10 (5) ascertaining, evaluating, and reporting on 

11 best practices for project-based science and tech12 nology learning (as such term is defined in section 

13 103(c)); and 

14 (6) identifying K–12 science and technology 

15 education efforts that are successful in engaging 

16 youth, with proven competence in engaging females, 

17 minorities, individuals residing in rural areas, indi18 viduals residing in majority minority districts, home 

19 schooled students. 

20 (d) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be des21 ignated by the Secretary from among the members of the 

22 Board. 

23 (e) MEETINGS.— 

24 (1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Board shall meet 

25 and begin the operations of the Board by not later 


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1 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—After its initial 

4 meeting, the Board shall set the time and place of 

5 its next meeting. The Board can upon the call of the 

6 chairman or a majority of its members meet. 

7 (3) QUORUM.—A majority of the Board shall 

8 constitute a quorum. 

9 (4) VOTING.—Proxy voting shall be allowed on 

10 behalf of a member of the Board. 

11 (5) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Board may 

12 establish rules for the conduct of the Board’s busi13 ness, if such rules are not inconsistent with this sec14 tion or other applicable law. 

15 (f) POWERS.— 

16 (1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Board or, 

17 on the authority of the Board, any subcommittee or 

18 member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying 

19 out this title hold such hearings and sit and act at 

20 such times and places, take such testimony, receive 

21 such evidence, administer such oaths. 

22 (2) FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF.—The Secretary 

23 shall make decisions regarding Federal agency staff 

24 to be detailed to support the work of the Board. 


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1 (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Board may 

2 enter into contracts with the approval of the Sec3 retary to such extent and in such amounts as nec4 essary for the Board to discharge its duties under 

5 this section. 

6 (4) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—After providing notice 

8 to the Secretary who may provide staff from 

9 the Department to meet the staffing needs of 

10 the Board. After 10 working days following no11 tice to the Secretary the Board is authorized to 

12 secure directly from any executive department, 

13 bureau, agency, board, office, independent es14 tablishment, or instrumentality of the Govern15 ment, information, suggestions, estimates, and 

16 statistics for the purposes of this title. Each de17 partment, bureau, agency, board, office, inde18 pendent establishment, or instrumentality shall, 

19 to the extent authorized by law, furnish such 

20 information, suggestions, estimates, and statis21 tics directly to the Board, upon request made 

22 by the chairman, the chairman of any sub23 committee created by a majority of the Board, 

24 or any member designated by a majority of the 

25 Board. 


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1 (B) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND

2 DISSEMINATION.—Information shall only be re3 ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated by 

4 members of the Board and its staff consistent 

5 with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 

6 Executive orders. 

7 (5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

8 (A) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRA9 TION.—The Administrator of General Services 

10 shall provide to the Board on a reimbursable 

11 basis administrative support and other services 

12 for the performance of the Board’s functions. 

13 (B) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGEN14 CIES.—In addition to the assistance prescribed 

15 in subparagraph (A), departments and agencies 

16 of the United States may provide to the Board 

17 such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 

18 support services as they may determine advis19 able and as may be authorized by law. 

20 (C) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Board may 

21 use the United States mails in the same man22 ner and under the same conditions as depart23 ments and agencies of the United States. 

24 (g) STAFF.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (A) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.— 

2 The Chair, in accordance with rules agreed 

3 upon by the Board, may appoint and fix the 

4 compensation of a staff director and such other 

5 personnel as may be necessary to enable the 

6 Board to carry out its functions, without regard 

7 to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 

8 governing appointments in the competitive serv9 ice, and without regard to the provisions of 

10 chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 

11 such title relating to classification and General 

12 Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay 

13 fixed under this subsection may exceed the 

14 equivalent of that payable for a position at level 

15 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 

16 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 (B) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOY18 EES.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—The executive di20 rector and any personnel of the Board who 

21 are employees shall be employees under 

22 section 2105 of title 5, United States 

23 Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 

24 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title. 


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1 (ii) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— 

2 Clause (i) shall not be construed to apply 

3 to members of the Board. 

4 (2) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em5 ployee may be detailed to the Board without reim6 bursement from the Board, and such detailee shall 

7 retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her 

8 regular employment without interruption. 

9 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FROM THE DE10 PARTMENT.—At the request of the Board, the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security shall provide the Board 

12 with Administrative support necessary for the Board 

13 to carry out its duties under this title. 

14 (h) REPORTS.— 

15 (1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Board shall 

16 submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security quar17 terly reports on the activities of the Board. 

18 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

20 Board shall submit to the Secretary a final report 

21 containing such findings conclusions, and rec22 ommendations as have been agreed to by a majority 

23 of Board members. 

24 (i) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the Federal Ad2 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 

3 the Board. 

4 (2) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELEASE OF PUB5 LIC VERSIONS OF REPORTS.—The Board shall— 

6 (A) hold public hearings and meetings to 

7 the extent appropriate; and 

8 (B) release public versions of the reports 

9 required under subsection (h). 

10 (3) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public hearings of 

11 the Board shall be conducted in a manner consistent 

12 with the protection of information provided to or de13 veloped for or by the Board as required by any ap14 plicable statute, regulation, or Executive order. 

15 (j) TERMINATION.—The Board, and all the authori16 ties of this title, shall terminate two years after the date 

17 of the Board’s first meeting, which shall take place 90 

18 days following its appointment. 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board and all the au20 thorities under this section shall terminate 60 days 

21 after the date on which the final report is submitted 

22 under subsection (h)(2). 

23 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER24 MINATION.—The Board may use the 60-day period 

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1 cluding its activities, including providing testimony 

2 to committees of Congress concerning its reports 

3 and disseminating the final report. 

4 (k) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro5 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

6 section. Amounts made available pursuant to this sub7 section shall remain available until the termination of the 

8 Board. 

9 SEC. 106. LABORATORIES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

10 EXCELLENCE. 

11 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine 

12 if existing authority allows the agency to make grants to 

13 local education agencies for the purpose of supplying lab14 oratory facilities at secondary schools to promote the 

15 teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathe16 matics. If the Secretary determines that the authority does 

17 not exist shall make a report to congressional oversight 

18 committees detailing the limitation in agency authority to 

19 conduct activity under this section and make recommenda20 tions on the benefits if any should the agency have the 

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1 TITLE II—POST-SECONDARY 

2 COMPUTER AND INFORMA3 TION SECURITY EDUCATION 

4 SEC. 201. COMPUTING AND INFORMATION RESEARCH 

5 WORKING GROUP. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 

7 the Department of Homeland Security the Computing and 

8 Information Security Post-Secondary Education Working 

9 Group, hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Work10 ing Group’’. 

11 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Working Group shall 

12 conduct research and— 

13 (1) assist the Secretary in developing voluntary 

14 guidelines that could serve as guidance to Federal 

15 civil agency training programs, computer and infor16 mation security certification authorities, and accredi17 tation bodies seeking guidance on developing, en18 hancing, or sustaining competitive information secu19 rity; and 

20 (2) make recommendations to the Secretary re21 garding— 

22 (A) the state of the computing and infor23 mation security workforce development; 

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1 sionalizing the Nation’s computing and infor2 mation security workforce; 

3 (C) criteria that can be used to identify 

4 which, if any, specialty areas may require 

5 professionalization; 

6 (D) criteria for evaluating different ap7 proaches and tools for professionalization; 

8 (E) techniques that enhance the efficiency 

9 and effectiveness of computing and information 

10 security workers; 

11 (F) better tools and approaches for risk 

12 identification and assessment; 

13 (G) improved system design and develop14 ment; 

15 (H) creation of better incentives for de16 ployment of better computing and information 

17 security technologies; 

18 (I) improvements in end user behaviors 

19 through training and better coordination among 

20 network managers; 

21 (J) core curriculum requirements for com22 puting and information security training; 

23 (K) efficacy and efficiencies of taxonomy 

24 and definitions for computer and information 

25 security; 


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1 (L) guidelines for accreditations and cer2 tification of computing and information security 

3 college and university programs; 

4 (M) identifying the role of mentors in the 

5 retention of students enrolled in computing and 

6 technology programs at institutions of higher 

7 education who complete degree programs; 

8 (N) remote access to computing and infor9 mation security education and training through 

10 the Internet; and 

11 (O) institution of higher education funding 

12 and research needs. 

13 (c) DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF RESEARCH

14 FUNDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

15 (1) INITIAL RESEARCH.—The Working Group 

16 shall submit to the Secretary an initial research plan 

17 that will guide the work of the Working Group. 

18 (2) OTHER RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

19 The Working Group shall provide the Secretary a 

20 list of other areas that require research to accom21 plish the purpose of the agency’s goal of providing 

22 cyber security protection for the agency. The Work23 ing Group shall provide a description of the pro24 posed research and the purpose of the research as 

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1 (3) INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Work2 ing Group shall submit to the Secretary initial rec3 ommendations under this section by not later than 

4 nine months after the date on which all of the mem5 bers of the Working Group are appointed. 

6 (4) OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

7 than six months after all members of the Working 

8 Group are appointed, the Working Group shall sub9 mit to the Secretary research and recommendations 

10 on the effectiveness of Federal civil agency computer 

11 and information security training programs, includ12 ing an evaluation of certification authorities and 

13 their role in providing work ready staff to fill posi14 tions with the agency. 

15 (5) SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH AND REC16 OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 

17 date of the submittal of the initial research and rec18 ommendations under paragraph (1), and annually 

19 thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to the 

20 Secretary subsequent research and recommendations 

21 under this section and an update on the progress 

22 made toward a well trained and sustainable Depart23 ment computer and information workforce. 

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1 (1) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Working Group 

2 shall be the Director of the National Institute of 

3 Standards and Technology or the Director’s des4 ignee. 

5 (2) OTHER MEMBERS.—The Working Group 

6 shall be composed of 21 members, who are ap7 pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security in 

8 consultation with the Director of NIST and the head 

9 of the entity represented by the member. 

10 (3) APPOINTMENT.—All appointments are for a 

11 term of 2 years with one reappointment for an addi12 tional 2 years. 

13 (4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

14 the Working Group shall constitute a quorum. 

15 (e) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—While away 

16 from their homes or regular places of business in the per17 formance of services for the Commission, members of the 

18 Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 

19 diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons 

20 employed intermittently in the Government service are al21 lowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (f) TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT

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1 vide the Working Group with technical support necessary 

2 for the Working Group to carry out its duties under this 

3 section. 

4 (g) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—No private5 sector individual or entity shall obtain any intellectual 

6 property rights to any guidelines or recommendations nor 

7 the contents of any guideline (or any modification to any 

8 guideline) adopted by the Secretary under this section. 

9 (h) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall sub11 mit to the Secretary a report containing researching find12 ings, an outline for other areas requiring research and why 

13 as well as recommendations of the Working Group. 

14 (i) SUBMITTAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO CON15 GRESS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

17 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

19 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 

20 research findings, an outline of other areas requiring re21 search and why and recommendations for furthering the 

22 cybersecurity of the agency. 

23 (j) TREATMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Sec24 retary has the benefit of the Working Group’s work which 

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1 shall not be bound by the recommendations of the Work2 ing Group. 

3 (k) PUBLICATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN FED4 ERAL REGISTER.—The Secretary shall approve the publi5 cation of grant application guidelines in the Federal Reg6 ister by not later than 90 days after receiving the report 

7 submitted under subsection (h). 

8 (l) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Nothing in the Fed9 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to 

10 the termination of advisory committees) shall apply to the 

11 Working Group. 

12 SEC. 202. PROCESS FOR ADOPTION RESEARCH AND A BEST 

13 PRACTICES VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES FOR 

14 LABORATORY FACILITIES. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POST-SECONDARY

16 LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE.—The Sec17 retary of Homeland Security shall establish a ‘‘Post-Sec18 ondary Laboratory Research Development Task Force’’ 

19 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Develop20 ment Task Force’’). 

21 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Development Task 

22 Force shall conduct research for and make recommenda23 tions to the Secretary regarding best practices voluntary 

24 guidelines for college and university laboratory facilities 

25 for education and research purposes related to information 


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1 assurance, cybersecurity and computing security. Such re2 search on what baseline equipment, capacity, skilled in3 struction, and certification may be needed for a set of best 

4 practices voluntary guidelines for colleague or university 

5 laboratories and make recommendations on the best meth6 ods of assuring that the greatest number of institutions 

7 have access to facilities that meet the baseline best prac8 tices regarding— 

9 (1) qualifications for laboratories for the pur10 pose of providing education or instruction in com11 puting security, computer networks, enterprises, 

12 informatics, and other systems designated by the 

13 Secretary; 

14 (2) types of software; 

15 (3) types of hardware; 

16 (4) types of firmware; 

17 (5) security applications, including firewalls, 

18 whole hat hackers, red teams, and blue teams; 

19 (6) security protocols needed to protect the 

20 physical and computer resources of the laboratory; 

21 (7) accreditation and certification of college and 

22 university computer and information security labora23 tories; 

24 (8) best practices for— 


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1 (A) public-private collaborations to support 

2 secondary and post-secondary laboratory facili3 ties for computer or information security; 

4 (B) visiting guest lecture programs for 

5 business and Government information tech6 nology security experts; and 

7 (C) developing real world laboratory exer8 cise and proficiency measures; and 

9 (9) how best to recruit and retain instructors 

10 with requisite degrees to teach computer and infor11 mation security courses to undergraduate and grad12 uate students. 

13 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

14 (1) MEMBERS.—The Development Task Force 

15 shall be composed of 19 members, including the 

16 Chair. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con17 sultation with the head of the entity represented by 

18 the member agencies, shall appoint members. The 

19 Secretary shall appoint a chair from among the 

20 members of the Development Task Force. Such 

21 members shall consist of one representative of each 

22 of the following agencies: 

23 (A) The White House Office of Science 

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1 (B) The Office of the Director of National 

2 Intelligence. 

3 (C) The Department of Energy. 

4 (D) The Defense Advanced Research 

5 Projects Agency. 

6 (E) The Department of Commerce. 

7 (F) The National Institutes of Health. 

8 (G) The National Institute of Science and 

9 Technology. 

10 (H) The National Science Foundation. 

11 (I) The Director of the Office of Personnel 

12 Management. 

13 (2) OTHER MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall 

14 consider for the other members of the Development 

15 Task Force representatives from organizations that 

16 advocate and promote professional development of 

17 professional and academic under represented areas 

18 and organizations with the mission of promoting 

19 professional development and academic excellence in 

20 information assurance, cybersecurity and computing 

21 security: 

22 (A) Organizations with the mission of ad23 vancing computing as a science and profession. 

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1 (C) Professional associations that are well 

2 established and broadly recognized for the ad3 vancement of technology. 

4 (D) Professional associations that rep5 resent professionals and academics referred to 

6 in section 230A of the Homeland Security Act 

7 of 2002, as added by section 101. 

8 (E) K–12 science and technology programs 

9 that conduct successful after school and sum10 mer programs for under represented popu11 lations, rural communities and serve commu12 nities where unemployment is at least two per13 cent higher than the national average. 

14 (F) Organizations that promote education 

15 of Native Americans or other indigenous peo16 ples of the United States or its territories. 

17 (G) Regional diversity of public and pri18 vate school districts that excel at science and 

19 technology education. 

20 (3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

21 the Development Task Force shall constitute a 

22 quorum. 

23 (4) VOTING.—Proxy voting shall be allowed on 

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1 (5) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Development 

2 Task Force may establish rules for the conduct of 

3 the Development Task Force’s business, if such 

4 rules are not inconsistent with this section or other 

5 applicable law. 

6 (d) POWERS.— 

7 (1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Develop8 ment Task Force or, on the authority of the Devel9 opment Task Force, or any subcommittee or mem10 ber thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out 

11 this section hold such hearings and sit and act at 

12 such times and places, take such testimony, receive 

13 such evidence, and administer such oaths. 

14 (2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—After giving no15 tice to the Secretary who may substitute agency 

16 staff with the requisite skills to fill a position needed 

17 by the Board at no additional cost to the Board. 

18 After 10 working days following notice to the Sec19 retary the Development Task Force may enter into 

20 contracts to such extent and in such amounts as 

21 necessary for the Development Task Force to dis22 charge its duties under this section. 

23 (3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Development Task 

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1 executive department, bureau, agency, board, 

2 office, independent establishment, or instrumen3 tality of the Government information, sugges4 tions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes 

5 of this section. Each department, bureau, agen6 cy, board, office, independent establishment, or 

7 instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized 

8 by law, furnish such information, suggestions, 

9 estimates, and statistics directly to the Board, 

10 upon request made by the chairman, the chair11 man of any subcommittee created by a majority 

12 of the Board, or any member designated by a 

13 majority of the Board. 

14 (B) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND

15 DISSEMINATION.—Information shall only be re16 ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated by 

17 members of the Board and its staff consistent 

18 with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 

19 Executive orders. 

20 (4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

21 (A) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRA22 TION.—The Administrator of General Services 

23 shall provide to the Development Task Force on 

24 a reimbursable basis administrative support and 


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1 other services for the performance of the 

2 Board’s functions. 

3 (B) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGEN4 CIES.—In addition to the assistance prescribed 

5 in subparagraph (A), departments and agencies 

6 of the United States may provide to the Board 

7 such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 

8 support services as they may determine advis9 able and as may be authorized by law. 

10 (C) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Development 

11 Task Force may use the United States mails in 

12 the same manner and under the same condi13 tions as departments and agencies of the 

14 United States. 

15 (e) STAFF.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—While away from their 

17 homes or regular places of business in the perform18 ance of services for the Commission, members of the 

19 Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ20 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man21 ner as persons employed intermittently in the Gov22 ernment service are allowed expenses under section 

23 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The executive director 

2 and any personnel of the Development Task 

3 Force who are employees shall be employees 

4 under section 2105 of title 5, United States 

5 Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 

6 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title. 

7 (B) MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT

8 TASK FORCE.—Subparagraph (A) shall not be 

9 construed to apply to members of the Develop10 ment Task Force. 

11 (3) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em12 ployee may be detailed to the Board without reim13 bursement from the Development Task Force, and 

14 such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and 

15 privileges of his or her regular employment without 

16 interruption. 

17 (f) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members of 

18 the Development Task Force shall not receive any com19 pensation for their service, but shall be paid travel ex20 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 

21 authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 

22 of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 

23 from their homes or regular places of business in the per24 formance of services for the Development Task Force. 


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1 (g) PROHIBITION OF CONSULTANT OR CONTRACTING

2 WORK.—No member of the Development Task Force 

3 while serving in this capacity or for 1 year following depar4 ture from the Development Task Force may work as a 

5 consultant or contract worker for the Department of 

6 Homeland Security in a position related to the work of 

7 the Development Task Force or member agency that par8 ticipates as a member of the Development Task Force. 

9 (h) REPORT.—The Development Task Force shall 

10 submit a report to the Secretary of Homeland Security; 

11 a report on research findings, best practices voluntary 

12 guidelines and recommendations to the Secretary. The re13 port shall be in unclassified form but may include a classi14 fied annex. 

15 (i) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT.— 

16 The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

17 work of the Development Task Force’s research into best 

18 practices voluntary guidelines, areas that require addi19 tional study and a set of recommendations. The Secretary 

20 shall indicate to the Congress which Development Task 

21 Force recommendations have been implemented, which 

22 will be implemented, or which will be rejected and why. 

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1 ment Task Force with technical support necessary for the 

2 Development Task Force to carry out its duties under this 

3 section. 

4 (k) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—No private-sector 

5 individual or entity serving on the Development Task 

6 Force shall obtain any intellectual property rights to any 

7 guidelines or recommendations that derive from the work 

8 of the Development Task Force or any guidelines (or any 

9 modification to any guidelines) based on the work of the 

10 Development Task Force. 

11 (l) PROHIBITION OF CONSULTANT OR CONTRACTING

12 WORK.—No member of the Development Task Force 

13 while serving in this capacity or for 1 year following depar14 ture from the Development Task Force may work as a 

15 consultant or contract worker in a position related to the 

16 direct work of the Development Task Force to the Depart17 ment of Homeland Security or member agency that par18 ticipates as a member of the Development Task Force. 

19 SEC. 203. COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SECURITY MEN20 TORING PROGRAMS FOR COLLEGE STU21 DENTS. 

22 (a) OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION

23 SECURITY PROFESSIONAL’S MENTORING PROGRAM.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the 

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1 seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 

2 following new section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 230B. OFFICE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SE4 CURITY PROFESSIONAL’S MENTORING PRO5 GRAM. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 

7 an Office of Computing and Information Security Profes8 sional’s Mentoring Program. The head of the office is the 

9 Mentoring Coordinator, who shall be appointed by the Sec10 retary. 

11 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Mentoring Coordi12 nator shall be responsible for working with outreach to 

13 institution of higher education, critical infrastructure own14 ers, and the heads of Federal departments and agencies 

15 to develop and promote the participation of professionals 

16 as volunteer mentors to— 

17 ‘‘(1) undergraduate students at institutions of 

18 higher education who are enrolled in the third or 

19 fourth year of a program of education leading to a 

20 degree in computing or information security; 

21 ‘‘(2) students enrolled in a program of edu22 cation leading to a doctoral degree in computing or 

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1 ‘‘(3) new employees of Federal departments and 

2 agencies whose primary responsibilities relate to 

3 computing or information security.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con5 tents in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended 

6 by inserting after the item relating to section 230A 

7 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 230B. Office of Computing and Information Security Professional’s Mentoring Program.’’. 

8 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

10 Security shall determine existing authority to make 

11 grants to covered institutions of higher learning for 

12 the establishment of mentoring programs for under13 graduates enrolled in programs or courses of edu14 cation in information assurance, cybersecurity or 

15 computing security programs. 

16 (2) COVERED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER

17 LEARNING.—For purposes of this subsection, the 

18 term ‘‘covered institution of higher learning’’ means 

19 those institutions as defined in section 371 of the 

20 Higher Education Act of 1965 and listed in section 

21 101 of this bill. 

22 SEC. 204. GRANTS FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. 

23 (a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

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1 courses or degrees in computing or information security 

2 to be used to establish or equip a computer laboratory to 

3 be made available to students and faculty for both teach4 ing and research purposes. 

5 (b) TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall en6 sure that each recipient of a grant under this section also 

7 receives technical support on the use and proper function 

8 of equipment and software. 

9 (c) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—The Sec10 retary shall publish the name of each institution of higher 

11 education that receives a grant under this section and the 

12 amount of such grant. 

13 (d) QUALIFICATION.—In making grants under this 

14 section, the Secretary— 

15 (1) shall take into consideration whether more 

16 than 50 percent of the students at an institution are 

17 taking online or distance learning computer science 

18 and information security courses; and 

19 (2) may establish guidance to institutions for 

20 entering into laboratory facilities sharing agreements 

21 to allow institutions to qualify for grants under this 

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1 SEC. 205. CENTERS OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING AND INFOR2 MATION ASSURANCE. 

3 (a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security shall establish a program for Centers 

5 of Academic Computer and Information Assurance Dis6 tinction. 

7 (b) DESIGNATION OF CENTERS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may des9 ignate five colleges or universities as Centers of Dis10 tinction for Academic Computing and Information 

11 Security Assurance each year with no limit to the 

12 total number of such Centers that may be estab13 lished. The Secretary may make public the Centers 

14 for Distinction in Academic Computing and Infor15 mation Security Assurance. 

16 (2) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATIONS.—The Sec17 retary may revoke the designation of a Center of 

18 Distinction for Academic Computing and Informa19 tion Security Assurance. 

20 (3) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall make avail21 able information regarding the criteria for desig22 nating an institution as a Center of Distinction for 

23 Academic Computing and Information Security As24 surance under this section. 

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1 the number of students who are enrolled in distance 

2 learning computer or information security courses 

3 and whether collaborations for in laboratory instruc4 tion through shared arrangements with established 

5 information assurance, cybersecurity computing se6 curity programs at secondary education programs 

7 that laboratory facilities that meet best practices as 

8 outlined by the Secretary would be sufficient to meet 

9 the requirements established under this section. 

10 (c) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall identify and re11 port on the success of efforts to reach under represented 

12 populations in the field of computing and information se13 curity through work with institutions as defined under sec14 tion 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 listed in 

15 section 101 of this bill. 

16 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 220 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

18 to Congress recommendations regarding distance learning 

19 computer and information security programs for meeting 

20 the cybersecurity professional requirements of the agency. 

21 (e) CONSIDERATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 

22 may consider the following when making grants to post23 secondary education institutions and private sector enti24 ties who are contracted, provided grants or funds to con25 duct research on information assurance, cybersecurity and 


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1 computing security to advance the agency’s cybersecurity 

2 capacity: 

3 (1) Institutions designated as a Center of Dis4 tinction for Academic Computing and Information 

5 Security Assurance. 

6 (2) Institutions who have established academic 

7 mentoring and program development partnerships 

8 related to information assurance, cybersecurity, and 

9 computing security academic programs with institu10 tions defined under section 371 of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965 listed in section 101 of this bill. 

12 TITLE III—FEDERAL WORK13 FORCE COMPUTER AND IN14 FORMATION SECURITY PRO15 FESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

16 SEC. 301. LIFELONG LEARNING IN COMPUTER AND INFOR17 MATION SECURITY STUDY. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 

19 Security shall establish a program to be known as the 

20 ‘‘Lifelong Computer and Information Security Study’’. 

21 Such program shall be designed to promote computer and 

22 information security professionals among Federal civilian 

23 agencies, critical infrastructure, and the general public by 

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1 (b) DISCRETION OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

2 shall have the discretion to determine the best methods 

3 for accomplishing the objective of this section. 

4 (c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall periodically sub5 mit to Congress a report on the implementation of this 

6 section. 

7 SEC. 302. COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY JOB 

8 OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu10 rity, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

11 Cybersecurity Education and Awareness, shall establish, 

12 in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a 

13 program to award grants to institutions of higher edu14 cation (and consortia thereof) for— 

15 (1) the establishment or expansion of computer 

16 and information security professional development 

17 programs; 

18 (2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of 

19 associate degree programs in computer and informa20 tion security; and 

21 (3) the purchase of equipment to provide train22 ing in computer and information security for either 

23 professional development programs or degree pro24 grams. 


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1 (b) GOALS AND CRITERIA.—The Secretary, acting 

2 through the Deputy Assistant Secretary and in consulta3 tion with the Working Group established under section 

4 201, shall establish the goals for the program under this 

5 section and the criteria for awarding grants. 

6 (c) AWARDS.— 

7 (1) PEER REVIEW.—All awards under this sec8 tion shall be provided on a competitive, merit-re9 viewed basis. The peer review process shall be pub10 lished in the Federal Register. Those serving in a 

11 peer review role shall do so for 2 years with an op12 tion for 1 additional term. Applicants in the event 

13 of a denial of an award shall be provided with a de14 tailed explanation for the denial. 

15 (2) FOCUS.—In making awards under this sec16 tion, the Deputy Assistant Secretary shall, to the ex17 tent practicable, ensure geographic diversity and the 

18 participation of women and under represented mi19 norities. 

20 (3) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under 

21 this section, the Deputy Assistant Secretary shall— 

22 (A) give preference to applications sub23 mitted by consortia of institutions, to encourage 

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1 to benefit from the program established under 

2 this section; 

3 (B) give preference to any application sub4 mitted by a consortium of institutions that in5 cludes at least one institution that is eligible to 

6 receive funds under title III or V of the Higher 

7 Education Act of 1965; and 

8 (C) consider the enrollment of students in 

9 online and distance learning courses. 

10 (d) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DE11 FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘institution of higher 

12 education’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

13 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 1001(a)). 

15 SEC. 303. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBER16 SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EQUIP17 MENT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu19 rity, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecu20 rity, shall establish, in conjunction with the National 

21 Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institu22 tions of higher education (and consortia thereof) for— 

23 (1) the establishment or expansion of cyberse24 curity professional development programs; 


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1 (2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of 

2 associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and 

3 (3) the purchase of equipment to provide train4 ing in cybersecurity for either professional develop5 ment programs or degree programs. 

6 (b) ROLES.— 

7 (1) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 

8 The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Sec9 retary and in consultation with the Director of the 

10 National Science Foundation, shall establish the 

11 goals for the program established under this section 

12 and the criteria for awarding grants. 

13 (2) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The Di14 rector of the National Science Foundation shall op15 erate the program established under this section 

16 consistent with the goals and criteria established 

17 under paragraph (1), including soliciting applicants, 

18 reviewing applications, and making and admin19 istering awards. The Director may consult with the 

20 Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees. 

21 (3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall transfer to 

22 the National Science Foundation the funds nec23 essary to carry out this section. 

24 (c) AWARDS.— 


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1 (1) PEER REVIEW.—All awards under this sec2 tion shall be provided on a competitive, merit-re3 viewed basis. 

4 (2) FOCUS.—In making awards under this sec5 tion, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, en6 sure geographic diversity and the participation of 

7 women and under represented minorities. 

8 (3) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under 

9 this section, the Director— 

10 (A) shall give preference to applications 

11 submitted by consortia of institutions, to en12 courage as many students and professionals as 

13 possible to benefit from the program established 

14 under this section; and 

15 (B) shall give preference to any application 

16 submitted by a consortium of institutions that 

17 includes at least one institution that is eligible 

18 to receive funds under title III or V of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965. 

20 (d) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DE21 FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘institution of higher 

22 education’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

23 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

24 1001(a)). 


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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car3 rying out this section $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years 

4 2016 and 2017. 

5 SEC. 304. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Subtitle C of 

7 title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

8 121 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 230C. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish a fellowship program in accordance with this 

14 section for the purpose of bringing State, local, trib15 al, and private sector officials to participate in the 

16 work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order 

17 to become familiar with the Department’s stated cy18 bersecurity missions and capabilities, including but 

19 not limited to— 

20 ‘‘(A) enhancing Federal, State, local, and 

21 tribal government cybersecurity; 

22 ‘‘(B) developing partnerships with other 

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1 ‘‘(C) improving and enhancing public/pri2 vate information sharing involving cyber at3 tacks, threats, and vulnerabilities; 

4 ‘‘(D) providing and coordinating incident 

5 response and recovery planning efforts; and 

6 ‘‘(E) fostering training and certification. 

7 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM NAME.—The program under 

8 this section shall be known as the E-Security Fel9 lows Program. 

10 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for selec11 tion as a fellow under the program, an individual must— 

12 ‘‘(1) have cybersecurity-related responsibilities; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(2) be eligible to possess an appropriate na15 tional security clearance. 

16 ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary— 

17 ‘‘(1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the pro18 gram each year, each of which shall be 180 days in 

19 duration; and 

20 ‘‘(2) shall ensure that the number of fellows se21 lected for each iteration does not impede the activi22 ties of the Division. 

23 ‘‘(d) CONDITION.—As a condition of selecting an in24 dividual as a fellow under the program, the Secretary shall 

25 require that the individual’s employer agree to continue 


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1 to pay the individual’s salary and benefits during the pe2 riod of the fellowship. 

3 ‘‘(e) STIPEND.—During the period of the fellowship 

4 of an individual under the program, the Secretary shall, 

5 subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the 

6 individual a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable 

7 living expenses during the period of the fellowship.’’. 

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

9 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 

10 end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 

‘‘Sec. 230C. E-Security Fellows Program.’’. 

11 TITLE IV—RESEARCH 

12 SEC. 401. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDY ON 

13 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT RE14 TENTION. 

15 (a) STUDY.—The National Science Foundation shall 

16 conduct a study on the causes of the high dropout rates 

17 of women and minority students enrolled in programs of 

18 education leading to degrees in science, technology, engi19 neering, and mathematics and the effects of such dropout 

20 rates on the cost of education for such students and the 

21 shortage of workers qualified for jobs in science and tech22 nology. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

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1 ducted under subsection (a) together with any rec2 ommendations of the National Science Foundation. 

3 SEC. 402. CHALLENGE GRANTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu5 rity shall make grants to the Center of Distinction for 

6 Academic Computing and Information Security Assur7 ance, which shall be known as ‘‘Challenge Grants’’. The 

8 recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant 

9 to form a partnership with section 230A of the Homeland 

10 Security Act of 2002, as added by section 101 to assist 

11 in improving the computing programs of such colleges and 

12 universities and meeting the requirements to become a 

13 Center of Distinction for Academic Computing and Infor14 mation Security. The Secretary shall ensure that the insti15 tutions that receive assistance under this subsection are 

16 the institutions as defined under section 371 of the Higher 

17 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q). 

18 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con19 gress a report on the outcomes of the partnerships funded 

20 by grants under this section and shall include in such re21 port the recommendations of the Secretary regarding im22 proving the access of the population served by the institu23 tions of higher education described in subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 403. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Subtitle C of 

3 title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

4 121 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 230D. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

7 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab9 lish a fellowship program in accordance with this 

10 section for the purpose of bringing State, local, trib11 al, and private sector officials to participate in the 

12 work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order 

13 to become familiar with the Department’s stated cy14 bersecurity missions and capabilities, including but 

15 not limited to— 

16 ‘‘(A) developing partnerships with other 

17 Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal gov18 ernments, and the private sector; and 

19 ‘‘(B) fostering training and certification. 

20 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM NAME.—The program under 

21 this section shall be known as the ‘E-Security Fel22 lows Program’. 

23 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for selec24 tion as a fellow under the program, an individual must— 

25 ‘‘(1) have computer and information security26 related responsibilities; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) be eligible to possess an appropriate na2 tional security clearance. 

3 ‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary— 

4 ‘‘(1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the pro5 gram each year, each of which shall be 180 days in 

6 duration; and 

7 ‘‘(2) shall ensure that the number of fellows se8 lected for each iteration does not impede the activi9 ties of the Division. 

10 ‘‘(d) CONDITION.—As a condition of selecting an in11 dividual as a fellow under the program, the Secretary shall 

12 require that the individual’s employer agree to continue 

13 to pay the individual’s salary and benefits during the pe14 riod of the fellowship. 

15 ‘‘(e) STIPEND.—During the period of the fellowship 

16 of an individual under the program, the Secretary shall, 

17 subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the 

18 individual a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable 

19 living expenses during the period of the fellowship.’’. 

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

21 in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding 

22 at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the fol23 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 230D. E-Security Fellows Program.’’. 

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