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Calendar No. 446 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2274 

[Report No. 117–131] 

To authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 

Agency to establish an apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot 

program on cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the 

Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2021 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

JULY 18, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an apprenticeship 

program and to establish a pilot program on cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the Armed 

Forces transitioning to civilian life, and for other purposes. 


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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 Cybersecurity 

5 Workforce Expansion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the need for qualified cybersecurity per9 sonnel is greater than ever, as demonstrated by the 

10 recent SolarWinds breach and the growing spate of 

11 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure enti12 ties and State and local governments; 

13 (2) the Federal Government is facing a short14 age of qualified cybersecurity personnel, as noted in 

15 a March 2019 Government Accountability Office re16 port on critical staffing needs in the Federal cyber17 security workforce; 

18 (3) there is a national shortage of qualified cy19 bersecurity personnel, and according to CyberSeek, a 

20 project supported by the National Initiative for Cy21 bersecurity Education within the National Institute 

22 of Standards and Technology, there are approxi23 mately 500,000 cybersecurity job openings around 

24 the United States; 


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1 (4) in May 2021, the Department of Homeland 

2 Security announced that the Department was initi3 ating a 60 day sprint to hire 200 cybersecurity per4 sonnel across the Department, with 100 of those 

5 hires for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu6 rity Agency, to address a cybersecurity workforce 

7 shortage; and 

8 (5) the Federal Government needs to— 

9 (A) expand the cybersecurity workforce 

10 pipeline of the Federal Government to 

11 sustainably close a Federal cybersecurity work12 force shortage; and 

13 (B) work cooperatively with the private 

14 sector and State and local government authori15 ties to expand opportunities for new cybersecu16 rity professionals. 

17 SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 

18 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the 

20 Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended 

21 by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 2218. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU25 CATION SCHOOL.—The term ‘area career and techVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:22 Jul 18, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2274.RS S2274

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1 nical education school’ has the meaning given the 

2 term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

3 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

4 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com5 munity college’ means a public institution of higher 

6 education at which the highest degree that is pre7 dominantly awarded to students is an associate’s de8 gree, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) a 2-year Tribal College or University, 

10 as defined in section 316 of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and 

12 ‘‘(B) a public 2-year State institution of 

13 higher education. 

14 ‘‘(3) CYBERSECURITY WORK ROLES.—The term 

15 ‘cybersecurity work roles’ means the work roles out16 lined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 

17 Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework 

18 (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or any suc19 cessor framework. 

20 ‘‘(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.— 

21 The term ‘education and training provider’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) an area career and technical edu23 cation school; 

24 ‘‘(B) an early college high school; 

25 ‘‘(C) an educational service agency; 


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1 ‘‘(D) a high school; 

2 ‘‘(E) a local educational agency or State 

3 educational agency; 

4 ‘‘(F) a Tribal educational agency, Tribally 

5 controlled college or university, or Tribally con6 trolled postsecondary career and technical insti7 tution; 

8 ‘‘(G) a postsecondary educational institu9 tion; 

10 ‘‘(H) a minority-serving institution; 

11 ‘‘(I) a provider of adult education and lit12 eracy activities under the Adult Education and 

13 Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.); 

14 ‘‘(J) a local agency administering plans 

15 under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

16 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 

17 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741); 

18 ‘‘(K) a related instruction provider, includ19 ing a qualified intermediary acting as a related 

20 instruction provider as approved by a registra21 tion agency; 

22 ‘‘(L) a Job Corps center, as defined in sec23 tion 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Op24 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192); or 


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1 ‘‘(M) a consortium of entities described in 

2 any of subparagraphs (A) through (L). 

3 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en5 tity’ means— 

6 ‘‘(i) a program sponsor; 

7 ‘‘(ii) a State workforce development 

8 board or State workforce agency, or a local 

9 workforce development board or local 

10 workforce development agency; 

11 ‘‘(iii) an education and training pro12 vider; 

13 ‘‘(iv) if the applicant is in a State 

14 with a State apprenticeship agency, such 

15 State apprenticeship agency; 

16 ‘‘(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi17 zation; 

18 ‘‘(vi) an industry or sector partner19 ship, a group of employers, a trade asso20 ciation, or a professional association that 

21 sponsors or participates in a program 

22 under the national apprenticeship system; 

23 ‘‘(vii) a Governor of a State; 

24 ‘‘(viii) a labor organization or joint 

25 labor-management organization; or 


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1 ‘‘(ix) a qualified intermediary. 

2 ‘‘(B) SPONSOR REQUIREMENT.—Not fewer 

3 than 1 entity described in subparagraph (A) 

4 shall be the sponsor of a program under the na5 tional apprenticeship system. 

6 ‘‘(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

7 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

10 ‘‘(7) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY; SEC11 ONDARY SCHOOL.—The terms ‘local educational 

12 agency’ and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings 

13 given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 

14 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 7801). 

16 ‘‘(8) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

17 BOARD.—The term ‘local workforce development 

18 board’ has the meaning given the term ‘local board’ 

19 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor20 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

21 ‘‘(9) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

22 ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization that 

23 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev24 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 

25 section 501(a) of such Code. 


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1 ‘‘(10) PROVIDER OF ADULT EDUCATION.—The 

2 term ‘provider of adult education’ has the meaning 

3 given the term ‘eligible provider’ in section 203 of 

4 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 

5 U.S.C. 3272). 

6 ‘‘(11) RELATED INSTRUCTION.—The term ‘re7 lated instruction’ means an organized and system8 atic form of instruction designed to provide an indi9 vidual in an apprenticeship program with the knowl10 edge of the technical subjects related to the intended 

11 occupation of the individual after completion of the 

12 program. 

13 ‘‘(12) SPONSOR.—The term ‘sponsor’ means 

14 any person, association, committee, or organization 

15 operating an apprenticeship program and in whose 

16 name the program is, or is to be, registered or ap17 proved. 

18 ‘‘(13) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 

19 term ‘State apprenticeship agency’ has the meaning 

20 given the term in section 29.2 of title 29, Code of 

21 Federal Regulations, or any corresponding similar 

22 regulation or ruling. 

23 ‘‘(14) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

24 BOARD.—The term ‘State workforce development 

25 board’ has the meaning given the term ‘State board’ 


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1 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor2 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

3 ‘‘(15) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘career plan4 ning’, ‘community-based organization’, ‘economic de5 velopment agency’, ‘industry or sector partnership’, 

6 ‘on-the-job training’, ‘recognized postsecondary cre7 dential’, and ‘workplace learning advisor’ have the 

8 meanings given those terms in section 3 of the 

9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

10 U.S.C. 3102). 

11 ‘‘(16) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 

13 intermediary’ means an entity that dem14 onstrates expertise in building, connecting, sus15 taining, and measuring the performance of 

16 partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and 

17 serves program participants and employers 

18 by— 

19 ‘‘(i) connecting employers to programs 

20 under the national apprenticeship system; 

21 ‘‘(ii) assisting in the design and imple22 mentation of such programs, including cur23 riculum development and delivery for re24 lated instruction; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or 

2 program administrators in meeting the 

3 registration and reporting requirements of 

4 this Act; 

5 ‘‘(iv) providing professional develop6 ment activities such as training to men7 tors; 

8 ‘‘(v) supporting the recruitment, re9 tention, and completion of potential pro10 gram participants, including nontraditional 

11 apprenticeship populations and individuals 

12 with barriers to employment; 

13 ‘‘(vi) developing and providing person14 alized program participant supports, in15 cluding by partnering with organizations to 

16 provide access to or referrals for supportive 

17 services and financial advising; 

18 ‘‘(vii) providing services, resources, 

19 and supports for development, delivery, ex20 pansion, or improvement of programs 

21 under the national apprenticeship system; 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(viii) serving as a program sponsor. 

24 ‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘partner25 ships described in subparagraph (B)’ means 


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1 partnerships among entities involved in, or ap2 plying to participate in, programs under the na3 tional apprenticeship system, including— 

4 ‘‘(i) industry or sector partnerships; 

5 ‘‘(ii) partnerships among employers, 

6 joint labor-management organizations, 

7 labor organizations, community-based or8 ganizations, industry associations, State or 

9 local workforce development boards, edu10 cation and training providers, social service 

11 organizations, economic development orga12 nizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organi13 zations, one-stop operators, one-stop part14 ners, or veterans service organizations in 

15 the State workforce development system; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(iii) partnerships among 1 or more 

18 of the entities described in clauses (i) and 

19 (ii). 

20 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP PRO21 GRAMS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact22 ment of this section, the Director may establish 1 or more 

23 apprenticeship programs as described in subsection (c). 


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1 ‘‘(c) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—An 

2 apprenticeship program described in this subsection is an 

3 apprenticeship program that— 

4 ‘‘(1) leads directly to employment in— 

5 ‘‘(A) a cybersecurity work role with the 

6 Agency; or 

7 ‘‘(B) a position with a company or other 

8 entity provided that the position is— 

9 ‘‘(i) certified by the Director as con10 tributing to the national cybersecurity of 

11 the United States; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) funded at least in majority part 

13 through a contract, grant, or cooperative 

14 agreement with the Agency; 

15 ‘‘(2) is focused on competencies and related 

16 learning necessary, as determined by the Director, to 

17 meet the immediate and ongoing needs of cybersecu18 rity work roles at the Agency; and 

19 ‘‘(3) is registered with and approved by the Of20 fice of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor 

21 or a State apprenticeship agency pursuant to the 

22 Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 

23 ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

24 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—In the development of an ap25 prenticeships program under this section, the Director 


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1 shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Director of 

2 the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 

3 Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Science 

4 Foundation, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 

5 Management to leverage existing resources, research, com6 munities of practice, and frameworks for developing cyber7 security apprenticeship programs. 

8 ‘‘(e) OPTIONAL USE OF GRANTS OR COOPERATIVE

9 AGREEMENTS.—An apprenticeship program under this 

10 section may include entering into a contract or cooperative 

11 agreement with or making a grant to an eligible entity 

12 if determined appropriate by the Director based on the 

13 eligible entity— 

14 ‘‘(1) demonstrating experience in implementing 

15 and providing career planning and career pathways 

16 toward apprenticeship programs; 

17 ‘‘(2) having knowledge of cybersecurity work18 force development; 

19 ‘‘(3) being eligible to enter into a contract or 

20 cooperative agreement with or receive grant funds 

21 from the Agency as described in this section; 

22 ‘‘(4) providing students who complete the ap23 prenticeship program with a recognized postsec24 ondary credential; 


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1 ‘‘(5) using related instruction that is specifically 

2 aligned with the needs of the Agency and utilizes 

3 workplace learning advisors and on-the-job training 

4 to the greatest extent possible; and 

5 ‘‘(6) demonstrating successful outcomes con6 necting graduates of the apprenticeship program to 

7 careers relevant to the program. 

8 ‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.—If the Director enters into an 

9 arrangement as described in subsection (e), an eligible en10 tity seeking a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant 

11 under the program shall submit to the Director an applica12 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

13 information as the Director may require. 

14 ‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to re15 ceive a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under 

16 this section, the Director may prioritize an eligible entity 

17 that— 

18 ‘‘(1) is a member of an industry or sector part19 nership; 

20 ‘‘(2) provides related instruction for an appren21 ticeship program through— 

22 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency, a sec23 ondary school, a provider of adult education, an 

24 area career and technical education school, or 

25 an institution of higher education; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) an apprenticeship program that was 

2 registered with the Department of Labor or a 

3 State apprenticeship agency before the date on 

4 which the eligible entity applies for the grant 

5 under subsection (g); 

6 ‘‘(3) works with the Secretary of Defense, the 

7 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or veterans organiza8 tions to transition members of the Armed Forces 

9 and veterans to apprenticeship programs in a rel10 evant sector; or 

11 ‘‘(4) plans to use the grant to carry out the ap12 prenticeship program with an entity that receives 

13 State funding or is operated by a State agency. 

14 ‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Director shall 

15 provide technical assistance to eligible entities to leverage 

16 the existing job training and education programs of the 

17 Agency and other relevant programs at appropriate Fed18 eral agencies. 

19 ‘‘(i) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—Participants in the pro20 gram may be entered into cybersecurity-specific excepted 

21 service positions as determined appropriate by the Direc22 tor and authorized by section 2208. 

23 ‘‘(j) REPORT.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than once every 2 

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1 program under this section, the Director shall sub2 mit to Congress a report on the program, includ3 ing— 

4 ‘‘(A) a description of— 

5 ‘‘(i) any activity carried out by the 

6 Agency under this section; 

7 ‘‘(ii) any entity that enters into a con8 tract or agreement with or receives a grant 

9 from the Agency under subsection (e); 

10 ‘‘(iii) any activity carried out using a 

11 contract, agreement, or grant under this 

12 section as described in subsection (e); and 

13 ‘‘(iv) best practices used to leverage 

14 the investment of the Federal Government 

15 under this section; and 

16 ‘‘(B) an assessment of the results achieved 

17 by the program, including the rate of continued 

18 employment at the Agency for participants 

19 after completing an apprenticeship program 

20 carried out under this section. 

21 ‘‘(k) PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—Not later than 1 

22 year after the establishment of an apprenticeship program 

23 under this section, and annually thereafter, the Director 

24 shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Labor a 

25 report on the effectiveness of the program based on the 


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1 accountability measures described in clauses (i) and (ii) 

2 of section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 

3 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)). 

4 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to the Agency such sums 

6 as necessary to carry out this section.’’. 

7 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

8 The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Se9 curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) 

10 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

11 2217 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 2218. Apprenticeship program.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM ON CYBER TRAINING FOR VET13 ERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

14 FORCES TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

17 individual’’ means an individual who is— 

18 (A) a member of the Armed Forces 

19 transitioning from service in the Armed Forces 

20 to civilian life; or 

21 (B) a veteran. 

22 (2) PORTABLE CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘‘port23 able credential’’— 

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1 mined that an individual has achieved specific 

2 learning outcomes relative to a given standard; 

3 and 

4 (B) includes a degree, diploma, license, 

5 certificate, badge, and professional or industry 

6 certification that— 

7 (i) has value locally and nationally in 

8 labor markets, educational systems, or 

9 other contexts; 

10 (ii) is defined publicly in such a way 

11 that allows educators, employers, and other 

12 individuals and entities to understand and 

13 verify the full set of skills represented by 

14 the credential; and 

15 (iii) enables a holder of the credential 

16 to move vertically and horizontally within 

17 and across training and education systems 

18 for the attainment of other credentials. 

19 (3) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 

20 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 31, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (4) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work23 based learning’’ has the meaning given the term in 

24 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech25 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 


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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet3 erans Affairs shall establish a pilot program under which 

4 the Secretary shall provide cyber-specific training for eligi5 ble individuals. 

6 (c) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program established 

7 under subsection (b) shall incorporate— 

8 (1) virtual platforms for coursework and train9 ing; 

10 (2) hands-on skills labs and assessments; 

11 (3) Federal work-based learning opportunities 

12 and programs; and 

13 (4) the provision of portable credentials to eligi14 ble individuals who graduate from the pilot program. 

15 (d) ALIGNMENT WITH NICE WORKFORCE FRAME16 WORK FOR CYBERSECURITY.—The pilot program estab17 lished under subsection (b) shall align with the taxonomy, 

18 including work roles and associated tasks, knowledge, and 

19 skills, from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Edu20 cation Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NIST 

21 Special Publication 800–181), or any successor frame22 work. 

23 (e) COORDINATION.— 

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1 section (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

2 coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec3 retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

4 Labor, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 

5 Management to evaluate and, where possible, lever6 age existing training, platforms, and frameworks of 

7 the Federal Government for providing cyber edu8 cation and training to prevent duplication of efforts. 

9 (2) FEDERAL WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPOR10 TUNITIES AND PROGRAMS.—In developing the Fed11 eral work-based learning opportunities and programs 

12 required under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of 

13 Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary 

14 of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 

15 Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of 

16 Personnel Management, and the heads of other ap17 propriate Federal agencies to identify or create 

18 interagency opportunities that will enable the pilot 

19 program established under subsection (b) to— 

20 (A) bridge the gap between knowledge ac21 quisition and skills application for participants; 

22 and 

23 (B) give participants the experience nec24 essary to pursue Federal employment. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the 

2 pilot program established under subsection (b)— 

3 (A) uses a program of the Department of 

4 Veterans Affairs or platforms and frameworks 

5 described in subsection (e)(1), the Secretary of 

6 Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as may 

7 be necessary to ensure that those programs, 

8 platforms, and frameworks are expanded and 

9 resourced to accommodate usage by eligible in10 dividuals participating in the pilot program; or 

11 (B) does not use a program of the Depart12 ment of Veterans Affairs or platforms and 

13 frameworks described in subsection (e)(1), the 

14 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such 

15 actions as may be necessary to develop or pro16 cure programs, platforms, and frameworks nec17 essary to carry out the requirements of sub18 section (c) and accommodate the usage by eligi19 ble individuals participating in the pilot pro20 gram. 

21 (2) ACTIONS.—Actions described in paragraph 

22 (1) may include providing additional funding, staff, 

23 or other resources to— 

24 (A) provide administrative support for 

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1 (B) ensure the success and ongoing en2 gagement of eligible individuals participating in 

3 the pilot program; 

4 (C) connect graduates of the pilot program 

5 to job opportunities within the Federal Govern6 ment; and 

7 (D) allocate dedicated positions for term 

8 employment to enable Federal work-based 

9 learning opportunities and programs for partici10 pants to gain the experience necessary to pur11 sue permanent Federal employment. 

12 SEC. 5. FEDERAL WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT EXTENSION. 

13 Section 304(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Work14 force Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note) is 

15 amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik16 ing ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Cybersecurity 

19 Workforce Expansion Act’’. 

20 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

21 Congress finds that— 

22 (1) the need for qualified cybersecurity personnel 

23 is greater than ever, as demonstrated by the recent 

24 SolarWinds breach and the growing spate of 


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1 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure entities 

2 and State and local governments; 

3 (2) the Federal Government is facing a shortage 

4 of qualified cybersecurity personnel, as noted in a 

5 March 2019 Government Accountability Office report 

6 on critical staffing needs in the Federal cybersecurity 

7 workforce; 

8 (3) there is a national shortage of qualified cy9 bersecurity personnel, and according to CyberSeek, a 

10 project supported by the National Initiative for Cy11 bersecurity Education within the National Institute 

12 of Standards and Technology, there are approxi13 mately 500,000 cybersecurity job openings around the 

14 United States; 

15 (4) in May 2021, the Department of Homeland 

16 Security announced that the Department was initi17 ating a 60 day sprint to hire 200 cybersecurity per18 sonnel across the Department, with 100 of those hires 

19 for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 

20 Agency, to address a cybersecurity workforce shortage; 

21 and 

22 (5) the Federal Government needs to— 

23 (A) expand the cybersecurity workforce 

24 pipeline of the Federal Government to 


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1 sustainably close a Federal cybersecurity work2 force shortage; and 

3 (B) work cooperatively with the private sec4 tor and State and local government authorities 

5 to expand opportunities for new cybersecurity 

6 professionals. 

7 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

10 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

11 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

12 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean13 ing given the term in section 101 of the Higher Edu14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

15 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

17 SEC. 4. CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP PILOT PRO18 GRAM. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

21 SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area career and technical edu22 cation school’’ has the meaning given the term in sec23 tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

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1 (2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu2 nity college’’ means a public institution of higher edu3 cation at which the highest degree that is predomi4 nantly awarded to students is an associate’s degree, 

5 including— 

6 (A) a 2-year Tribal College or University, 

7 as defined in section 316 of the Higher Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and 

9 (B) a public 2-year State institution of 

10 higher education. 

11 (3) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘competi12 tive service’’ has the meaning given the term in sec13 tion 2102 of title 5, United States Code. 

14 (4) CYBER WORKFORCE POSITION.—The term 

15 ‘‘cyber workforce position’’ means a position identi16 fied as having information technology, cybersecurity, 

17 or other cyber-related functions under section 303 of 

18 the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 

19 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note). 

20 (5) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL; EDU21 CATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY; LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

22 AGENCY; SECONDARY SCHOOL; STATE EDUCATIONAL

23 AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘early college high school’’, ‘‘edu24 cational service agency’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, 

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1 have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 

2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

4 (6) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.—The 

5 term ‘‘education and training provider’’ means— 

6 (A) an area career and technical education 

7 school; 

8 (B) an early college high school; 

9 (C) an educational service agency; 

10 (D) a high school; 

11 (E) a local educational agency or State edu12 cational agency; 

13 (F) a Tribal educational agency (as defined 

14 in section 6132 of the Elementary and Sec15 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 7452)), Tribally controlled college or university 

17 (as defined in section 2(a) of the Tribally Con18 trolled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act 

19 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)), or Tribally con20 trolled postsecondary career and technical insti21 tution (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. 

22 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

23 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)); 

24 (G) a postsecondary educational institution, 

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1 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

2 U.S.C. 2302); 

3 (H) a minority-serving institution; 

4 (I) a provider of adult education and lit5 eracy activities under the Adult Education and 

6 Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.); 

7 (J) a local agency administering plans 

8 under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

9 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or 

10 part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741); 

11 (K) a related instruction provider, includ12 ing a qualified intermediary acting as a related 

13 instruction provider as approved by a registra14 tion agency; 

15 (L) a Job Corps center, as defined in sec16 tion 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor17 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192), provided that the 

18 participation of the Job Corps center is con19 sistent with the outcomes for Job Corps students 

20 described in section 141 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 

21 3191); 

22 (M) a YouthBuild program, as defined in 

23 section 171(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 

24 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(b)); or 


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1 (N) a consortium of entities described in 

2 any of subparagraphs (A) through (M). 

3 (7) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti4 ty’’ means— 

5 (A) a sponsor; 

6 (B) a State workforce development board or 

7 State workforce agency, or a local workforce de8 velopment board or local workforce development 

9 agency; 

10 (C) an education and training provider; 

11 (D) a State apprenticeship agency; 

12 (E) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza13 tion; 

14 (F) an industry or sector partnership, a 

15 group of employers, a trade association, or a 

16 professional association that sponsors or partici17 pates in a program under the national appren18 ticeship system; 

19 (G) a Governor of a State; 

20 (H) a labor organization or joint labor21 management organization; or 

22 (I) a qualified intermediary. 

23 (8) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘excepted 

24 service’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

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1 (9) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.— 

2 The term ‘‘local workforce development board’’ has the 

3 meaning given the term ‘‘local board’’ in section 3 of 

4 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

5 U.S.C. 3102). 

6 (10) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

7 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti8 tution of higher education described in section 371(a) 

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

10 1067q(a)). 

11 (11) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

12 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 

13 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 

14 Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 

15 501(a) of such Code. 

16 (12) PROVIDER OF ADULT EDUCATION.—The 

17 term ‘‘provider of adult education’’ has the meaning 

18 given the term ‘‘eligible provider’’ in section 203 of 

19 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 

20 U.S.C. 3272). 

21 (13) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified 

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1 nerships described in subparagraph (B) and 

2 serves program participants and employers by— 

3 (i) connecting employers to programs 

4 under the national apprenticeship system; 

5 (ii) assisting in the design and imple6 mentation of such programs, including cur7 riculum development and delivery for re8 lated instruction; 

9 (iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or 

10 program administrators in meeting the reg11 istration and reporting requirements of this 

12 Act; 

13 (iv) providing professional development 

14 activities such as training to mentors; 

15 (v) supporting the recruitment, reten16 tion, and completion of potential program 

17 participants, including nontraditional ap18 prenticeship populations and individuals 

19 with barriers to employment; 

20 (vi) developing and providing person21 alized program participant supports, in22 cluding by partnering with organizations to 

23 provide access to or referrals for supportive 

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1 (vii) providing services, resources, and 

2 supports for development, delivery, expan3 sion, or improvement of programs under the 

4 national apprenticeship system; or 

5 (viii) serving as a sponsor. 

6 (B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘‘partner7 ships described in subparagraph (B)’’ means 

8 partnerships among entities involved in, or ap9 plying to participate in, programs under the na10 tional apprenticeship system, including— 

11 (i) industry or sector partnerships; 

12 (ii) partnerships among employers, 

13 joint labor-management organizations, 

14 labor organizations, community-based orga15 nizations, industry associations, State or 

16 local workforce development boards, edu17 cation and training providers, social service 

18 organizations, economic development agen19 cies, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, 

20 one-stop operators, one-stop partners, or vet21 erans service organizations in the State 

22 workforce development system; or 

23 (iii) partnerships among 1 or more of 

24 the entities described in clause (i) or (ii). 


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1 (14) RELATED INSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘related 

2 instruction’’ means an organized and systematic form 

3 of instruction designed to provide an individual in 

4 an apprenticeship program with the knowledge of the 

5 technical subjects related to the intended occupation of 

6 the individual after completion of the program. 

7 (15) SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘sponsor’’ means any 

8 person, association, committee, or organization oper9 ating an apprenticeship program and in whose name 

10 the program is, or is to be, registered or approved. 

11 (16) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 

12 given the term in section 2 of the Homeland Security 

13 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 

14 (17) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 

15 term ‘‘State apprenticeship agency’’ has the meaning 

16 given the term in section 29.2 of title 29, Code of Fed17 eral Regulations, or any corresponding similar regu18 lation or ruling. 

19 (18) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

20 BOARD.—The term ‘‘State workforce development 

21 board’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘State board’’ 

22 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor23 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

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1 zation’’, ‘‘economic development agency’’, ‘‘industry 

2 or sector partnership’’, ‘‘on-the-job training’’, ‘‘one3 stop operator’’, ‘‘one-stop partner’’, ‘‘recognized post4 secondary credential’’, and ‘‘workplace learning advi5 sor’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

6 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

7 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

8 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP PILOT PRO9 GRAM.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

12 establish an apprenticeship pilot program. 

13 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The apprenticeship pilot 

14 program established under paragraph (1) shall— 

15 (A) employ pilot program participants in 

16 cyber workforce positions within the Department; 

17 (B) employ not more than 25 new pilot pro18 gram participants during each year during 

19 which the pilot program is carried out; 

20 (C) be intended to lead to employment in a 

21 cyber workforce position within a Federal agen22 cy; 

23 (D) focus on related learning necessary, as 

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1 ment and based upon the National Initiative for 

2 Cybersecurity Education Workforce Framework 

3 for Cybersecurity (NIST Special Publication 

4 800–181, Revision 1), or successor framework, to 

5 meet the immediate and ongoing needs of cyber 

6 workforce positions within Federal agencies; 

7 (E) be registered with and approved by the 

8 Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of 

9 Labor or a State apprenticeship agency pursu10 ant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 

11 known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 29 

12 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); 

13 (F) be approved by the Secretary of Vet14 erans Affairs, pursuant to chapter 36 of title 38, 

15 United States Code, or other applicable provi16 sions of law, as eligible for educational assist17 ance to veterans; and 

18 (G) be sponsored by the Department or an 

19 eligible entity receiving a contract, cooperative 

20 agreement, or grant under subsection (d). 

21 (c) COORDINATION.—In the development of the ap22 prenticeship pilot program under this section, the Secretary 

23 shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Director of 

24 the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 

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1 Foundation, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 

2 Management to leverage existing resources, research, com3 munities of practice, and frameworks for developing cyber4 security apprenticeship programs. 

5 (d) OPTIONAL USE OF CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE

6 AGREEMENTS, OR GRANTS.—The apprenticeship pilot pro7 gram under this section may include entering into a con8 tract or cooperative agreement with or making a grant to 

9 an eligible entity if determined appropriate by the Sec10 retary based on the eligible entity— 

11 (1) demonstrating experience in implementing 

12 and providing career planning and career pathways 

13 toward apprenticeship programs; 

14 (2) having knowledge of cybersecurity workforce 

15 development; 

16 (3) being eligible to enter into a contract or co17 operative agreement with or receive grant funds from 

18 the Department as described in this section; 

19 (4) providing participants who complete the ap20 prenticeship pilot program with 1 or more recognized 

21 postsecondary credentials; 

22 (5) using related instruction that is specifically 

23 aligned with the needs of Federal agencies and uti24 lizes workplace learning advisors and on-the-job 

25 training to the greatest extent possible; and 


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1 (6) demonstrating successful outcomes connecting 

2 participants in apprenticeship programs to careers 

3 relevant to the apprenticeship pilot program. 

4 (e) APPLICATIONS.—If the Secretary enters into an ar5 rangement as described in subsection (d), an eligible entity 

6 seeking a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant under 

7 the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an applica8 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

9 information as the Secretary may require. 

10 (f) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to receive 

11 a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant under sub12 section (d), the Secretary may prioritize an eligible entity 

13 that— 

14 (1) is a member of an industry or sector part15 nership that sponsors or participates in a program 

16 under the national apprenticeship system; 

17 (2) provides related instruction for an appren18 ticeship program that was registered with the Depart19 ment of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency be20 fore the date on which the eligible entity applies for 

21 the contract, cooperative agreement, or grant under 

22 subsection (e); 

23 (3) works with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec24 retary of Veterans Affairs, or veterans organizations 

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1 erans to apprenticeship programs in a relevant sector; 

2 or 

3 (4) plans to use the contract, cooperative agree4 ment, or grant to carry out the apprenticeship pilot 

5 program under this section with an entity that re6 ceives State funding or is operated by a State agency; 

7 (5) has successfully increased the representation 

8 in cybersecurity of women, underrepresented minori9 ties, and individuals from other underrepresented 

10 communities; or 

11 (6) focuses on recruiting women, underrep12 resented minorities, and individuals from other 

13 underrepresented communities. 

14 (g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

15 provide technical assistance to eligible entities that receive 

16 a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant under sub17 section (d) to leverage the existing job training and edu18 cation programs of the Department and other relevant pro19 grams at appropriate Federal agencies. 

20 (h) SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR PILOT PROGRAM PAR21 TICIPANTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Participants in the appren23 ticeship pilot program under this section shall enter 

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1 a cyber workforce position within a Federal agency 

2 post-apprenticeship, accept and continue employment 

3 in such cyber workforce position for a period of obli4 gated service equal to the length of service in a posi5 tion under the apprenticeship pilot program by the 

6 participant. 

7 (2) REPAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF UNSERVED OB8 LIGATED SERVICE.—If a participant in the appren9 ticeship pilot program under this section fails to sat10 isfy the requirements of the service agreement entered 

11 into under paragraph (1) for a reason other than in12 voluntary separation, the participant shall repay the 

13 cost of any education and training provided to the 

14 participant as a part of the apprenticeship pilot pro15 gram, reduced by the ratio of the period of obligated 

16 service completed divided by the total period of obli17 gated service. 

18 (3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may provide for 

19 the partial or total waiver or suspension of any serv20 ice or payment obligation by an individual under 

21 this subsection if the Secretary determines that com22 pliance by the individual with the obligation is im23 possible or would involve extreme hardship to the in24 dividual, or if enforcement of such obligation with re25 spect to the individual would be unconscionable. 


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1 (i) APPRENTICESHIP HIRING AUTHORITY.—Partici2 pants in the apprenticeship pilot program under this sec3 tion may be appointed to cybersecurity-specific positions in 

4 the excepted service as determined appropriate by the Sec5 retary and authorized by section 2208 of the Homeland Se6 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 658). 

7 (j) POST-APPRENTICESHIP HIRING AUTHORITY.—Pur8 suant to subsection (b)(2)(B), a participant who success9 fully completes the apprenticeship pilot program under this 

10 section may be appointed to a cyber workforce position in 

11 the excepted service for which the participant is qualified. 

12 (k) POST-APPRENTICESHIP TRIAL PERIOD.—Federal 

13 service following the apprenticeship shall be subject to com14 pletion of a trial period in accordance with any applicable 

15 law, Executive Order, rule, or regulation. 

16 (l) REPORT.— 

17 (1) SECRETARY.—Not later than 2 years after 

18 the date on which the apprenticeship pilot program is 

19 established under this section, and annually there20 after, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec21 retary of Labor and the Director of the Office of Per22 sonnel Management, shall submit to Congress a report 

23 on the pilot program, including— 

24 (A) a description of— 


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1 (i) any activity carried out by the De2 partment under this section; 

3 (ii) any entity that enters into a con4 tract or cooperative agreement with or re5 ceives a grant from the Department under 

6 subsection (d); 

7 (iii) any activity carried out using a 

8 contract, cooperative agreement, or grant 

9 under this section as described in subsection 

10 (d); and 

11 (iv) best practices used to leverage the 

12 investment of the Federal Government 

13 under this section; and 

14 (B) an assessment of the results achieved by 

15 the pilot program, including— 

16 (i) the rate of continued employment 

17 within a Federal agency for participants 

18 after completing the pilot program; 

19 (ii) the demographics of participants 

20 in the pilot program, including representa21 tion of women, underrepresented minorities, 

22 and individuals from other underrep23 resented communities; 

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1 fiable patterns with respect to participants 

2 who do not complete the pilot program; and 

3 (iv) the return on investment for the 

4 pilot program. 

5 (2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 4 

6 years after the date on which the apprenticeship pilot 

7 program is established under this section, the Comp8 troller General of the United States shall submit to 

9 Congress a report on the pilot program, including the 

10 recommendation of the Comptroller General with re11 spect to whether the pilot program should be extended. 

12 (m) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 

13 apprenticeship pilot program under this section shall ter14 minate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which 

15 the Secretary establishes the apprenticeship pilot program 

16 under this section. 

17 SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAM ON CYBERSECURITY TRAINING 

18 FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

21 individual’’ means an individual who is— 

22 (A) a veteran who is entitled to educational 

23 assistance under chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of 

24 title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 

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1 (B) a member of the active or a reserve 

2 component of the Armed Forces that the Sec3 retary of Veterans Affairs determines will become 

4 an eligible individual under subparagraph (A) 

5 within 180 days of such determination, provided 

6 that if the individual does anything to make 

7 themselves ineligible during the 180-day period, 

8 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require the 

9 individual to repay any benefits received under 

10 this section; or 

11 (C) an eligible spouse described in section 

12 1784a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 

13 (2) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN14 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden15 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

16 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 3102). 

18 (3) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 

20 United States Code. 

21 (4) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work22 based learning’’ has the meaning given the term in 

23 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

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1 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 

3 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a pilot 

4 program to provide cybersecurity training at no cost to eli5 gible individuals. 

6 (c) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program established under 

7 subsection (b) shall incorporate— 

8 (1) coursework and training that, if applicable, 

9 qualifies for postsecondary credit toward an associate 

10 or baccalaureate degree at an institution of higher 

11 education; 

12 (2) virtual learning opportunities; 

13 (3) hands-on learning and performance-based as14 sessments; 

15 (4) Federal work-based learning opportunities 

16 and programs; and 

17 (5) the provision of recognized postsecondary cre18 dentials to eligible individuals who complete the pilot 

19 program. 

20 (d) ALIGNMENT WITH NICE WORKFORCE FRAME21 WORK FOR CYBERSECURITY.—The pilot program estab22 lished under subsection (b) shall align with the taxonomy, 

23 including work roles and competencies and the associated 

24 tasks, knowledge, and skills, from the National Initiative 

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1 bersecurity (NIST Special Publication 800–181, Revision 

2 1), or successor framework. 

3 (e) COORDINATION.— 

4 (1) TRAINING, PLATFORMS, AND FRAMEWORKS.— 

5 In developing the pilot program under subsection (b), 

6 the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec8 retary of Labor, the Director of the National Institute 

9 of Standards and Technology, and the Director of the 

10 Office of Personnel Management to evaluate and, 

11 where possible, leverage existing training, platforms, 

12 and frameworks of the Federal Government for pro13 viding cybersecurity education and training to pre14 vent duplication of efforts. 

15 (2) EXISTING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—In 

16 developing the pilot program under subsection (b), the 

17 Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Vet18 erans Affairs to ensure that, to the greatest extent pos19 sible, eligible individuals can utilize educational as20 sistance under chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 

21 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of 

22 title 10, United States Code, or other educational as23 sistance available to eligible individuals, such as the 

24 high technology pilot program described in section 

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1 Assistance Act of 2017 (38 U.S.C. 3001 note), while 

2 participating in the program. 

3 (3) FEDERAL WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTU4 NITIES AND PROGRAMS.—In developing the Federal 

5 work-based learning opportunities and programs re6 quired under subsection (c)(4), the Secretary shall co7 ordinate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 

8 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Di9 rector of the Office of Personnel Management, and the 

10 heads of other appropriate Federal agencies to iden11 tify or create, as necessary, interagency opportunities 

12 that will enable the pilot program established under 

13 subsection (b) to— 

14 (A) allow the participants to acquire and 

15 demonstrate competencies; and 

16 (B) give participants the capabilities nec17 essary to qualify for Federal employment. 

18 (f) RESOURCES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the pilot 

20 program established under subsection (b)— 

21 (A) uses training, platforms, and frame22 works described in subsection (e)(1), the Sec23 retary, in coordination with the Secretary of 

24 Veterans Affairs, shall take such actions as may 

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1 forms, and frameworks are expanded and 

2 resourced to accommodate usage by eligible indi3 viduals participating in the pilot program; or 

4 (B) does not use training, platforms, and 

5 frameworks described in subsection (e)(1), the 

6 Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs, shall take such actions as may 

8 be necessary to develop or procure training, plat9 forms, and frameworks necessary to carry out the 

10 requirements of subsection (c) and accommodate 

11 the usage by eligible individuals participating in 

12 the pilot program. 

13 (2) ACTIONS.—Actions described in paragraph 

14 (1) may include providing additional funding, staff, 

15 or other resources to— 

16 (A) recruit and retain women, underrep17 resented minorities, and individuals from other 

18 underrepresented communities; 

19 (B) provide administrative support for 

20 basic functions of the pilot program; 

21 (C) ensure the success and ongoing engage22 ment of eligible individuals participating in the 

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1 (D) connect participants who complete the 

2 pilot program to job opportunities within the 

3 Federal Government; and 

4 (E) allocate dedicated positions for term 

5 employment to enable Federal work-based learn6 ing opportunities and programs, as required 

7 under subsection (c)(4), for participants to gain 

8 the competencies necessary to pursue permanent 

9 Federal employment. 

10 (g) REPORTS.— 

11 (1) SECRETARY.—Not later than 2 years after 

12 the date on which the pilot program is established 

13 under subsection (b), and annually thereafter, the 

14 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

15 pilot program, including— 

16 (A) a description of— 

17 (i) any activity carried out by the De18 partment under this section; and 

19 (ii) the existing training, platforms, 

20 and frameworks of the Federal Government 

21 leveraged in accordance with subsection 

22 (e)(1); and 

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1 (i) the admittance rate into the pilot 

2 program; 

3 (ii) the demographics of participants 

4 in the program, including representation of 

5 women, underrepresented minorities, and 

6 individuals from other underrepresented 

7 communities; 

8 (iii) the completion rate for the pilot 

9 program, including if there are any identi10 fiable patterns with respect to participants 

11 who do not complete the pilot program; 

12 (iv) as applicable, the transfer rates to 

13 other academic or vocational programs, and 

14 certifications and licensure exam passage 

15 rates; 

16 (v) the rate of continued employment 

17 within a Federal agency for participants 

18 after completing the pilot program; 

19 (vi) the rate of continued employment 

20 for participants after completing the pilot 

21 program; and 

22 (vii) the median annual salary of par23 ticipants who completed the pilot program 

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1 (2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 4 

2 years after the date on which the pilot program is es3 tablished under subsection (b), the Comptroller Gen4 eral of the United States shall submit to Congress a 

5 report on the pilot program, including the rec6 ommendation of the Comptroller General with respect 

7 to whether the pilot program should be extended. 

8 (h) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 

9 pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date 

10 that is 5 years after the date on which the Secretary estab11 lishes the pilot program under this section. 

12 SEC. 6. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESS13 MENT EXTENSION. 

14 Section 304(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce 

15 Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended, 

16 in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2022’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 


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Calendar No. 446 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2274 

[Report No. 117–131] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and 

to civilian life, and for other purposes. and members of the Armed Forces transitioning program on cybersecurity training for veterans apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an 

JULY 18, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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