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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2305 

To enhance cybersecurity education. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2021 

Mr. OSSOFF introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To enhance cybersecurity education. 

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 ‘‘Cybersecurity Oppor5 tunity Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 

7 GRANT PROGRAM. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security shall— 

10 (1) award grants to assist public institutions of 

11 higher education that have an enrollment of needy 

12 students (as defined in section 312(d) of the Higher 


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1 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(d))), His2 torically Black Colleges and Universities, and minor3 ity-serving institutions, to establish or expand cyber4 security programs, to build and upgrade institutional 

5 capacity to better support new or existing cybersecu6 rity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships 

7 with public and private entities, and to support such 

8 institutions on the path to producing qualified en9 trants in the cybersecurity workforce or becoming a 

10 National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyberse11 curity through the program carried out by the Na12 tional Security Agency and the Department of 

13 Homeland Security; and 

14 (2) award grants for a 5-year pilot period to 

15 build capacity to public institutions of higher edu16 cation that have an enrollment of needy students (as 

17 defined in section 312(d) of the Higher Education 

18 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(d))), Historically 

19 Black Colleges and Universities, and minority-serv20 ing institutions, to expand cybersecurity education 

21 opportunities, cybersecurity technology and pro22 grams, cybersecurity research, and cybersecurity 

23 partnerships with public and private entities. 

24 (b) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible institution seeking a 

25 grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to 


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1 the Secretary of Homeland Security at such time, in such 

2 manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

3 may reasonably require, including a statement of how the 

4 institution will use the funds awarded through the grant 

5 to expand cybersecurity education opportunities at the eli6 gible institution. 

7 (c) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institution that receives 

8 a grant under this section may use the funds awarded 

9 through such grant for increasing research, education, 

10 technical, partnership, and innovation capacity, including 

11 for— 

12 (1) building and upgrading institutional capac13 ity to better support new or existing cybersecurity 

14 programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with 

15 public and private entities; and 

16 (2) building and upgrading institutional capac17 ity to provide hands-on research and training experi18 ences for undergraduate and graduate students. 

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