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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 117 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2021 

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

Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

a DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Cybersecurity 

5 On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Pro6 gram Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND 

2 EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the Home4 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amend5 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 230A. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING 

7 AND EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

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

10 establish a ‘DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and 

11 Employment Apprentice Program’ (in this section referred 

12 to as the ‘Program’) to identify Department employees for 

13 work in matters relating to cybersecurity at the Depart14 ment. The Program shall be led by the Under Secretary 

15 responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protec16 tion, cybersecurity, and other related programs of the De17 partment pursuant to section 103(a)(1)(H). The Secretary 

18 may provide such Under Secretary with such officers or 

19 employees of the Department as are necessary to carry 

20 out the Program. 

21 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Program under 

22 subsection (a), the Under Secretary referred to in such 

23 subsection shall— 

24 ‘‘(1) submit to the Secretary a monthly report 

25 on the status of vacancies in cybersecurity positions 

26 throughout the Department; 


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1 ‘‘(2) identify diagnostic tools that can accu2 rately and reliably measure an individual’s capacity 

3 to perform cybersecurity related jobs or serve in po4 sitions associated with network or computing secu5 rity; 

6 ‘‘(3) in consultation with relevant Department 

7 component heads, identify a roster of positions that 

8 may be a good fit for the Program and make rec9 ommendations to the Secretary relating to such 

10 identified positions; 

11 ‘‘(4) develop a curriculum for the Program, 

12 which may include distance learning instruction, in13 classroom instruction within a work location, on-the14 job instruction under the supervision of experienced 

15 cybersecurity staff, or other means of training and 

16 education as determined appropriate by the Sec17 retary; 

18 ‘‘(5) recruit individuals employed by the De19 partment to participate in the Program; 

20 ‘‘(6) determine the best means for training and 

21 retention of Department employees enrolled in the 

22 Program; 

23 ‘‘(7) maintain an accurate numeration and de24 scription of all filled and unfilled cybersecurity posiVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:07 Jan 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H117.IH H117

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1 tions within the Department by office and compo2 nent; 

3 ‘‘(8) keep up-to-date a roster of open positions 

4 relating to cybersecurity, as determined and ap5 proved by the Secretary, and the skills applicants 

6 must attain to qualify to fill such positions; 

7 ‘‘(9) maintain information on individuals en8 rolled in the Program; and 

9 ‘‘(10) annually submit to the Committee on 

10 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

11 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov12 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing 

13 information relating to the duties specified in this 

14 subsection.’’. 

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

16 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

17 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

18 230 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 230A. DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program.’’. 

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