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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6524 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 

Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mrs. BICE, and Mr. MOULTON) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 

the Workforce, Oversight and Accountability, and Veterans’ Affairs, 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 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. 

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. 

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

3 Workforce Expansion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) the need for qualified cybersecurity per7 sonnel is greater than ever, as demonstrated by the 

8 recent SolarWinds breach and the growing spate of 

9 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure enti10 ties and State and local governments; 

11 (2) the Federal Government is facing a short12 age of qualified cybersecurity personnel, as noted in 

13 a March 2019 Government Accountability Office re14 port on critical staffing needs in the Federal cyber15 security workforce; 

16 (3) there is a national shortage of qualified cy17 bersecurity personnel, and according to CyberSeek, a 

18 project supported by the National Initiative for Cy19 bersecurity Education within the National Institute 

20 of Standards and Technology, there are approxi21 mately 500,000 cybersecurity job openings around 

22 the United States; 

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

24 Security announced that the Department was initi25 ating a 60-day sprint to hire 200 cybersecurity per26 sonnel across the Department, with 100 of those 


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1 hires for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu2 rity Agency, to address a cybersecurity workforce 

3 shortage; and 

4 (5) the Federal Government needs to— 

5 (A) expand the cybersecurity workforce 

6 pipeline of the Federal Government to 

7 sustainably close a Federal cybersecurity work8 force shortage; and 

9 (B) work cooperatively with the private 

10 sector and State and local government authori11 ties to expand opportunities for new cybersecu12 rity professionals. 

13 SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 

14 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 

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

16 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 

17 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 2220F. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 

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

20 ‘‘(1) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU21 CATION SCHOOL.—The term ‘area career and tech22 nical education school’ has the meaning given the 

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

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


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1 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com2 munity college’ means a public institution of higher 

3 education at which the highest degree that is pre4 dominantly awarded to students is an associate’s de5 gree, 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) CYBERSECURITY WORK ROLES.—The term 

12 ‘cybersecurity work roles’ means the work roles out13 lined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 

14 Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework 

15 (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or any suc16 cessor framework. 

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

18 The term ‘education and training provider’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) an area career and technical edu20 cation school; 

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

22 ‘‘(C) an educational service agency; 

23 ‘‘(D) a high school; 

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

25 educational agency; 


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

2 controlled college or university, or Tribally con3 trolled postsecondary career and technical insti4 tution; 

5 ‘‘(G) a postsecondary educational institu6 tion; 

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

8 ‘‘(I) a provider of adult education and lit9 eracy activities under the Adult Education and 

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

11 ‘‘(J) a local agency administering plans 

12 under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

13 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 

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

15 ‘‘(K) a related instruction provider, includ16 ing a qualified intermediary acting as a related 

17 instruction provider as approved by a registra18 tion agency; 

19 ‘‘(L) a Job Corps center, as defined in sec20 tion 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Op21 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192); or 

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

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

24 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en2 tity’ means— 

3 ‘‘(i) a program sponsor; 

4 ‘‘(ii) a State workforce development 

5 board or State workforce agency, or a local 

6 workforce development board or local 

7 workforce development agency; 

8 ‘‘(iii) an education and training pro9 vider; 

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

11 with a State apprenticeship agency, such 

12 State apprenticeship agency; 

13 ‘‘(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi14 zation; 

15 ‘‘(vi) an industry or sector partner16 ship, a group of employers, a trade asso17 ciation, or a professional association that 

18 sponsors or participates in a program 

19 under the national apprenticeship system; 

20 ‘‘(vii) a Governor of a State; 

21 ‘‘(viii) a labor organization or joint 

22 labor-management organization; or 

23 ‘‘(ix) a qualified intermediary. 

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

25 than 1 entity described in subparagraph (A) 


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1 shall be the sponsor of a program under the na2 tional apprenticeship system. 

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

4 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

5 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

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

7 ‘‘(7) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY; SEC8 ONDARY SCHOOL.—The terms ‘local educational 

9 agency’ and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings 

10 given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 

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

12 7801). 

13 ‘‘(8) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

14 BOARD.—The term ‘local workforce development 

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

16 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor17 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

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

19 ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization that 

20 is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev21 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 

22 section 501(a) of such Code. 

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

24 term ‘provider of adult education’ has the meaning 

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


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1 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3272). 

3 ‘‘(11) RELATED INSTRUCTION.—The term ‘re4 lated instruction’ means an organized and system5 atic form of instruction designed to provide an indi6 vidual in an apprenticeship program with the knowl7 edge of the technical subjects related to the intended 

8 occupation of the individual after completion of the 

9 program. 

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

11 any person, association, committee, or organization 

12 operating an apprenticeship program and in whose 

13 name the program is, or is to be, registered or ap14 proved. 

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

16 term ‘State apprenticeship agency’ has the meaning 

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

18 Federal Regulations, or any corresponding similar 

19 regulation or ruling. 

20 ‘‘(14) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

21 BOARD.—The term ‘State workforce development 

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

23 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 


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1 ‘‘(15) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘career plan2 ning’, ‘community-based organization’, ‘economic de3 velopment agency’, ‘industry or sector partnership’, 

4 ‘on-the-job training’, ‘recognized postsecondary cre5 dential’, and ‘workplace learning advisor’ have the 

6 meanings given those terms in section 3 of the 

7 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

8 U.S.C. 3102). 

9 ‘‘(16) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 

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

11 intermediary’ means an entity that dem12 onstrates expertise in building, connecting, sus13 taining, and measuring the performance of 

14 partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and 

15 serves program participants and employers 

16 by— 

17 ‘‘(i) connecting employers to programs 

18 under the national apprenticeship system; 

19 ‘‘(ii) assisting in the design and imple20 mentation of such programs, including cur21 riculum development and delivery for re22 lated instruction; 

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

24 program administrators in meeting the 


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1 registration and reporting requirements of 

2 this Act; 

3 ‘‘(iv) providing professional develop4 ment activities such as training to men5 tors; 

6 ‘‘(v) supporting the recruitment, re7 tention, and completion of potential pro8 gram participants, including nontraditional 

9 apprenticeship populations and individuals 

10 with barriers to employment; 

11 ‘‘(vi) developing and providing person12 alized program participant supports, in13 cluding by partnering with organizations to 

14 provide access to or referrals for supportive 

15 services and financial advising; 

16 ‘‘(vii) providing services, resources, 

17 and supports for development, delivery, ex18 pansion, or improvement of programs 

19 under the national apprenticeship system; 

20 or 

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

22 ‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘partner23 ships described in subparagraph (B)’ means 

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1 plying to participate in, programs under the na2 tional apprenticeship system, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) industry or sector partnerships; 

4 ‘‘(ii) partnerships among employers, 

5 joint labor-management organizations, 

6 labor organizations, community-based or7 ganizations, industry associations, State or 

8 local workforce development boards, edu9 cation and training providers, social service 

10 organizations, economic development orga11 nizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organi12 zations, one-stop operators, one-stop part13 ners, or veterans service organizations in 

14 the State workforce development system; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(iii) partnerships among 1 or more 

17 of the entities described in clauses (i) and 

18 (ii). 

19 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF APPRENTICESHIP PRO20 GRAMS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact21 ment of this section, the Director may establish 1 or more 

22 apprenticeship programs as described in subsection (c). 

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

24 apprenticeship program described in this subsection is an 

25 apprenticeship program that— 


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

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

3 Agency; or 

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

5 entity provided that the position is— 

6 ‘‘(i) certified by the Director as con7 tributing to the national cybersecurity of 

8 the United States; and 

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

10 through a contract, grant, or cooperative 

11 agreement with the Agency; 

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

13 learning necessary, as determined by the Director, to 

14 meet the immediate and ongoing needs of cybersecu15 rity work roles at the Agency; and 

16 ‘‘(3) is registered with and approved by the Of17 fice of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor 

18 or a State apprenticeship agency pursuant to the 

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

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

21 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—In the development of an ap22 prenticeships program under this section, the Director 

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

24 the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 

25 Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Science 


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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 ‘‘(e) OPTIONAL USE OF GRANTS OR COOPERATIVE

6 AGREEMENTS.—An apprenticeship program under this 

7 section may include entering into a contract or cooperative 

8 agreement with or making a grant to an eligible entity 

9 if determined appropriate by the Director based on the 

10 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 work15 force development; 

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

17 cooperative agreement with or receive grant funds 

18 from the Agency as described in this section; 

19 ‘‘(4) providing students who complete the ap20 prenticeship program with a recognized postsec21 ondary credential; 

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

23 aligned with the needs of the Agency and utilizes 

24 workplace learning advisors and on-the-job training 

25 to the greatest extent possible; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) demonstrating successful outcomes con2 necting graduates of the apprenticeship program to 

3 careers relevant to the program. 

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

5 arrangement as described in subsection (e), an eligible en6 tity seeking a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant 

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

9 information as the Director may require. 

10 ‘‘(g) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to re11 ceive a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under 

12 this section, the Director may prioritize an eligible entity 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(1) is a member of an industry or sector part15 nership; 

16 ‘‘(2) provides related instruction for an appren17 ticeship program through— 

18 ‘‘(A) a local educational agency, a sec19 ondary school, a provider of adult education, an 

20 area career and technical education school, or 

21 an institution of higher education; or 

22 ‘‘(B) an apprenticeship program that was 

23 registered with the Department of Labor or a 

24 State apprenticeship agency before the date on 


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1 which the eligible entity applies for the grant 

2 under subsection (g); 

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

4 Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or veterans organiza5 tions to transition members of the Armed Forces 

6 and veterans to apprenticeship programs in a rel7 evant sector; or 

8 ‘‘(4) plans to use the grant to carry out the ap9 prenticeship program with an entity that receives 

10 State funding or is operated by a State agency. 

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

12 provide technical assistance to eligible entities to leverage 

13 the existing job training and education programs of the 

14 Agency and other relevant programs at appropriate Fed15 eral agencies. 

16 ‘‘(i) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—Participants in the pro17 gram may be entered into cybersecurity-specific excepted 

18 service positions as determined appropriate by the Direc19 tor and authorized by section 2208. 

20 ‘‘(j) REPORT.— 

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

22 years after the establishment of an apprenticeship 

23 program under this section, the Director shall sub24 mit to Congress a report on the program, includ25 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a description of— 

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

3 Agency under this section; 

4 ‘‘(ii) any entity that enters into a con5 tract or agreement with or receives a grant 

6 from the Agency under subsection (e); 

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

8 contract, agreement, or grant under this 

9 section as described in subsection (e); and 

10 ‘‘(iv) best practices used to leverage 

11 the investment of the Federal Government 

12 under this section; and 

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

14 by the program, including the rate of continued 

15 employment at the Agency for participants 

16 after completing an apprenticeship program 

17 carried out under this section. 

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

19 year after the establishment of an apprenticeship program 

20 under this section, and annually thereafter, the Director 

21 shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Labor a 

22 report on the effectiveness of the program based on the 

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

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

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


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

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Agency such sums 

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

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

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

6 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

7 2220E the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 2220F. Apprenticeship program.’’. 

8 SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM ON CYBER TRAINING FOR VET9 ERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

10 FORCES TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

13 individual’’ means an individual who is— 

14 (A) a member of the Armed Forces 

15 transitioning from service in the Armed Forces 

16 to civilian life; or 

17 (B) a veteran. 

18 (2) PORTABLE CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘‘port19 able credential’’— 

20 (A) means a documented award by a re21 sponsible and authorized entity that has deter22 mined that an individual has achieved specific 

23 learning outcomes relative to a given standard; 

24 and 


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

2 certificate, badge, and professional or industry 

3 certification that— 

4 (i) has value locally and nationally in 

5 labor markets, educational systems, or 

6 other contexts; 

7 (ii) is defined publicly in such a way 

8 that allows educators, employers, and other 

9 individuals and entities to understand and 

10 verify the full set of skills represented by 

11 the credential; and 

12 (iii) enables a holder of the credential 

13 to move vertically and horizontally within 

14 and across training and education systems 

15 for the attainment of other credentials. 

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

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

18 United States Code. 

19 (4) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work20 based learning’’ has the meaning given the term in 

21 section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech22 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet25 erans Affairs shall establish a pilot program under which 


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1 the Secretary shall provide cyber-specific training for eligi2 ble individuals. 

3 (c) ELEMENTS.—The pilot program established 

4 under subsection (b) shall incorporate— 

5 (1) virtual platforms for coursework and train6 ing; 

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

8 (3) Federal work-based learning opportunities 

9 and programs; and 

10 (4) the provision of portable credentials to eligi11 ble individuals who graduate from the pilot program. 

12 (d) ALIGNMENT WITH NICE WORKFORCE FRAME13 WORK FOR CYBERSECURITY.—The pilot program estab14 lished under subsection (b) shall align with the taxonomy, 

15 including work roles and associated tasks, knowledge, and 

16 skills, from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Edu17 cation Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NIST 

18 Special Publication 800–181), or any successor frame19 work. 

20 (e) COORDINATION.— 

21 (1) TRAINING, PLATFORMS, AND FRAME22 WORKS.—In developing the pilot program under sub23 section (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

24 coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec25 retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 


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1 Labor, and the Director of the Office of Personnel 

2 Management to evaluate and, where possible, lever3 age existing training, platforms, and frameworks of 

4 the Federal Government for providing cyber edu5 cation and training to prevent duplication of efforts. 

6 (2) FEDERAL WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPOR7 TUNITIES AND PROGRAMS.—In developing the Fed8 eral work-based learning opportunities and programs 

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

10 Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary 

11 of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 

12 Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of 

13 Personnel Management, and the heads of other ap14 propriate Federal agencies to identify or create 

15 interagency opportunities that will enable the pilot 

16 program established under subsection (b) to— 

17 (A) bridge the gap between knowledge ac18 quisition and skills application for participants; 

19 and 

20 (B) give participants the experience nec21 essary to pursue Federal employment. 

22 (f) RESOURCES.— 

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

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1 (A) uses a program of the Department of 

2 Veterans Affairs or platforms and frameworks 

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

4 Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as may 

5 be necessary to ensure that those programs, 

6 platforms, and frameworks are expanded and 

7 resourced to accommodate usage by eligible in8 dividuals participating in the pilot program; or 

9 (B) does not use a program of the Depart10 ment of Veterans Affairs or platforms and 

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

12 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such 

13 actions as may be necessary to develop or pro14 cure programs, platforms, and frameworks nec15 essary to carry out the requirements of sub16 section (c) and accommodate the usage by eligi17 ble individuals participating in the pilot pro18 gram. 

19 (2) ACTIONS.—Actions described in paragraph 

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

21 or other resources to— 

22 (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’’. 

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