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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3266 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to enhance 

the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 

Corps for careers in computer science and cybersecurity, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13, 2019 

Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. LAMB, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. WALTZ, 

and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program 

to enhance the preparation of students in the Junior 

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for careers in computer 

science and cybersecurity, 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 ‘‘JROTC Cyber Train5 ing Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. JROTC COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBERSECURITY 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 2036. Computer science and cybersecurity pro6 gram 

7 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

8 carry out a program to enhance the preparation of stu9 dents in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for 

10 careers in computer science and cybersecurity. 

11 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program, 

12 the Secretary shall coordinate with the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart14 ments. 

15 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 

16 ‘‘(3) The National Science Foundation. 

17 ‘‘(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, 

18 and local government entities the Secretary of De19 fense determines appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(5) Private sector organizations the Secretary 

21 of Defense determines appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the program may 

23 include the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) Establishment of targeted internships and 

25 cooperative research opportunities in computer 

26 science and cybersecurity at defense laboratories and 


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1 other technical centers for students in and instruc2 tors of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

3 ‘‘(2) Funding for training and other supports 

4 for instructors to teach evidence-based courses in 

5 computer science and cybersecurity to students. 

6 ‘‘(3) Efforts and activities that improve the 

7 quality of cybersecurity and computer science edu8 cational, training opportunities, and curricula for 

9 students and instructors. 

10 ‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem11 onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal com12 puter science and cybersecurity education for stu13 dents and instructors. 

14 ‘‘(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish out15 come-based metrics and internal and external assessments 

16 to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted 

17 under the program with respect to the needs of the De18 partment of Defense. 

19 ‘‘(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the program, 

20 the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

21 make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and sec22 tions 2601, 2605, and 2374a of this title, section 219 of 

23 the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 

24 for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 


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1 2358 note), and other authorities the Secretary deter2 mines appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 

4 date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza5 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020, the Secretary shall submit 

6 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

7 the House of Representatives a report on activities carried 

8 out under the program.’’. 

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