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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 247 

Designating June 2023 as National Cybersecurity Education Month. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2023 

Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. KING, and Mr. MANCHIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Designating June 2023 as National Cybersecurity Education 

Month. 

Whereas recent cyberattacks and vulnerabilities present cybersecurity risks to individuals and organizations and increase the urgency to grow and sustain a knowledgeable 

and skilled cybersecurity workforce in both the public and 

private sectors; 

Whereas, according to CyberSeek.org, as of June 2023, in 

the United States, there are 1,129,659 individuals in the 

cybersecurity workforce and 663,494 open jobs in cybersecurity; 

Whereas a 2017 report entitled ‘‘Supporting the Growth and 

Sustainment of the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce: 

Building the Foundation for a More Secure American 

Future’’, transmitted by the Secretary of Commerce and 


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the Secretary of Homeland Security, proposed a vision to 

‘‘prepare, grow, and sustain a cybersecurity workforce 

that safeguards and promotes America’s national security 

and economic prosperity’’; 

Whereas expanding cybersecurity education opportunities is 

important in order to address the cybersecurity workforce 

shortage and prepare the United States for ongoing and 

future national security threats; 

Whereas cybersecurity education can— 

(1) provide learning and career opportunities for 

students across the United States in elementary through 

postsecondary education; and 

(2) bolster the capacity of the domestic workforce to 

defend the United States and secure the economy of the 

United States; 

Whereas, in 2021, Congress authorized, as part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 

Stat. 3388), the Cybersecurity Education Training Assistance Program (referred to in this preamble as 

‘‘CETAP’’), a Department of Homeland Security initiative to provide cybersecurity career awareness, curricular 

resources, and professional development to elementary 

and secondary schools; 

Whereas CYBER.ORG, a grantee of CETAP, has introduced 

cybersecurity concepts to more than 4,000,000 students 

and provided resources to more than 30,000 K–12 educators in all 50 States and 4 territories of the United 

States; 

Whereas the mission of NICE is ‘‘to energize, promote, and 

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vance an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity education, 

training, and workforce development’’; 

Whereas cybersecurity education is supported through multiple Federal programs and other related efforts, including— 

(1) the Office of the National Cyber Director; 

(2) the NICE Community Coordinating Council; 

(3) the Advanced Technological Education program 

administered by the National Science Foundation; 

(4) the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program 

administered by the National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of Personnel Management and 

the Department of Homeland Security; 

(5) the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Scholarship Program administered by the Department of Defense; 

(6) the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative administered 

by the Partnership for Public Service; 

(7) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in 

Cybersecurity administered by the National Security 

Agency; 

(8) the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award; 

(9) Career Technical Education (CTE) CyberNet 

Academies administered by the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the Department of Education; 

(10) the GenCyber program administered by the National Security Agency, in collaboration with the National 

Science Foundation; 

(11) widely used resources, including 

CareerOneStop, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and 

O*NET OnLine administered by the Department of 

Labor; and 


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(12) the Registered Apprenticeship Program administered by the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department 

of Labor; and 

Whereas ensuring access to cybersecurity education for all 

students in the United States regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, or geographic location 

will expand opportunities for high-earning jobs in highdemand fields: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates June 2023 as ‘‘National Cyber3 security Education Month’’; 

4 (2) invites individuals and organizations in the 

5 United States— 

6 (A) to recognize the essential role of cyber7 security education; and 

8 (B) to support Federal, State, and local 

9 educational efforts; 

10 (3) encourages educational and training institu11 tions to increase the understanding and awareness 

12 of cybersecurity education at such institutions; and 

13 (4) commits to— 

14 (A) raising awareness about cybersecurity 

15 education; and 

16 (B) taking legislative action in support of 

17 cybersecurity education to effectively build and 

18 sustain a skilled cybersecurity workforce. 

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