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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1592 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to award 

competitive grants for the integration of cybersecurity education, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2019 

Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

Labor 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot 

program to award competitive grants for the integration 

of cybersecurity education, 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 ‘‘Cybersecurity Skills 

5 Integration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to improve the cybersecu8 rity competencies of the critical infrastructure workforce, 

9 particularly operators of critical infrastructure technology, 


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1 by developing postsecondary career and technical edu2 cation programs that integrate cybersecurity education. 

3 SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made available 

5 to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education shall, 

6 not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, establish a pilot program under which the Secretary 

8 shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible part9 nerships for— 

10 (1) the development and implementation of 

11 postsecondary career and technical education pro12 grams that incorporate cybersecurity education and 

13 prepare individuals to meet workforce needs in crit14 ical infrastructure sectors; and 

15 (2) the integration of cybersecurity education 

16 into existing postsecondary career and technical edu17 cation programs that prepare individuals to meet 

18 workforce needs in critical infrastructure sectors. 

19 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In award20 ing grants under this Act, the Secretary shall consult with 

21 the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the National Insti22 tute of Standards and Technology, and the Secretary of 

23 Homeland Security, to determine the greatest workforce 

24 needs in critical infrastructure sectors. 


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1 (c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of any grant 

2 made under this Act shall not exceed $500,000 in any fis3 cal year. 

4 (d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

5 under this Act, an eligible partnership shall submit an ap6 plication to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

7 containing such information as the Secretary may reason8 ably require, and including a description of— 

9 (1) the roles and responsibilities of each partner 

10 in the eligible partnership, and each partner’s capac11 ity to support the postsecondary career and technical 

12 education program to be developed and implemented 

13 with funds awarded under this Act, or the postsec14 ondary career and technical education program into 

15 which cybersecurity education will be integrated with 

16 funds awarded under this Act; 

17 (2) the critical infrastructure sector or sectors 

18 that such postsecondary career and technical edu19 cation program prepares individuals to enter; 

20 (3) the in-demand occupation within such sector 

21 or sectors that such postsecondary career and tech22 nical education program prepares individuals to 

23 enter; 

24 (4) the workforce needs of such critical infra25 structure sector or sectors, including cybersecurity 


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1 workforce needs, and how the postsecondary career 

2 and technical education program will meet such 

3 workforce needs; 

4 (5) how the eligible partnership will incorporate 

5 cybersecurity education aligned to the National In6 stitute of Standards and Technology Special Publi7 cation 800–181, ‘‘National Initiative for Cybersecu8 rity Workforce Framework’’, into such postsec9 ondary career and technical education program; 

10 (6) the work-based learning opportunities the 

11 eligible partnership will offer; 

12 (7) how such postsecondary career and tech13 nical education program will lead to a recognized 

14 postsecondary credential and employment in the crit15 ical infrastructure sector targeted by the postsec16 ondary career and technical education program; 

17 (8) how such postsecondary career and tech18 nical education program will be sustained following 

19 the grant period; 

20 (9) how such postsecondary career and tech21 nical education program will promote diversity with22 in the cybersecurity workforce in critical infrastruc23 ture sectors; and 


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1 (10) any other purpose for which the eligible 

2 partnership intends to use funds awarded under this 

3 Act. 

4 (e) REGIONAL DIVERSITY.—When awarding grants 

5 under this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that grants are 

6 awarded to eligible partnerships in different regions. 

7 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible part8 nership that receives a grant under this Act shall annually 

9 submit a report to the Secretary that includes— 

10 (1) a description of how any funds awarded to 

11 the eligible partnership under this Act have been 

12 used during the period covered by the report; 

13 (2) the number of students who have received 

14 a recognized postsecondary credential during such 

15 period from the postsecondary career and technical 

16 education program into which cybersecurity edu17 cation was incorporated using such funds, 

18 disaggregated by the subgroups of students de19 scribed in section 1111(c)(2)(B) of the Elementary 

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

21 6311(c)(2)(B)) and by each special population; and 

22 (3) the percentage of participants in unsub23 sidized employment in an in-demand occupation in a 

24 critical infrastructure sector targeted by the postsec25 ondary career and technical education program after 


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1 exiting the postsecondary career and technical edu2 cation program. 

3 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

5 out this Act $10,000,000. 

6 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

7 (1) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

8 ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given the 

9 term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 

11 (2) CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION.—The term 

12 ‘‘cybersecurity education’’ shall mean education 

13 about ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, avail14 ability, and safety of information systems used in 

15 critical infrastructure sectors, including control sys16 tems and operational technology. 

17 (3) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 

18 (A) REQUIRED PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘eli19 gible partnership’’ means a partnership that in20 cludes— 

21 (i) a postsecondary educational insti22 tution; and 

23 (ii) 2 or more public or private em24 ployers, in a critical infrastructure sector, 

25 with demonstrated cybersecurity workforce 


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1 needs, that is located in the region where 

2 the postsecondary career and technical 

3 education program will be developed and 

4 implemented with funds awarded under 

5 this Act. 

6 (B) OPTIONAL PARTNERS.—The partner7 ship may also include one or more— 

8 (i) community stakeholders (such as 

9 local governments, nonprofit institutions, 

10 economic development organizations, plan11 ning agencies, labor organizations, or in12 dustry associations); 

13 (ii) local educational agencies (as the 

14 term is defined in section 8101 of the Ele15 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 

16 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); and 

17 (iii) eligible agencies that are located 

18 in the region where the postsecondary ca19 reer and technical education program will 

20 be developed and implemented with funds 

21 awarded under this Act. 

22 (4) ELIGIBLE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘eligible 

23 agency’’ means a State board designated or created 

24 consistent with State law as the sole State agency 

25 responsible for the administration of career and 


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1 technical education in the State or for the super2 vision of the administration of career and technical 

3 education in the State. 

4 (5) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA5 TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc6 cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

7 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

8 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

9 (6) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU10 TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu11 tion’’ means— 

12 (A) an institution of higher education (de13 fined in section 101 of the Higher Education 

14 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that provides 

15 not less than a 2-year program of instruction 

16 that is acceptable for credit toward an associ17 ate’s or bachelor’s degree; 

18 (B) a tribally controlled college or univer19 sity (defined in section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally 

20 Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance 

21 Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4))); or 

22 (C) a nonprofit educational institution of23 fering certificate or other skilled training pro24 grams at the postsecondary level. 


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1 (7) POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL

2 EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘postsecondary 

3 career and technical education program’’ means a 

4 coordinated, nonduplicative sequence of academic 

5 and technical content at the postsecondary level 

6 that— 

7 (A) addresses both academic and technical 

8 knowledge and skills, including employability 

9 skills; 

10 (B) is aligned with the needs of industries 

11 in the economy of the State, region, Tribal com12 munity, or local area; 

13 (C) progresses in specificity (beginning 

14 with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 

15 and leading to more occupation-specific instruc16 tion); 

17 (D) has multiple entry and exit points that 

18 incorporate credentialing; and 

19 (E) culminates in the attainment of a rec20 ognized postsecondary credential. 

21 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of Education. 

23 (9) WORK BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work 

24 based learning’’ means sustained interactions with 

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1 place settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated 

2 environments at an educational institution that fos3 ter in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks 

4 required in a given career field, that are aligned to 

5 curriculum and instruction. 

6 (10) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN7 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden8 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

9 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

10 U.S.C. 3102). 

11 (11) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘spe12 cial populations’’ means— 

13 (A) individuals with disabilities; 

14 (B) individuals from economically dis15 advantaged families, including low-income youth 

16 and adults; 

17 (C) individuals preparing for non-tradi18 tional fields; 

19 (D) single parents, including single preg20 nant women; 

21 (E) out-of-workforce individuals; 

22 (F) English learners; 

23 (G) homeless individuals described in sec24 tion 11434a of title 42, United States Code; 


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1 (H) youth who are in, or have aged out of, 

2 the foster care system; and 

3 (I) youth with a parent who— 

4 (i) is a member of the armed forces 

5 (as such term is defined in section 

6 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code); 

7 and 

8 (ii) is on active duty (as such term is 

9 defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title). 

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