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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2154 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 17, 2019 

Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. PETERS) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 102 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 2036. Computer science and cybersecurity pro8 gram 

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

10 carry out a program to enhance the preparation of stu11 dents in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for 

12 careers in computer science and cybersecurity. 

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

14 the Secretary shall coordinate with the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart16 ments. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 

18 ‘‘(3) The National Science Foundation. 

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

20 and local government entities the Secretary of De21 fense determines appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(5) Private sector organizations the Secretary 

23 of Defense determines appropriate. 

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

25 include the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Establishment of targeted internships and 

2 cooperative research opportunities in computer 

3 science and cybersecurity at defense laboratories and 

4 other technical centers for students in and instruc5 tors of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

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

7 for instructors to teach evidence-based courses in 

8 computer science and cybersecurity to students. 

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

10 quality of cybersecurity and computer science edu11 cational, training opportunities, and curricula for 

12 students and instructors. 

13 ‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem14 onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal com15 puter science and cybersecurity education for stu16 dents and instructors. 

17 ‘‘(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish out18 come-based metrics and internal and external assessments 

19 to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted 

20 under the program with respect to the needs of the De21 partment of Defense. 

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

23 the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

24 make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and sec25 tions 2601, 2605, and 2374a of this title, section 219 of 


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1 the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 

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

3 2358 note), and other authorities the Secretary deter4 mines appropriate.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions at the beginning of chapter 102 of such title 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

8 item: 

‘‘2036. Computer science and cybersecurity program.’’. 

9 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

11 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

12 Senate and the House of Representatives a report on ac13 tivities carried out under the program on computer science 

14 and cybersecurity for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train15 ing Corps required by section 2036 of title 10, United 

16 States Code (as added by subsection (a)). 

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