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Union Calendar No. 242 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6868 

[Report No. 117–323] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security education 

and training programs and initiatives, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2022 

Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. KATKO, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MAY 13, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Ms. SLOTKIN and Mr. RESCHENTHALER

MAY 13, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2022] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 

for financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and 

infrastructure security education and training programs 

and initiatives, and for other purposes. 


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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 Grants 

5 for Schools Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 

7 SUPPORT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2220 of the Homeland Se9 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

12 Director may award financial assistance in the form of 

13 grants or cooperative agreements to States, local govern14 ments, institutions of higher education (as such term is de15 fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), nonprofit organizations, and other non17 Federal entities as determined appropriate by the Director 

18 for the purpose of funding cybersecurity and infrastructure 

19 security education and training programs and initiatives 

20 to— 

21 ‘‘(1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and 

22 ‘‘(2) enhance CETAP to address the national 

23 shortfall of cybersecurity professionals.’’. 


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1 (b) BRIEFINGS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of 

2 section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

3 U.S.C. 665f) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) 

5 as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and 

6 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol7 lowing new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(C) information on any grants or coopera9 tive agreements made pursuant to subsection (e), 

10 including how any such grants or cooperative 

11 agreements are being used to enhance cybersecu12 rity education for underserved populations or 

13 communities;’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 242 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6868 

[Report No. 117–323] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

for other purposes. cation and training programs and initiatives, and cybersecurity and infrastructure security eduprovide for financial assistance to fund certain 

MAY 13, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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