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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7214 

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 

DECEMBER 3, 2018 

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

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

the Workforce 

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 Edu5 cation Integration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANTS. 

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

8 to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall, not later than 

9 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, establish 


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1 a pilot program under which the Secretary shall award 

2 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships 

3 for— 

4 (1) the development and implementation of ca5 reer and technical education programs of study that 

6 incorporate cybersecurity education and prepare in7 dividuals to meet workforce needs in critical infra8 structure sectors; and 

9 (2) the integration of cybersecurity education 

10 into existing programs of study that prepare individ11 uals to meet workforce needs in critical infrastruc12 ture sectors. 

13 (b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In award14 ing grants under this Act, the Secretary shall consult with 

15 the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the National Insti16 tute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Home17 land Security, and the Department of Homeland Secu18 rity’s Sector Coordinating Councils to determine the 

19 greatest cybersecurity workforce needs in critical infra20 structure sectors. 

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

22 made under this Act shall not exceed $500,000 in any fis23 cal year. 

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

25 under this Act, an eligible partnership shall submit an apVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:52 Dec 07, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7214.IH H7214

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1 plication to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 

2 containing such information as the Secretary may reason3 ably require, and including a description of— 

4 (1) the roles and responsibilities of each partner 

5 in the eligible partnership, and each partner’s capac6 ity to support the program of study to be developed 

7 and implemented with funds awarded under this 

8 Act, or the program of study into which cybersecu9 rity education will be integrated with funds awarded 

10 under this Act; 

11 (2) the critical infrastructure sector or sectors 

12 that such program of study prepares individuals to 

13 enter; 

14 (3) the career specialty or occupation within 

15 such sector or sectors that such program of study 

16 prepares individuals to enter; 

17 (4) the workforce needs of such critical infra18 structure sector or sectors, including cybersecurity 

19 workforce needs; 

20 (5) how the eligible partnership will incorporate 

21 cybersecurity education, including relevant cyberse22 curity industry competencies published by the De23 partment of Labor, into such program of study; 

24 (6) the work-based learning opportunities the 

25 eligible partnership will offer; 


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1 (7) how the program of study will meet the cy2 bersecurity workforce needs of such critical infra3 structure sector or sectors; 

4 (8) how such program of study will lead to a 

5 recognized postsecondary credential and employment 

6 in a critical infrastructure sector; 

7 (9) how such program of study will be sustained 

8 following the grant period; and 

9 (10) any other purpose for which the eligible 

10 partnership intends to use funds awarded under this 

11 Act. 

12 (e) REGIONAL DIVERSITY.—When awarding grants 

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

14 awarded to eligible partnerships in different regions. 

15 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible part16 nership that receives a grant under this Act shall annually 

17 submit a report to the Secretary that includes— 

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

19 the eligible partnership under this Act have been 

20 used during the period covered by the report; 

21 (2) the number of students, including a break22 down by race and ethnicity and an identification of 

23 the number of students in each of the special popu24 lations who have received a recognized postsecondary 

25 credential during such period from the program of 


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1 study into which cybersecurity education was incor2 porated using such funds; and 

3 (3) the percentage of participants in unsub4 sidized employment in a critical infrastructure sector 

5 targeted by the program of study after exiting the 

6 program of study. 

7 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

9 out this Act $10,000,000. 

10 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

11 (1) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

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

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

14 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 

15 (2) CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION.—The term 

16 ‘‘cybersecurity education’’ shall mean education 

17 about ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, avail18 ability, and safety of information systems used in 

19 critical infrastructure sectors, including control sys20 tems and operational technology. 

21 (3) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 

22 (A) REQUIRED PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘eli23 gible partnership’’ means a partnership that in24 cludes— 


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1 (i) a postsecondary educational insti2 tution; and 

3 (ii) a public or private employer, in a 

4 critical infrastructure sector, with dem5 onstrated cybersecurity workforce needs, 

6 that is located in the region where the pro7 gram of study will be developed and imple8 mented with funds awarded under this Act. 

9 (B) OPTIONAL PARTNERS.—The partner10 ship may also include one or more— 

11 (i) community stakeholders (such as 

12 local governments, nonprofit institutions, 

13 economic development organizations, plan14 ning agencies, labor organizations, or in15 dustry associations); 

16 (ii) local educational agencies (as the 

17 term is defined in section 8101 of the ‘‘El18 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 

19 1965’’); and 

20 (iii) eligible agencies that are located 

21 in the region where the program of study 

22 will be developed and implemented with 

23 funds awarded under this Act. 

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

25 agency’’ means a State board designated or created 


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1 consistent with State law as the sole State agency 

2 responsible for the administration of career and 

3 technical education in the State or for the super4 vision of the administration of career and technical 

5 education in the State. 

6 (5) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU7 TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu8 tion’’ means— 

9 (A) an institution of higher education that 

10 provides not less than a 2-year program of in11 struction that is acceptable for credit toward a 

12 bachelor’s degree; 

13 (B) a tribally controlled college or univer14 sity; or 

15 (C) a nonprofit educational institution of16 fering certificate or other skilled training pro17 grams at the postsecondary level. 

18 (6) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘‘program 

19 of study’’ means a coordinated, nonduplicative se20 quence of academic and technical content at the sec21 ondary and postsecondary level that— 

22 (A) incorporates challenging State aca23 demic standards, including those adopted by a 

24 State under section 6311(b)(1) of this title; 


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1 (B) addresses both academic and technical 

2 knowledge and skills, including employability 

3 skills; 

4 (C) is aligned with the needs of industries 

5 in the economy of the State, region, Tribal com6 munity, or local area; 

7 (D) progresses in specificity (beginning 

8 with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 

9 and leading to more occupation-specific instruc10 tion); 

11 (E) has multiple entry and exit points that 

12 incorporate credentialing; and 

13 (F) culminates in the attainment of a rec14 ognized postsecondary credential. 

15 (7) WORK BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work 

16 based learning’’ means sustained interactions with 

17 industry or community professionals in real work18 place settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated 

19 environments at an educational institution that fos20 ter in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks 

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

22 curriculum and instruction. 

23 (8) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN24 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden25 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 


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1 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3102). 

3 (9) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘special 

4 populations’’ means— 

5 (A) individuals with disabilities; 

6 (B) individuals from economically dis7 advantaged families, including low-income youth 

8 and adults; 

9 (C) individuals preparing for non-tradi10 tional fields; 

11 (D) single parents, including single preg12 nant women; 

13 (E) out-of-workforce individuals; 

14 (F) English learners; 

15 (G) homeless individuals described in sec16 tion 11434a of title 42; 

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

18 the foster care system; and 

19 (I) youth with a parent who— 

20 (i) is a member of the armed forces 

21 (as such term is defined in section 

22 101(a)(4) of title 10); and 

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

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

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