DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program Act

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics, Computer security and identity theft, Congressional oversight, Employment and training programs, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3208 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3208

     To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS 
   Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2023

 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
  Mr. Cohen, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Ms. Clark of Massachusetts) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS 
   Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job 
Training Program Act''.

SEC. 2. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 2220F. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established within the Agency a `DHS 
Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program' (in this section referred to 
as the `Program') to voluntarily train Department employees who are not 
currently in a cybersecurity position for work in matters relating to 
cybersecurity at the Department. The Program shall be led by the 
Director, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management.
    ``(b) Duties of the Director.--In carrying out the Program under 
subsection (a), the Director--
            ``(1) shall develop a curriculum for the Program, 
        incorporating any existing curricula as appropriate, and 
        consistent with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
        Education Framework or any successor framework, which may 
        include distance learning instruction, in-classroom instruction 
        within a work location, on-the-job instruction under the 
        supervision of experienced cybersecurity staff, or other means 
        of training and education as determined appropriate by the 
        Director;
            ``(2) shall develop criteria for participation in the 
        Program;
            ``(3) in accordance with paragraph (1), shall provide 
        cybersecurity training to employees of the Department and may, 
        as appropriate, provide cybersecurity training to other Federal 
        employees; and
            ``(4) shall annually for seven years submit to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        of the Senate a report that includes--
                    ``(A) information relating to the number of 
                employees who participated in the Program in the 
                preceding year;
                    ``(B) an identification of the positions into which 
                employees trained through the Program were hired after 
                such training;
                    ``(C) a description of metrics used to measure the 
                success of the Program;
                    ``(D) copies of the reports submitted pursuant to 
                (c)(1); and
                    ``(E) any additional information relating to the 
                duties specified in this subsection.
    ``(c) Duties of the Under Secretary for Management.--In carrying 
out the Program under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for 
Management shall--
            ``(1) submit to the Secretary an annual report on the 
        status of vacancies in cybersecurity positions throughout the 
        Department;
            ``(2) support efforts by the Director to identify and 
        recruit individuals employed by the Department to participate 
        in the Program;
            ``(3) implement policies, including continuing service 
        agreements, to encourage participation in the Program by 
        employees throughout the Department; and
            ``(4) conduct outreach to employees who complete the 
        Program regarding cybersecurity job opportunities within the 
        Department.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2220E the following new item:

``Sec. 2220F. DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program.''.
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