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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2980 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide financial 
assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing 
certain courses of study relating to cybersecurity and energy infrastruc-
ture, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2025 
Ms. ROSS (for herself and Mr. CAREY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program 
to provide financial assistance to graduate students and 
postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of 
study relating to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Cybersecurity 
University Leadership Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENERGY CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall establish an Energy Cybersecurity Univer-
sity Leadership Program (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Program’’) to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 
Energy shall— 
(A) provide financial assistance, on a com-
petitive basis, for scholarships, fellowships, and 
research and development projects at institu-
tions of higher education to support graduate 
students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing 
a course of study that integrates cybersecurity 
competencies within disciplines associated with 
energy infrastructure needs; 
(B) 
provide 
graduate 
students 
and 
postdoctoral researchers supported under the 
Program with research traineeship experiences 
at National Laboratories and utilities; and 
(C) conduct outreach to historically Black 
colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or 
Universities, and minority-serving institutions. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
on the development and implementation of the Program. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 
university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(4) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an eligi-
ble institution under section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term 
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in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(6) TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 316(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 
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