(7) how the program of study will meet the cy-
bersecurity workforce needs of such critical infra-
structure sector or sectors; 
(8) how such program of study will lead to a 
recognized postsecondary credential and employment 
in a critical infrastructure sector; 
(9) how such program of study will be sustained 
following the grant period; and 
(10) any other purpose for which the eligible 
partnership intends to use funds awarded under this 
Act. 
(e) REGIONAL DIVERSITY.—When awarding grants 
under this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that grants are 
awarded to eligible partnerships in different regions. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible part-
nership that receives a grant under this Act shall annually 
submit a report to the Secretary that includes— 
(1) a description of how any funds awarded to 
the eligible partnership under this Act have been 
used during the period covered by the report; 
(2) the number of students, including a break-
down by race and ethnicity and an identification of 
the number of students in each of the special popu-
lations who have received a recognized postsecondary 
credential during such period from the program of 
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study into which cybersecurity education was incor-
porated using such funds; and 
(3) the percentage of participants in unsub-
sidized employment in a critical infrastructure sector 
targeted by the program of study after exiting the 
program of study. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this Act $10,000,000. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(2) CYBERSECURITY
EDUCATION.—The term 
‘‘cybersecurity education’’ shall mean education 
about ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, avail-
ability, and safety of information systems used in 
critical infrastructure sectors, including control sys-
tems and operational technology. 
(3) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 
(A) REQUIRED PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible partnership’’ means a partnership that in-
cludes— 
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(i) a postsecondary educational insti-
tution; and 
(ii) a public or private employer, in a 
critical infrastructure sector, with dem-
onstrated cybersecurity workforce needs, 
that is located in the region where the pro-
gram of study will be developed and imple-
mented with funds awarded under this Act. 
(B) OPTIONAL PARTNERS.—The partner-
ship may also include one or more— 
(i) community stakeholders (such as 
local governments, nonprofit institutions, 
economic development organizations, plan-
ning agencies, labor organizations, or in-
dustry associations); 
(ii) local educational agencies (as the 
term is defined in section 8101 of the ‘‘El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965’’); and 
(iii) eligible agencies that are located 
in the region where the program of study 
will be developed and implemented with 
funds awarded under this Act. 
(4) ELIGIBLE
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
agency’’ means a State board designated or created 
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consistent with State law as the sole State agency 
responsible for the administration of career and 
technical education in the State or for the super-
vision of the administration of career and technical 
education in the State. 
(5) POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu-
tion’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education that 
provides not less than a 2-year program of in-
struction that is acceptable for credit toward a 
bachelor’s degree; 
(B) a tribally controlled college or univer-
sity; or 
(C) a nonprofit educational institution of-
fering certificate or other skilled training pro-
grams at the postsecondary level. 
(6) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘‘program 
of study’’ means a coordinated, nonduplicative se-
quence of academic and technical content at the sec-
ondary and postsecondary level that— 
(A) incorporates challenging State aca-
demic standards, including those adopted by a 
State under section 6311(b)(1) of this title; 
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(B) addresses both academic and technical 
knowledge and skills, including employability 
skills; 
(C) is aligned with the needs of industries 
in the economy of the State, region, Tribal com-
munity, or local area; 
(D) progresses in specificity (beginning 
with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 
and leading to more occupation-specific instruc-
tion); 
(E) has multiple entry and exit points that 
incorporate credentialing; and 
(F) culminates in the attainment of a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential. 
(7) WORK BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work 
based learning’’ means sustained interactions with 
industry or community professionals in real work-
place settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated 
environments at an educational institution that fos-
ter in-depth, firsthand engagement with the tasks 
required in a given career field, that are aligned to 
curriculum and instruction. 
(8) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
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the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(9) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘special 
populations’’ means— 
(A) individuals with disabilities; 
(B) individuals from economically dis-
advantaged families, including low-income youth 
and adults; 
(C) individuals preparing for non-tradi-
tional fields; 
(D) single parents, including single preg-
nant women; 
(E) out-of-workforce individuals; 
(F) English learners; 
(G) homeless individuals described in sec-
tion 11434a of title 42; 
(H) youth who are in, or have aged out of, 
the foster care system; and 
(I) youth with a parent who— 
(i) is a member of the armed forces 
(as such term is defined in section 
101(a)(4) of title 10); and 
(ii) is on active duty (as such term is 
defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title). 
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