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service or payment obligation by an individual under 
this section whenever compliance by the individual 
with the obligation is impossible or would involve ex-
treme hardship to the individual, or if enforcement 
of such obligation with respect to the individual 
would be unconscionable. 
(e) HIRING AUTHORITY.—For purposes of any law 
or regulation governing the appointment of individuals in 
the Federal civil service, upon successful completion of 
their degree, students receiving a scholarship under this 
section shall be hired under the authority provided for in 
section 213.3102(r) of title 5, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and be exempted from competitive service. Upon ful-
fillment of the service term, such individuals shall be con-
verted to a competitive service position without competi-
tion if the individual meets the requirements for that posi-
tion. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation to carry out this section— 
(1) $18,700,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(2) $20,100,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(3) $21,600,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(4) $23,300,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
(5) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
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SEC. 107. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act the President shall transmit to the Congress 
a report addressing the cybersecurity workforce needs of 
the Federal Government. The report shall include— 
(1) an examination of the current state of and 
the projected needs of the Federal cybersecurity 
workforce, including a comparison of the different 
agencies and departments, the extent to which dif-
ferent agencies and departments rely on contractors 
to support the Federal cybersecurity workforce, and 
an analysis of the capacity of such agencies and de-
partments to meet those needs; 
(2) an analysis of the sources and availability of 
cybersecurity talent, a comparison of the skills and 
expertise sought by the Federal Government and the 
private sector, an examination of the current and fu-
ture capacity of United States institutions of higher 
education, including community colleges, to provide 
cybersecurity professionals with those skills sought 
by the Federal Government and the private sector, 
and a description of how successful programs are en-
gaging the talents of women and African-Americans, 
Hispanics, and Native Americans in the cybersecu-
rity workforce; 
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(3) an examination of the effectiveness of the 
National Centers of Academic Excellence in Infor-
mation Assurance Education, the Centers of Aca-
demic Excellence in Research, and the Federal 
Cyber Scholarship for Service programs in pro-
moting higher education and research in cybersecu-
rity and information assurance and in producing a 
growing number of professionals with the necessary 
cybersecurity and information assurance expertise; 
(4) an analysis of any barriers to the Federal 
Government recruiting and hiring cybersecurity tal-
ent, including barriers relating to compensation, the 
hiring process, job classification, job security clear-
ance and suitability requirements, and hiring flexi-
bilities; 
(5) a specific analysis of the capacity of the 
agency workforce to manage contractors who are 
performing cybersecurity work on behalf of the Fed-
eral Government; and 
(6) recommendations for Federal policies to en-
sure an adequate, well-trained Federal cybersecurity 
workforce, including recommendations on the tem-
porary assignment of private sector cybersecurity 
professionals to Federal agencies. 
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SEC. 108. CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY TASK 
FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY 
TASK FORCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall convene a task force to ex-
plore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research 
and development activities for cybersecurity through a 
consortium or other appropriate entity with participants 
from institutions of higher education and industry. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall— 
(1) develop options for a collaborative model 
and an organizational structure for such entity 
under which the joint research and development ac-
tivities could be planned, managed, and conducted 
effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation 
of resources among the participants in such entity 
for support of such activities; 
(2) propose a process for developing a research 
and development agenda for such entity, including 
guidelines to ensure an appropriate scope of work fo-
cused on nationally significant challenges and requir-
ing collaboration; 
(3) define the roles and responsibilities for the 
participants from institutions of higher education 
and industry in such entity; 
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(4) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual 
property rights, for the transfer of research and de-
velopment results to the private sector, and for the 
sharing of lessons learned on the effectiveness of 
new technologies from the private sector with the 
public sector; and 
(5) make recommendations for how such entity 
could be funded from Federal, State, and nongovern-
mental sources. 
(c) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the task force 
under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy shall appoint an equal number of 
individuals from institutions of higher education, including 
community colleges, and from industry with knowledge 
and expertise in cybersecurity, and shall include represent-
atives from minority-serving institutions. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit to the 
Congress a report describing the findings and rec-
ommendations of the task force. 
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