I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5593 
To enhance cybersecurity education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 15, 2021 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. ROSS, Ms. 
BASS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. TITUS, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. MFUME, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KEATING, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 
ADAMS, Ms. JOHNSON
of Texas, Mr. COSTA, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. LAWSON of 
Florida, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. EVANS, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
ALLRED, Mr. GREEN of Texas, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance cybersecurity education. 
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 ‘‘Cybersecurity Oppor-
tunity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ENROLLMENT OF NEEDY STUDENTS.—The 
term ‘‘enrollment of needy students’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 312(d) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(d)). 
(2) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or 
university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ as defined 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 the 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 insti-
tution listed in section 371(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) award grants to assist institutions of 
higher education that have an enrollment of 
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needy students, historically Black colleges and 
universities, and minority-serving institutions, 
to establish or expand cybersecurity programs, 
to build and upgrade institutional capacity to 
better support new or existing cybersecurity 
programs, including cybersecurity partnerships 
with public and private entities, and to support 
such institutions on the path to producing 
qualified entrants in the cybersecurity work-
force or becoming a National Center of Aca-
demic Excellence in Cybersecurity; and 
(B) award grants to build capacity at insti-
tutions of higher education that have an enroll-
ment of needy students, historically Black col-
leges and universities, and minority-serving in-
stitutions, to expand cybersecurity education 
opportunities, cybersecurity technology and pro-
grams, cybersecurity research, and cybersecu-
rity partnerships with public and private enti-
ties. 
(2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall award 
not less than 50 percent of the amount available for 
grants under this Act to historically Black colleges 
and universities and minority-serving institutions. 
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(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this section in coordination with the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education at the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology. 
(4) SUNSET.—The Secretary’s authority to 
award grants under paragraph (1) shall terminate 
on the date that is 5 years after the date the Sec-
retary first awards a grant under paragraph (1). 
(5) AMOUNTS
TO
REMAIN
AVAILABLE.—Not-
withstanding section 1552 of title 31, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, funds available 
to the Secretary for obligation for a grant under this 
section shall remain available for expenditure for 
100 days after the last day of the performance pe-
riod of such grant. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible institution seeking a 
grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including a statement of how the institution will 
use the funds awarded through the grant to expand cyber-
security education opportunities at the eligible institution. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institution that receives 
a grant under this section may use the funds awarded 
through such grant for increasing research, education, 
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technical, partnership, and innovation capacity, including 
for— 
(1) building and upgrading institutional capac-
ity to better support new or existing cybersecurity 
programs, including cybersecurity partnerships with 
public and private entities; 
(2) building and upgrading institutional capac-
ity to provide hands-on research and training experi-
ences for undergraduate and graduate students; and 
(3) outreach and recruitment to ensure stu-
dents are aware of such new or existing cybersecu-
rity programs, including cybersecurity partnerships 
with public and private entities. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than— 
(1) 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter until the Secretary sub-
mits the report under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on 
the status and progress of implementation of the 
grant program under this Act, including on the 
number and nature of institutions participating, the 
number and nature of students served by institu-
tions receiving grants, the level of funding provided 
to grant recipients, the types of activities being 
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funded by the grants program, and plans for future 
implementation and development; and 
(2) 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress a report on the status of cybersecurity edu-
cation programming and capacity-building at institu-
tions receiving grants under this Act, including 
changes in the scale and scope of these programs, 
associated facilities, or in accreditation status, and 
on the educational and employment outcomes of stu-
dents participating in cybersecurity programs that 
have received support under this Act. 
(f) PERFORMANCE
METRICS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish performance metrics for 
grants awarded under this section. 
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