postsecondary career and technical education pro-
gram; 
(9) the process through which the cybersecurity 
education curriculum and educational materials de-
veloped or integrated using such grant will be up-
dated annually to include the most recent informa-
tion on cybersecurity threats specific to such critical 
infrastructure sector or sectors; 
(10) how such postsecondary career and tech-
nical education program will be sustained following 
the grant period; 
(11) how such postsecondary career and tech-
nical education program will promote diversity with-
in the cybersecurity workforce in critical infrastruc-
ture sectors; and 
(12) 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— 
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(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 who have received 
a recognized postsecondary credential during such 
period from the postsecondary career and technical 
education program into which cybersecurity edu-
cation 
was 
incorporated 
using 
such 
funds, 
disaggregated by the subgroups of students de-
scribed in section 1111(c)(2)(B) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(c)(2)(B)) and by each special population; 
(3) a description of any updates made during 
the preceding year to the cybersecurity education 
curriculum and educational materials of such post-
secondary career and technical education program in 
accordance with the requirements of subsection 
(d)(9); and 
(4) the percentage of participants in unsub-
sidized employment in an in-demand occupation in a 
critical infrastructure sector targeted by the postsec-
ondary career and technical education program after 
exiting the postsecondary career and technical edu-
cation program. 
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(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 on 
critical infrastructure cyber defense, including— 
(A) ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, 
and availability of information systems used in 
critical infrastructure, including control systems 
and operational technology; 
(B) developing engineering skills applicable 
to industrial control systems and operational 
technologies used in critical infrastructure sys-
tems; and 
(C) training to ensure the continuous phys-
ical and environmental safety of the operations 
of critical infrastructure systems. 
(3) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 
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(A) REQUIRED PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible partnership’’ means a partnership that in-
cludes— 
(i) a postsecondary educational insti-
tution; and 
(ii) 2 or more public or private em-
ployers, in a critical infrastructure sector, 
with demonstrated cybersecurity workforce 
needs, that is located in the region where 
the postsecondary career and technical 
education program will be developed and 
implemented with a grant 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 Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); and 
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(iii) eligible agencies that are located 
in the region where the postsecondary ca-
reer and technical education program 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 
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) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA-
TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc-
cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(6) POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘‘postsecondary educational institu-
tion’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education (de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that provides 
not less than a 2-year program of instruction 
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that is acceptable for credit toward an associ-
ate’s or bachelor’s degree; 
(B) a tribally controlled college or univer-
sity (defined in section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally 
Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4))); or 
(C) a nonprofit educational institution of-
fering certificate or other skilled training pro-
grams at the postsecondary level. 
(7) POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘postsecondary 
career and technical education program’’ means a 
coordinated, nonduplicative sequence of academic 
and technical content at the postsecondary level 
that— 
(A) addresses both academic and technical 
knowledge and skills, including employability 
skills; 
(B) is aligned with the needs of industries 
in the economy of the State, region, Tribal com-
munity, or local area; 
(C) progresses in specificity (beginning 
with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 
and leading to more occupation-specific instruc-
tion); 
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(D) has multiple entry and exit points that 
incorporate credentialing; and 
(E) culminates in the attainment of a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(9) 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. 
(10) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(11) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘spe-
cial populations’’ means— 
(A) individuals with disabilities; 
(B) individuals from economically dis-
advantaged families, including low-income youth 
and adults; 
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(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, United States Code; 
(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, United States Code); 
and 
(ii) is on active duty (as such term is 
defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title). 
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