IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 459 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
should support the development of programs that better prepare students 
for careers in cybersecurity by actively promoting ethical hacking skills. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2017 
Mr. CORREA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should support the development of 
programs that better prepare students for careers in 
cybersecurity by actively promoting ethical hacking skills. 
Whereas the United States faces ever evolving and growing 
malicious cyber attacks, including large-scale breaches 
that impact the personal identities and personal informa-
tion of millions of Americans; 
Whereas these cybersecurity threats also pose significant risk 
to the protection of critical infrastructure, national secu-
rity, and defense; 
Whereas the United States faces a critical shortage of trained 
cybersecurity professionals, a shortage that includes an 
estimated 10,000 cybersecurity employment openings in 
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the Federal Government currently, and the potential of 
as many as a million unfilled positions throughout the 
United States by 2019; 
Whereas the Presidential Executive order on Strengthening 
the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infra-
structure calls upon the Departments of Commerce and 
Homeland Security to jointly assess the scope and suffi-
ciency of efforts to educate and train the American cyber-
security workforce of the future; 
Whereas it is essential that efforts to educate and train 
American cybersecurity professionals for the private sec-
tor, government, and United States military address the 
need for specific skills in machine learning, artificial in-
telligence, and cyber autonomy to succeed in the rapidly 
evolving environment; 
Whereas early exposure to computer programming and eth-
ical hacking skills increases accessibility to higher edu-
cation programs and cybersecurity awareness; 
Whereas Congress has supported the joint effort of the Na-
tional Integrated Cyber Education Research Center and 
the Department of Homeland Security to advance cur-
ricula development and teacher training in basic cyberse-
curity for middle and high schools; 
Whereas competitions that promote ethical hacking skills, 
such as the picoCTF competition which was developed 
collaboratively by a leading university, the private sector, 
and Federal agencies, have proven to be instrumental in 
developing technical experience and promoting interest in 
exploring cybersecurity careers; and 
Whereas the development of ethical hacking skills and in-
creased cybersecurity education are needed to bolster the 
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cyber capabilities of the private sector, government, and 
military: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that support should be provided for the ad-
vancement of public and private partnerships and for col-
laboration across industry, government, and the academic 
community to develop programs, competitions, and cur-
ricula that provide students in the United States tangible 
engagement with future-oriented cybersecurity skills. 
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