I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2184 
To support meeting our Nation’s growing cybersecurity workforce needs by 
expanding the cybersecurity education pipeline. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. THORN-
BERRY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, and Mr. RICHMOND) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To support meeting our Nation’s growing cybersecurity work-
force needs by expanding the cybersecurity education 
pipeline. 
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 ‘‘Cyber Scholarship Op-
portunities Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) A well-trained workforce is essential to 
meeting the Nation’s growing cybersecurity needs. 
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(2) A 2015 report by the National Academy of 
Public Administration found that the United States 
faces a severe shortage of properly trained and 
equipped cybersecurity professionals. 
(3) A 2015 study of the information security 
workforce found that the information security work-
force shortfall is widening. 
(4) 
The 
National 
Science 
Foundation’s 
CyberCorps: Scholarship-for-Service program is a 
successful effort to support capacity building in in-
stitutions of higher education and scholarships for 
students to pursue cybersecurity careers. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 
of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Scholarship recipients shall include eligi-
ble students who are pursuing an associate’s degree 
in a cybersecurity field without the intent of trans-
ferring to a bachelor’s degree program and either 
have a bachelor’s degree already or are veterans of 
the Armed Forces.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In the case of a scholarship recipient who 
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is pursuing a doctoral or master’s degree, such 
agreement may include (if determined on a case-by- 
case basis by the Director of the National Science 
Foundation to be appropriate and to further the 
goals of the scholarship-for-service program) an 
agreement for the recipient to work at an institution 
of higher education or for a local educational agency 
teaching cybersecurity skills for a period equal to the 
length of the scholarship following receipt of such 
degree.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) have demonstrated a high level of com-
petency in relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, 
as described in the national cybersecurity awareness 
and education program under section 401;’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) be a student in an eligible degree program 
at a qualified institution of higher education, as de-
termined by the Director of the National Science 
Foundation, who is— 
‘‘(A) a full-time student; or 
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‘‘(B) a student who is enrolled for study 
leading to a degree on a less than full-time 
basis but not less than half-time basis; and’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(m) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall evaluate and make 
public, in a manner that protects the personally 
identifiable information of scholarship recipients, in-
formation on the success of recruiting individuals for 
scholarships under this section and on hiring and re-
taining those individuals in the public sector work-
force, including on— 
‘‘(A) placement rates; 
‘‘(B) where students are placed; 
‘‘(C) student salary ranges for students 
not released from obligations under this section; 
‘‘(D) how long after graduation they are 
placed; 
‘‘(E) how long they stay in the positions 
they enter upon graduation; 
‘‘(F) how many students are released from 
obligations; 
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‘‘(G) what (if any) remedial training needs 
are required; and 
‘‘(H) the number of determinations permit-
ting scholarship recipients to fulfill their obliga-
tions at an institution of higher education or 
local educational agency pursuant to subsection 
(d) or in a critical infrastructure position pur-
suant to subsection (p)(1), and the reason for 
each such determination. 
‘‘(2) REGULAR REPORTS.—The Director of the 
National Science Foundation shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing the information described 
in paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Cyber Scholarship Oppor-
tunities Act of 2017 and not less than once every 2 
years thereafter.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) RESOURCES.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall work with the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management to establish an online re-
source center for the CyberCorps community that consoli-
dates or eliminates other relevant websites, if possible. 
Such online resource center shall— 
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‘‘(1) present up-to-date, accurate information 
about existing scholarship programs and job oppor-
tunities; 
‘‘(2) present a modernized view of cybersecurity 
careers; 
‘‘(3) improve user friendliness; and 
‘‘(4) allow prospective job applicants to search 
positions by State, salary, and title. 
‘‘(o) CYBERSECURITY AT KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 
GRADE 12 LEVEL.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation, in coordination with other Federal agencies 
as necessary, shall carry out a program to grow and im-
prove cybersecurity education at the kindergarten through 
grade 12 level that— 
‘‘(1) increases interest in cybersecurity careers; 
‘‘(2) helps students practice correct and safe 
online behavior and understand the foundational 
principles of cybersecurity; and 
‘‘(3) improves teaching methods for delivering 
cybersecurity content for kindergarten through 
grade 12 computer science curricula. 
‘‘(p) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.— 
Due to the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals to 
protect the Nation’s critical infrastructure, the Director 
of the National Science Foundation may— 
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