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described in paragraph (4), as well as to relevant 
data, including event data; 
(6) describe how the Program will engage fe-
males and individuals identified in section 33 or 34 
of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) to foster a more di-
verse workforce in this area; and 
(7) describe how the Program will help to re-
cruit and prepare veterans for the Federal cyberse-
curity workforce. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF ROADMAP.—The agencies de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall develop and annually update 
an implementation roadmap for the strategic plan re-
quired in this section. Such roadmap shall— 
(1) specify the role of each Federal agency in 
carrying out or sponsoring research and development 
to meet the research objectives of the strategic plan, 
including a description of how progress toward the 
research objectives will be evaluated; 
(2) specify the funding allocated to each major 
research objective of the strategic plan and the 
source of funding by agency for the current fiscal 
year; and 
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(3) estimate the funding required for each 
major research objective of the strategic plan for the 
following 3 fiscal years. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing and updat-
ing the strategic plan under subsection (a), the agencies 
involved shall solicit recommendations and advice from— 
(1) the advisory committee established under 
section 101(b)(1) of the High-Performance Com-
puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)); and 
(2) a wide range of stakeholders, including in-
dustry, academia, including representatives of mi-
nority serving institutions and community colleges, 
National Laboratories, and other relevant organiza-
tions and institutions. 
(e) APPENDING TO REPORT.—The implementation 
roadmap required under subsection (c), and its annual up-
dates, shall be appended to the report required under sec-
tion 101(a)(2)(D) of the High-Performance Computing 
Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)(D)). 
(f) CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH DATABASE.—The 
agencies involved in developing and updating the strategic 
plan under subsection (a) shall establish, in coordination 
with the Office of Management and Budget, a mechanism 
to track ongoing and completed Federal cybersecurity re-
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search and development projects and associated funding, 
and shall make such information publically available. 
SEC. 104. SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH IN CYBER-
SECURITY. 
Section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security Research and 
Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and usability’’ after ‘‘to the 
structure’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(J) social and behavioral factors, includ-
ing human-computer interactions, usability, and 
user motivations.’’. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CYBERSECU-
RITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH 
AREAS.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security Research 
and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘identity 
management,’’ after ‘‘cryptography,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘, crimes 
against children, and organized crime’’ after ‘‘intel-
lectual property’’. 
(b) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH 
GRANTS.—Section 4(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
7403(a)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) and inserting the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(A) $119,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $119,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
and 
‘‘(C) $119,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(c) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH 
CENTERS.—Section 4(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
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‘‘(E) how the center will partner with gov-
ernment laboratories, for-profit entities, other 
institutions of higher education, or nonprofit re-
search institutions.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7) by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) and inserting the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(d) COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY CAPACITY 
BUILDING GRANTS.—Section 5(a)(6) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 7404(a)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) and inserting the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(e) SCIENTIFIC AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACT 
GRANTS.—Section 5(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
7404(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) and inserting the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
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‘‘(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(f) GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS IN COMPUTER AND 
NETWORK SECURITY.—Section 5(c)(7) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 7404(c)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) and inserting the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(A) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(C) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
(g) CYBER
SECURITY
FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT 
TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM.—Section 5(e) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 7404(e)) is repealed. 
SEC. 106. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall continue a Scholarship for Serv-
ice program under section 5(a) of the Cyber Security Re-
search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7404(a)) to re-
cruit and train the next generation of Federal cybersecu-
rity professionals and to increase the capacity of the high-
er education system to produce an information technology 
workforce with the skills necessary to enhance the security 
of the Nation’s communications and information infra-
structure. 
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(b) CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAM.—The program 
under this section shall— 
(1) provide, through qualified institutions of 
higher education, including community colleges, 
scholarships that provide tuition, fees, and a com-
petitive stipend for up to 2 years to students pursing 
a bachelor’s or master’s degree and up to 3 years to 
students pursuing a doctoral degree in a cybersecu-
rity field; 
(2) provide the scholarship recipients with sum-
mer internship opportunities or other meaningful 
temporary appointments in the Federal information 
technology workforce; and 
(3) increase the capacity of institutions of high-
er education throughout all regions of the United 
States to produce highly qualified cybersecurity pro-
fessionals, through the award of competitive, merit- 
reviewed grants that support such activities as— 
(A) faculty professional development, in-
cluding technical, hands-on experiences in the 
private sector or government, workshops, semi-
nars, conferences, and other professional devel-
opment opportunities that will result in im-
proved instructional capabilities; 
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(B) institutional partnerships, including 
minority serving institutions and community 
colleges; 
(C) development and evaluation of cyberse-
curity-related courses and curricula; and 
(D) public-private partnerships that will 
integrate research experiences and hands-on 
learning into cybersecurity degree programs. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Scholarships under this sec-
tion shall be available only to students who— 
(A) are citizens or permanent residents of 
the United States; 
(B) are full-time students in an eligible de-
gree program, as determined by the Director, 
that is focused on computer security or infor-
mation assurance at an awardee institution; 
and 
(C) accept the terms of a scholarship pur-
suant to this section. 
(2) SELECTION.—Individuals shall be selected 
to receive scholarships primarily on the basis of aca-
demic merit, with consideration given to financial 
need, to the goal of promoting the participation of 
females and individuals identified in section 33 or 34 
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of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b), and to veterans. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘veteran’’ 
means a person who— 
(A) served on active duty (other than ac-
tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 
the United States for a period of more than 
180 consecutive days, and who was discharged 
or released therefrom under conditions other 
than dishonorable; or 
(B) served on active duty (other than ac-
tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 
the United States and was discharged or re-
leased from such service for a service-connected 
disability before serving 180 consecutive days. 
For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘serv-
ice-connected’’ has the meaning given such term 
under section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(3) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual re-
ceives a scholarship under this section, as a condi-
tion of receiving such scholarship, the individual 
upon completion of their degree must serve as a cy-
bersecurity professional within the Federal workforce 
for a period of time as provided in paragraph (5). 
If a scholarship recipient is not offered employment 
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by a Federal agency or a federally funded research 
and development center, the service requirement can 
be satisfied at the Director’s discretion by— 
(A) serving as a cybersecurity professional 
in a State, local, or tribal government agency; 
or 
(B) teaching cybersecurity courses at an 
institution of higher education. 
(4) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.—As a condition 
of acceptance of a scholarship under this section, a 
recipient shall agree to provide the awardee institu-
tion with annual verifiable documentation of employ-
ment and up-to-date contact information. 
(5) LENGTH OF SERVICE.—The length of serv-
ice required in exchange for a scholarship under this 
subsection shall be 1 year more than the number of 
years for which the scholarship was received. 
(d) FAILURE
TO
COMPLETE
SERVICE
OBLIGA-
TION.— 
(1) GENERAL RULE.—If an individual who has 
received a scholarship under this section— 
(A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of 
academic standing in the educational institution 
in which the individual is enrolled, as deter-
mined by the Director; 
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(B) is dismissed from such educational in-
stitution for disciplinary reasons; 
(C) withdraws from the program for which 
the award was made before the completion of 
such program; 
(D) declares that the individual does not 
intend to fulfill the service obligation under this 
section; or 
(E) fails to fulfill the service obligation of 
the individual under this section, 
such individual shall be liable to the United States 
as provided in paragraph (3). 
(2) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—As a condition 
of participating in the program, a qualified institu-
tion of higher education receiving a grant under this 
section shall— 
(A) enter into an agreement with the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation to 
monitor the compliance of scholarship recipients 
with respect to their service obligation; and 
(B) provide to the Director, on an annual 
basis, post-award employment information re-
quired under subsection (c)(4) for scholarship 
recipients through the completion of their serv-
ice obligation. 
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(3) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.— 
(A) LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.— 
If a circumstance described in paragraph (1) 
occurs before the completion of 1 year of a 
service obligation under this section, the total 
amount of awards received by the individual 
under this section shall be repaid or such 
amount shall be treated as a loan to be repaid 
in accordance with subparagraph (C). 
(B) MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.— 
If a circumstance described in subparagraph 
(D) or (E) of paragraph (1) occurs after the 
completion of 1 year of a service obligation 
under this section, the total amount of scholar-
ship awards received by the individual under 
this section, reduced by the ratio of the number 
of years of service completed divided by the 
number of years of service required, shall be re-
paid or such amount shall be treated as a loan 
to be repaid in accordance with subparagraph 
(C). 
(C) REPAYMENTS.—A loan described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be treated as a 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan 
under part D of title IV of the Higher Edu-
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graph, any such repayment shall be returned to 
the Treasury of the United States. 
(C) RETAIN PERCENTAGE.—An institution 
of higher education may retain a percentage of 
any repayment the institution collects under 
this paragraph to defray administrative costs 
associated with the collection. The Director 
shall establish a single, fixed percentage that 
will apply to all eligible entities. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.—The Director may provide 
for the partial or total waiver or suspension of any 
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.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT
IN
EXCEPTED
SERVICE.— 
Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
the competitive service, an agency shall appoint in 
the excepted service an individual who has completed 
the academic program for which a scholarship was 
awarded. 
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(2) NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (4), upon fulfillment of the 
service term, an employee appointed under para-
graph (1) may be converted noncompetitively to 
term, career-conditional or career appointment. 
(3) TIMING OF CONVERSION.—An agency may 
noncompetitively convert a term employee appointed 
under paragraph (2) to a career-conditional or ca-
reer appointment before the term appointment ex-
pires. 
(4) AUTHORITY TO DECLINE CONVERSION.—An 
agency may decline to make the noncompetitive con-
version or appointment under paragraph (2) for 
cause. 
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, and an analysis of the ca-
pacity of such agencies and departments to meet 
those needs; 
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(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 
current and future cybersecurity professionals, 
through education and training activities, with those 
skills sought by the Federal Government, State and 
local entities, and the private sector, and a descrip-
tion of how successful programs are engaging the 
talents of females and individuals identified in sec-
tion 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); 
(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, 
including individuals from States or regions in which 
the unemployment rate exceeds the national average; 
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(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, and hiring flexibili-
ties; and 
(5) recommendations for Federal policies to en-
sure an adequate, well-trained Federal cybersecurity 
workforce. 
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, 
development, education, and training activities for cyber-
security 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 
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of resources among the participants in such entity 
for support of such activities; 
(2) identify and prioritize at least three cyberse-
curity grand challenges, focused on nationally sig-
nificant problems requiring collaborative and inter-
disciplinary solutions; 
(3) propose a process for developing a research 
and development agenda for such entity to address 
the grand challenges identified under paragraph (2); 
(4) define the roles and responsibilities for the 
participants from institutions of higher education 
and industry in such entity; 
(5) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual 
property rights and for the transfer of research and 
development results to the private sector; and 
(6) 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 
minority-serving institutions and community colleges, and 
from industry with knowledge and expertise in cybersecu-
rity. 
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