I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 263 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program 
to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment 
or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the 
Committees on Education and Labor and Homeland Security, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a program to award grants to institutions of higher 
education for the establishment or expansion of 
cybersecurity professional development programs, and for 
other purposes. 
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 Edu-
cation Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, 
acting 
through 
the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
of 
Cybersecurity, shall establish, in conjunction with the Na-
tional Science Foundation, a program to award grants to 
institutions of higher education (and consortia thereof) 
for— 
(1) 
the 
establishment 
or 
expansion 
of 
cybersecurity professional development programs; 
(2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of 
associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and 
(3) the purchase of equipment to provide train-
ing in cybersecurity for either professional develop-
ment programs or degree programs. 
(b) ROLES.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary and in consultation with the Director of the 
National Science Foundation, shall establish the 
goals for the program established under this section 
and the criteria for awarding grants. 
(2) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation shall op-
erate the program established under this section 
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consistent with the goals and criteria established 
under paragraph (1), including soliciting applicants, 
reviewing applications, and making and admin-
istering awards. The Director may consult with the 
Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall transfer to 
the National Science Foundation the funds nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
(c) AWARDS.— 
(1) PEER REVIEW.—All awards under this sec-
tion shall be provided on a competitive, merit-re-
viewed basis. 
(2) FOCUS.—In making awards under this sec-
tion, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, en-
sure geographic diversity and the participation of 
women and underrepresented minorities. 
(3) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under 
this section, the Director— 
(A) shall give preference to applications 
submitted by consortia of institutions, to en-
courage as many students and professionals as 
possible to benefit from the program established 
under this section; and 
(B) shall give preference to any application 
submitted by a consortium of institutions that 
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includes at least one institution that is eligible 
to receive funds under title III or V of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965. 
(d) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car-
rying out this section $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 3. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Subtitle C of 
title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 226. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a fellowship program in accordance with this 
section for the purpose of bringing State, local, trib-
al, and private sector officials to participate in the 
work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order 
to become familiar with the Department’s stated 
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cybersecurity missions and capabilities, including but 
not limited to— 
‘‘(A) enhancing Federal, State, local, and 
tribal government cybersecurity; 
‘‘(B) developing partnerships with other 
Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments, and the private sector; 
‘‘(C) improving and enhancing public/pri-
vate information sharing involving cyber at-
tacks, threats, and vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(D) providing and coordinating incident 
response and recovery planning efforts; and 
‘‘(E) fostering training and certification. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
NAME.—The program under 
this section shall be known as the E-Security Fel-
lows Program. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for selec-
tion as a fellow under the program, an individual must— 
‘‘(1) have cybersecurity-related responsibilities; 
and 
‘‘(2) be eligible to possess an appropriate na-
tional security clearance. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the pro-
gram each year, each of which shall be 180 days in 
duration; and 
‘‘(2) shall ensure that the number of fellows se-
lected for each iteration does not impede the activi-
ties of the Division. 
‘‘(d) CONDITION.—As a condition of selecting an in-
dividual as a fellow under the program, the Secretary shall 
require that the individual’s employer agree to continue 
to pay the individual’s salary and benefits during the pe-
riod of the fellowship. 
‘‘(e) STIPEND.—During the period of the fellowship 
of an individual under the program, the Secretary shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the 
individual a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable 
living expenses during the period of the fellowship.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 226. E-Security Fellows Program.’’. 
Æ 
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