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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3266 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to enhance 
the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps for careers in computer science and cybersecurity, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2019 
Mrs. FLETCHER (for herself, Mr. LAMB, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. WALTZ, 
and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program 
to enhance the preparation of students in the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for careers in computer 
science and cybersecurity, 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 ‘‘JROTC Cyber Train-
ing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. JROTC COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBERSECURITY 
PROGRAM. 
Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2036. Computer science and cybersecurity pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a program to enhance the preparation of stu-
dents in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps for 
careers in computer science and cybersecurity. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall coordinate with the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart-
ments. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(3) The National Science Foundation. 
‘‘(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, 
and local government entities the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(5) Private sector organizations the Secretary 
of Defense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the program may 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) Establishment of targeted internships and 
cooperative research opportunities in computer 
science and cybersecurity at defense laboratories and 
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other technical centers for students in and instruc-
tors of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(2) Funding for training and other supports 
for instructors to teach evidence-based courses in 
computer science and cybersecurity to students. 
‘‘(3) Efforts and activities that improve the 
quality of cybersecurity and computer science edu-
cational, training opportunities, and curricula for 
students and instructors. 
‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem-
onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal com-
puter science and cybersecurity education for stu-
dents and instructors. 
‘‘(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish out-
come-based metrics and internal and external assessments 
to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted 
under the program with respect to the needs of the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and sec-
tions 2601, 2605, and 2374a of this title, section 219 of 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 
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