I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9689 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS 
Cybersecurity Internship Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 
Ms. CLARKE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
a DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program, 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 ‘‘DHS Cybersecurity 
Internship Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSE-
CURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.″. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle D of title XIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1334. CYBERSECURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a cy-
bersecurity internship program (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Program’) under which an eligible individual par-
ticipates in a paid cybersecurity internship at the Depart-
ment with duties aligned to such participant’s respective 
education, skills, and experience. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) be a citizen of the United States; 
‘‘(2) be at least 16 years old; and 
‘‘(3) be enrolled in a secondary school, tech-
nical, trade, or vocational school, or institution of 
higher education, in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall, as prac-
ticable, ensure that participants selected for the Program 
for each intern class include students enrolled in each of 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Secondary schools. 
‘‘(2) Junior or community colleges. 
‘‘(3) Undergraduate degree programs. 
‘‘(4) Postgraduate degree programs. 
‘‘(5) Technical, trade, or vocational schools. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this section and annu-
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ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the Program. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the most recent 
Program year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of outreach efforts by 
the Secretary to raise awareness of the Pro-
gram among secondary schools and institutions 
of higher education, including among junior or 
community colleges, historically-Black colleges 
and universities, and other minority-serving in-
stitutions. 
‘‘(B) Information on specific recruiting ef-
forts by the Secretary to increase participation 
in the Program. 
‘‘(C) The number of individuals partici-
pating in the Program, listed by the type of 
school or program in which the individual is en-
rolled at the time of participation, and informa-
tion on the nature of each such participation, 
including Department components supported, 
and the duties of each such individual. 
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‘‘(3) 
CONSOLIDATION.—Reports 
submitted 
under this subsection may be consolidated with the 
reports required under section 1333(e). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(3) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The 
term ‘junior or community college’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 312 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058). 
‘‘(4) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an eligible 
institution of higher education described in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(5) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘sec-
ondary school’ means a school or program that pro-
vides secondary education, as determined under 
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State law, except that the term does not include any 
education beyond grade 12. 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL, 
TRADE, 
OR
VOCATIONAL 
SCHOOL.—The term ‘technical, trade, or vocational 
school’ has the meaning given that term in section 
411.167 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1333 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1334. Cybersecurity internship program.’’. 
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