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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3435 
To require the National Cyber Director to submit to Congress a plan to 
establish an institute within the Federal Government to serve as a 
centralized resource and training center for Federal cyber workforce 
development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2025 
Mr. FALLON (for himself and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the National Cyber Director to submit to Con-
gress a plan to establish an institute within the Federal 
Government to serve as a centralized resource and train-
ing center for Federal cyber workforce development. 
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 ‘‘Federal Cyber Work-
force Training Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL CYBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN-
STITUTE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(E) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(3) CYBER
WORK
ROLE.—The term ‘‘cyber 
work role’’ means— 
(A) a role indicated in the NICE frame-
work for new hires and personnel seeking tran-
sition to mid-career positions; and 
(B) a role relating to work involving de-
signing, building, securing, operating, defend-
ing, and protecting cyberspace resources. 
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(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the National Cyber Director. 
(5) FEDERAL INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Federal 
institute’’ means the Federal institute described in 
the plan required under subsection (b)(1). 
(6) NICE FRAMEWORK.—The term ‘‘NICE 
framework’’ means Special Publication 800–181 of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
entitled ‘‘Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity 
(NICE Framework)’’, or any successor document. 
(7) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work- 
based learning’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(b) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management, and the head of 
any other agency the Director determines necessary, 
shall submit to Congress and make publicly available 
a plan for the establishment of a Federal institute 
to provide— 
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(A) training for personnel hired for cyber 
work roles in the Federal Government, includ-
ing new hires and personnel seeking transition 
to mid-career positions, which may include 
upskilling and reskilling efforts; and 
(B) training for personnel with responsibil-
ities for human resource functions relating to 
cyber personnel. 
(2) INSTITUTE FUNCTIONS.—The plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for the Federal 
institute to— 
(A) provide modularized cyber work role- 
specific training, including hands-on learning 
and skill-based assessments, to prepare newly 
hired Federal personnel from a wide variety of 
academic and professional backgrounds to per-
form effectively in Federal cyber work roles; 
(B) coordinate with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the heads of other agencies determined nec-
essary by the Director to develop a cyber work 
role-specific curriculum for the training pro-
vided under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in accordance with the NICE 
framework; and 
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(ii) in consideration of other Federal 
cyber training programs; 
(C) prioritize entry-level positions in the 
provision of curriculum development and train-
ing; 
(D) address the training needs of— 
(i) personnel seeking transition to 
mid-career positions; and 
(ii) personnel with responsibilities for 
human resources functions relating to 
cyber personnel; 
(E) include curriculum development and 
training for Federal cyber workers seeking 
transition to mid-career positions, which may 
include upskilling and reskilling efforts; 
(F) consider developing a specific module 
to familiarize and train appropriate Federal 
Government hiring managers and human re-
sources staff in the unique challenges in recruit-
ing and hiring personnel for Federal cyber 
workforce roles; 
(G) incorporate work-based learning in 
personnel training; 
(H) develop a badging system to commu-
nicate qualification and proficiency for individ-
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uals who successfully complete training through 
the Federal institute with consideration of sys-
tems used by the intelligence community; 
(I) offer in-person and virtual options to 
accommodate various learning environments for 
individuals; and 
(J) provide training to individuals irrespec-
tive of whether an individual has a college de-
gree or a college degree in a cyber-related dis-
cipline. 
(3) PLAN
ELEMENTS.—The plan required 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) recommend an organizational place-
ment for the Federal institute, which may in-
clude a single agency or a combination of agen-
cies; 
(B) to the greatest extent practicable, align 
training and tools, including cyber work roles 
and competencies and the associated tasks, 
knowledge, and skills from— 
(i) Special Publication 800–181, Revi-
sion 1, of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology entitled ‘‘National 
Initiative 
for 
Cybersecurity 
Education 
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Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity’’, 
or any successor special publication; or 
(ii) other applicable publications, stud-
ies, or guidance of the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(C) identify— 
(i) elements of the Federal institute 
and its functions that could use existing 
facilities, resources, and programs of the 
Federal Government; and 
(ii) elements of the Federal institute 
and its functions that would require new 
facilities, resources, and programs of the 
Federal Government in order to implement 
the plan required under paragraph (1); 
(D) recommend a course curriculum, deliv-
ery method, and length of curriculum for the 
training provided under paragraph (1)(A) using 
Federal Government cyber training programs as 
models, including the Joint Cyber Analysis 
Course of the Department of Defense and the 
Federal Cyber Defense Skilling Academy of the 
Cybersecurity 
and 
Infrastructure 
Security 
Agency; 
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(E) recommend a policy for individuals 
who do not complete required training; 
(F) describe a security clearance process to 
complete some level of security clearance for ap-
propriate individuals while individuals are en-
rolled in training; 
(G) recommend a governance structure for 
the Federal institute that would ensure ongoing 
interagency coordination in the development of 
a curriculum, the provision of training, and 
other considerations the Director determines 
appropriate; 
(H) provide an estimate of the funding and 
new authorities required to establish and oper-
ate the Federal institute; 
(I) describe any requirements for the Fed-
eral institute to conduct work in a classified 
setting; 
(J) identify how the Federal institute 
would— 
(i) provide some or all of the training 
required by paragraph (1)(A) through 5 
academic institutions from among aca-
demic institutions that— 
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(I) are designated by the Na-
tional Security Agency as a National 
Center of Academic Excellence in cy-
bersecurity for cyber defense, cyber 
research, and cyber operations; and 
(II) have an operational sensitive 
compartmented information facility; 
and 
(ii) select the 5 academic institutions 
under clause (i); 
(K) identify how the instructors of the 
Federal institute will remain current with re-
spect to cybersecurity knowledge, skills and 
abilities through scholarship or other means; 
and 
(L) identify how the Federal institute will 
maintain the quality and longevity of instruc-
tors. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing a plan for 
the Federal institute, the Director shall consult with 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, the Chief 
Information Officers Council, and the Chief Learn-
ing Officers Council to establish tools for human re-
sources professionals of the Federal Government to 
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develop the knowledge, skills and abilities required 
to manage the career life cycle of cyber professionals 
from recruitment to retirement. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide 
to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on 
the plan required under subsection (b)(1), including an es-
timate of the funding and the authorities necessary to im-
plement the plan. 
(d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car-
rying out this Act. 
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