A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program 
to provide financial assistance to graduate students and 
postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of 
study relating to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. 
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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 ‘‘Energy Cybersecurity 
University Leadership Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. ENERGY CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 
energy-related critical infrastructure after an intru-
sion occurs is inefficient, ineffective, and costly. 
(2) Integrating cybersecurity considerations 
into the research, design, and development of energy 
infrastructure represents a cost-effective approach to 
enhancing the security, resilience, and reliability of 
the electric grid, oil and natural gas pipelines, and 
other energy distribution, transmission, and genera-
tion systems. 
(3) Successfully employing the approach out-
lined in paragraph (2) as a guiding principle for the 
Department’s energy infrastructure activities will re-
quire a diverse, inclusive, and highly skilled work-
force which possesses energy-specific cybersecurity 
expertise and familiarity with associated research, 
development, and demonstration needs. 
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(4) A dedicated science scholarship program at 
the 
Department 
for 
graduate 
students 
and 
postdoctoral researchers studying energy-specific cy-
bersecurity disciplines could help address the chal-
lenges stated in paragraphs (1) through (3). 
(b) PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall establish an Energy Cybersecurity Univer-
sity Leadership Program (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Program’’) to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) 
PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(A) provide financial assistance, on a com-
petitive basis, for scholarships, fellowships, and 
research and development projects at institu-
tions of higher education to support graduate 
students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing 
a course of study that integrates cybersecurity 
competencies within disciplines associated with 
energy infrastructure needs; 
(B) 
provide 
graduate 
students 
and 
postdoctoral researchers supported under the 
Program with research traineeship experiences 
at National Laboratories and utilities; and 
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(C) conduct outreach to historically Black 
colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or 
Universities, and minority-serving institutions. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
development and implementation of the Program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 
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). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(4) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an eligi-
ble institution under section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
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(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(6) TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 316(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 
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Union Calendar No. 320 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7569 
[Report No. 117–413] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a 
program to provide financial assistance to grad-
uate students and postdoctoral researchers pur-
suing certain courses of study relating to cyber-
security and energy infrastructure. 
JULY 15, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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