IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1154 
Expressing support for the designation of June 2022 as ‘‘National 
Cybersecurity Education Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. GARBARINO (for himself and Ms. CLARKE of New York) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of June 2022 as 
‘‘National Cybersecurity Education Month’’. 
Whereas recent cyberattacks and vulnerabilities present cy-
bersecurity risks to individuals and organizations and in-
crease the urgency to grow and sustain a knowledgeable 
and skilled cybersecurity workforce in both the public and 
private sectors; 
Whereas, according to CyberSeek.org, as of June 2022, there 
are 714,548 open jobs in cybersecurity in the United 
States and 1,091,576 individuals in the cybersecurity 
workforce; 
Whereas a 2017 report entitled ‘‘Supporting the Growth and 
Sustainment of the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce: 
Building the Foundation for a More Secure American 
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Future’’, transmitted by the Secretary of Commerce and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, proposed a vision to 
‘‘prepare, grow, and sustain a cybersecurity workforce 
that safeguards and promotes America’s national security 
and economic prosperity’’; 
Whereas expanding cybersecurity education opportunities is 
important in order to address the cybersecurity workforce 
shortage and prepare the United States for ongoing and 
future national security threats; 
Whereas cybersecurity education can— 
(1) provide learning and career opportunities for 
students across the United States in kindergarten 
through grade 12; and 
(2) bolster the capacity of the domestic workforce to 
defend the United States and secure the economy of the 
United States; 
Whereas, in 2021, Congress authorized, as part of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), the 
Cybersecurity Education Training Assistance Program 
(commonly known as ‘‘CETAP’’), a Department of 
Homeland Security initiative to provide cybersecurity ca-
reer awareness, curricular resources, and professional de-
velopment to elementary and secondary schools; 
Whereas CYBER.ORG, a grantee of CETAP, has introduced 
cybersecurity concepts to more than 3,400,000 students 
and provided resources to more than 25,000 K–12 edu-
cators in all 50 States and 4 United States territories; 
Whereas the mission of the National Initiative for Cybersecu-
rity Education (commonly known as ‘‘NICE)’’ is ‘‘to en-
ergize, promote, and coordinate a robust community 
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working together to advance an integrated ecosystem of 
cybersecurity education, training, and workforce develop-
ment’’; 
Whereas cybersecurity education is supported through mul-
tiple Federal programs and other related efforts, includ-
ing— 
(1) the NICE Community Coordinating Council; 
(2) the Advanced Technological Education program 
administered by the National Science Foundation; 
(3) the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Pro-
gram administered by the National Science Foundation, 
in collaboration with the Office of Personnel Management 
and the Department of Homeland Security; 
(4) the DoD Cybersecurity Scholarship Program ad-
ministered by the Department of Defense; 
(5) the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative administered 
by the Partnership for Public Service; 
(6) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in 
Cybersecurity administered by the National Security 
Agency; 
(7) the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award; 
(8) Career Technical Education (CTE) CyberNet 
local academies administered by the Office of Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education of the Department of 
Education; 
(9) the GenCyber Program administered by the Na-
tional Security Agency, in collaboration with the National 
Science Foundation; 
(10) 
widely 
used 
resources, 
including 
CareerOneStop, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and 
O*NET OnLine administered by the Department of 
Labor; and 
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(11) the Registered Apprenticeship Program admin-
istered by the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department 
of Labor; and 
Whereas ensuring access to cybersecurity education for all 
students in the United States regardless of race, eth-
nicity, socioeconomic status, sex, or geographic location 
will expand opportunities for high-earning jobs in high- 
demand fields: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘National Cybersecurity Education Month’’; 
(2) invites individuals and organizations in the 
United States— 
(A) to recognize the essential role of cyber-
security education; and 
(B) to support Federal, State, and local 
educational efforts; 
(3) encourages educational and training institu-
tions to increase the understanding and awareness 
of cybersecurity education at such institutions; and 
(4) commits to— 
(A) raising awareness about cybersecurity 
education; and 
(B) taking legislative action in support of 
cybersecurity education to effectively build and 
sustain a skilled cybersecurity workforce. 
Æ 
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