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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 117 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS Cybersecu-
rity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2021 
Ms. JACKSON LEE 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 On-the-Job Training and Employ-
ment Apprentice 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 
On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Pro-
gram Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND 
EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 230A. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING 
AND EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a ‘DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and 
Employment Apprentice Program’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Program’) to identify Department employees for 
work in matters relating to cybersecurity at the Depart-
ment. The Program shall be led by the Under Secretary 
responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protec-
tion, cybersecurity, and other related programs of the De-
partment pursuant to section 103(a)(1)(H). The Secretary 
may provide such Under Secretary with such officers or 
employees of the Department as are necessary to carry 
out the Program. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Program under 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary referred to in such 
subsection shall— 
‘‘(1) submit to the Secretary a monthly report 
on the status of vacancies in cybersecurity positions 
throughout the Department; 
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‘‘(2) identify diagnostic tools that can accu-
rately and reliably measure an individual’s capacity 
to perform cybersecurity related jobs or serve in po-
sitions associated with network or computing secu-
rity; 
‘‘(3) in consultation with relevant Department 
component heads, identify a roster of positions that 
may be a good fit for the Program and make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary relating to such 
identified positions; 
‘‘(4) develop a curriculum for the Program, 
which may include distance learning instruction, in- 
classroom instruction within a work location, on-the- 
job instruction under the supervision of experienced 
cybersecurity staff, or other means of training and 
education as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(5) recruit individuals employed by the De-
partment to participate in the Program; 
‘‘(6) determine the best means for training and 
retention of Department employees enrolled in the 
Program; 
‘‘(7) maintain an accurate numeration and de-
scription of all filled and unfilled cybersecurity posi-
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tions within the Department by office and compo-
nent; 
‘‘(8) keep up-to-date a roster of open positions 
relating to cybersecurity, as determined and ap-
proved by the Secretary, and the skills applicants 
must attain to qualify to fill such positions; 
‘‘(9) maintain information on individuals en-
rolled in the Program; and 
‘‘(10) annually submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
information relating to the duties specified in this 
subsection.’’. 
(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 
230 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 230A. DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Ap-
prentice Program.’’. 
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