SEC. 2. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND 
EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2215. 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 section, the Secretary 
shall establish a ‘DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training 
and Employment Apprentice Program’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Program’) to identify Department em-
ployees for work in matters relating to cybersecurity at 
the Department. The Program shall be led by the Direc-
tor. The Secretary may provide the Director with such of-
ficers or employees of the Department as are necessary 
to carry out the Program. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Program under 
subsection (a), the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) submit to the Secretary a monthly report 
on the status of vacancies in cybersecurity positions 
throughout the Department; 
‘‘(2) identify diagnostic tools that can accu-
rately and reliably measure an individual’s capacity 
to perform cybersecurity related jobs or serve in po-
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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-
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-
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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 
2214 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2215. DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Appren-
tice Program.’’. 
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