I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 935 
To codify an office within the Department of Homeland Security with the 
mission of strengthening the capacity of the agency to attract and retain 
highly trained computer and information security professionals, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2017 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Homeland Security, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To codify an office within the Department of Homeland 
Security with the mission of strengthening the capacity 
of the agency to attract and retain highly trained com-
puter and information security professionals, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce En-
hancement Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY K–12 
EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Sec. 101. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness. 
Sec. 102. Science and technology initiative grants. 
Sec. 103. Project-based learning program. 
Sec. 104. Matching funds for State and privately financed science and tech-
nology after-school programs. 
Sec. 105. Science and Technology Board of Advisors. 
Sec. 106. Laboratories for science and technology excellence. 
TITLE II—POST-SECONDARY COMPUTER AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY EDUCATION 
Sec. 201. Computing and Information Research Working Group. 
Sec. 202. Process for adoption research and a best practices voluntary guide-
lines for laboratory facilities. 
Sec. 203. Computing and information security mentoring programs for college 
students. 
Sec. 204. Grants for computer equipment. 
Sec. 205. Centers of Academic Computing and Information Assurance. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL WORKFORCE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 301. Lifelong learning in computer and information security study. 
Sec. 302. Computer and information security job opportunities program. 
Sec. 303. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity training programs 
and equipment. 
Sec. 304. E-Security Fellows Program. 
TITLE IV—RESEARCH 
Sec. 401. National Science Foundation study on science and technology student 
retention. 
Sec. 402. Challenge Grants. 
Sec. 403. E-Security Fellows Program. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The Department of Homeland Security’s 
Cybersecurity Education & Awareness (CE&A) 
Branch was established under National Security 
Presidential Directive–54/Homeland Security Presi-
dential Directive–23, which launched the 2008 Com-
prehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. There 
is no appropriations language that references CE&A; 
it is funded through the Infrastructure Protection 
and Information Security appropriation under the 
National Protection and Programs Directorate. 
(2) The Department of Homeland Security’s 
CE&A works with universities to attract top talent 
through competitive scholarship, fellowship, and in-
ternship programs. 
(3) The agency certifies more than 125 institu-
tions nationwide as National Centers for Academic 
Excellence to teach students valuable technical skills 
in various disciplines of Information Assurance. 
(4) The CE&A prepares and makes available 
computer and information security lesson plans. At 
the K–12 level, the Department has partnered with 
USA Today to provide lesson plans about the impor-
tance of prevention of computer and digital informa-
tion crimes at home and in the classroom. 
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