SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTEL-
LIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY DIVERSITY 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title XIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1333. INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY DIVER-
SITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘excepted 
service’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2103 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
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). 
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‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(5) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu-
tion of higher education described in section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out an in-
telligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) under which 
an eligible individual may— 
‘‘(1) participate in a paid internship at the De-
partment that relates to intelligence, cybersecurity, 
or a combination thereof; 
‘‘(2) receive tuition assistance from the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(3) upon graduation from an institution of 
higher education and successful completion of the 
Program (as defined by the Secretary), receive an 
offer of employment to work in an intelligence or cy-
bersecurity position of the Department that is in the 
excepted service. 
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) be a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) as of the date of submitting an application 
to participate in the Program— 
‘‘(A) have a cumulative grade point aver-
age of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale; 
‘‘(B) be a socially disadvantaged individual 
(as that term is defined in section 124.103 of 
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or suc-
cessor regulation); and 
‘‘(C) be a sophomore, junior, or senior at 
an institution of higher education, including a 
historically Black college or university or minor-
ity-serving institution. 
‘‘(d) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.—If an individual 
who receives an offer of employment under subsection 
(b)(3) accepts such offer, the Secretary shall appoint, 
without regard to provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
33 of title 5, United States Code (except for section 3328 
of such title), such individual to the position specified in 
such offer. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and on an 
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annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the Program. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the most recent 
year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of outreach efforts by 
the Secretary to raise awareness of the Pro-
gram among institutions of higher education in 
which eligible individuals are enrolled. 
‘‘(B) Information on specific recruiting ef-
forts conducted by the Secretary to increase 
participation in the Program. 
‘‘(C) The number of individuals partici-
pating in the Program, listed by the institution 
of higher education in which the individual is 
enrolled at the time of participation, and infor-
mation on the nature of such participation, in-
cluding regarding whether the duties of the in-
dividual under the Program relate primarily to 
intelligence or cybersecurity. 
‘‘(D) The number of individuals who ac-
cepted an offer of employment under the Pro-
gram and an identification of the element with-
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in the Department to which each individual was 
appointed.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1332 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1333. Intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program.’’. 
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