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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7214 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to award 
competitive grants for the integration of cybersecurity education, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot 
program to award competitive grants for the integration 
of cybersecurity education, 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 ‘‘Cybersecurity Edu-
cation Integration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made available 
to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall, not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, establish 
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a pilot program under which the Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships 
for— 
(1) the development and implementation of ca-
reer and technical education programs of study that 
incorporate cybersecurity education and prepare in-
dividuals to meet workforce needs in critical infra-
structure sectors; and 
(2) the integration of cybersecurity education 
into existing programs of study that prepare individ-
uals to meet workforce needs in critical infrastruc-
ture sectors. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In award-
ing grants under this Act, the Secretary shall consult with 
the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, and the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’s Sector Coordinating Councils to determine the 
greatest cybersecurity workforce needs in critical infra-
structure sectors. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of any grant 
made under this Act shall not exceed $500,000 in any fis-
cal year. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this Act, an eligible partnership shall submit an ap-
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plication to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
containing such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require, and including a description of— 
(1) the roles and responsibilities of each partner 
in the eligible partnership, and each partner’s capac-
ity to support the program of study to be developed 
and implemented with funds awarded under this 
Act, or the program of study into which cybersecu-
rity education will be integrated with funds awarded 
under this Act; 
(2) the critical infrastructure sector or sectors 
that such program of study prepares individuals to 
enter; 
(3) the career specialty or occupation within 
such sector or sectors that such program of study 
prepares individuals to enter; 
(4) the workforce needs of such critical infra-
structure sector or sectors, including cybersecurity 
workforce needs; 
(5) how the eligible partnership will incorporate 
cybersecurity education, including relevant cyberse-
curity industry competencies published by the De-
partment of Labor, into such program of study; 
(6) the work-based learning opportunities the 
eligible partnership will offer; 
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