Cybersecurity Education Task Force Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.9420 | Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie (D-NY)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Cybersecurity Education Task Force Act of 2022
This bill requires the Office of the National Cyber Director to establish the Cyber Education Task Force. The task force must issue recommendations and guidance for increasing and promoting cybersecurity courses, degrees, and programs in institutions of higher education to improve the diversity of the cybersecurity workforce.

To direct the National Cyber Director to establish a Cyber Education 
                  Task Force, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Education Task Force 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. CYBER EDUCATION TASK FORCE.

    (a) In General.--The National Cyber Director (in this section 
referred to as the ``Director'') shall establish a task force to be 
known as the Cyber Education Task Force (in this section referred to as 
the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall issue recommendations and 
guidance with respect to how to increase and promote cybersecurity 
courses, degrees, and programs in institutions of higher education in 
order to improve the diversity of the cybersecurity workforce.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Task Force shall be comprised of 
        members appointed by the Director, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
        Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
        from the following entities:
                    (A) Institutions of higher education.
                    (B) Hispanic-serving institutions.
                    (C) Historically Black colleges or universities.
                    (D) Tribal Colleges or Universities.
                    (E) Predominantly Black Institutions.
                    (F) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
                Agency.
            (2) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of the 
        Director.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
establishment of the Task Force, and every 2 years thereafter, the Task 
Force shall submit to Congress a report that contains recommendations 
and guidance with respect to how to increase and promote cyber 
education in institutions of higher education.
    (e) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the 
termination of advisory committees) shall not apply to the Task Force.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term ``Hispanic-
        serving institution'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1101a(a)).
            (2) Historically black college or university.--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).
            (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (4) Predominantly black institution.--The term 
        ``Predominantly Black Institution'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 318(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1059e(b)).
            (5) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal 
        College or University'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1059c(b)).
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