Title: A resolution designating June 2022 as "National Cybersecurity Education Month".
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This resolution designates June 2022 as National Cybersecurity Education Month.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 680 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 680

  Designating June 2022 as ``National Cybersecurity Education Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2022

    Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Rosen) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating June 2022 as ``National Cybersecurity Education Month''.

Whereas recent cyberattacks and vulnerabilities present cybersecurity risks to 
        individuals and organizations and increase the urgency to grow and 
        sustain a knowledgeable and skilled cybersecurity workforce in both the 
        public and private sectors;
Whereas, according to CyberSeek.org, as of June 2022, there are 714,548 open 
        jobs in cybersecurity in the United States and 1,091,576 individuals in 
        the cybersecurity workforce;
Whereas a 2017 report entitled ``Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the 
        Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Building the Foundation for a More 
        Secure American Future'', transmitted by the Secretary of Commerce and 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security, proposed a vision to ``prepare, 
        grow, and sustain a cybersecurity workforce that safeguards and promotes 
        America's national security and economic prosperity'';
Whereas expanding cybersecurity education opportunities is important in order to 
        address the cybersecurity workforce shortage and prepare the United 
        States for ongoing and future national security threats;
Whereas cybersecurity education can--

    (1) provide learning and career opportunities for students across the 
United States in kindergarten through grade 12; and

    (2) bolster the capacity of the domestic workforce to defend the United 
States and secure the economy of the United States;

Whereas, in 2021, Congress authorized, as part of the William M. (Mac) 
        Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
        (Public Law 116-283), the Cybersecurity Education Training Assistance 
        Program (commonly known as ``CETAP''), a Department of Homeland Security 
        initiative to provide cybersecurity career awareness, curricular 
        resources, and professional development to elementary and secondary 
        schools;
Whereas CYBER.ORG, a grantee of CETAP, has introduced cybersecurity concepts to 
        more than 3,400,000 students and provided resources to more than 25,000 
        K-12 educators in all 50 States and 4 United States territories;
Whereas the mission of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education 
        (commonly known as ``NICE)'' is ``to energize, promote, and coordinate a 
        robust community working together to advance an integrated ecosystem of 
        cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development'';
Whereas cybersecurity education is supported through multiple Federal programs 
        and other related efforts, including--

    (1) the NICE Community Coordinating Council;

    (2) the Advanced Technological Education program administered by the 
National Science Foundation;

    (3) the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Program administered by the 
National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of Personnel 
Management and the Department of Homeland Security;

    (4) the DoD Cybersecurity Scholarship Program administered by the 
Department of Defense;

    (5) the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative administered by the Partnership 
for Public Service;

    (6) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 
administered by the National Security Agency;

    (7) the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award;

    (8) Career Technical Education (CTE) CyberNet local academies 
administered by the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the 
Department of Education;

    (9) the GenCyber Program administered by the National Security Agency, 
in collaboration with the National Science Foundation;

    (10) widely used resources, including CareerOneStop, Occupational 
Outlook Handbook, and O*NET OnLine administered by the Department of Labor; 
and

    (11) the Registered Apprenticeship Program administered by the Office 
of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor; and

Whereas ensuring access to cybersecurity education for all students in the 
        United States regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, 
        or geographic location will expand opportunities for high-earning jobs 
        in high-demand fields: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates June 2022 as ``National Cybersecurity 
        Education Month'';
            (2) invites individuals and organizations in the United 
        States--
                    (A) to recognize the essential role of 
                cybersecurity education; and
                    (B) to support Federal, State, and local 
                educational efforts;
            (3) encourages educational and training institutions to 
        increase the understanding and awareness of cybersecurity 
        education at such institutions; and
            (4) commits to--
                    (A) raising awareness about cybersecurity 
                education; and
                    (B) taking legislative action in support of 
                cybersecurity education to effectively build and 
                sustain a skilled cybersecurity workforce.
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