New Collar Jobs Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3393
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2017-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Economic development
Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax credits
Public contracts and procurement
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: 

New Collar Jobs Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an employee cybersecurity education tax credit, not to exceed $5,000 a year per employee, for an employer who incurs costs for an employee who earns a certificate or degree at the undergraduate or graduate level or an industry-recognized certification listed in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education's Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.
 
The Federal Acquisition Regulation is amended to provide a business that utilizes the employee cybersecurity education tax credit and submits a bid for a competitive federal contract valued at more than $5 million a 5% increase in the business's bid score.
 
The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to cancel eligible Federal Direct Loans for borrowers who have: (1) made 36 consecutive monthly payments, and (2) held a cybersecurity job in an economically distressed area during at least 12 months of payments. The program will cancel up to $25,000 in loans.
 
The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 is amended to include teaching cybersecurity as an acceptable employment option to satisfy post-award obligations for recipients of a CyberCorps Scholarship-for-Service award. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Introduced in House