National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act

Bill: 115-hr-5179
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2018-03-06
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Congressional districts and representation

Elementary and secondary education

Science and engineering education

State and local government operations

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate an annual National Cyber Hacking Competition for students at secondary schools in each congressional district. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Ms. Barragán introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to coordinate a National Cyber Hacking Competition for high school students, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act . 2. Establishment of competition (a) In general The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security shall coordinate a National Cyber Hacking Competition for students at secondary schools, which shall be held each year among students in each congressional district. The Secretary shall coordinate with Members of Congress to promote the Competition with appropriate outreach to local educational agencies. (b) Coordination The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with local educational agencies, shall establish rules and guidelines for the implementation of the competition described in subsection (a). The Secretary shall post such rules and guidelines on a publically-accessible webpage of the Department of Homeland Security. (c) Purposes The purposes of the Competition include the following: (1) Promoting and developing a 21st century cybersecurity workforce for high school students by increasing awareness of emerging technologies to combat cybersecurity risks. (2) Engaging students and State and local governments to collaborate with industries to strengthen and secure information systems and prevent vulnerabilities. (3) Advancing cybersecurity’s role in preventing large scale data theft, scams, and malicious information operations that affect millions of Americans. (4) Addressing best practices and privacy tools to combat cybersecurity risks for American households, State and local governments, and industries connected online. (5) Actively engaging students from communities that are traditionally under-represented or low performing in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. (6) Initiating innovative policymaking by connecting State and local governments to secondary school students on new and emerging cybersecurity risks and prevention. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed as requiring secondary schools to participate in the Competition. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Competition The term Competition means the National Cyber Hacking Competition under this section. (2) Cybersecurity risk The term cybersecurity risk has the meaning given such term in section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ). (3) Information system The term information system has the meaning given such term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (4) Local educational agency The term local educational agency has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (5) Secondary school The term secondary school has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).