[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 1981 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1981
To codify an office within the Department of Homeland Security with the
mission of strengthening the capacity of the agency to attract and
retain highly trained computer and information security professionals,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2017
Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Homeland Security,
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
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A BILL
To codify an office within the Department of Homeland Security with the
mission of strengthening the capacity of the agency to attract and
retain highly trained computer and information security professionals,
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security
Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY K-12 EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 101. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness.
Sec. 102. Science and technology initiative grants.
Sec. 103. Project-based learning program.
Sec. 104. Matching funds for State and privately financed science and
technology after-school programs.
Sec. 105. Science and Technology Board of Advisors.
Sec. 106. Laboratories for science and technology excellence.
TITLE II--POST-SECONDARY COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY EDUCATION
Sec. 201. Computing and Information Research Working Group.
Sec. 202. Process for adoption research and a best practices voluntary
guidelines for laboratory facilities.
Sec. 203. Computing and information security mentoring programs for
college students.
Sec. 204. Grants for computer equipment.
Sec. 205. Centers of Academic Computing and Information Assurance.
TITLE III--FEDERAL WORKFORCE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 301. Lifelong learning in computer and information security study.
Sec. 302. Computer and information security job opportunities program.
Sec. 303. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity training
programs and equipment.
Sec. 304. E-Security Fellows Program.
TITLE IV--RESEARCH
Sec. 401. National Science Foundation study on science and technology
student retention.
Sec. 402. Challenge Grants.
Sec. 403. E-Security Fellows Program.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity
Education & Awareness (CE&A) Branch was established under
National Security Presidential Directive-54/Homeland Security
Presidential Directive-23, which launched the 2008
Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. There is no
appropriations language that references CE&A; it is funded
through the Infrastructure Protection and Information Security
appropriation under the National Protection and Programs
Directorate.
(2) The Department of Homeland Security's CE&A works with
universities to attract top talent through competitive
scholarship, fellowship, and internship programs.
(3) The agency certifies more than 125 institutions
nationwide as National Centers for Academic Excellence to teach
students valuable technical skills in various disciplines of
Information Assurance.
(4) The CE&A prepares and makes available computer and
information security lesson plans. At the K-12 level, the
Department has partnered with USA Today to provide lesson plans
about the importance of prevention of computer and digital
information crimes at home and in the classroom.
(5) The agency initiated the IT Security Essential Body of
Knowledge (EBK). The National Cybersecurity Division developed
the EBK to establish a national baseline of the essential
knowledge and skills that IT security practitioners in the
public and private sector should have to perform specific roles
and responsibilities.
(6) The challenge for computer and information security
coordination and development is no single agreed upon voluntary
taxonomy nor definitions to rely upon when categorizing or
classifying computer or information security jobs.
(7) The fields of computer and information security study
is within the field of information assurance.
(8) The information assurance, cybersecurity and computer
security workforce encompasses a variety of context, roles, and
occupations and is too broad and diverse to be treated as a
single occupation or profession.
(9) Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
occupations, which include computer and information security
experts and professionals, are expected to grow by 17 percent
by the year 2018 compared to 9.8 percent for other jobs.
(10) The Federal Government is experiencing a shortage of
qualified professionals with expertise in computer and
information security.
(11) Insufficiently trained, educated, or supervised
Federal computer workers can reduce the Nation's ability to
secure computer networks from cyber attacks or incidents.
(12) The computing and information security workforce
encompasses a variety of context, roles, and occupations and is
too broad an diverse to be treated as a single occupation or
profession.
(13) Computing and information security is not solely a
technical endeavor, and thus encompasses a wide range of
backgrounds and skills that will be needed in an effective
national computing and information security workforce.
(14) The route toward professionalization of a field of
study can be slow and difficult, and not all portions of a
field can or should be professionalized at the same time.
(15) It is essential, just as it is for other disciplines
like medicine and the law, that academics, employers, and
government share a common language to identify, train, educate,
and employ computer and information security professionals.
(16) The secure management of digital sensitive information
collected maintained or transmitted by Federal Government
agencies, including taxpayer data, Social Security records,
medical records, intellectual property, proprietary business
information, and sensitive Government data vital to national
security and national defense requires an educated and well-
trained, as well as supervised, Federal workforce.
(17) It is in the Nation's interest to promote
opportunities for science and technology education and
employment as a means of addressing the need to fill computer
and information security jobs within the Federal Government.
(18) The Department of Homeland Security's role is to lead,
champion, and sustain the development of a national information
assurance, cybersecurity and computer security workforce, as
well as to educate the citizenry.
(19) Developing, implementing, and articulating programs
that protect against and respond to computer and information
security threats and hazards to the Homeland's security.
(20) The Department of Homeland Security must create an
agile, diverse workforce and digital citizenry that are capable
of sustaining a safe, secure, resilient computer and
information security space, driven by a dynamic Department
organization at the forefront of cross-sector computer and
information security workforce development.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY K-12 EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
SEC. 101. OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 230A. OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
``(a) Establishment.--There shall be within the Department an
Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness Branch (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the `Office').
``(b) Responsibilities.--The Office shall be responsible for
carrying out the duties of the Office as directed by the Secretary. The
Office shall also report to the Secretary the ongoing work of the
Office. Further, the Office shall report on the statutory authority,
Executive orders or agency directives that guide the work of the
Office. The Office shall report to the Secretary what additional
authority is needed to fulfill the mission for the Office as outlined
by the section. The Office shall also conduct research and make
recommendations to the Secretary to the extent that the agency can
effectively engage in the following:
``(1) Recruiting, retaining, and sustaining the skills and
knowledge of information assurance, cybersecurity and computer
security professionals in the Department of Homeland Security,
hereinafter known as the `Department'.
``(2) Supporting kindergarten through grade 12 science and
technology and computer and information safety education
through grants, and training programs.
``(3) Supporting postsecondary information assurance,
cybersecurity and computer security programs that provide
education that benefits the mission and objective of the
Department regarding recruitment and retention of highly
trained computing professionals who are work ready.
``(4) Promoting public knowledge of computer and
information security competitions to provide computer and
information security competition administrators, participants,
and sponsors with information necessary to further broader
public participation in these activities.
``(5) Developing a guest lecturer program or part-time
lecturer program comprised of information assurance,
cybersecurity and computer security experts in the Federal
Government, academia and private sector to support education of
students at institutions of higher education who are pursuing
degrees in computing science.
``(6) Managing a Computer and Information Security Youth
Training Pathway Program for secondary school and postsecondary
school students to work in part-time or summer positions along
with Federal agency computer and information security
professionals.
``(7) Developing programs that increase the capacity of
institutions defined in section 371 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965--
``(A) Historically Black Colleges and Universities;
``(B) professional and academic areas in which
African-Americans are under represented;
``(C) Hispanic-serving institutions;
``(D) Native American colleges; and
``(E) rural colleges and universities.
``(8) Conduct research and make recommendations to the
Secretary on what the agency can do to increase participation
of professional and academic under represented areas at
minority institutions.
``(9) Providing support to the institutions of higher
education described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of
paragraph (7) to provide course work and education in computer
and information security designed to raise the number and
diversity of students in the field. The Office may use the
institutions defined under section 371 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) minority-serving institutions are
defined as follows:
``(A) A part B institution (as defined in section
322 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
``(B) A Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in
section 502 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)).
``(C) A Tribal College or University (as defined in
section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059)).
``(D) An Alaska Native-serving institution or a
Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in
section 317(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))).
``(E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as defined
in subsection (c)).
``(F) An Asian American and Native American Pacific
Islander-serving institution (as defined in subsection
(c)).
``(G) A Native American-serving nontribal
institution (as defined in subsection (c)).
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `information assurance, cybersecurity and
computer security program' has the meaning given by the
Secretary in consultation with the computing and information
Security Post Secondary Education Working Group under the bill.
``(2) The term `K-12' may be defined by the Secretary in
consultation with the K-12 Science and Technology Education
Board of Advisors under section 105 of the Cyber Security
Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act.
``(3) The Secretary may define higher education
institutions under this title using definitions found in
section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
``(4) The term `professional and academic under represented
areas' means areas in which African-Americans, Hispanics, and
women are under represented has the meaning given such term by
the Secretary, who may consult with the Commissioner for
Education Statistics and the Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The basis of the determining the means should
be based on most recent available satisfactory data, as
computing and information security professional and academic
areas in which the percentage of African-Americans, Hispanics,
and females who have been educated, trained, and employed is
less than the percentage of African-Americans, Hispanics, and
women in the general population.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 225
the following new item:
``Sec. 230A. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness.''.
SEC. 102. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider
existing authority to make grants to secondary schools under this
section, which shall be known as ``Science and Technology Educators
Initiative Grants''.
(b) Selection of Schools.--If the Secretary determines that they
have the authority they may select secondary schools to receive grants
under this section, the Secretary may consider the following factors:
(1) Whether more than 40 percent of the students at the
secondary school are eligible for free or reduced price school
meal programs under the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
(2) The location of the secondary school is in a rural
area.
(3) The participation of representation of professions and
academic area among students which will also include home
schooled, individuals residing in rural areas, and individuals
attending underperforming secondary schools.
(4) The location of the school in an area where the
unemployment rate was not more than one percent higher than the
national average unemployment rate during the 24-month period
preceding the determination of eligibility under this
subsection.
(5) The location of the secondary school in an area where
the per capita income is of 80 percent or less of the national
per capita income.
SEC. 103. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall direct the Office to
conduct research to investigate and make recommendations regarding the
feasibility and existing authority to establish a national project-
based science and technology learning program, to be known as the ``K-
12 Science and Technology Learning Program'' and make a report to both
House and Senate Oversight Committees. Under such research program, the
Secretary shall determine existing authority to--
(1) create State and regional workshops to train teachers
in science and technology project-based learning;
(2) establish between institutions of higher education,
businesses, and local public and private educational agencies
that serve students comprised of 40 percent or more of
professional and academic under represented areas to provide
materials and teaching aids to teachers who successfully
complete the science and technology project-based learning
program under this section;
(3) identify no cost or low cost summer and after school
science and technology education programs and broadly
disseminate that information to the public; and
(4) make grants to local educational agencies to support
the participation of teachers of elementary school and
secondary school in science and technology training programs by
providing travel and enrollment expenses, with a priority given
to teachers who work in schools serving neglected, delinquent,
migrant students, English learners, at-risk students, and
Native Americans, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Authority.--The Secretary shall have the authority under this
statute to conduct a limited pilot project to test recommendations on
possible programs that would be low-cost but have the greatest impact
on instilling the importance of technology and science education.
(c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an
annual report on the program established under this section.
(d) Project-Based Science and Technology Learning Defined.--In this
section, the term ``project-based science and technology learning''
means a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning
essential science, technology, engineering and mathematics through
knowledge and life-enhancing skills through an extended, student-
influenced inquiry process structured around complex, authentic
questions and carefully designed products and tasks developed
specifically for education.
SEC. 104. MATCHING FUNDS FOR STATE AND PRIVATELY FINANCED SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
matching funds to local educational agencies for after-school programs
dedicated to science, technology, engineering, and math in an amount
equal to the amount provided to the program by a State, local, tribal,
or territorial government or by a nonprofit or private entity.
(b) Criteria.--In selecting programs for which to provide funds
under this section, the Secretary shall consider--
(1) the number of students served by the programs; and
(2) the participation in the programs of students from
populations referred to in section 230A of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as added by section 101.
(c) Limitation on Amount of Funding.--For any fiscal year, no
individual school's after-school program shall receive more than $5,000
under this section.
SEC. 105. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF ADVISORS.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Homeland Security the ``Research K-12 Science and Technology Education
Board of Advisors'' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
``Board'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of 15 members
appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, all of whom
shall have K-12 education expertise in programs. The Secretary
shall appoint members based on the following qualifications:
(A) Members of the Board shall have experience in
K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education programs.
(B) Members of the Board shall have experience in
training K-12 educators on providing science and
technology instruction.
(C) Members of the Board shall have experience in
the promotion of science and technology education among
under represented populations, as defined by section
230A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by
section 101.
(2) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the Board
shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same
manner in which the original appointment was made.
(4) Compensation.--
(A) In general.--Members of the Board shall not
receive any compensation for their service.
(B) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of
services for the Board, members of the Board shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in the Government service are allowed
expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(C) Prohibition of consultant or contracting
work.--No member of the Board while serving in this
capacity or for 1 year following departure from the
Board may work as a consultant or contract worker for
the Department of Homeland Security in a position
related to the work of the Board or member agency that
participates as a member of the Board.
(c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Board are to
research and make recommendations to the Secretary on--
(1) the status of K-12 science and technology education
domestically and internationally;
(2) how to increase the quality and diversity of science
and technology curriculum;
(3) promoting K-12 science and technology competitions;
(4) establishing a virtual network to support teacher and
student science and technology education and development;
(5) ascertaining, evaluating, and reporting on best
practices for project-based science and technology learning (as
such term is defined in section 103(c)); and
(6) identifying K-12 science and technology education
efforts that are successful in engaging youth, with proven
competence in engaging females, minorities, individuals
residing in rural areas, individuals residing in majority
minority districts, home schooled students.
(d) Chair.--The Chair of the Board shall be designated by the
Secretary from among the members of the Board.
(e) Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The Board shall meet and begin the
operations of the Board by not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Subsequent meetings.--After its initial meeting, the
Board shall set the time and place of its next meeting. The
Board can upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its
members meet.
(3) Quorum.--A majority of the Board shall constitute a
quorum.
(4) Voting.--Proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of a
member of the Board.
(5) Rules of procedure.--The Board may establish rules for
the conduct of the Board's business, if such rules are not
inconsistent with this section or other applicable law.
(f) Powers.--
(1) Hearings and evidence.--The Board or, on the authority
of the Board, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the
purpose of carrying out this title hold such hearings and sit
and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive
such evidence, administer such oaths.
(2) Federal agency staff.--The Secretary shall make
decisions regarding Federal agency staff to be detailed to
support the work of the Board.
(3) Contract authority.--The Board may enter into contracts
with the approval of the Secretary to such extent and in such
amounts as necessary for the Board to discharge its duties
under this section.
(4) Information from federal agencies.--
(A) In general.--After providing notice to the
Secretary who may provide staff from the Department to
meet the staffing needs of the Board. After 10 working
days following notice to the Secretary the Board is
authorized to secure directly from any executive
department, bureau, agency, board, office, independent
establishment, or instrumentality of the Government,
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for
the purposes of this title. Each department, bureau,
agency, board, office, independent establishment, or
instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law,
furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and
statistics directly to the Board, upon request made by
the chairman, the chairman of any subcommittee created
by a majority of the Board, or any member designated by
a majority of the Board.
(B) Receipt, handling, storage, and
dissemination.--Information shall only be received,
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the
Board and its staff consistent with all applicable
statutes, regulations, and Executive orders.
(5) Assistance from federal agencies.--
(A) General services administration.--The
Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Board on a reimbursable basis administrative support
and other services for the performance of the Board's
functions.
(B) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to
the assistance prescribed in subparagraph (A),
departments and agencies of the United States may
provide to the Board such services, funds, facilities,
staff, and other support services as they may determine
advisable and as may be authorized by law.
(C) Postal services.--The Board may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same
conditions as departments and agencies of the United
States.
(g) Staff.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Appointment and compensation.--The Chair, in
accordance with rules agreed upon by the Board, may
appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director
and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable
the Board to carry out its functions, without regard to
the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except
that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may
exceed the equivalent of that payable for a position at
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code.
(B) Personnel as federal employees.--
(i) In general.--The executive director and
any personnel of the Board who are employees
shall be employees under section 2105 of title
5, United States Code, for purposes of chapters
63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that
title.
(ii) Members of the board.--Clause (i)
shall not be construed to apply to members of
the Board.
(2) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be
detailed to the Board without reimbursement from the Board, and
such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges
of his or her regular employment without interruption.
(3) Administrative support from the department.--At the
request of the Board, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide the Board with Administrative support necessary for the
Board to carry out its duties under this title.
(h) Reports.--
(1) Quarterly reports.--The Board shall submit to the
Secretary of Homeland Security quarterly reports on the
activities of the Board.
(2) Final report.--Not later than two years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the
Secretary a final report containing such findings conclusions,
and recommendations as have been agreed to by a majority of
Board members.
(i) Applicability of FACA.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board.
(2) Public meetings and release of public versions of
reports.--The Board shall--
(A) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent
appropriate; and
(B) release public versions of the reports required
under subsection (h).
(3) Public hearings.--Any public hearings of the Board
shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection
of information provided to or developed for or by the Board as
required by any applicable statute, regulation, or Executive
order.
(j) Termination.--The Board, and all the authorities of this title,
shall terminate two years after the date of the Board's first meeting,
which shall take place 90 days following its appointment.
(1) In general.--The Board and all the authorities under
this section shall terminate 60 days after the date on which
the final report is submitted under subsection (h)(2).
(2) Administrative activities before termination.--The
Board may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1)
for the purpose of concluding its activities, including
providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its
reports and disseminating the final report.
(k) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this section. Amounts made available
pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until the
termination of the Board.
SEC. 106. LABORATORIES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine if existing
authority allows the agency to make grants to local education agencies
for the purpose of supplying laboratory facilities at secondary schools
to promote the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics. If the Secretary determines that the authority does not
exist shall make a report to congressional oversight committees
detailing the limitation in agency authority to conduct activity under
this section and make recommendations on the benefits if any should the
agency have the authority to engage in the activity outlined in this
section.
TITLE II--POST-SECONDARY COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY EDUCATION
SEC. 201. COMPUTING AND INFORMATION RESEARCH WORKING GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Department
of Homeland Security the Computing and Information Security Post-
Secondary Education Working Group, hereafter in this section referred
to as the ``Working Group''.
(b) Responsibilities.--The Working Group shall conduct research
and--
(1) assist the Secretary in developing voluntary guidelines
that could serve as guidance to Federal civil agency training
programs, computer and information security certification
authorities, and accreditation bodies seeking guidance on
developing, enhancing, or sustaining competitive information
security; and
(2) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding--
(A) the state of the computing and information
security workforce development;
(B) evaluations and reports on the advantages,
disadvantages, and approaches to professionalizing the
Nation's computing and information security workforce;
(C) criteria that can be used to identify which, if
any, specialty areas may require professionalization;
(D) criteria for evaluating different approaches
and tools for professionalization;
(E) techniques that enhance the efficiency and
effectiveness of computing and information security
workers;
(F) better tools and approaches for risk
identification and assessment;
(G) improved system design and development;
(H) creation of better incentives for deployment of
better computing and information security technologies;
(I) improvements in end user behaviors through
training and better coordination among network
managers;
(J) core curriculum requirements for computing and
information security training;
(K) efficacy and efficiencies of taxonomy and
definitions for computer and information security;
(L) guidelines for accreditations and certification
of computing and information security college and
university programs;
(M) identifying the role of mentors in the
retention of students enrolled in computing and
technology programs at institutions of higher education
who complete degree programs;
(N) remote access to computing and information
security education and training through the Internet;
and
(O) institution of higher education funding and
research needs.
(c) Deadline for Submittal of Research Funding and
Recommendations.--
(1) Initial research.--The Working Group shall submit to
the Secretary an initial research plan that will guide the work
of the Working Group.
(2) Other research recommendations.--The Working Group
shall provide the Secretary a list of other areas that require
research to accomplish the purpose of the agency's goal of
providing cyber security protection for the agency. The Working
Group shall provide a description of the proposed research and
the purpose of the research as it relates to the goals of
cybersecurity of the agency.
(3) Initial recommendations.--The Working Group shall
submit to the Secretary initial recommendations under this
section by not later than nine months after the date on which
all of the members of the Working Group are appointed.
(4) Other recommendations.--Not later than six months after
all members of the Working Group are appointed, the Working
Group shall submit to the Secretary research and
recommendations on the effectiveness of Federal civil agency
computer and information security training programs, including
an evaluation of certification authorities and their role in
providing work ready staff to fill positions with the agency.
(5) Subsequent research and recommendations.--Not later
than one year after the date of the submittal of the initial
research and recommendations under paragraph (1), and annually
thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary
subsequent research and recommendations under this section and
an update on the progress made toward a well trained and
sustainable Department computer and information workforce.
(d) Membership.--
(1) Chair.--The Chair of the Working Group shall be the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
or the Director's designee.
(2) Other members.--The Working Group shall be composed of
21 members, who are appointed by the Secretary of Homeland
Security in consultation with the Director of NIST and the head
of the entity represented by the member.
(3) Appointment.--All appointments are for a term of 2
years with one reappointment for an additional 2 years.
(4) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Working Group
shall constitute a quorum.
(e) No Compensation for Service.--While away from their homes or
regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed
expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(f) Technical Support From the Department of Homeland Security.--At
the request of the Working Group, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall provide the Working Group with technical support necessary for
the Working Group to carry out its duties under this section.
(g) Intellectual Property Rights.--No private-sector individual or
entity shall obtain any intellectual property rights to any guidelines
or recommendations nor the contents of any guideline (or any
modification to any guideline) adopted by the Secretary under this
section.
(h) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit to the Secretary
a report containing researching findings, an outline for other areas
requiring research and why as well as recommendations of the Working
Group.
(i) Submittal of Recommendations to Congress.--Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report on the research findings, an outline of
other areas requiring research and why and recommendations for
furthering the cybersecurity of the agency.
(j) Treatment of Recommendations.--The Secretary has the benefit of
the Working Group's work which the Secretary may accept, reject, or
modify. The Secretary shall not be bound by the recommendations of the
Working Group.
(k) Publication of Recommendations in Federal Register.--The
Secretary shall approve the publication of grant application guidelines
in the Federal Register by not later than 90 days after receiving the
report submitted under subsection (h).
(l) Applicability of FACA.--Nothing in the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory
committees) shall apply to the Working Group.
SEC. 202. PROCESS FOR ADOPTION RESEARCH AND A BEST PRACTICES VOLUNTARY
GUIDELINES FOR LABORATORY FACILITIES.
(a) Establishment of the Post-Secondary Laboratory Development Task
Force.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a ``Post-
Secondary Laboratory Research Development Task Force'' (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ``Development Task Force'').
(b) Responsibilities.--The Development Task Force shall conduct
research for and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding best
practices voluntary guidelines for college and university laboratory
facilities for education and research purposes related to information
assurance, cybersecurity and computing security. Such research on what
baseline equipment, capacity, skilled instruction, and certification
may be needed for a set of best practices voluntary guidelines for
colleague or university laboratories and make recommendations on the
best methods of assuring that the greatest number of institutions have
access to facilities that meet the baseline best practices regarding--
(1) qualifications for laboratories for the purpose of
providing education or instruction in computing security,
computer networks, enterprises, informatics, and other systems
designated by the Secretary;
(2) types of software;
(3) types of hardware;
(4) types of firmware;
(5) security applications, including firewalls, whole hat
hackers, red teams, and blue teams;
(6) security protocols needed to protect the physical and
computer resources of the laboratory;
(7) accreditation and certification of college and
university computer and information security laboratories;
(8) best practices for--
(A) public-private collaborations to support
secondary and post-secondary laboratory facilities for
computer or information security;
(B) visiting guest lecture programs for business
and Government information technology security experts;
and
(C) developing real world laboratory exercise and
proficiency measures; and
(9) how best to recruit and retain instructors with
requisite degrees to teach computer and information security
courses to undergraduate and graduate students.
(c) Membership.--
(1) Members.--The Development Task Force shall be composed
of 19 members, including the Chair. The Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the head of the entity
represented by the member agencies, shall appoint members. The
Secretary shall appoint a chair from among the members of the
Development Task Force. Such members shall consist of one
representative of each of the following agencies:
(A) The White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
(B) The Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
(C) The Department of Energy.
(D) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
(E) The Department of Commerce.
(F) The National Institutes of Health.
(G) The National Institute of Science and
Technology.
(H) The National Science Foundation.
(I) The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management.
(2) Other members.--The Secretary shall consider for the
other members of the Development Task Force representatives
from organizations that advocate and promote professional
development of professional and academic under represented
areas and organizations with the mission of promoting
professional development and academic excellence in information
assurance, cybersecurity and computing security:
(A) Organizations with the mission of advancing
computing as a science and profession.
(B) Organizations that promote information system
security education.
(C) Professional associations that are well
established and broadly recognized for the advancement
of technology.
(D) Professional associations that represent
professionals and academics referred to in section 230A
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by
section 101.
(E) K-12 science and technology programs that
conduct successful after school and summer programs for
under represented populations, rural communities and
serve communities where unemployment is at least two
percent higher than the national average.
(F) Organizations that promote education of Native
Americans or other indigenous peoples of the United
States or its territories.
(G) Regional diversity of public and private school
districts that excel at science and technology
education.
(3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Development
Task Force shall constitute a quorum.
(4) Voting.--Proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of a
member of the Development Task Force.
(5) Rules of procedure.--The Development Task Force may
establish rules for the conduct of the Development Task Force's
business, if such rules are not inconsistent with this section
or other applicable law.
(d) Powers.--
(1) Hearings and evidence.--The Development Task Force or,
on the authority of the Development Task Force, or any
subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of
carrying out this section hold such hearings and sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, receive such
evidence, and administer such oaths.
(2) Contract authority.--After giving notice to the
Secretary who may substitute agency staff with the requisite
skills to fill a position needed by the Board at no additional
cost to the Board. After 10 working days following notice to
the Secretary the Development Task Force may enter into
contracts to such extent and in such amounts as necessary for
the Development Task Force to discharge its duties under this
section.
(3) Information from federal agencies.--
(A) In general.--The Development Task Force is
authorized to secure directly from any executive
department, bureau, agency, board, office, independent
establishment, or instrumentality of the Government
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for
the purposes of this section. Each department, bureau,
agency, board, office, independent establishment, or
instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law,
furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and
statistics directly to the Board, upon request made by
the chairman, the chairman of any subcommittee created
by a majority of the Board, or any member designated by
a majority of the Board.
(B) Receipt, handling, storage, and
dissemination.--Information shall only be received,
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the
Board and its staff consistent with all applicable
statutes, regulations, and Executive orders.
(4) Assistance from federal agencies.--
(A) General services administration.--The
Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Development Task Force on a reimbursable basis
administrative support and other services for the
performance of the Board's functions.
(B) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to
the assistance prescribed in subparagraph (A),
departments and agencies of the United States may
provide to the Board such services, funds, facilities,
staff, and other support services as they may determine
advisable and as may be authorized by law.
(C) Postal services.--The Development Task Force
may use the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as departments and agencies
of the United States.
(e) Staff.--
(1) In general.--While away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in the
Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b)
of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Personnel as federal employees.--
(A) In general.--The executive director and any
personnel of the Development Task Force who are
employees shall be employees under section 2105 of
title 5, United States Code, for purposes of chapters
63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
(B) Members of the development task force.--
Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to apply to
members of the Development Task Force.
(3) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be
detailed to the Board without reimbursement from the
Development Task Force, and such detailee shall retain the
rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment
without interruption.
(f) No Compensation for Service.--Members of the Development Task
Force shall not receive any compensation for their service, but shall
be paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Development Task Force.
(g) Prohibition of Consultant or Contracting Work.--No member of
the Development Task Force while serving in this capacity or for 1 year
following departure from the Development Task Force may work as a
consultant or contract worker for the Department of Homeland Security
in a position related to the work of the Development Task Force or
member agency that participates as a member of the Development Task
Force.
(h) Report.--The Development Task Force shall submit a report to
the Secretary of Homeland Security; a report on research findings, best
practices voluntary guidelines and recommendations to the Secretary.
The report shall be in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(i) Secretary of Homeland Security Report.--The Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the work of the Development Task Force's
research into best practices voluntary guidelines, areas that require
additional study and a set of recommendations. The Secretary shall
indicate to the Congress which Development Task Force recommendations
have been implemented, which will be implemented, or which will be
rejected and why.
(j) Technical Support From the Department.--At the request of
Development Task Force the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
the Development Task Force with technical support necessary for the
Development Task Force to carry out its duties under this section.
(k) Intellectual Property.--No private-sector individual or entity
serving on the Development Task Force shall obtain any intellectual
property rights to any guidelines or recommendations that derive from
the work of the Development Task Force or any guidelines (or any
modification to any guidelines) based on the work of the Development
Task Force.
(l) Prohibition of Consultant or Contracting Work.--No member of
the Development Task Force while serving in this capacity or for 1 year
following departure from the Development Task Force may work as a
consultant or contract worker in a position related to the direct work
of the Development Task Force to the Department of Homeland Security or
member agency that participates as a member of the Development Task
Force.
SEC. 203. COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SECURITY MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS.
(a) Office of Cybersecurity and Information Security Professional's
Mentoring Program.--
(1) In general.--Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 230B. OFFICE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL'S MENTORING PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Department an Office of
Computing and Information Security Professional's Mentoring Program.
The head of the office is the Mentoring Coordinator, who shall be
appointed by the Secretary.
``(b) Responsibilities.--The Mentoring Coordinator shall be
responsible for working with outreach to institution of higher
education, critical infrastructure owners, and the heads of Federal
departments and agencies to develop and promote the participation of
professionals as volunteer mentors to--
``(1) undergraduate students at institutions of higher
education who are enrolled in the third or fourth year of a
program of education leading to a degree in computing or
information security;
``(2) students enrolled in a program of education leading
to a doctoral degree in computing or information security; and
``(3) new employees of Federal departments and agencies
whose primary responsibilities relate to computing or
information security.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 230A the following new item:
``Sec. 230B. Office of Computing and Information Security
Professional's Mentoring Program.''.
(b) Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
determine existing authority to make grants to covered
institutions of higher learning for the establishment of
mentoring programs for undergraduates enrolled in programs or
courses of education in information assurance, cybersecurity or
computing security programs.
(2) Covered institutions of higher learning.--For purposes
of this subsection, the term ``covered institution of higher
learning'' means those institutions as defined in section 371
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and listed in section 101
of this bill.
SEC. 204. GRANTS FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may make grants to
post-secondary institutions that offer courses or degrees in computing
or information security to be used to establish or equip a computer
laboratory to be made available to students and faculty for both
teaching and research purposes.
(b) Technical Support.--The Secretary shall ensure that each
recipient of a grant under this section also receives technical support
on the use and proper function of equipment and software.
(c) Publication in Federal Register.--The Secretary shall publish
the name of each institution of higher education that receives a grant
under this section and the amount of such grant.
(d) Qualification.--In making grants under this section, the
Secretary--
(1) shall take into consideration whether more than 50
percent of the students at an institution are taking online or
distance learning computer science and information security
courses; and
(2) may establish guidance to institutions for entering
into laboratory facilities sharing agreements to allow
institutions to qualify for grants under this section.
SEC. 205. CENTERS OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE.
(a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish a program for Centers of Academic Computer and Information
Assurance Distinction.
(b) Designation of Centers.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may designate five colleges
or universities as Centers of Distinction for Academic
Computing and Information Security Assurance each year with no
limit to the total number of such Centers that may be
established. The Secretary may make public the Centers for
Distinction in Academic Computing and Information Security
Assurance.
(2) Revocation of designations.--The Secretary may revoke
the designation of a Center of Distinction for Academic
Computing and Information Security Assurance.
(3) Criteria.--The Secretary shall make available
information regarding the criteria for designating an
institution as a Center of Distinction for Academic Computing
and Information Security Assurance under this section.
(4) Distance learning.--In designating Centers under this
section, the Secretary shall consider the number of students
who are enrolled in distance learning computer or information
security courses and whether collaborations for in laboratory
instruction through shared arrangements with established
information assurance, cybersecurity computing security
programs at secondary education programs that laboratory
facilities that meet best practices as outlined by the
Secretary would be sufficient to meet the requirements
established under this section.
(c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall identify and report on the
success of efforts to reach under represented populations in the field
of computing and information security through work with institutions as
defined under section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 listed in
section 101 of this bill.
(d) Report.--Not later than 220 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
recommendations regarding distance learning computer and information
security programs for meeting the cybersecurity professional
requirements of the agency.
(e) Consideration of Programs.--The Secretary may consider the
following when making grants to postsecondary education institutions
and private sector entities who are contracted, provided grants or
funds to conduct research on information assurance, cybersecurity and
computing security to advance the agency's cybersecurity capacity:
(1) Institutions designated as a Center of Distinction for
Academic Computing and Information Security Assurance.
(2) Institutions who have established academic mentoring
and program development partnerships related to information
assurance, cybersecurity, and computing security academic
programs with institutions defined under section 371 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 listed in section 101 of this
bill.
TITLE III--FEDERAL WORKFORCE COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 301. LIFELONG LEARNING IN COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY STUDY.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish a program to be known as the ``Lifelong Computer and
Information Security Study''. Such program shall be designed to promote
computer and information security professionals among Federal civilian
agencies, critical infrastructure, and the general public by supporting
post-employment education and training.
(b) Discretion of Secretary.--The Secretary shall have the
discretion to determine the best methods for accomplishing the
objective of this section.
(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall periodically submit to Congress a
report on the implementation of this section.
SEC. 302. COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SECURITY JOB OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity Education and
Awareness, shall establish, in conjunction with the National Science
Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher
education (and consortia thereof) for--
(1) the establishment or expansion of computer and
information security professional development programs;
(2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of associate
degree programs in computer and information security; and
(3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in
computer and information security for either professional
development programs or degree programs.
(b) Goals and Criteria.--The Secretary, acting through the Deputy
Assistant Secretary and in consultation with the Working Group
established under section 201, shall establish the goals for the
program under this section and the criteria for awarding grants.
(c) Awards.--
(1) Peer review.--All awards under this section shall be
provided on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. The peer
review process shall be published in the Federal Register.
Those serving in a peer review role shall do so for 2 years
with an option for 1 additional term. Applicants in the event
of a denial of an award shall be provided with a detailed
explanation for the denial.
(2) Focus.--In making awards under this section, the Deputy
Assistant Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure
geographic diversity and the participation of women and under
represented minorities.
(3) Preference.--In making awards under this section, the
Deputy Assistant Secretary shall--
(A) give preference to applications submitted by
consortia of institutions, to encourage as many
students and professionals as possible to benefit from
the program established under this section;
(B) give preference to any application submitted by
a consortium of institutions that includes at least one
institution that is eligible to receive funds under
title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
(C) consider the enrollment of students in online
and distance learning courses.
(d) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section the
term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)).
SEC. 303. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY TRAINING
PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through
the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, shall establish, in
conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award
grants to institutions of higher education (and consortia thereof)
for--
(1) the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity
professional development programs;
(2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of associate
degree programs in cybersecurity; and
(3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in
cybersecurity for either professional development programs or
degree programs.
(b) Roles.--
(1) Department of homeland security.--The Secretary, acting
through the Assistant Secretary and in consultation with the
Director of the National Science Foundation, shall establish
the goals for the program established under this section and
the criteria for awarding grants.
(2) National science foundation.--The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall operate the program
established under this section consistent with the goals and
criteria established under paragraph (1), including soliciting
applicants, reviewing applications, and making and
administering awards. The Director may consult with the
Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees.
(3) Funding.--The Secretary shall transfer to the National
Science Foundation the funds necessary to carry out this
section.
(c) Awards.--
(1) Peer review.--All awards under this section shall be
provided on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.
(2) Focus.--In making awards under this section, the
Director shall, to the extent practicable, ensure geographic
diversity and the participation of women and under represented
minorities.
(3) Preference.--In making awards under this section, the
Director--
(A) shall give preference to applications submitted
by consortia of institutions, to encourage as many
students and professionals as possible to benefit from
the program established under this section; and
(B) shall give preference to any application
submitted by a consortium of institutions that includes
at least one institution that is eligible to receive
funds under title III or V of the Higher Education Act
of 1965.
(d) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section the
term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $3,700,000
for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
SEC. 304. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Subtitle C of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 230C. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
fellowship program in accordance with this section for the
purpose of bringing State, local, tribal, and private sector
officials to participate in the work of the National
Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with the
Department's stated cybersecurity missions and capabilities,
including but not limited to--
``(A) enhancing Federal, State, local, and tribal
government cybersecurity;
``(B) developing partnerships with other Federal
agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and the
private sector;
``(C) improving and enhancing public/private
information sharing involving cyber attacks, threats,
and vulnerabilities;
``(D) providing and coordinating incident response
and recovery planning efforts; and
``(E) fostering training and certification.
``(2) Program name.--The program under this section shall
be known as the E-Security Fellows Program.
``(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for selection as a
fellow under the program, an individual must--
``(1) have cybersecurity-related responsibilities; and
``(2) be eligible to possess an appropriate national
security clearance.
``(c) Limitations.--The Secretary--
``(1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the program each
year, each of which shall be 180 days in duration; and
``(2) shall ensure that the number of fellows selected for
each iteration does not impede the activities of the Division.
``(d) Condition.--As a condition of selecting an individual as a
fellow under the program, the Secretary shall require that the
individual's employer agree to continue to pay the individual's salary
and benefits during the period of the fellowship.
``(e) Stipend.--During the period of the fellowship of an
individual under the program, the Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, provide to the individual a stipend to
cover the individual's reasonable living expenses during the period of
the fellowship.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such
subtitle the following:
``Sec. 230C. E-Security Fellows Program.''.
TITLE IV--RESEARCH
SEC. 401. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDY ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT RETENTION.
(a) Study.--The National Science Foundation shall conduct a study
on the causes of the high dropout rates of women and minority students
enrolled in programs of education leading to degrees in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics and the effects of such
dropout rates on the cost of education for such students and the
shortage of workers qualified for jobs in science and technology.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the National Science Foundation shall submit to
Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) together
with any recommendations of the National Science Foundation.
SEC. 402. CHALLENGE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make
grants to the Center of Distinction for Academic Computing and
Information Security Assurance, which shall be known as ``Challenge
Grants''. The recipient of a grant under this section shall use the
grant to form a partnership with section 230A of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as added by section 101 to assist in improving the
computing programs of such colleges and universities and meeting the
requirements to become a Center of Distinction for Academic Computing
and Information Security. The Secretary shall ensure that the
institutions that receive assistance under this subsection are the
institutions as defined under section 371 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q).
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
outcomes of the partnerships funded by grants under this section and
shall include in such report the recommendations of the Secretary
regarding improving the access of the population served by the
institutions of higher education described in subsection (a).
SEC. 403. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Subtitle C of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 230D. E-SECURITY FELLOWS PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
fellowship program in accordance with this section for the
purpose of bringing State, local, tribal, and private sector
officials to participate in the work of the National
Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with the
Department's stated cybersecurity missions and capabilities,
including but not limited to--
``(A) developing partnerships with other Federal
agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and the
private sector; and
``(B) fostering training and certification.
``(2) Program name.--The program under this section shall
be known as the `E-Security Fellows Program'.
``(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for selection as a
fellow under the program, an individual must--
``(1) have computer and information security-related
responsibilities; and
``(2) be eligible to possess an appropriate national
security clearance.
``(c) Limitations.--The Secretary--
``(1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the program each
year, each of which shall be 180 days in duration; and
``(2) shall ensure that the number of fellows selected for
each iteration does not impede the activities of the Division.
``(d) Condition.--As a condition of selecting an individual as a
fellow under the program, the Secretary shall require that the
individual's employer agree to continue to pay the individual's salary
and benefits during the period of the fellowship.
``(e) Stipend.--During the period of the fellowship of an
individual under the program, the Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, provide to the individual a stipend to
cover the individual's reasonable living expenses during the period of
the fellowship.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is further amended by adding at the end of the items relating
to such subtitle the following:
``Sec. 230D. E-Security Fellows Program.''.
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