[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2952 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
December 10, 2014.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
2952) entitled ``An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
make certain improvements in the laws relating to the advancement of
security technologies for critical infrastructure protection, and for
other purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Cybersecurity Category'' means a position's
or incumbent's primary work function involving cybersecurity,
which is further defined by Specialty Area;
(2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of
Homeland Security;
(3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security; and
(4) the term ``Specialty Area'' means any of the common
types of cybersecurity work as recognized by the National
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education's National Cybersecurity
Workforce Framework report.
SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY.
(a) Workforce Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the
Secretary shall assess the cybersecurity workforce of the
Department.
(2) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph (1)
shall include, at a minimum--
(A) an assessment of the readiness and capacity of
the workforce of the Department to meet its
cybersecurity mission;
(B) information on where cybersecurity workforce
positions are located within the Department;
(C) information on which cybersecurity workforce
positions are--
(i) performed by--
(I) permanent full-time equivalent
employees of the Department, including,
to the greatest extent practicable,
demographic information about such
employees;
(II) independent contractors; and
(III) individuals employed by other
Federal agencies, including the
National Security Agency; or
(ii) vacant; and
(D) information on--
(i) the percentage of individuals within
each Cybersecurity Category and Specialty Area
who received essential training to perform
their jobs; and
(ii) in cases in which such essential
training was not received, what challenges, if
any, were encountered with respect to the
provision of such essential training.
(b) Workforce Strategy.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, develop a comprehensive
workforce strategy to enhance the readiness, capacity,
training, recruitment, and retention of the
cybersecurity workforce of the Department; and
(B) maintain and, as necessary, update the
comprehensive workforce strategy developed under
subparagraph (A).
(2) Contents.--The comprehensive workforce strategy
developed under paragraph (1) shall include a description of--
(A) a multi-phased recruitment plan, including with
respect to experienced professionals, members of
disadvantaged or underserved communities, the
unemployed, and veterans;
(B) a 5-year implementation plan;
(C) a 10-year projection of the cybersecurity
workforce needs of the Department;
(D) any obstacle impeding the hiring and
development of a cybersecurity workforce in the
Department; and
(E) any gap in the existing cybersecurity workforce
of the Department and a plan to fill any such gap.
(c) Updates.--The Secretary submit to the appropriate congressional
committees annual updates on--
(1) the cybersecurity workforce assessment required under
subsection (a); and
(2) the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the
comprehensive workforce strategy required to be developed under
subsection (b).
SEC. 4. CYBERSECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report on the feasibility, cost, and benefits of establishing a
Cybersecurity Fellowship Program to offer a tuition payment plan for
individuals pursuing undergraduate and doctoral degrees who agree to
work for the Department for an agreed-upon period of time.
Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to require the
Secretary of Homeland Security to assess the cybersecurity
workforce of the Department of Homeland Security and develop a
comprehensive workforce strategy, and for other purposes.''.
Attest:
Secretary.
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 2952
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