[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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                               AMENDMENTS