[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 3107 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 212
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3107
[Report No. 113-294]
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish
cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity
workforce, develop a strategy to address identified gaps in the
cybersecurity workforce, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 17, 2013
Ms. Clarke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
December 12, 2013
Additional sponsors: Mr. Horsford, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi
December 12, 2013
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
September 17, 2013]
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish
cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity
workforce, develop a strategy to address identified gaps in the
cybersecurity workforce, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Cybersecurity
Boots-on-the-Ground Act''.
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATIONS, WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT,
AND STRATEGY.
(a) Cybersecurity Occupation Classifications.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall develop and issue comprehensive occupation
classifications for individuals performing activities in
furtherance of the cybersecurity mission of the Department of
Homeland Security.
(2) Applicability.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall ensure that the comprehensive occupation classifications
issued under paragraph (1) are used throughout the Department
of Homeland Security and are made available to other Federal
agencies.
(b) Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
acting through the Chief Human Capital Officer and Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security,
shall assess the readiness and capacity of the Department to
meet its cybersecurity mission.
(2) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph (1)
shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(A) Information where cybersecurity positions are
located within the Department of Homeland Security,
specified in accordance with the cybersecurity
occupation classifications issued under subsection (a).
(B) Information on which cybersecurity positions
are--
(i) performed by--
(I) permanent full time
departmental employees, together with
demographic information about such
employees' race, ethnicity, gender,
disability status, and veterans status;
(II) individuals employed by
independent contractors; and
(III) individuals employed by other
Federal agencies, including the
National Security Agency; and
(ii) vacant.
(C) The number of individuals hired by the
Department pursuant to the authority granted to the
Secretary of Homeland Security in 2009 to permit the
Secretary to fill 1,000 cybersecurity positions across
the Department over a three year period, and
information on what challenges, if any, were
encountered with respect to the implementation of such
authority.
(D) Information on vacancies within the
Department's cybersecurity supervisory workforce, from
first line supervisory positions through senior
departmental cybersecurity positions.
(E) Information on the percentage of individuals
within each cybersecurity occupation classification who
received essential training to perform their jobs, and
in cases in which such training is not received,
information on what challenges, if any, were
encountered with respect to the provision of such
training.
(F) Information on recruiting costs incurred with
respect to efforts to fill cybersecurity positions
across the Department in a manner that allows for
tracking of overall recruiting and identifying areas
for better coordination and leveraging of resources
within the Department.
(c) Workforce Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall develop a comprehensive workforce strategy that enhances
the readiness, capacity, training, and recruitment and
retention of the cybersecurity workforce of the Department of
Homeland Security.
(2) Contents.--The comprehensive workforce strategy
developed under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) a multiphased recruitment plan, including
relating to experienced professionals, members of
disadvantaged or underserved communities, the
unemployed, and veterans;
(B) a 5-year implementation plan; and
(C) a 10-year projection of Federal workforce
needs.
(d) Information Security Training.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall establish and maintain a process to verify on an ongoing
basis that individuals employed by independent contractors who serve in
cybersecurity positions at the Department of Homeland Security receive
initial and recurrent information security training comprised of
general security awareness training necessary to perform their job
functions, and role-based security training that is commensurate with
assigned responsibilities. The Secretary shall maintain documentation
to ensure that training provided to an individual under this subsection
meets or exceeds requirements for such individual's job function.
(e) Updates.--Together with the submission to Congress of annual
budget requests, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
updates regarding the cybersecurity workforce assessment required under
subsection (b), information on the progress of carrying out the
comprehensive workforce strategy developed under subsection (c), and
information on the status of the implementation of the information
security training required under subsection (d).
(f) GAO Study.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
the Comptroller General of the United States with information on the
cybersecurity workforce assessment required under subsection (a) and
progress on carrying out the comprehensive workforce strategy developed
under subsection (c). The Comptroller General shall submit to the
Secretary, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a study on such assessment and
strategy.
SEC. 3. CYBERSECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 feasibility of establishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship Program to
offer a tuition payment plan for undergraduate and doctoral candidates
who agree to work for the Department of Homeland Security for an
agreed-upon period of time.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``cybersecurity mission'' means activities
that encompass the full range of threat reduction, vulnerability
reduction, deterrence, incident response, resiliency, and recovery
activities to foster the security and stability of cyberspace.
Union Calendar No. 212
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3107
[Report No. 113-294]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish
cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity
workforce, develop a strategy to address identified gaps in the
cybersecurity workforce, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 12, 2013
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed