[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 2775 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2775

  To improve the cyber workforce of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2019

   Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Thune, and Ms. Rosen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To improve the cyber workforce of the United States, 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 ``Harvesting American Cybersecurity 
Knowledge through Education Act of 2019'' or the ``HACKED Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION.

    (a) Program Improvements Generally.--Subsection (a) of section 401 
of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7451) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (11); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) identifying cybersecurity workforce skill gaps in 
        public and private sectors;
            ``(7) leading interagency efforts to facilitate 
        coordination of Federal programs to advance cybersecurity 
        education, training, and workforce, such as--
                    ``(A) the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service 
                program of the National Science Foundation;
                    ``(B) the National Centers of Academic Excellence 
                in Cybersecurity program of the National Security 
                Agency and the Department of Homeland Security;
                    ``(C) the GenCyber Program of the National Science 
                Foundation and the National Security Agency;
                    ``(D) the apprenticeship program of the Department 
                of Labor;
                    ``(E) the Cybersecurity Education and Training 
                Assistance Program of the Department of Homeland 
                Security;
                    ``(F) the Cyber Center of Excellence of the Army;
                    ``(G) the Information Operations Command program of 
                the Navy; and
                    ``(H) such others as the Director considers 
                appropriate;
            ``(8) promoting higher education and expertise in 
        cybersecurity through designation by the National Security 
        Agency and the Department of Homeland Security of institutions 
        of higher education as National Centers of Academic Excellence 
        in Cybersecurity if such institutions have robust degree 
        programs that align to specific cybersecurity-related knowledge 
        units that are aligned to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and 
        tasks from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education 
        (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special 
        Publication 800-181), or successor framework;
            ``(9) consideration of any specific needs of the 
        cybersecurity workforce of critical infrastructure;
            ``(10) developing metrics to measure the effectiveness and 
        effect of programs and initiatives to advance the cybersecurity 
        workforce; and''.
    (b) Strategic Plan.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Director'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Director''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Requirement.--The strategic plan developed and 
        implemented under paragraph (1) shall include an indication of 
        how the Director will carry out this section.''.
    (c) Cybersecurity Career Pathways.--
            (1) Identification of multiple cybersecurity career 
        pathways.--In carrying out subsection (a) of such section and 
        not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, the Director shall use a consultative process with other 
        Federal agencies, academia, and industry to identify multiple 
        career pathways for cybersecurity work roles that can be used 
        in the private and public sectors.
            (2) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that the 
        multiple cybersecurity career pathways identified under 
        paragraph (1) indicate the knowledge, skills, and abilities, 
        including relevant education, training, apprenticeships, 
        certifications, and other experiences, that--
                    (A) align with employers' cybersecurity skill 
                needs, including proficiency level requirements, for 
                its workforce; and
                    (B) prepare an individual to be successful in 
                entering or advancing in a cybersecurity career.
            (3) Federal careers.--The Director, in coordination with 
        the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall 
        ensure the cybersecurity career pathways identified under 
        paragraph (1) identify career opportunities in the Federal 
        Government, including noncompetitive hiring pathways, including 
        for individuals who participate in Federal cybersecurity 
        workforce training programs referred to in section 401(a)(7) of 
        the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, as added by 
        subsection (a)(3).
    (d) Proficiency To Perform Cybersecurity Tasks.--Not later than 540 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
            (1) in carrying out subsection (a) of such section, assess 
        the scope and sufficiency of efforts to measure a learner's 
        capability to perform specific tasks found in the National 
        Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity 
        Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181) at all 
        proficiency levels; and
            (2) submit to Congress a report--
                    (A) on the findings of the Director with respect to 
                the assessment carried out under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) with recommendations for effective methods for 
                measuring the cybersecurity proficiency of learners.
    (e) Cybersecurity Metrics.--Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Cybersecurity Metrics.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Director, in coordination with such agencies as the Director considers 
relevant, shall develop repeatable measures and reliable metrics for 
measuring and evaluating Federally funded cybersecurity workforce 
programs and initiatives based on the outcomes of such programs and 
initiatives.''.
    (f) Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships.--Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships.--
            ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 2(b)(4) of the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
        272(b)(4)), the Director shall establish cooperative agreements 
        between the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education 
        (NICE) of the Institute and regional alliances or partnerships 
        for cybersecurity education and workforce.
            ``(2) Agreements.--The cooperative agreements established 
        under paragraph (1) shall advance the goals of the National 
        Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity Workforce 
        Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181), or successor 
        framework, by facilitating local and regional partnerships--
                    ``(A) to identify the workforce needs of the local 
                economy and classify such workforce in accordance with 
                such framework;
                    ``(B) to identify the education, training, 
                apprenticeship, and other opportunities available in 
                the local economy; and
                    ``(C) to support opportunities to meet the needs of 
                the local economy.
            ``(3) Financial assistance.--
                    ``(A) Financial assistance authorized.--The 
                Director may award financial assistance to a regional 
                alliance or partnership with whom the Director enters 
                into a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) in 
                order to assist the regional alliance or partnership in 
                carrying out the term of the cooperative agreement.
                    ``(B) Amount of assistance.--The aggregate amount 
                of financial assistance awarded under subparagraph (A) 
                per cooperative agreement shall not exceed $200,000.
                    ``(C) Matching requirement.--The Director may not 
                award financial assistance to a regional alliance or 
                partnership under subparagraph (A) unless the regional 
                alliance or partnership agrees that, with respect to 
                the costs to be incurred by the regional alliance or 
                partnership in carrying out the cooperative agreement 
                for which the assistance was awarded, the regional 
                alliance or partnership will make available (directly 
                or through donations from public or private entities) 
                non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to 50 
                percent of Federal funds provided under the award.
            ``(4) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A regional alliance or 
                partnership seeking to enter into a cooperative 
                agreement under paragraph (1) and receive financial 
                assistance under paragraph (3) shall submit to the 
                Director an application therefor at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the Director 
                may require.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--Each application submitted 
                under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                            ``(i)(I) A plan to establish (or 
                        identification of, if it already exists) a 
                        multistakeholder workforce partnership that 
                        includes--
                                    ``(aa) at least one institution of 
                                higher education or nonprofit training 
                                organization; and
                                    ``(bb) at least one local employer 
                                or owner or operator of critical 
                                infrastructure.
                            ``(II) Participation from Federal Cyber 
                        Scholarships for Service organizations, 
                        National Centers of Academic Excellence in 
                        Cybersecurity, advanced technological education 
                        programs, elementary and secondary schools, 
                        training and certification providers, State and 
                        local governments, economic development 
                        organizations, or other community organizations 
                        is encouraged.
                            ``(ii) A description of how the workforce 
                        partnership would identify the workforce needs 
                        of the local economy.
                            ``(iii) A description of how the 
                        multistakeholder workforce partnership would 
                        leverage the programs and objectives of the 
                        National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
                        Education, such as the Cybersecurity Workforce 
                        Framework and the strategic plan of such 
                        initiative.
                            ``(iv) A description of how employers in 
                        the community will be recruited to support 
                        internships, apprenticeships, or cooperative 
                        education programs in conjunction with 
                        providers of education and training. Inclusion 
                        of programs that seek to include women, 
                        minorities, or veterans is encouraged.
                            ``(v) A definition of the metrics that will 
                        be used to measure the success of the efforts 
                        of the regional alliance or partnership under 
                        the agreement.
                    ``(C) Priority consideration.--In awarding 
                financial assistance under subparagraph (A), the 
                Director shall give priority consideration to a 
                regional alliance or partnership that includes an 
                institution of higher education that is designated as a 
                National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 
                or which receives an award under the Federal Cyber 
                Scholarship for Service program located in the State or 
                region of the regional alliance or partnership.
            ``(5) Audits.--Each cooperative agreement for which 
        financial assistance is awarded under paragraph (3) shall be 
        subject to audit requirements under part 200 of title 2, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (relating to uniform administrative 
        requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for 
        Federal awards), or successor regulation.
            ``(6) Reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Upon completion of a cooperative 
                agreement under paragraph (1), the regional alliance or 
                partnership that participated in the agreement shall 
                submit to the Director a report on the activities of 
                the regional alliance or partnership under the 
                agreement, which may include training and education 
                outcomes.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) by a regional alliance or partnership 
                shall include the following:
                            ``(i) An assessment of efforts made by the 
                        regional alliance or partnership to carry out 
                        paragraph (2).
                            ``(ii) The metrics used by the regional 
                        alliance or partnership to measure the success 
                        of the efforts of the regional alliance or 
                        partnership under the cooperative agreement.''.
    (g) Transfer of Section.--
            (1) Transfer.--Such section is transferred to the end of 
        title III of such Act and redesignated as section 303.
            (2) Repeal.--Title IV of such Act is repealed.
            (3) Clerical.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
        such Act is amended--
                    (A) by striking the items relating to title IV and 
                section 401; and
                    (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 
                302 the following:

``Sec. 303. National cybersecurity awareness and education program.''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 302(3) of the Federal Cybersecurity 
                Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-113) 
                is amended by striking ``under section 401 of the 
                Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 
                7451)'' and inserting ``under section 303 of the 
                Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
                274)''.
                    (B) Section 2(c)(3) of the NIST Small Business 
                Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236) is amended by 
                striking ``under section 401 of the Cybersecurity 
                Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7451)'' and 
                inserting ``under section 303 of the Cybersecurity 
                Enhancement Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-274)''.
                    (C) Section 302(f) of the Cybersecurity Enhancement 
                Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442(f)) is amended by striking 
                ``under section 401'' and inserting ``under section 
                303''.

SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVING 
              CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 20(a) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) identify and develop standards and guidelines for 
        improving the cybersecurity workforce for an agency as part of 
        the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 
        Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 
        800-181), or successor framework.''.
    (b) Publication of Standards and Guidelines on Cybersecurity 
Awareness.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and pursuant to section 20 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3), the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology shall publish standards 
and guidelines for improving cybersecurity awareness of employees and 
contractors of Federal agencies.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS TO FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM.

    Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 
7442) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``information 
                technology'' and inserting ``information technology and 
                cybersecurity'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) prioritize the placement of scholarship recipients 
        fulfilling the post-award employment obligation under this 
        section to ensure that--
                    ``(A) not less than 70 percent of such recipients 
                are placed in an executive agency (as defined in 
                section 105 of title 5, United States Code);
                    ``(B) not more than 10 percent of such recipients 
                are placed as educators in the field of cybersecurity 
                at qualified institutions of higher education that 
                provide scholarships under this section; and
                    ``(C) not more than 20 percent of such recipients 
                are placed in positions described in paragraphs (2) 
                through (5) of subsection (d); and''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including by seeking 
                to provide awards in coordination with other relevant 
                agencies for summer cybersecurity camp or other 
                experiences, including teacher training, in each of the 
                50 States,'' after ``cybersecurity education'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) as provided by subsection (b)(3)(B), a qualified 
        institution of higher education.''; and
            (3) in subsection (m)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``cyber'' and inserting 
                ``cybersecurity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``cyber'' and 
                inserting ``cybersecurity''.

SEC. 5. CYBERSECURITY IN PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Computer Science and Cybersecurity Education Research.--Section 
310 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 
1862s-7) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and 
                cybersecurity'' after ``computer science''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) tools and models for the integration of 
                cybersecurity and other interdisciplinary efforts into 
                computer science education and computational thinking 
                at secondary and postsecondary levels of education.''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``, cybersecurity,'' 
        after ``computing''.
    (b) Scientific and Technical Education.--Section 3(j)(9) of the 
Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i(j)(9)) 
is amended by inserting ``and cybersecurity'' after ``computer 
science''.
    (c) Low-Income Scholarship Program.--Section 414(d) of the American 
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1869c) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or computer science'' 
        and inserting ``computer science, or cybersecurity''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by inserting 
        ``cybersecurity,'' after ``computer science,''.
    (d) Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships.--The Director of the 
National Science Foundation shall ensure that students pursuing 
master's degrees and doctoral degrees in fields relating to 
cybersecurity are considered as applicants for scholarships and 
graduate fellowships under the Graduate Research Fellowship Program 
under section 10 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1869).
    (e) Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence.--The Director of 
the National Science Foundation shall ensure that educators and mentors 
in fields relating to cybersecurity can be considered for--
            (1) Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and 
        Science Teaching made under section 117 of the National Science 
        Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1881b); and
            (2) Presidential Awards for Excellence in STEM mentoring 
        administered under section 307 of the American Innovation and 
        Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-6).

SEC. 6. CYBERSECURITY IN STEM PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 
              SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

    In carrying out any STEM education program of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (referred to in this section as 
``NASA''), including a program of the Office of STEM Engagement, the 
Administrator of NASA shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
encourage the inclusion of cybersecurity education opportunities in 
such program.

SEC. 7. CYBERSECURITY IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) University Transportation Centers Program.--Section 5505 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by inserting ``in the matters 
        described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 
        6503(c)(1)'' after ``transportation leaders''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(3)(E)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including the cybersecurity 
                implications of technologies relating to connected 
                vehicles, connected infrastructure, and autonomous 
                vehicles'' after ``autonomous vehicles''; and
                    (B) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--A regional university transportation 
        center receiving a grant under this paragraph shall carry out 
        research focusing on 1 or more of the matters described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 6503(c)(1).
            ``(2) Focused objectives.--The Secretary''.
    (b) Transportation Research and Development 5-Year Strategic 
Plan.--Section 6503(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) reducing transportation cybersecurity 
                risks;''.

SEC. 8. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE.

    (a) Coordination of Federal STEM Programs and Activities.--Section 
101(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
6621(a)) is amended by inserting ``the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology,'' after ``the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration,''.
    (b) Subcommittees and Working Groups.--Section 101 of the America 
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Subcommittees and Working Groups.--
            ``(1) Subcommittees and working groups authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The committee established under 
                subsection (a) may establish 1 or more subcommittees or 
                working groups to address specific issues in STEM 
                education, as the committee considers appropriate.
                    ``(B) Composition.--A member of the committee 
                established under subsection (a) may serve on a 
                subcommittee or working group established under 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Subcommittee on cybersecurity workforce required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The committee established under 
                subsection (a) shall establish or designate a 
                subcommittee to coordinate cybersecurity education and 
                workforce activities and programs of the Federal 
                agencies.
                    ``(B) Chairpersons.--The chairpersons of the 
                subcommittee established or designated under subsection 
                (a) shall be--
                            ``(i) the Director;
                            ``(ii) the Director of the National 
                        Institute of Standards and Technology; and
                            ``(iii) the head of any Federal agency, as 
                        the Director and the Director of the National 
                        Institute of Standards and Technology consider 
                        appropriate.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) STEM Education Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `STEM education' includes cybersecurity education.''.
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