[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6868 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6868


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 18 (legislative day, May 17), 2022

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for financial 
 assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security 
    education and training programs and initiatives, 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 ``Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION SUPPORT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--The Director may award 
financial assistance in the form of grants or cooperative agreements to 
States, local governments, institutions of higher education (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001)), nonprofit organizations, and other non-Federal entities 
as determined appropriate by the Director for the purpose of funding 
cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training 
programs and initiatives to--
            ``(1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and
            ``(2) enhance CETAP to address the national shortfall of 
        cybersecurity professionals.''.
    (b) Briefings.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 2220 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
        subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) information on any grants or cooperative 
                agreements made pursuant to subsection (e), including 
                how any such grants or cooperative agreements are being 
                used to enhance cybersecurity education for underserved 
                populations or communities;''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.