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[H.R. 6868 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 242
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6868

                          [Report No. 117-323]

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2022

 Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mr. Katko, and Ms. Titus) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

                              May 13, 2022

         Additional sponsors: Ms. Slotkin and Mr. Reschenthaler

                              May 13, 2022

  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 
                           February 28, 2022]


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                                 A BILL


 
  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;''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 242

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6868

                          [Report No. 117-323]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 13, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed