[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 279 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 279

    Designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as ``National 
                    Cybersecurity Education Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2021

    Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as ``National 
                    Cybersecurity Education Week''.

Whereas, according to a 2017 projection, the United States will face a shortage 
        of 1,800,000 cybersecurity workers by 2022;
Whereas recent cyberattacks on the United States have highlighted the 
        cybersecurity workforce shortage in the United States that--

    (1) poses a threat to the national security of the United States;

    (2) jeopardizes the economy of the United States;

    (3) puts the digital privacy of the United States at risk; and

    (4) threatens the critical infrastructure of the United States;

Whereas expanding cybersecurity education opportunities is important to address 
        the cybersecurity workforce shortage and prepare the United States for 
        ongoing and future national security threats;
Whereas cybersecurity education can provide learning and career opportunities 
        for kindergarten through grade 12 students across the United States, as 
        well as bolster the capacity of the domestic workforce to defend the 
        United Sates and secure the economy of the United States;
Whereas, in 2020, introduced as part of the Providing Resources for Ongoing 
        Training and Education in Cyber Technologies Act of 2020 and enacted as 
        part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), Congress authorized the 
        Cybersecurity Education Training Assistance Program, a Department of 
        Homeland Security initiative to provide cybersecurity career awareness, 
        curricular resources, and professional development to elementary and 
        secondary schools; and
Whereas ensuring access to cybersecurity education for all students in the 
        United States regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or 
        geographic location will expand opportunities for good-paying jobs in 
        high-demand fields: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as 
        ``National Cybersecurity Education Week'';
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to 
        acknowledge the importance of cybersecurity education;
            (3) encourages educational and training institutions to 
        increase the understanding and awareness of cybersecurity 
        education at such institutions; and
            (4) commits to--
                    (A) raising awareness about cybersecurity 
                education; and
                    (B) taking legislative actions to address 
                cybersecurity education expansion and address the 
                cybersecurity workforce shortage.
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