[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 247 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 247

    Designating June 2023 as National Cybersecurity Education Month.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2023

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Designating June 2023 as National Cybersecurity Education Month.

Whereas recent cyberattacks and vulnerabilities present cybersecurity risks to 
        individuals and organizations and increase the urgency to grow and 
        sustain a knowledgeable and skilled cybersecurity workforce in both the 
        public and private sectors;
Whereas, according to CyberSeek.org, as of June 2023, in the United States, 
        there are 1,129,659 individuals in the cybersecurity workforce and 
        663,494 open jobs in cybersecurity;
Whereas a 2017 report entitled ``Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the 
        Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Building the Foundation for a More 
        Secure American Future'', transmitted by the Secretary of Commerce and 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security, proposed a vision to ``prepare, 
        grow, and sustain a cybersecurity workforce that safeguards and promotes 
        America's national security and economic prosperity'';
Whereas expanding cybersecurity education opportunities is important in order to 
        address the cybersecurity workforce shortage and prepare the United 
        States for ongoing and future national security threats;
Whereas cybersecurity education can--

    (1) provide learning and career opportunities for students across the 
United States in elementary through postsecondary education; and

    (2) bolster the capacity of the domestic workforce to defend the United 
States and secure the economy of the United States;

Whereas, in 2021, Congress authorized, as part of the William M. (Mac) 
        Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
        (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3388), the Cybersecurity Education 
        Training Assistance Program (referred to in this preamble as ``CETAP''), 
        a Department of Homeland Security initiative to provide cybersecurity 
        career awareness, curricular resources, and professional development to 
        elementary and secondary schools;
Whereas CYBER.ORG, a grantee of CETAP, has introduced cybersecurity concepts to 
        more than 4,000,000 students and provided resources to more than 30,000 
        K-12 educators in all 50 States and 4 territories of the United States;
Whereas the mission of NICE is ``to energize, promote, and coordinate a robust 
        community working together to advance an integrated ecosystem of 
        cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development'';
Whereas cybersecurity education is supported through multiple Federal programs 
        and other related efforts, including--

    (1) the Office of the National Cyber Director;

    (2) the NICE Community Coordinating Council;

    (3) the Advanced Technological Education program administered by the 
National Science Foundation;

    (4) the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program administered by the 
National Science Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of Personnel 
Management and the Department of Homeland Security;

    (5) the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Scholarship Program 
administered by the Department of Defense;

    (6) the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative administered by the Partnership 
for Public Service;

    (7) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 
administered by the National Security Agency;

    (8) the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award;

    (9) Career Technical Education (CTE) CyberNet Academies administered by 
the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the Department of 
Education;

    (10) the GenCyber program administered by the National Security Agency, 
in collaboration with the National Science Foundation;

    (11) widely used resources, including CareerOneStop, Occupational 
Outlook Handbook, and O*NET OnLine administered by the Department of Labor; 
and

    (12) the Registered Apprenticeship Program administered by the Office 
of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor; and

Whereas ensuring access to cybersecurity education for all students in the 
        United States regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, 
        or geographic location will expand opportunities for high-earning jobs 
        in high-demand fields: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates June 2023 as ``National Cybersecurity 
        Education Month'';
            (2) invites individuals and organizations in the United 
        States--
                    (A) to recognize the essential role of 
                cybersecurity education; and
                    (B) to support Federal, State, and local 
                educational efforts;
            (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 action in support of 
                cybersecurity education to effectively build and 
                sustain a skilled cybersecurity workforce.
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