[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION INTEGRATION

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 7214, the Cybersecurity Education Integration Act.
  As co-chair of the House Career and Technical Education Caucus, I am 
proud that we continue to provide the resources necessary to have a 
dominant and prosperous workforce. For instance, this past June, we 
reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Act to advance career and technical 
Education.
  We must continue developing a 21st century workforce to meet the 
technical demands our country is facing now and in the future. That is 
why, together with my friend, Congressman Langevin, we introduced a 
bill to help protect sensitive data and our critical infrastructure 
from bad actors.
  Our legislation directs the Department of Education to create a 
competitive grant program to integrate cybersecurity education into new 
and established CTE programs. With over 16 critical infrastructure 
sectors in our country, we must prepare our next generation of learners 
to have the most sophisticated and comprehensive educational programs 
to protect our Nation's most dire assets, systems, and networks.

  I encourage my colleagues to support this bill and thank Mr. Langevin 
for his work and leadership on this issue.

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