[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7518-S7519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4062. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Scott of South 
Carolina, Mr. King, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Rounds) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Enrollment of needy students.--The term ``enrollment of 
     needy students'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     312(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1058(d)).
       (2) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     ``historically Black college or university'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``part B institution'' as defined in section 
     322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       (4) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an institution listed in section 
     371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (b) Authorization of Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) award grants to assist institutions of higher education 
     that have an enrollment of needy students, historically Black 
     colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions, 
     to establish or expand cybersecurity programs, to build and 
     upgrade institutional capacity to better support new or 
     existing cybersecurity programs, including cybersecurity 
     partnerships with public and private entities, and to support 
     such institutions on the path to producing qualified entrants 
     in the cybersecurity workforce or becoming a National Center 
     of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity; and
       (B) award grants to build capacity at institutions of 
     higher education that have an enrollment of needy students, 
     historically Black colleges and universities, and minority-
     serving institutions, to expand cybersecurity education 
     opportunities, cybersecurity technology and programs, 
     cybersecurity research, and cybersecurity partnerships with 
     public and private entities.
       (2) Reservation.--The Secretary shall award not less than 
     50 percent of the amount available for grants under this 
     section to historically Black colleges and universities and 
     minority-serving institutions.
       (3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in coordination with the National Initiative for 
     Cybersecurity Education at the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology.
       (4) Sunset.--The Secretary's authority to award grants 
     under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 5 
     years after the date the Secretary first awards a grant under 
     paragraph (1).
       (5) Amounts to remain available.--Notwithstanding section 
     1552 of title 31, United States Code, or any other provision 
     of law, funds available to the Secretary for obligation for a 
     grant under this section shall remain available for 
     expenditure for 100 days after the last day of the 
     performance period of such grant.
       (c) Applications.--An eligible institution seeking a grant 
     under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 
     including a statement of how the institution will use the 
     funds awarded through the grant to expand cybersecurity 
     education opportunities at the eligible institution.
       (d) Activities.--An eligible institution that receives a 
     grant under this section may use the funds awarded through 
     such grant for increasing research, education, technical, 
     partnership, and innovation capacity, including for--

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       (1) building and upgrading institutional capacity to better 
     support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including 
     cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities;
       (2) building and upgrading institutional capacity to 
     provide hands-on research and training experiences for 
     undergraduate and graduate students; and
       (3) outreach and recruitment to ensure students are aware 
     of such new or existing cybersecurity programs, including 
     cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities.
       (e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than--
       (1) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     annually thereafter until the Secretary submits the report 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
     to Congress a report on the status and progress of 
     implementation of the grant program under this section, 
     including on the number and nature of institutions 
     participating, the number and nature of students served by 
     institutions receiving grants, the level of funding provided 
     to grant recipients, the types of activities being funded by 
     the grants program, and plans for future implementation and 
     development; and
       (2) 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on 
     the status of cybersecurity education programming and 
     capacity-building at institutions receiving grants under this 
     section, including changes in the scale and scope of these 
     programs, associated facilities, or in accreditation status, 
     and on the educational and employment outcomes of students 
     participating in cybersecurity programs that have received 
     support under this section.
       (f) Performance Metrics.--The Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall establish performance metrics for grants 
     awarded under this section.
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