[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7757-S7758]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4273. 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--
(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
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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 effective date of this section, as
provided in subsection (g), 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 effective date of this section, as
provided in subsection (g), 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.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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