[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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