[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4802. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. King, Ms. Cortez 
Masto, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. Kelly) 
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) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Cybersecurity Opportunity Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (2) 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)).
       (3) 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).
       (4) 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)).
       (5) 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)).
       (c) Authorization of Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Director shall carry out the Dr. David 
     Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program by--
       (A) awarding 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) awarding 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 programs, cybersecurity 
     research, and cybersecurity partnerships with public and 
     private entities.
       (2) Reservation.--The Director 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 Director shall carry out this 
     section in coordination with appropriate Federal agencies, 
     including the Department of Homeland Security.
       (4) Sunset.--The Director's authority to award grants under 
     paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 
     after the date the Director first awards a grant under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Applications.--An eligible institution seeking a grant 
     under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the 
     Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Director 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.
       (e) 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 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.
       (f) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than--
       (1) 1 year after the effective date of this section, as 
     provided in subsection (h), and annually thereafter until the 
     Director submits the report under paragraph (2), the Director 
     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 (h), the Director 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.
       (g) Performance Metrics.--The Director shall establish 
     performance metrics for grants awarded under this section.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
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