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Introduced
04/27/2017
04/27/2017
In Committee
04/27/2017
04/27/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to require the federal cyber scholarship-for-service program that the National Science Foundation (NSF) coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security to include scholarship recipients who are students pursuing an associate's degree in a cybersecurity field without the intent of transferring to a bachelor's degree program and who either have a bachelor's degree already or are veterans of the Armed Forces. The post-award employment obligations of scholarship recipients pursuing a doctoral or master's degree may include work at an institution of higher education or for a local educational agency teaching cybersecurity skills. Scholarship eligibility factors are revised to include: (1) an individual's skills and abilities under the National Institute of Standards and Technology's national cybersecurity awareness and education program, and (2) students pursuing a degree on a less than full-time but not less than half-time basis. The NSF must work with the Office of Personnel Management to consolidate information about cyber scholarships programs and job opportunities into a single online resource center. The NSF may carry out a program to improve cybersecurity education at the K-12 level. The NSF may: (1) grant exceptions from the post-award employment obligations to students who agree to work in a critical infrastructure mission at a federal government corporation or a state, local, or tribal government-affiliated component of a critical infrastructure sector; or (2) develop a pilot program to enhance critical infrastructure protection training for students pursuing careers in cybersecurity.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to expand the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The key provisions include: 1) allowing students pursuing an associate's degree in cybersecurity without intent to transfer to a bachelor's program, as well as veterans, to be eligible for the scholarship; 2) allowing scholarship recipients pursuing a doctoral or master's degree to fulfill their post-award employment obligations by teaching cybersecurity skills at an institution of higher education or local educational agency; 3) revising scholarship eligibility factors to include an individual's skills and abilities and students pursuing a degree on a less than full-time but not less than half-time basis; 4) requiring the NSF to consolidate information about cyber scholarship programs and job opportunities into a single online resource center; 5) authorizing the NSF to carry out a program to improve cybersecurity education at the K-12 level; and 6) allowing the NSF to grant exceptions to scholarship recipients to fulfill their obligations by working in critical infrastructure missions or develop a pilot program to enhance critical infrastructure protection training.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (9)
Michael McCaul (R)*,
James Langevin (D),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
John Ratcliffe (R),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Scott Tipton (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (on 04/27/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2184/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2184/BILLS-115hr2184ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2184/BILLS-115hr2184ih.pdf.pdf |
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