S.Amdt. 2739

1. Rewrites section 402(a)

   Replaces

   In S. 3414 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (a) Assessment of Cybersecurity Education in Colleges[struck: ][inserted: , Universities, University Systems, Nonprofit Organizations, ]and [struck: Universities][inserted: the Private Sector].--

   Inserted: (1) Report by the national science foundation.--

   ([struck: 1][inserted: A]) Report[inserted: required].--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the state of cybersecurity education in institutions of higher education in the United States.

   ([struck: 2][inserted: B]) Contents of report.--The report required under [struck: paragraph][inserted: subparagraph] ([struck: 1][inserted: A]) shall include baseline data on--

   ([struck: A][inserted: i]) the state of cybersecurity education in the United States;

   ([struck: B][inserted: ii]) the extent of professional development opportunities for faculty in cybersecurity principles and practices;

   ([struck: C][inserted: iii]) descriptions of the content of cybersecurity courses in undergraduate computer science curriculum;

   ([struck: D][inserted: iv]) the extent of the partnerships and collaborative cybersecurity curriculum development activities that leverage industry and government needs, resources, and tools; and

   ([struck: E][inserted: v]) proposed metrics to assess progress toward improving cybersecurity education.

   Inserted: (2) Report by secretary.--

   Inserted: (A) Report required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the support provided by the Department to education and training programs, including--

   Inserted: (i) the use of resources by the Department;

   Inserted: (ii) how the Secretary plans to use the resources of the Department in the future; and

   Inserted: (iii) the overall strategy of the Department to expand the cybersecurity human capital capacity of the United States.

   Inserted: (B) Contents of reports.--The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include information on past, planned, or potential support by the Department for education and training programs that--

   Inserted: (i) emphasize experiential learning and the opportunity to take on significant real-world casework as integral parts of training and development programs for cybersecurity professions;

   Inserted: (ii) demonstrate a current and projected caseload of sufficient, important system and network defense activity to provide real-world training opportunities for trainees, with a heavy emphasis on real-life, hands-on, high-level cybersecurity work;

   Inserted: (iii) demonstrate practical computer network defense skills and up-to-date cybersecurity experience of the senior staff proposing to lead the education and training programs;

   Inserted: (iv) demonstrate access to hands-on training programs in the most up-to-date computer network defense technologies and techniques; and

   Inserted: (v) collaborate or plan to collaborate with the Federal Government, including laboratories of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, State or local governments, or private sector companies in the United States.

   Original wording

   In section 402, strike subsection (a) and insert the following:

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As printed