S.Amdt. 2768

1. Adds SEC. __. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE PROGRAM wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Definition.--In this section, the term "veteran" has the meaning given that term under section 101 of title 38, United States Code.

   Inserted: (b) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall establish a program within the Federal Cyber Service Scholarship for Service to provide education and training in the area of cybersecurity to veterans (in this section referred to as the "program").

   Inserted: (c) Eligible Students.--To be eligible under the program, an applicant shall--

   Inserted: (1) be a veteran; and

   Inserted: (2) pursue a baccalaureate, master's, or doctorate degree in a program of study relevant to cybersecurity.

   Inserted: (d) Priority for Disabled Veterans.--Priority for eligibility under the program shall be given to veterans who are disabled.

   Inserted: (e) Eligible Institutions.--In developing the program, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall designate multiple institutions participating in the Federal Cyber Service Scholarship for Service program on the date of enactment of this Act as Centers of Academic Excellence in Veteran Cyber Security Education, which shall be participating institutions for purposes of the program.

   Inserted: (f) Benefits.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall provide scholarship benefits to eligible students for attendance at an institution designated under subsection (e).

   Inserted: (g) Direct Hiring Authority.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall establish direct hiring authority, which shall not be limited to a specific job code or grade, for relevant Federal agencies desiring to hire graduates of the program.

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