S.Amdt. 4538

SA 4538. Mr. WARNER 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 in title XVI, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PURSUIT OF PROGRAMS OF
EDUCATION IN CYBERSECURITY.

(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall,
acting through the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation, carry out a program on the provision of
educational assistance to individuals for the pursuit of a
programs of education in the field of cybersecurity in
support of Department of Defense requirements and in order to
create a talent pipeline for the cyber testing and evaluation
workforce capable of improving confidence in the operational
effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of software-
enabled and cyber physical systems.

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(b) Requirements.--In providing educational assistance
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the
educational assistance is provided for programs of education
that lead to a degree or certification in a cybersecurity
field from an institution of higher education, including a
community college.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Additional amount.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2022 by section 201 for
research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby
increased by $3,000,000, with the amount of the increase to
be available for Life Fire Test and Evaluation (PE
0605131OTE).
(2) Availability.--The amount available under paragraph (1)
shall be available to carry out the program required by
subsection (a).
(3) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2022 by section 101 for procurement is hereby
decreased by $3,000,000, with the amount of the decrease to
be taken from amounts available for Procurement of Ammo, Navy
& Marine Corps, General Purpose Bombs.
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