S.Amdt. 4581Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4581
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Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
Submitted November 15, 2021
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November 15, 2021
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SA 4581. Mrs. GILLIBRAND 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. ___. MATTERS CONCERNING CYBER PERSONNEL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall-- (1) assess current cyber education curricula and requirements for civilian personnel of the intelligence community, including cyberspace and information environment- related scholarship-for-service programs, including-- (A) the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS); (B) the Stokes Educational Scholarship Program; and (C) the OnRamp II Scholarship Program; (2) recommend-- (A) cyberspace domain and information security curriculum requirements of undergraduate- and graduate-level accredited institutions; (B) under which Federal department or agency such a curriculum could be administered; and (C) interim efforts to improve the coordination of existing cyberspace and information environment education programs; and (3) identify-- (A) any counterintelligence risks or threats to the intelligence community that establishment of such a curriculum could create; and (B) a cost estimate for the establishment of such a curriculum. (b) Report Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than May 31, 2022, the Director shall provide the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a briefing and, not later than September 30, 2022, the Director shall submit to such committees a report on-- (A) the findings of the Director in carrying out subsection (a); (B) such recommendations as the Director may have for personnel education needs in the cyberspace domain; and (C) any legislative or administrative action the Director identifies as necessary to effectively meet cyber personnel education requirements. (2) Form.--In presenting and submitting findings under paragraph (1), the Director may-- (A) when providing the briefing required by such paragraph, present such findings in a classified setting; and (B) when submitting the report required by such paragraph, include such findings in a classified annex. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Education.--The term ``education'' includes formal education requirements, such as degrees and certification in targeted subject areas. (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). ______