S.Amdt. 4785

SA 4785. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr.
Rounds, and Mr. Kelly) 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. __. DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANT
PROGRAM.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Cybersecurity Opportunity Act''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(2) Enrollment of needy students.--The term ``enrollment of
needy students'' has the meaning given the term in section
312(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1058(d)).
(3) Historically black college or university.--The term
``historically Black college or university'' has the meaning
given the term ``part B institution'' as defined in section
322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).

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(4) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(5) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
serving institution'' means an institution listed in section
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
(c) Authorization of Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Director shall carry out the Dr. David
Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program by--
(A) awarding grants to assist institutions of higher
education that have an enrollment of needy students,
historically Black colleges and universities, and minority-
serving institutions, to establish or expand cybersecurity
programs, to build and upgrade institutional capacity to
better support new or existing cybersecurity programs,
including cybersecurity partnerships with public and private
entities, and to support such institutions on the path to
producing qualified entrants in the cybersecurity workforce
or becoming a National Center of Academic Excellence in
Cybersecurity; and
(B) awarding grants to build capacity at institutions of
higher education that have an enrollment of needy students,
historically Black colleges and universities, and minority-
serving institutions, to expand cybersecurity education
opportunities, cybersecurity programs, cybersecurity
research, and cybersecurity partnerships with public and
private entities.
(2) Reservation.--The Director shall award not less than 50
percent of the amount available for grants under this section
to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-
serving institutions.
(3) Coordination.--The Director shall carry out this
section in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies.
(4) Sunset.--The Director's authority to award grants under
paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years
after the date the Director first awards a grant under
paragraph (1).
(d) Applications.--An eligible institution seeking a grant
under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the
Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director may reasonably require, including
a statement of how the institution will use the funds awarded
through the grant to expand cybersecurity education
opportunities at the eligible institution.
(e) Activities.--An eligible institution that receives a
grant under this section may use the funds awarded through
such grant for increasing research, education, technical,
partnership, and innovation capacity, including for--
(1) building and upgrading institutional capacity to better
support new or existing cybersecurity programs, including
cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities;
(2) building and upgrading institutional capacity to
provide hands-on research and training experiences for
undergraduate and graduate students; and
(3) outreach and recruitment to ensure students are aware
of such new or existing cybersecurity programs, including
cybersecurity partnerships with public and private entities.
(f) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than--
(1) 1 year after the effective date of this section, as
provided in subsection (h), and annually thereafter until the
Director submits the report under paragraph (2), the Director
shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status
and progress of implementation of the grant program under
this section, including on the number and nature of
institutions participating, the number and nature of students
served by institutions receiving grants, the level of funding
provided to grant recipients, the types of activities being
funded by the grants program, and plans for future
implementation and development; and
(2) 5 years after the effective date of this section, as
provided in subsection (h), the Director shall prepare and
submit to Congress a report on the status of cybersecurity
education programming and capacity-building at institutions
receiving grants under this section, including changes in the
scale and scope of these programs, associated facilities, or
in accreditation status, and on the educational and
employment outcomes of students participating in
cybersecurity programs that have received support under this
section.
(g) Performance Metrics.--The Director shall establish
performance metrics for grants awarded under this section.
(h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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