US HB2184 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Pending: House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Pending: House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to require the federal cyber scholarship-for-service program that the National Science Foundation (NSF) coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security to include scholarship recipients who are students pursuing an associate's degree in a cybersecurity field without the intent of transferring to a bachelor's degree program and who either have a bachelor's degree already or are veterans of the Armed Forces. The post-award employment obligations of scholarship recipients pursuing a doctoral or master's degree may include work at an institution of higher education or for a local educational agency teaching cybersecurity skills. Scholarship eligibility factors are revised to include: (1) an individual's skills and abilities under the National Institute of Standards and Technology's national cybersecurity awareness and education program, and (2) students pursuing a degree on a less than full-time but not less than half-time basis. The NSF must work with the Office of Personnel Management to consolidate information about cyber scholarships programs and job opportunities into a single online resource center. The NSF may carry out a program to improve cybersecurity education at the K-12 level. The NSF may: (1) grant exceptions from the post-award employment obligations to students who agree to work in a critical infrastructure mission at a federal government corporation or a state, local, or tribal government-affiliated component of a critical infrastructure sector; or (2) develop a pilot program to enhance critical infrastructure protection training for students pursuing careers in cybersecurity.
Title
Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] | Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA] | Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] | Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX] |
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-04-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. |
2017-04-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB754 (Related) 2018-06-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
HB2810 (Related) 2017-12-12 - Became Public Law No: 115-91. (TXT | PDF)
HB2810 (Related) 2017-12-12 - Became Public Law No: 115-91. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Computer security and identity theft
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Science, technology, communications
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Science, technology, communications
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2184/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2184/BILLS-115hr2184ih.pdf |