JROTC Cyber Training Act

JROTC Cyber Training Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense to implement a program to prepare Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps students for careers in computer science and cybersecurity. The program may include such elements as internships and cooperative research opportunities, funding for training of instructors, activities to improve the quality of training in these fields, and informal education.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3266

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to enhance 
 the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
Corps for careers in computer science and cybersecurity, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2019

 Mrs. Fletcher (for herself, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Waltz, 
 and Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to enhance 
 the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
Corps for careers in computer science and cybersecurity, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``JROTC Cyber Training Act''.

SEC. 2. JROTC COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM.

    Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2036. Computer science and cybersecurity program
    ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
program to enhance the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps for careers in computer science and 
cybersecurity.
    ``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
shall coordinate with the following:
            ``(1) The Secretaries of the military departments.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Education.
            ``(3) The National Science Foundation.
            ``(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local 
        government entities the Secretary of Defense determines 
        appropriate.
            ``(5) Private sector organizations the Secretary of Defense 
        determines appropriate.
    ``(c) Activities.--Activities under the program may include the 
following:
            ``(1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative 
        research opportunities in computer science and cybersecurity at 
        defense laboratories and other technical centers for students 
        in and instructors of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
        Corps.
            ``(2) Funding for training and other supports for 
        instructors to teach evidence-based courses in computer science 
        and cybersecurity to students.
            ``(3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of 
        cybersecurity and computer science educational, training 
        opportunities, and curricula for students and instructors.
            ``(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations, 
        mentoring programs, and informal computer science and 
        cybersecurity education for students and instructors.
    ``(d) Metrics.--The Secretary shall establish outcome-based metrics 
and internal and external assessments to evaluate the merits and 
benefits of activities conducted under the program with respect to the 
needs of the Department of Defense.
    ``(e) Authorities.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of the authorities 
under chapter 111 and sections 2601, 2605, and 2374a of this title, 
section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), and other 
authorities the Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(f) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on activities 
carried out under the program.''.
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