DHS Rotational Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019

Department of Homeland Security Rotational Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019 or the DHS Rotational Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a rotational cybersecurity research, development, and training program.

Under such program, DHS shall detail to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (including the national cybersecurity and communications integration center) Coast Guard Academy graduates and faculty.

DHS shall detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as faculty, individuals with expertise and experience in cybersecurity who are employed by (1) CISA; (2) the Directorate of Science and Technology; or (3) institutions that have been designated by DHS as a Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense, or the equivalent.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3484 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3484

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
 of Homeland Security to establish a rotational cybersecurity research 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2019

Mr. Richmond (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Correa, and 
Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
 of Homeland Security to establish a rotational cybersecurity research 
                    program, 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 ``Department of Homeland Security 
Rotational Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019'' or the ``DHS Rotational 
Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATIONAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM AT 
              THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle E of title VIII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 846. ROTATIONAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    ``To enhance the Department's cybersecurity capacity, the Secretary 
may establish a rotational research, development, and training program 
to--
            ``(1) detail to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
        Security Agency (including the national cybersecurity and 
        communications integration center authorized by section 2209) 
        Coast Guard Academy graduates and faculty; and
            ``(2) detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as faculty, 
        individuals with expertise and experience in cybersecurity who 
        are employed by--
                    ``(A) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
                Agency (including employees from the national 
                cybersecurity and communications integration center);
                    ``(B) the Directorate of Science and Technology; or
                    ``(C) institutions that have been designated by the 
                Department as a Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense, 
                or the equivalent.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the of the items relating to such 
subtitle the following:

``Sec. 846. Rotational cybersecurity research program.''.
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