DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 276 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 276

     To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS 
 Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2023

 Ms. Jackson Lee 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 establish a DHS 
 Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice 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 ``DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job 
Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act''.

SEC. 2. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 2220E. DHS CYBERSECURITY ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT 
              APPRENTICE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a `DHS 
Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program' 
(in this section referred to as the `Program') to identify Department 
employees for work in matters relating to cybersecurity at the 
Department. The Program shall be led by the Director. The Secretary may 
provide the Director with such officers or employees of the Department 
as are necessary to carry out the Program.
    ``(b) Duties.--In carrying out the Program under subsection (a), 
the Director shall--
            ``(1) submit to the Secretary a monthly report on the 
        status of vacancies in cybersecurity positions throughout the 
        Department;
            ``(2) identify diagnostic tools that can accurately and 
        reliably measure an individual's capacity to perform 
        cybersecurity related jobs or serve in positions associated 
        with network or computing security;
            ``(3) in consultation with relevant Department component 
        heads, identify a roster of positions that may be a good fit 
        for the Program and make recommendations to the Secretary 
        relating to such identified positions;
            ``(4) develop a curriculum for the Program, which may 
        include distance learning instruction, in-classroom instruction 
        within a work location, on-the-job instruction under the 
        supervision of experienced cybersecurity staff, or other means 
        of training and education as determined appropriate by the 
        Secretary;
            ``(5) recruit individuals employed by the Department to 
        participate in the Program;
            ``(6) determine the best means for training and retention 
        of Department employees enrolled in the Program;
            ``(7) maintain an accurate numeration and description of 
        all filled and unfilled cybersecurity positions within the 
        Department by office and component;
            ``(8) keep up-to-date a roster of open positions relating 
        to cybersecurity, as determined and approved by the Secretary, 
        and the skills applicants must attain to qualify to fill such 
        positions;
            ``(9) maintain information on individuals enrolled in the 
        Program; and
            ``(10) annually submit to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
        report containing information relating to the duties specified 
        in this subsection.''.
    (b) Technical, Conforming, and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Homeland security act of 2002.--The table of contents 
        in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
        amended--
                    (A) by moving the item relating to section 2220D to 
                appear after the item relating to section 2220C; and
                    (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 
                2220D the following new item:

``Sec. 2220E. DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment 
                            Apprentice Program.''.
            (2) National defense authorization act for fiscal year 
        2022.--
                    (A) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1548 of 
                the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
                2022 is amended by striking ``Title XXII of the 
                Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is 
                further amended by adding at the end the following new 
                section:'' and inserting ``Subtitle A of title XXII of 
                the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et 
                seq.) is amended by inserting after section 2220B the 
                following new section:''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect and apply as if 
                enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization 
                Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
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