United States HR 276: DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

Bill Text

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118THCONGRESS 
1
STSESSION 
H. R. 276 
To  amend  the  Homeland  Security  Act  of  2002  to  establish  a  DHS  Cybersecu-
rity  On-the-Job  Training  and  Employment  Apprentice  Program,  and  
for other purposes. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
JANUARY11, 2023 
Ms. J
ACKSONLEEintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A  BILL  
To  amend  the  Homeland  Security  Act  of  2002  to  establish  
a  DHS  Cybersecurity  On-the-Job  Training  and  Employ-
ment Apprentice Program, and for other purposes. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This  Act  may  be  cited  as  the  ‘‘DHS  Cybersecurity  4
On-the-Job  Training  and  Employment  Apprentice  Pro-5
gram Act’’. 6
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SEC.  2.  DHS  CYBERSECURITY  ON-THE-JOB  TRAINING  AND  1
EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 2
(a)  I
NGENERAL.—Subtitle  A  of  title  XXII  of  the  3
Homeland  Security  Act  of  2002  (6  U.S.C.  141  et  seq.)  4
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5
‘‘SEC.  2220E.  DHS  CYBERSECURITY  ON-THE-JOB  TRAINING  6
AND EMPLOYMENT APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 7
‘‘(a)  I
NGENERAL.—Not  later  than  18  months  after  8
the  date  of  the  enactment  of  this  section,  the  Secretary  9
shall establish a ‘DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training 10
and  Employment  Apprentice  Program’  (in  this  section  re-11
ferred  to  as  the  ‘Program’)  to  identify  Department  em-12
ployees  for  work  in  matters  relating  to  cybersecurity  at  13
the  Department.  The  Program  shall  be  led  by  the  Direc-14
tor. The Secretary may provide the Director with such of-15
ficers  or  employees  of  the  Department  as  are  necessary  16
to carry out the Program. 17
‘‘(b)  D
UTIES.—In  carrying  out  the  Program  under  18
subsection (a), the Director shall— 19
‘‘(1)  submit  to  the  Secretary  a  monthly  report  20
on  the  status  of  vacancies  in  cybersecurity  positions  21
throughout the Department; 22
‘‘(2)  identify  diagnostic  tools  that  can  accu-23
rately  and  reliably  measure  an  individual’s  capacity  24
to  perform  cybersecurity  related  jobs  or  serve  in  po-25
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sitions  associated  with  network  or  computing  secu-1
rity; 2
‘‘(3)  in  consultation  with  relevant  Department  3
component  heads,  identify  a  roster  of  positions  that  4
may  be  a  good  fit  for  the  Program  and  make  rec-5
ommendations   to   the   Secretary   relating   to   such   6
identified positions; 7
‘‘(4)   develop   a   curriculum   for   the   Program,   8
which  may  include  distance  learning  instruction,  in-  9
classroom  instruction  within  a  work  location,  on-the-  10
job  instruction  under  the  supervision  of  experienced  11
cybersecurity  staff,  or  other  means  of  training  and  12
education   as   determined   appropriate   by   the   Sec-13
retary; 14
‘‘(5)  recruit  individuals  employed  by  the  De-15
partment to participate in the Program; 16
‘‘(6)  determine  the  best  means  for  training  and  17
retention  of  Department  employees  enrolled  in  the  18
Program; 19
‘‘(7)  maintain  an  accurate  numeration  and  de-20
scription  of  all  filled  and  unfilled  cybersecurity  posi-21
tions  within  the  Department  by  office  and  compo-22
nent; 23
‘‘(8)  keep  up-to-date  a  roster  of  open  positions  24
relating   to   cybersecurity,   as   determined   and   ap-25
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proved  by  the  Secretary,  and  the  skills  applicants  1
must attain to qualify to fill such positions; 2
‘‘(9)  maintain  information  on  individuals  en-3
rolled in the Program; and 4
‘‘(10)   annually   submit   to   the   Committee   on   5
Homeland  Security  of  the  House  of  Representatives  6
and  the  Committee  on  Homeland  Security  and  Gov-7
ernmental  Affairs  of  the  Senate  a  report  containing  8
information  relating  to  the  duties  specified  in  this  9
subsection.’’. 10
(b)    T
ECHNICAL,    CONFORMING, ANDCLERICAL 11
A
MENDMENTS.— 12
(1)  H
OMELAND   SECURITY   ACT   OF   2002.—The 13
table  of  contents  in  section  1(b)  of  the  Homeland  14
Security Act of 2002 is amended— 15
(A)  by  moving  the  item  relating  to  section  16
2220D  to  appear  after  the  item  relating  to  sec-17
tion 2220C; and 18
(B)  by  inserting  after  the  item  relating  to  19
section