United States SRES 279: A resolution designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as "National Cybersecurity Education Week".

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117THCONGRESS 
1
STSESSION 
S.  RES.  279 
Designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as ‘‘National 
Cybersecurity Education Week’’. 
IN  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  
JUNE17, 2021 
Ms. R
OSEN(for herself and Mr. CASSIDY) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as 
‘‘National Cybersecurity Education Week’’. 
Whereas,  according  to  a  2017  projection,  the  United  States  
will  face  a  shortage  of  1,800,000  cybersecurity  workers  
by 2022; 
Whereas  recent  cyberattacks  on  the  United  States  have  high-
lighted   the   cybersecurity   workforce   shortage   in   the   
United States that— 
(1)  poses  a  threat  to  the  national  security  of  the  
United States; 
(2) jeopardizes the economy of the United States; 
(3)  puts  the  digital  privacy  of  the  United  States  at  
risk; and 
(4)   threatens   the   critical   infrastructure   of   the   
United States; 
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•SRES  279  IS  
Whereas  expanding  cybersecurity  education  opportunities  is  
important  to  address  the  cybersecurity  workforce  short-
age  and  prepare  the  United  States  for  ongoing  and  fu-
ture national security threats; 
Whereas  cybersecurity  education  can  provide  learning  and  ca-
reer  opportunities  for  kindergarten  through  grade  12  stu-
dents  across  the  United  States,  as  well  as  bolster  the  ca-
pacity  of  the  domestic  workforce  to  defend  the  United  
Sates and secure the economy of the United States; 
Whereas,  in  2020,  introduced  as  part  of  the  Providing  Re-
sources  for  Ongoing  Training  and  Education  in  Cyber  
Technologies  Act  of  2020  and  enacted  as  part  of  the  Wil-
liam  M.  (Mac)  Thornberry  National  Defense  Authoriza-
tion  Act  for  Fiscal  Year  2021  (Public  Law  116–283),  
Congress  authorized  the  Cybersecurity  Education  Train-
ing  Assistance  Program,  a  Department  of  Homeland  Se-
curity  initiative  to  provide  cybersecurity  career  aware-
ness,  curricular  resources,  and  professional  development  
to elementary and secondary schools; and 
Whereas  ensuring  access  to  cybersecurity  education  for  all  
students  in  the  United  States  regardless  of  race,  eth-
nicity,  socioeconomic  status,  or  geographic  location  will  
expand  opportunities  for  good-paying  jobs  in  high-de-
mand fields: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the Senate— 1
(1)  designates  June  21,  2021  through  June  25,  2
2021,  as  ‘‘National  Cybersecurity  Education  Week’’;  3
(2)  encourages  the  people  of  the  United  States  4
to  acknowledge  the  importance  of  cybersecurity  edu-5
cation; 6
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•SRES  279  IS  
(3)  encourages  educational  and  training  institu-1
tions  to  increase  the  understanding  and  awareness  2
of  cybersecurity  education  at  such  institutions;  and  3
(4) commits to— 4
(A)  raising  awareness  about  cybersecurity  5
education; and 6
(B) taking legislative actions to address cy-7
bersecurity   education   expansion   and   address   8
the cybersecurity workforce shortage. 9
Æ 
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