117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.
February 28, 2022
Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mr. Katko, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. Strengthening cybersecurity education support.
Section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(e) Grants and cooperative agreements.—The Director may award financial assistance in the form of grants or cooperative agreements to States, local governments, institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), nonprofit organizations, and other non-Federal entities as determined appropriate by the Director for the purpose of funding cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives to—
“(1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and
“(2) enhance CETAP to address the national shortfall of cybersecurity professionals.”.