Congress 117 - HR 5138 - Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act

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Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government Operations and Politics Higher education Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Vocational and technical education

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Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act

This bill establishes an apprenticeship program and a pilot program on cybersecurity.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency may establish one or more apprenticeship programs that leads directly to employment in

a cybersecurity work role with the agency; or
a position with a company or other entity, as prescribed by this bill.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish a pilot program under which the VA shall provide cyber-specific training for members of the Armed Forces transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and for veterans.

The bill extends through FY2025 the submission of a report on an assessment that identifies information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related work roles of critical need in the workforce of federal agencies.

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Sep 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization.
Sep 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Aug 31, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 31, 2021

Introduced in House

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