[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9689 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9689
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS
Cybersecurity Internship Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2024
Ms. Clarke of New York 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 Internship 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 Internship Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM.".
(a) Program.--Subtitle D of title XIII of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1334. CYBERSECURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
``(a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a cybersecurity
internship program (in this section referred to as the `Program') under
which an eligible individual participates in a paid cybersecurity
internship at the Department with duties aligned to such participant's
respective education, skills, and experience.
``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the Program,
an individual shall--
``(1) be a citizen of the United States;
``(2) be at least 16 years old; and
``(3) be enrolled in a secondary school, technical, trade,
or vocational school, or institution of higher education, in
accordance with subsection (c).
``(c) Composition.--The Secretary shall, as practicable, ensure
that participants selected for the Program for each intern class
include students enrolled in each of the following:
``(1) Secondary schools.
``(2) Junior or community colleges.
``(3) Undergraduate degree programs.
``(4) Postgraduate degree programs.
``(5) Technical, trade, or vocational schools.
``(d) Reports.--
``(1) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall 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 on the
Program.
``(2) Matters.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, with respect to the most recent Program year, the
following:
``(A) A description of outreach efforts by the
Secretary to raise awareness of the Program among
secondary schools and institutions of higher education,
including among junior or community colleges,
historically-Black colleges and universities, and other
minority-serving institutions.
``(B) Information on specific recruiting efforts by
the Secretary to increase participation in the Program.
``(C) The number of individuals participating in
the Program, listed by the type of school or program in
which the individual is enrolled at the time of
participation, and information on the nature of each
such participation, including Department components
supported, and the duties of each such individual.
``(3) Consolidation.--Reports submitted under this
subsection may be consolidated with the reports required under
section 1333(e).
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Historically black college or university.--The term
`historically Black college or university' has the meaning
given the term `part B institution' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
``(3) Junior or community college.--The term `junior or
community college' has the meaning given that term in section
312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058).
``(4) Minority-serving institution.--The term `minority-
serving institution' means an eligible institution of higher
education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
``(5) Secondary school.--The term `secondary school' means
a school or program that provides secondary education, as
determined under State law, except that the term does not
include any education beyond grade 12.
``(6) Technical, trade, or vocational school.--The term
`technical, trade, or vocational school' has the meaning given
that term in section 411.167 of title 20, Code of Federal
Regulations.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1333 the following new item:
``Sec. 1334. Cybersecurity internship program.''.
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