,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai     
,mrs4 ,fletcher 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,lamb1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4      
,waltz1 and ,ms4 ,speier7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to carry out a program to      
enhance the preparation of students in  
the ,junior ,reserve ,officers'         
,training ,corps for careers in computer
 science and cybersecurity1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,jrotc ,cyber 
,training ,act4  #b4 ,,jrotc computer   
science and cybersecurity program       
,chapter #ajb of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#bjcf4 ,computer science and            
cybersecurity program  7a7 ,requirement 
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall carry 
out a program to enhance the preparation

 of students in the ,junior ,reserve    
,officers' ,training ,corps for careers 
in computer science and cybersecurity4  
7b7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the  
program1 the ,secretary shall coordinate
 with the following3  7#a7 ,the         
,secretaries of the military            
departments4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary of   
,education4  7#c7 ,the ,national        
,science ,foundation4  7#d7 ,the heads  
of such other ,federal1 ,state1 and     
local government entities the ,secretary
 of ,defense determines appropriate4    
7#e7 ,private sector organizations the  
,secretary of ,defense determines       
appropriate4  7c7 ,activities           
,activities under the program may       
include the following3  7#a7            
,establishment of targeted internships  
and cooperative research opportunities  
in computer science and cybersecurity at
 defense laboratories and other         
technical centers for students in and   
instructors of the ,junior ,reserve     
,officers' ,training ,corps4  7#b7      

,funding for training and other supports
 for instructors to teach evidence-based
 courses in computer science and        
cybersecurity to students4  7#c7        
,efforts and activities that improve the
 quality of cybersecurity and computer  
science educational1 training           
opportunities1 and curricula for        
students and instructors4  7#d7         
,development of travel opportunities1   
demonstrations1 mentoring programs1 and 
informal computer science and           
cybersecurity education for students and
 instructors4  7d7 ,metrics ,the        
,secretary shall establish outcome-based
 metrics and internal and external      
assessments to evaluate the merits and  
benefits of activities conducted under  
the program with respect to the needs of
 the ,department of ,defense4  7e7      
,authorities ,in carrying out the       
program1 the ,secretary shall1 to the   
maximum extent practicable1 make use of 
the authorities under chapter #aaa and  
sections #bfja1 #bfje1 and #bcgd;a of   

this title1 section #bai of the ,duncan 
,hunter ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #aj       
,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note71 and other        
authorities the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7f7 ,report ,not later    
than two years after the date of the    
enactment of the ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a report on activities 
carried out under the program4  4