,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 and ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,ways and ,means1 ,education and ,labor1 and ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to increase cybersecurity education and job growth1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,new ,collar ,jobs ,act of #bjai4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #c4 ,employee cybersecurity education4 ,sec4 #d4 ,student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees4 ,sec4 #e4 ,cyber,corps scholarship-for-service program4 ,sec4 #f4 ,increased funding for ,advanced ,technology ,education program4 ,sec4 #g4 ,cybersecurity training incentive for ,government contracts4 #b4 ,findings ,congress find the following3 7#a7 ,domestic factory output has increased by #ba percent since ,june #bjji1 but manufacturing employment has only increased #e percent during that time1 and has been flat since late #bjad4 7#b7 ,as manufacturers leverage new technologies from robotics to distributed control systems to create modern factories and industrial plants1 different employment requirements have emerged including the need for cybersecurity talent4 7#c7 ,leading cybersecurity experts have reported spike of #bej percent in industrial automation and control system cyber-incidents occurring during the period between #bjaa and #bjae and as a result are seeking personnel with knowledge of their industry coupled with knowledge of security technology to prevent their organization from becoming victims of cyber-attacks4 #c4 ,employee cybersecurity education 7a7 ,in general ,subpart ,d of part ,,iv of subchapter ,a of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #de,s4 ,employee cybersecurity education 7a7 ,in general ,for purposes of section #ch1 the employee cybersecurity education credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to #ej percent of the aggregate qualified employee cybersecurity education expenses paid or incurred by the employer during such taxable year4 7b7 ,limitation ,the amount allowed as a credit under subsection 7a7 for the taxable year with respect to an employee shall not exceed #e1jjj4 7c7 ,qualified employee cybersecurity education expenses ,for purposes of this section1 the term qualified employee cybersecurity education expenses means amounts paid or incurred for each employee who earns a certificate or degree at the undergraduate or graduate level or industry-recognized certification relating to those specialty areas and work roles that are listed in ,,ncwf ,work ,roles in the document entitled1 ,,nice ,cybersecurity ,workforce ,framework 7,,ncwf71 published by the ,national ,initiative for ,cybersecurity ,education 7,,nice7 of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology4 7d7 ,certain rules ,to apply ,rules similar to the rules of subsections 7i77#a7 and 7k7 of section #ea shall apply for purposes of this section4 4 7b7 ,credit made part of general business credit ,subsection 7b7 of section #ch of such ,code is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph 7#ce71 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#cf7 and inserting 1 plus1 and by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#cg7 the employee cybersecurity education credit determined under section #de,s7a74 4 7c7 ,denial of double benefit ,subsection 7a7 of section #bhj;,c of such ,code is amended by inserting #de,s7a71 after #de,p7a714 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for subpart ,d of part ,,iv of subchapter ,a of chapter #a of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #de,s4 ,employee cybersecurity education4 4 7e7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals commencing apprenticeship programs after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees ,section #dee of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7r7 ,loan repayment for cybersecurity workers in economically distressed area 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall cancel the amount described in paragraph 7#b7 of the balance of interest and principal due1 in accordance with such paragraph1 on any eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan not in default for a borrower who-- 7,a7 makes #cf consecutive monthly payments on the eligible ,federal ,direct ,loan after the date of the enactment of this section pursuant to any one or a combination of the following-- 7i7 payments under an income-based repayment plan under section #dic;,c2 7ii7 payments under a standard repayment plan under subsection 7d77#a77;,a71 based on a #aj-year repayment period2 7iii7 monthly payments under a repayment plan under subsection 7d77#a7 or 7g7 of not less than the monthly amount calculated under subsection 7d77#a77;,a71 based on a #aj-year repayment period2 or 7iv7 payments under an income contingent repayment plan under subsection 7d77#a77;,d72 and 7,b7 during the period in which the borrower makes each of the #cf consecutive monthly payments described in subparagraph 7,a71 has been employed in a cybersecurity job-- 7i7 located in an area that1 for at least #ab of such consecutive monthly payments is an economically distressed area2 and 7ii7 that requires that the borrower work in the economically distressed area no less than #fj percent of total work hours4 7#b7 ,cancellation amount ,after the conclusion of the employment period described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall cancel the lesser of the following3 7,a7 ,the obligation to repay the balance of principal and interest due as of the time of such cancellation1 on the eligible ,federal ,direct ,loans made to the borrower under this part4 7,b7 #be1jjj4 7#c7 ,ineligibility of double benefits ,no borrower may1 for the same service1 receive a reduction of loan obligations under both this subsection and-- 7,a7 subsection 7m72 or 7,b7 section #dbh;,j1 #dbh,k1 #dbh,l1 or #dfj4 7#d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7 ,cybersecurity job ,the term cybersecurity job means-- 7i7 a skill role as defined in the ,,ncwf ,work ,roles by the ,national ,initiative for ,cybersecurity ,education 7,,nice7 ,cybersecurity ,workforce ,framework 7,,ncwf7 of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 ,special ,publication #hjj-aha1 or any successor document2 or 7ii7 teaching a cybersecurity course for a skill role described in clause 7i74 7,b7 ,economically distressed area ,the term economically distressed area means an area that meets one or more criteria under section #cja7;a7 of the ,public ,works and ,economic ,development ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa7;a774 4 #e4 ,cyber,corps scholarship-for-service program 7a7 ,funding increase ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the number of scholarships awarded by the ,national ,science ,foundation for scholarships awarded under the ,federal cyber scholarship-for-service program established by section #cjb of the ,cybersecurity ,enhancement ,act of #bjad for fiscal year #bjai and each succeeding fiscal year should be not less than double the number of such scholarships awarded for fiscal year #bjah4 7b7 ,cybersecurity course instruction ,section #cjb of the ,cybersecurity ,enhancement ,act of #bjad 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gddb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking and security managers and inserting security managers1 and cybersecurity course instructors12 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the following3 ,such work may include teaching a cybersecurity course for a skill role as defined in the ,,ncwf ,work ,roles by the ,national ,initiative for ,cybersecurity ,education 7,,nice7 ,cybersecurity ,workforce ,framework 7,,ncwf7 of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 ,special ,publication #hjj-aha1 or any successor document44 7c7 ,elimination of priority for ,federal ,government employment placements ,section #cjb7;b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gddb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#c74 #f4 ,increased funding for ,advanced ,technology ,education program ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the amount expended for the ,information ,technology and ,cybersecurity ,division of the ,advanced ,technological ,education program of the ,national ,science ,foundation established by section #c7;a7 of the ,scientific and ,advanced-,technology ,act of #aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-dgf7 for fiscal year #bjai should be an amount equal to not less than #aaj percent of the amount expended for such division for fiscal year #bjah4 #g4 ,cybersecurity training incentive for ,government contracts 7a7 ,in general ,subpart #ae4c of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation shall be revised to require1 in the evaluation of a competitive proposal received in response to a solicitation for a contract valued in excess of #e1jjj1jjj1 that the head of an executive agency award a five percent score increase to each competitive proposal submitted by a qualified offeror4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,executive agency ,the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section #ajb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,qualified offeror ,the term qualified offeror means a business that has claimed the employee cybersecurity education credit under section #de,s of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as added by section #c1 at least once within the three-year period preceding the date on which the business submits a competitive proposal for a contract valued in excess of #e1jjj1jjj4