,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eidb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ba1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to establish a  
,,dhs ,cybersecurity ,on-the-,job       
,training and ,employment ,apprentice   
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,dhs ,cybersecurity ,on-the-,job   
,training and ,employment ,apprentice   
,program ,act4  #b4 ,,dhs ,cybersecurity
 ,on-the-,job ,training and ,employment 
,apprentice ,program  7a7 ,in general   
,subtitle ,a of title ,,xxii of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #bbae4 ,,dhs ,cybersecurity   
,on-the-,job ,training and ,employment  
,apprentice ,program  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ah months after the    

date of the enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary shall establish a ,,dhs  
,cybersecurity ,on-the-,job ,training   
and ,employment ,apprentice ,program 7in
 this section referred to as the        
,program7 to identify ,department       
employees for work in matters relating  
to cybersecurity at the ,department4    
,the ,program shall be led by the       
,director4 ,the ,secretary may provide  
the ,director with such officers or     
employees of the ,department as are     
necessary to carry out the ,program4    
7b7 ,duties ,in carrying out the        
,program under subsection 7a71 the      
,director shall--  7#a7 submit to the   
,secretary a monthly report on the      
status of vacancies in cybersecurity    
positions throughout the ,department2   
7#b7 identify diagnostic tools that can 
accurately and reliably measure an      
individual's capacity to perform        
cybersecurity related jobs or serve in  
positions associated with network or    
computing security2  7#c7 in            

consultation with relevant ,department  
component heads1 identify a roster of   
positions that may be a good fit for the
 ,program and make recommendations to   
the ,secretary relating to such         
identified positions2  7#d7 develop a   
curriculum for the ,program1 which may  
include distance learning instruction1  
in-classroom instruction within a work  
location1 on-the-job instruction under  
the supervision of experienced          
cybersecurity staff1 or other means of  
training and education as determined    
appropriate by the ,secretary2  7#e7    
recruit individuals employed by the     
,department to participate in the       
,program2  7#f7 determine the best means
 for training and retention of          
,department employees enrolled in the   
,program2  7#g7 maintain an accurate    
numeration and description of all filled
 and unfilled cybersecurity positions   
within the ,department by office and    
component2  7#h7 keep up-to-date a      
roster of open positions relating to    

cybersecurity1 as determined and        
approved by the ,secretary1 and the     
skills applicants must attain to qualify
 to fill such positions2  7#i7 maintain 
information on individuals enrolled in  
the ,program2 and  7#aj7 annually 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        
containing information relating to the  
duties specified in this subsection4  4 
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #bbad the following 
new item3  ,sec4 #bbae4 ,,dhs           
,cybersecurity ,on-the-,job ,training   
and ,employment ,apprentice ,program4  4