,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gecj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
,harder of ,california introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary1 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 direct the ,attorney     
,general to make grants to assist local 
educational agencies in developing and  
implementing plans to address           
cybersecurity threats or                
vulnerabilities1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,protecting ,students from 
,cybercrimes ,act4  #b4 ,findings       
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,educational institutions across the    
country are becoming increasingly       
vulnerable to cyber attacks with the    

switch to online instruction during the 
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7#b7 ,cyber      
attacks put sensitive and confidential  
information at risk of disclosure4  7#c7
 ,increased cyber attacks place         
sensitive student information1 such as  
student academic achievement records1   
grades1 medical records1 and other      
personal identifiable information at    
risk4  7#d7 ,school districts are not   
sufficiently equipped to prevent        
damaging cyber attacks4 ,increased      
funding and guidance from the ,federal  
,government are needed to adequately    
prepare for and defend against potential
 cyber attacks4  7#e7 ,increased        
,federal funding and guidance will give 
school districts the ability to reduce  
their risk and exposure to cyber        
attacks4  7#f7 ,increased ,federal      
funding to school districts will enable 
school district residents to pursue     
formal education1 training1 and industry
 recognized certifications for careers  
in cybersecurity1 which will aid in the 

prevention and mitigation of the effects
 of future attacks4  7#g7 ,increased    
,federal funding and guidance will allow
 school districts1 campuses1 and        
institutions of higher education to     
share information and analysis to       
prevent future cyber attacks4  #c4      
,school cybercrime protection grant     
program  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,attorney ,general1 acting through the  
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation 7referred to in this     
section as the ,,fbi ,director71 is     
authorized to make grants to any local  
educational agency 7as such term is     
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 or 
group of local educational agencies to  
assist in preventing1 preparing for1    
protecting against1 and responding to   
cybercrimes4  7b7 ,use of grant funds   
7#a7 ,limitations ,any grant awarded    
under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant local educational agency or

 local funds1 as applicable1 and may not
 be used-- 7,a7 to provide any ,federal 
cost-sharing contribution on behalf of a
 local educational agency2 or  7,b7 for 
any recreational or social purpose4     
7#b7 ,approved activities for grants ,a 
local educational agency that receives  
funds through this grant program shall  
use such funds for one or more of the   
following activities3 7,a7 ,supporting  
or enhancing information sharing and    
analysis organizations4  7,b7           
,implementing or coordinating systems   
and services that use cyber threat      
indicators 7as such term is defined in  
section #ajb of the ,cybersecurity      
,information ,sharing ,act of #bjae 7#f 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja77 to address            
cybersecurity threats or                
vulnerabilities4  7,c7 ,preventing1     
preparing for1 protecting against1 and  
responding to cybercrimes1 including    
coordinating with-- 7i7 emergency       
management elements of the ,state in    
which the local educational agency is   

located1 municipality1 and local        
educational agency2  7ii7 ,federal      
,bureau of ,investigation or ,department
 of ,homeland ,security units1 as       
appropriate2  7iii7 entities associated 
with critical infrastructure or key     
resources2  7iv7 information sharing and
 analysis organizations2  7v7 public    
safety answering points2 or  7vi7       
nongovernmental organizations engaged in
 cybersecurity research as an           
information analysis and sharing        
organization designated by the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation or the        
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7,d7 ,establishing programs1 such as    
scholarships or apprenticeships1 to     
provide financial assistance to students
 served by the local educational agency 
who-- 7i7 pursue formal education1      
training1 and industry-recognized       
certifications for careers in           
cybersecurity as identified by the      
,national ,initiative for ,cybersecurity
 ,education2 and  7ii7 commit to working

 for a local educational agency for not 
less than #b years4  7c7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,to carry out this    
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4