,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi 7for
 himself and ,mr4 ,schiff7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb to direct the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
carry out an intelligence and           
cybersecurity diversity fellowship      
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
,intelligence and ,cybersecurity        
,diversity ,fellowship ,program ,act4   
#b4 ,department of ,homeland ,security  
intelligence and cybersecurity diversity
 fellowship program  7a7 ,in general    
,subtitle ,d of title ,,xiii of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #accc4          
,intelligence and cybersecurity         

diversity fellowship program  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security and ,governmental  
,affairs and the ,select ,committee on  
,intelligence of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on
 ,intelligence of the ,house of         
,representatives4  7#b7 ,excepted       
service ,the term excepted service has  
the meaning given that term in section  
#bajc of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7#c7 ,historically black college
 or university ,the term historically   
,black college or university has the    
meaning given the term part ,b          
institution in section #cbb of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa74  7#d7 ,institution of 
higher education ,the term institution  
of higher education has the meaning     
given that term in section #aja of the  

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7                 
,minority-serving institution ,the term 
minority-serving institution means an   
institution of higher education         
described in section #cga7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774  7b7 ,program ,the
 ,secretary shall carry out an          
intelligence and cybersecurity diversity
 fellowship program 7in this section    
referred to as the ,program7 under which
 an eligible individual may-- 7#a7      
participate in a paid internship at the 
,department that relates to             
intelligence1 cybersecurity1 or a       
combination thereof2  7#b7 receive      
tuition assistance from the ,secretary2 
and  7#c7 upon graduation from an       
institution of higher education and     
successful completion of the ,program   
7as defined by the ,secretary71 receive 
an offer of employment to work in an    
intelligence or cybersecurity position  
of the ,department that is in the       

excepted service4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to 
be eligible to participate in the       
,program1 an individual shall-- 7#a7 be 
a citizen of the ,united ,states2 and   
7#b7 as of the date of submitting an    
application to participate in the       
,program-- 7,a7 have a cumulative grade 
point average of at least #c4b on a #d4j
 scale2  7,b7 be a socially             
disadvantaged individual 7as that term  
is defined in section #abd4ajc of title 
#ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
successor regulation72 and  7,c7 be a   
sophomore1 junior1 or senior at an      
institution of higher education1        
including a historically ,black college 
or university or minority-serving       
institution4  7d7 ,direct hire authority
 ,if an individual who receives an offer
 of employment under subsection 7b77#c7 
accepts such offer1 the ,secretary shall
 appoint1 without regard to provisions  
of subchapter ,i of chapter #cc of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7except for  
section #ccbh of such title71 such      

individual to the position specified in 
such offer4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,reports
 ,not later than one year after the date
 of the enactment of this section1 and  
on an annual basis thereafter1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the ,program4  7#b7 ,matters  
,each report under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
include1 with respect to the most recent
 year1 the following3 7,a7 ,a           
description of outreach efforts by the  
,secretary to raise awareness of the    
,program among institutions of higher   
education in which eligible individuals 
are enrolled4  7,b7 ,information on     
specific recruiting efforts conducted by
 the ,secretary to increase             
participation in the ,program4  7,c7    
,the number of individuals participating
 in the ,program1 listed by the         
institution of higher education in which
 the individual is enrolled at the time 
of participation1 and information on the
 nature of such participation1 including

 regarding whether the duties of the    
individual under the ,program relate    
primarily to intelligence or            
cybersecurity4  7,d7 ,the number of     
individuals who accepted an offer of    
employment under the ,program and an    
identification of the element within the
 ,department to which each individual   
was appointed4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of contents for    
such ,act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section #accb the  
following new item3  ,sec4 #accc4       
,intelligence and cybersecurity         
diversity fellowship program4  4