#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #fhbd  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize !      
,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure ,security
 ,ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&         
,security to hold an annual cyb]security
 competition relat+ to (f5sive &        
def5sive cyb]security discipl9es1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,presid5t's ,cup       
,cyb]security ,competition ,act4  #b4   
,presid5t's cup cyb]security competition
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !         
,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure ,security
 ,ag5cy 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,director7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&      
,security is au?oriz$ to hold an annual 
cyb]security competition to be kn[n z ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security           
,cyb]security & ,infra/ructure ,security
 ,ag5cy's ,presid5t's ,cup ,cyb]security
 ,competition 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! competition7 = ! purpose ( id5tify+1 
*all5g+1 & competitively aw>d+ prizes1  
includ+ ca% prizes1 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t's be/ cyb]security            

practition]s & teams across (f5sive &   
def5sive cyb]security discipl9es4  7b7  
,competition design  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ section #acdb ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,director1 9     
c>ry+ out ! competition1 may consult )1 
& consid] advice f1 any p]son :o has    
exp]i5ce or exp]tise 9 ! developm5t1    
design1 or execution ( cyb]security     
competitions4  7#b7 ,limitation ,!      
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e    
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply to        
consultations pursuant to ?is section4  
7#c7 ,prohibition ,a p]son ) :om !      
,director consults "u p>agraph 7#a7 may 
n-- 7,a7 receive pay by reason ( be+ s  
consult$2 or  7,b7 be consid]$ an       
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t by reason 
( s consult+4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be  
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! competition1 
an individual %all be a ,f$]al civilian 
employee or memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices 7z 
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #baja7c7 (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 & %all   
comply ) any rules promulgat$ by !      

,director reg>d+ ! competition4  7d7    
,competition adm9i/ration ,! ,director  
may ent] into a grant1 contract1        
coop]ative agreem5t1 or o!r agreem5t ) a
 private sector =-pr(it or nonpr(it     
entity or ,/ate or local gov]nm5t ag5cy 
to adm9i/] ! competition4  7e7          
,competition p>amet]s ,ea* competition  
%all incorporate ! foll[+ elem5ts3  7#a7
 ,cyb]security skills outl9$ 9 !        
,national ,initiative = ,cyb]security   
,education ,framework1 or any successor 
framework4  7#b7 ,individual & team     
ev5ts4  7#c7 ,categories demon/rat+     
(f5sive & def5sive cyb] op]ations1 su* z
 s(tw>e rev]se eng9e]+ & exploitation1  
network op]ations1 =5sics1 big data     
analysis1 cyb] analysis1 cyb] def5se1   
cyb] exploitation1 secure programm+1    
obfuscat$ cod+1 or cyb]-physical sy/ems4
  7#d7 ,any o!r elem5ts relat$ to       
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 z det]m9$ 
necess>y by ! ,director4  7f7 ,use (    
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 ! ,director may use    

am\nts made available to ! ,director = !
 competition = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,adv]tis+1
 m>ket+1 & promot+ ! competition4  7,b7 
,meals = p>ticipants & organiz]s ( !    
competition if att5dance at ! meal dur+ 
! competition is necess>y to ma9ta9 !   
integrity ( ! competition4  7,c7        
,promotional items1 includ+ m]*&ise &   
app>el4  7,d7 ,monet>y & nonmonet>y     
aw>ds = competition p>ticipants1 includ+
 memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices4  7,e7       
,necess>y exp5ses = ! honor>y           
recognition ( competition p>ticipants1  
includ+ memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices4  7,f7
 ,any o!r appropriate activity necess>y 
to c>ry out ! competition1 z det]m9$ by 
! ,director4  7#b7 ,application ,?is    
subsection %all apply to am\nts         
appropriat$ on or aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7g7 ,prize        
limitation ,! ,director may make "o or m
 aw>ds p] competition1 except t ! am\nt 
or value ( ea* %all n exce$ #aj1jjj4 ,! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may make  
"o or m aw>ds p] competition1 except !  

am\nt or ! value ( ea* %all n to exce$  
#be1jjj4 ,a monet>y aw>d "u ?is section 
%all be 9 addition to ! regul> pay ( !  
recipi5t4  7h7 ,report+ requirem5ts ,!  
,director %all annually provide to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report t includes 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a description (        
available funds "u subsection 7f7 = ea* 
competition conduct$ 9 ! prec$+ ye>4    
7#b7 ,a description ( exp5ditures       
au?oriz$ 9 subsection 7g7 = ea*         
competition4  7#c7 ,in=mation relat+ to 
! p>ticipation ( ea* competition4  7#d7 
,in=mation relat+ to lessons le>n$ f ea*
 competition & h[ su* lessons may be    
appli$ to improve cyb]security op]ations
 & recruitm5t ( ! ,cyb]security &       
,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4  ,pass$ !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may #af1      
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