,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cbj #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gefi
 ,report ,no4 #aag-dac ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#be1 #bjbb,ms4 ,ross 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,carey7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,july #ae1                 
#bjbb;,additional sponsor3 ,ms4         
,bonamici  ,july #ae1 #bjbb,reported    
from the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1
 and ,technology2 committed to the      
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the      
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
program to provide financial assistance 
to graduate students and postdoctoral   
researchers pursuing certain courses of 
study relating to cybersecurity and     
energy infrastructure4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy 
,cybersecurity ,university ,leadership  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,energy             

cybersecurity university leadership     
program  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
the following3 7#a7 ,addressing         
cybersecurity vulnerabilities in        
energy-related critical infrastructure  
after an intrusion occurs is            
inefficient1 ineffective1 and costly4   
7#b7 ,integrating cybersecurity         
considerations into the research1       
design1 and development of energy       
infrastructure represents a             
cost-effective approach to enhancing the
 security1 resilience1 and reliability  
of the electric grid1 oil and natural   
gas pipelines1 and other energy         
distribution1 transmission1 and         
generation systems4  7#c7 ,successfully 
employing the approach outlined in      
paragraph 7#b7 as a guiding principle   
for the ,department's energy            
infrastructure activities will require a
 diverse1 inclusive1 and highly skilled 
workforce which possesses               
energy-specific cybersecurity expertise 
and familiarity with associated         

research1 development1 and demonstration
 needs4  7#d7 ,a dedicated science      
scholarship program at the ,department  
for graduate students and postdoctoral  
researchers studying energy-specific    
cybersecurity disciplines could help    
address the challenges stated in        
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c74  7b7      
,program  7#a7 ,establishment ,the      
,secretary of ,energy shall establish an
 ,energy ,cybersecurity ,university     
,leadership ,program 7referred to in    
this section as the ,program7 to carry  
out the activities described in         
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,program          
activities ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 
provide financial assistance1 on a      
competitive basis1 for scholarships1    
fellowships1 and research and           
development projects at institutions of 
higher education to support graduate    
students and postdoctoral researchers   
pursuing a course of study that         
integrates cybersecurity competencies   
within disciplines associated with      

energy infrastructure needs2  7,b7      
provide graduate students and           
postdoctoral researchers supported under
 the ,program with research traineeship 
experiences at ,national ,laboratories  
and utilities2 and  7,c7 conduct        
outreach to historically ,black colleges
 and universities1 ,tribal ,colleges or 
,universities1 and minority-serving     
institutions4  7c7 ,report ,not later   
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate a report on   
the development and implementation of   
the ,program4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,department ,the term    
,department means the ,department of    
,energy4  7#b7 ,historically ,black     
college and university ,the term        
historically ,black college and         
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#c7           
,institution of higher education ,the   
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774     
7#d7 ,minority-serving institution ,the 
term minority-serving institution means 
an eligible institution under section   
#cga7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774     
7#e7 ,national ,laboratory ,the term    
,national ,laboratory has the meaning   
given such term in section #b of the    
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#f7 ,tribal        
,college or ,university ,the term       
,tribal ,college or ,university has the 
meaning given such term in section      
#caf7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b774    
,july #ae1 #bjbb,reported from the      
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     

,technology2 committed to the ,committee
 of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of  
the ,union and ordered to be printed