,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,ross 7for herself and ,mr4   
,carey7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,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    
infrastructure1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,energy ,cybersecurity          
,university ,leadership ,act of #bjbc4  
#b4 ,energy cybersecurity university    
leadership program  7a7 ,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
 of ,energy 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  7b7 ,report ,not later   
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy 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  7c7    
,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