,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdbi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #d1 #bjbe,ms4 ,brown 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,min1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 and ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to establish in the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security a program to promote the cybersecurity field to disadvantaged communities1 including older individuals1 racial and ethnic minorities1 people with disabilities1 geographically diverse communities1 socioeconomically diverse communities1 women1 individuals from nontraditional educational paths1 individuals who are veterans1 and individuals who were formerly incarcerated1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,expanding ,cybersecurity ,workforce ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,expansion of ,,cisa's ,cybersecurity ,education and ,training ,assistance ,program 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall establish within the ,cybersecurity ,education and ,training ,assistance ,program of the ,agency a program 7in this section referred to as the ,program7 to promote the cybersecurity field to disadvantaged communities1 including older individuals1 racial and ethnic minorities1 people with disabilities1 geographically diverse communities1 socioeconomically diverse communities1 women1 individuals from nontraditional educational paths1 individuals who are veterans1 and individuals who were formerly incarcerated4 7b7 ,outreach ,to carry out subsection 7a7 and promote awareness of the ,program1 the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall conduct outreach to different institutions to raise awareness of and promote the cybersecurity workforce1 including to educators1 unions1 chambers of commerce1 ,state and local workforce development offices1 private sector entities1 community colleges1 parents of ,k-#ab students1 and other institutions as the ,director determines appropriate4 7c7 ,applicability ,the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall tailor the ,program to the unique needs of each region and sector across the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,annual reports ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on the efficacy of the ,program1 including how the ,program is impacting the general characteristics of the cyber workforce throughout the ,united ,states1 and suggestions for ,congress regarding how to improve the ,program4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,director of the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the ,department of ,homeland ,security #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf and each fiscal year thereafter through #bjca4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,disability ,the term disability means an intellectual or developmental disability4 7#b7 ,geographically diverse ,the term geographically diverse means that the participants should be represented as close as possible to an equal spread of high-density urban areas1 suburban areas1 and rural areas of the ,united ,states or over-represent low-income communities4 7#c7 ,nontraditional educational path ,the term nontraditional educational path means a graduate of any of the following3 7,a7 ,a two year degree program1 trade school1 or community college4 7,b7 ,a historically ,black college or university4 7,c7 ,a ,hispanic-serving institution 7as such term is defined in section #ejb7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a7a7774 7,d7 ,a ,tribal ,college or ,university 7as such term is defined in section #caf7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b7774 7,e7 ,an ,alaska ,native-serving institution 7as such term is defined in section #cag7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;d7b7774 7,f7 ,a ,native ,hawaiian-serving institution 7as such term is defined in section #cag7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;d7b7774 7,g7 ,a ,predominantly ,black ,institution 7as such term is defined in section #cah7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;e7b7774 7,h7 ,a ,native ,american-serving1 nontribal institution 7as such term is defined in section #cai7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;f7b7774 7,i7 ,an ,asian-,american and ,native ,american ,pacific ,islander-serving institution 7as such term is defined in section #cbj7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;g7b7774 7#d7 ,older ,the term older means an individual who has attained the age of #dj or older as of the date on which such individual is scheduled to begin participation in the ,program4 7#e7 ,racial and ethnic minority ,the term racial and ethnic minority means ,black or ,african ,american1 ,hispanic or ,latino1 ,asian ,american1 or ,native ,american4 7#f7 ,socioeconomically diverse ,the term socioeconomically diverse means a spread of income levels1 including low-income individuals4