,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eejd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4 
,budd7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to establish a pilot program on
 ,department of ,defense partnerships   
with institutions of higher education   
recognized in the ,national ,centers of 
,academic ,excellence in ,cybersecurity 
program for ,cyber ,research1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,pilot program on  
,department of ,defense partnerships    
with institutions of higher education   
recognized in the ,national ,centers of 
,academic ,excellence in ,cybersecurity 
program for ,cyber ,research  7a7       
,establishment  ,not later than #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
establish a pilot program under the     
,defense ,cyber ,workforce ,framework to

 assess the feasibility of partnering   
advanced cyberspace operations and      
information aggressor units of the      
,department of ,defense with            
institutions of higher education        
recognized in the ,national ,centers of 
,academic ,excellence in ,cybersecurity 
program for ,cyber ,research 7,,cae-,r71
 ,cyber ,defense 7,,cae-,,cd71 or ,cyber
 ,operations 7,,cae-,,co7 by the        
,national ,security ,agency--  7#a7 to  
improve the cyber workforce pipeline of 
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 to enhance   
military cyber training through academic
 collaboration1 research1 cyber range   
exercises1 and create direct pathways   
for students into ,federal cybersecurity
 careers2  7#c7 to leverage existing    
scholarship and fellowship              
opportunities1 such as the ,cyber       
,service ,academy1 the ,science1        
,mathematics and ,research for          
,transformation1 and other cyber        
scholarship for service programs2 and   
7#d7 to improve coordination1 guidance1 

and counseling for participating        
students seeking to pursue careers in   
cybersecurity or cyber operations in the
 ,department of ,defense or elsewhere in
 the ,federal ,government4  7b7         
,elements ,the pilot program required by
 subsection 7a7 shall include the       
following3 7#a7 ,establishment of a     
research cell supporting aggressor      
operations through open-source          
intelligence1 emerging threat analysis1 
and development of adversary emulation  
playbooks4  7#b7 ,creation of an        
assessment framework for determining the
 impact of the pilot program1 including 
a cost-benefit analysis for partnering  
students with operational units1 that-- 
7,a7 determines the time to clear       
students for participation in the       
program2 and  7,b7 determines the time  
and cost necessary to get students      
access to networks required to provide  
operational support to military cyber   
operators4  7#c7 ,assessment of the     
curricula for participating students to 

determine if such coursework is relevant
 and impactful in preparing such        
students to directly support operational
 military cyber operators4  7#d7        
,tracking students participating in the 
pilot program to determine how the pilot
 program affects potential future       
employment with the ,department of      
,defense or the ,federal ,government4   
7c7 ,sunset ,the pilot program          
established under subsection 7a7 shall  
terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjca4