HR 9689 — DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program Act

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

 HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland 
Security Act of 2002''.
 (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is 
as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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 TITLE XIII--FEDERAL WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT

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 Subtitle D--Academic Training

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Sec. 1334. Cybersecurity internship program.

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TITLE XIII--FEDERAL WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT

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Subtitle D--Academic Training

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SEC. 1334. CYBERSECURITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

 (a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a cybersecurity 
internship program (in this section referred to as the 
``Program'') under which an eligible individual participates in 
a paid cybersecurity internship at the Department with duties 
aligned to such participant's respective education, skills, and 
experience.
 (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
Program, an individual shall--
 (1) be a citizen of the United States;
 (2) be at least 16 years old; and
 (3) be enrolled in a secondary school, technical, 
 trade, or vocational school, or institution of higher 
 education, in accordance with subsection (c).
 (c) Composition.--The Secretary shall, as practicable, ensure 
that participants selected for the Program for each intern 
class include students enrolled in each of the following:
 (1) Secondary schools.
 (2) Junior or community colleges.
 (3) Undergraduate degree programs.
 (4) Postgraduate degree programs.
 (5) Technical, trade, or vocational schools.
 (d) Reports.--
 (1) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date 
 of the enactment of this section and annually 
 thereafter, the Secretary 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 Program.
 (2) Matters.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
 include, with respect to the most recent Program year, 
 the following:
 (A) A description of outreach efforts by the 
 Secretary to raise awareness of the Program 
 among secondary schools and institutions of 
 higher education, including among junior or 
 community colleges, historically-Black colleges 
 and universities, and other minority-serving 
 institutions.
 (B) Information on specific recruiting 
 efforts by the Secretary to increase 
 participation in the Program.
 (C) The number of individuals participating 
 in the Program, listed by the type of school or 
 program in which the individual is enrolled at 
 the time of participation, and information on 
 the nature of each such participation, 
 including Department components supported, and 
 the duties of each such individual.
 (3) Consolidation.--Reports submitted under this 
 subsection may be consolidated with the reports 
 required under section 1333(e).
 (e) Definitions.--In this section:
 (1) Historically black college or university.--The 
 term ``historically Black college or university'' has 
 the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in 
 section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 1061).
 (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
 ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
 given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
 (3) Junior or community college.--The term ``junior 
 or community college'' has the meaning given that term 
 in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 1058).
 (4) Minority-serving institution.--The term 
 ``minority-serving institution'' means an eligible 
 institution of higher education described in section 
 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 1067q(a)).
 (5) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' 
 means a school or program that provides secondary 
 education, as determined under State law, except that 
 the term does not include any education beyond grade 
 12.
 (6) Technical, trade, or vocational school.--The term 
 ``technical, trade, or vocational school'' has the 
 meaning given that term in section 411.167 of title 20, 
 Code of Federal Regulations.

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