H.R. 76 (112th): Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011

Introduced:
Jan 05, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee [D-TX18]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 86 on Jan 03, 2013. See H.R. 86 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on January 5, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 05, 2011
Referred to Committee Jan 05, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

House Homeland Security

House Science, Space, and Technology

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Full Title

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 05, 2011.
6 pages

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1/5/2011--Introduced.
Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for:
(1) cybersecurity professional development programs;
(2) associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and
(3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development or degree programs.
Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to operate the program.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to establish an E-Security Fellows program to bring state, local, tribal, and private sector officials to participate in the work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity missions and capabilities.

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