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210 1 (E) Any successor program to a program 2 referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 3 (2) The term "Secretary concerned" has the 4 meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 5 10, United States Code. 6 SEC. 549. USE OF ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DE- 7 FENSE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 8 NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION TO DEVELOP 9 CYBERSECURITY AND COMPUTER CODING 10 SKILLS. 11 (a) BRIEFING ON USE REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- 13 retary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed 14 Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 15 briefing on the feasibility and advisability of the enactment 16 into law of the authority described in subsection (b). 17 (b) AUTHORITY.—The authority described in this sub- 18 section is authority for a member of the Armed Forces who 19 is eligible for tuition assistance under the Department of 20 Defense Tuition Assistance (TA) Program to use such as- 21 sistance at or with an educational institution described in 22 subsection (c) for courses or programs of education of such 23 educational institution in connection with the following: 24 (1) Cybersecurity skills or related skills. 25 (2) Computer coding skills or related skills.

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211 1 (c) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 2 (1) IN GENERAL.—An educational institution de- 3 scribed in this subsection is an educational institu- 4 tion not otherwise approved for participation in the 5 Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Program 6 that receives approval from the Department of De- 7 fense for participation in the program for courses or 8 programs of education described in subsection (b). 9 (2) APPROVAL.—Any approval of the participa- 10 tion of an educational institution in the Program 11 under this subsection would be granted by the Under 12 Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in 13 accordance with such guidance as the Under Sec- 14 retary would issue for purposes of this section. 15 (3) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 16 Under Secretary would enter into a memorandum of 17 understanding with each educational institution ap- 18 proved for participation in the Program pursuant to 19 this subsection regarding the participation of such 20 educational institution in the Program. Each memo- 21 randum of understanding would set forth such terms 22 and conditions regarding the participation of the edu- 23 cational institution concerned in the Program, in- 24 cluding terms and conditions applicable to the courses 25 or programs for which tuition assistance under the † HR 2810 PAP

212 1 Program could be used, as the Under Secretary would 2 consider appropriate for purposes of this section. 3 (d) COURSES AND PROGRAMS.—The courses and pro- 4 grams of education for which tuition assistance could be 5 used pursuant to the authority in subsection (b) would in- 6 clude the following: 7 (1) Massive online open courses (MOOCs). 8 (2) Short-term certification courses, including 9 so-called computer coding “boot camps”. 10 (3) Such other non-traditional courses and pro- 11 grams of education leading to skills specified in sub- 12 section (b) as the Under Secretary would consider ap- 13 propriate for purposes of this section. 14 SEC. 550. SENSE OF SENATE ON INCREASING ENROLLMENT 15 IN SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 16 CORPS PROGRAMS AT MINORITY-SERVING IN- 17 STITUTIONS. 18 (a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 19 that the Armed Forces should take appropriate actions to 20 increase enrollment in Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 21 Corps (SROTC) programs at minority-serving institutions. 22 (b) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In 23 this section, the term “minority-serving institution” means 24 an institution of higher education described in section

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