United States Congress, NDAA 2018 Sec. 1661-1664 , September 18 2017. Unclassified.

797 1 ment of the technologies under the programs list- 2 ed in subparagraph (A). 3 (D) A risk assessment of the potential cost- 4 overruns and deployment delays that may be en- 5 countered in the expedited development process of 6 the capabilities under paragraph (1). 7 (c) REPORT ON FUNDING PROFILE.—The Director 8 shall include with the budget justification materials sub- 9 mitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Depart- 10 ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 (as submitted with the 11 budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 12 United States Code) a report on the funding profile nec- 13 essary for the new testing campaign plan required by sub- 14 section (b)(1). 15 Subtitle F—Cyber Scholarship 16 Opportunities 17 SEC. 1661. SHORT TITLE. 18 This subtitle may be cited as the “Cyber Scholarship 19 Opportunities Act of 2017”. 20 SEC. 1662. COMMUNITY COLLEGE CYBER PILOT PROGRAM 21 AND ASSESSMENT. 22 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the 23 date of enactment of this subtitle, as part of the Federal 24 Cyber Scholarship-for-Service program established under 25 section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 † HR 2810 PAP

798 1 (15 U.S.C. 7442), the Director of the National Science 2 Foundation, in coordination with the Director of the Office 3 of Personnel Management, shall develop and implement a 4 pilot program at not more than 10, but at least 5, commu- 5 nity colleges to provide scholarships to eligible students 6 who— 7 (1) are pursuing associate degrees or specialized 8 program certifications in the field of cybersecurity; 9 and 10 (2)(A) have bachelor’s degrees; or 11 (B) are veterans of the armed forces. 12 (b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 13 of enactment of this subtitle, as part of the Federal Cyber 14 Scholarship-for-Service program established under section 15 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 16 U.S.C. 7442), the Director of the National Science Founda- 17 tion, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Per- 18 sonnel Management, shall assess the potential benefits and 19 feasibility of providing scholarships through community 20 colleges to eligible students who are pursuing associate de- 21 grees, but do not have bachelor’s degrees. 22 SEC. 1663. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR SERVICE 23 PROGRAM UPDATES. 24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Cybersecurity 25 Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442) is amended— † HR 2810 PAP

799 1 (1) by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting 2 the following: 3 “(3) prioritize the employment placement of at 4 least 80 percent of scholarship recipients in an execu- 5 tive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, 6 United States Code); and 7 “(4) provide awards to improve cybersecurity 8 education at the kindergarten through grade 12 9 level— 10 “(A) to increase interest in cybersecurity 11 careers; 12 “(B) to help students practice correct and 13 safe online behavior and understand the 14 foundational principles of cybersecurity; 15 “(C) to improve teaching methods for deliv- 16 ering cybersecurity content for kindergarten 17 through grade 12 computer science curricula; 18 and 19 “(D) to promote teacher recruitment in the 20 field of cybersecurity.”; 21 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol- 22 lows: 23 “(d) POST-AWARD EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS.—Each 24 scholarship recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholar- 25 ship under the program, shall enter into an agreement

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800 1 under which the recipient agrees to work for a period equal 2 to the length of the scholarship, following receipt of the stu- 3 dent’s degree, in the cybersecurity mission of— 4 “(1) an executive agency (as defined in section 5 105 of title 5, United States Code); 6 “(2) Congress, including any agency, entity, of- 7 fice, or commission established in the legislative 8 branch; 9 “(3) an interstate agency; 10 “(4) a State, local, or tribal government; or 11 “(5) a State, local, or tribal government-affili- 12 ated non-profit that is considered to be critical infra- 13 structure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the USA 14 Patriot Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).”; 15 (3) in subsection (f)— 16 (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 17 follows: 18 “(3) have demonstrated a high level of com- 19 petency in relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, as 20 defined by the national cybersecurity awareness and 21 education program under section 401;”; and 22 (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 23 follows: 24 “(4) be a full-time student in an eligible degree 25 program at a qualified institution of higher edu- † HR 2810 PAP

801 1 cation, as determined by the Director of the National 2 Science Foundation, except that in the case of a stu- 3 dent who is enrolled in a community college, be a stu- 4 dent pursuing a degree on a less than full-time basis, 5 but not less than half-time basis; and”; and 6 (4) by amending subsection (m) to read as fol- 7 lows: 8 “(m) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 9 “(1) EVALUATION.—The Director of the National 10 Science Foundation, in coordination with the Direc- 11 tor of the Office of Personnel Management, shall peri- 12 odically evaluate and make public, in a manner that 13 protects the personally identifiable information of 14 scholarship recipients, information on the success of 15 recruiting individuals for scholarships under this sec- 16 tion and on hiring and retaining those individuals in 17 the public sector cyber workforce, including on— 18 “(A) placement rates; 19 “(B) where students are placed, including 20 job titles and descriptions; 21 “(C) student salary ranges for students not 22 released from obligations under this section; 23 “(D) how long after graduation they are 24 placed;

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802 1 “(E) how long they stay in the positions 2 they enter upon graduation; 3 “(F) how many students are released from 4 obligations; and 5 “(G) what, if any, remedial training is re- 6 quired. 7 “(2) REPORTS.—The Director of the National 8 Science Foundation, in coordination with the Office 9 of Personnel Management, shall submit, at least once 10 every 3 years, to the Committee on Commerce, 11 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 12 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 13 House of Representatives a report, including the re- 14 sults of the evaluation under paragraph (1) and any 15 recent statistics regarding the size, composition, and 16 educational requirements of the Federal cyber work- 17 force. 18 “(3) RESOURCES.—The Director of the National 19 Science Foundation, in coordination with the Direc- 20 tor of the Office of Personnel Management, shall pro- 21 vide consolidated and user-friendly online resources 22 for prospective scholarship recipients, including, to 23 the extent practicable— 24 “(A) searchable, up-to-date, and accurate 25 information about participating institutions of † HR 2810 PAP

803 1 higher education and job opportunities related to 2 the field of cybersecurity; and 3 “(B) a modernized description of cybersecu- 4 rity careers.”. 5 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section, or 6 an amendment made by this section, shall affect any agree- 7 ment, scholarship, loan, or repayment, under section 302 8 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 9 7442), in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 10 this subtitle. 11 SEC. 1664. CYBERSECURITY TEACHING. 12 Section 10(i) of the National Science Foundation Au- 13 thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1(i)) is amend- 14 ed— 15 (1) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol- 16 lows: 17 “(5) the term ‘mathematics and science teacher’ 18 means a science, technology, engineering, mathe- 19 matics, or computer science, including cybersecurity, 20 teacher at the elementary school or secondary school 21 level;”; and 22 (2) by amending paragraph (7) to read as fol- 23 lows: 24 “(7) the term ‘science, technology, engineering, or 25 mathematics professional’ means an individual who †HR 2810 PAP

804 1 holds a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree in 2 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or com- 3 puter science, including cybersecurity, and is working 4 in or had a career in such field or a related area; 5 and". 6 DIVISION B—MILITARY CON- 7 STRUCTION AUTHORIZA- 8 TIONS 9 SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 10 This division may be cited as the "Military Construc- 11 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018". 12 SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 13 AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 14 LAW. 15 (a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER FIVE 16 YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author- 17 izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military 18 construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 19 projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At- 20 lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 21 (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire 22 on the later of— 23 (1) October 1, 2022; or

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