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To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.
To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, which provides scholarships to students pursuing cybersecurity careers in exchange for federal government service. The bill extends the program's service requirement from 3 years to 5 years for scholarship recipients. It also ensures that participants receive full forgiveness of federally subsidized loans, removing limitations that normally apply to federal student loan programs. These changes are intended to strengthen recruitment and retention of cybersecurity professionals in federal government positions.
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- Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Strong) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE PROGRAM.
Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking “3 years” and inserting “5 years”; and
(2) in subsection (j), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—
(A) by striking “A loan described subsection (i)” and inserting “The full amount of a loan described in subsection (i), regardless of any other limitations placed on such loans under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) or any implementing regulation, order, or policy,”; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)” and inserting “such part”. <all>
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