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H.R. 266 111th Congress House

Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2009

Official 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 o… Show full official titleShow less

Official 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.

Introduced: January 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Feb 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Homeland Security
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to House Science and Technology
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2009 - 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 266: Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-266/
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"H.R. 266: Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-266/.
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H.R. 266, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-266/.
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