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Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act

Introduced: August 1, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-246.
Dec 18, 2014
Signed by President.
Dec 12, 2014
Presented to President.
Dec 11, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 11, 2014
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H9060)
Dec 11, 2014
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H9060)
Dec 11, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2952.
Dec 11, 2014
Mr. Meehan moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H9060-9062)
Dec 10, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 10, 2014
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Dec 10, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Dec 10, 2014
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6486-6487)
Dec 10, 2014
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 28, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 28, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6922-6923)
Jul 28, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6922-6923)
Jul 28, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2952.
Jul 28, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6922-6925)
Jul 28, 2014
Mr. Meehan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 9, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
Jan 9, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 113-324.
Oct 29, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 29, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 18, 2013
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Sep 18, 2013
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 9, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
Aug 1, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, within 180 days and annually thereafter for three years, to conduct an assessment of the cybersecurity workforce of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which shall include information on:

  • the readiness and capacity of such workforce to meet its cybersecurity mission;
  • where cybersecurity workforce positions are located within DHS;
  • which such positions are performed by permanent full-time equivalent DHS employees, by independent contractors, and by individuals employed by other federal agencies;
  • which such positions are vacant;
  • the percentage of individuals within each Cybersecurity Category and Specialty Area who received essential training to perform their jobs; and
  • in cases in which such training was not received, what challenges were encountered regarding the provision of such training.

Directs the Secretary to develop, maintain, and update a comprehensive workforce strategy to enhance the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, and retention of DHS's cybersecurity workforce, which shall include a description of:

  • a multi-phased recruitment plan,
  • a 5-year implementation plan,
  • a 10-year projection of the cybersecurity workforce needs of DHS,
  • any obstacle impeding the hiring and development of such workforce, and
  • any gap in the existing DHS cybersecurity workforce and a plan to fill such gap.

Requires the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees: (1) annual updates on such assessment and on the Secretary's progress in carrying out such strategy; and (2) a report on the feasibility, cost, and benefits of establishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship Program to offer a tuition payment plan for individuals pursuing undergraduate and doctoral degrees who agree to work for DHS for an agreed-upon period.

What's happening now December 18, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-246.

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