HR 1609 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Department of Defense Education programs funding Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Higher education Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula

Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017

Introduced: March 17, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Mar 17, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Mar 17, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017

This bill designates the existing Department of Defense (DOD) information assurance scholarship and grant program as the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program to provide financial assistance (with consideration given to whether the recipient is, or the pursuit of the degree is at, a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education designated by the National Security Agency) to: (1) persons pursuing information assurance degrees or certifications at institutions of higher education in exchange for an agreement to serve on active duty in the armed forces or as a DOD employee for a designated period; and (2) institutions of higher education to support development of faculty, curriculum, laboratories, and research for information assurance disciplines.

Not less than 5% of the amounts available for scholarship financial assistance must be available for the pursuit of associate degrees.

DOD must submit a plan for reinvigorating the program.

What's happening now April 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

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