HR 8993
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Minority education
Minority employment
Student aid and college costs
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act
Introduced: December 16, 2020
Introduced by:
Thompson, Bennie G.
Democratic
· Mississippi
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Became law
Dec 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program. Through this program, eligible socially disadvantaged individuals may participate in a paid internship related to intelligence or cybersecurity, receive tuition assistance, and, upon graduation from an institution of higher education and completion of the program, receive an offer of employment for an intelligence or cybersecurity position at DHS.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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