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1	2		118THCONGRESS
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3	4		STSESSION H. R. 302
4		-	AN ACT
5		-	To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide financial assist-
6		-	ance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
7		-	pursuing certain courses of study relating to cybersecu-
8		-	rity and energy infrastructure, and for other purposes.
	5	+	To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide financial
	6	+	assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing
	7	+	certain courses of study relating to cybersecurity and energy infrastruc-
	8	+	ture, and for other purposes.
	9	+	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
	10	+	JANUARY11, 2023
	11	+	Ms. R
	12	+	OSS(for herself and Mr. CAREY) introduced the following bill; which was
	13	+	referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
	14	+	A BILL
	15	+	To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program
	16	+	to provide financial assistance to graduate students and
	17	+	postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of
	18	+	study relating to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure,
	19	+	and for other purposes.
9	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
10		-	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
11		-	•HR 302 EH
12		-	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
13		-	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Cybersecurity 2
14		-	University Leadership Act of 2023’’. 3
15		-	SEC. 2. ENERGY CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY LEADER-4
16		-	SHIP ACTIVITIES. 5
17		-	(a) I
18		-	NGENERAL.—In coordination with the activities 6
19		-	authorized under title VIII of division Z of the Consoli-7
20		-	dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), 8
21		-	the Secretary of Energy shall support the development of 9
22		-	a next-generation energy-specific cybersecurity workforce 10
23		-	by— 11
24		-	(1) providing financial assistance, on a competi-12
25		-	tive basis, for scholarships, fellowships, and research 13
26		-	and development projects at institutions of higher 14
27		-	education to support graduate students and 15
28		-	postdoctoral researchers pursuing a course of study 16
29		-	that integrates cybersecurity competencies within 17
30		-	disciplines associated with energy infrastructure 18
31		-	needs; 19
32		-	(2) providing graduate students and 20
33		-	postdoctoral researchers with research traineeship 21
34		-	experiences at National Laboratories and utilities; 22
35		-	and 23
36		-	(3) conducting outreach to historically Black 24
37		-	colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Univer-25
38		-	sities, and minority-serving institutions. 26 3
39		-	•HR 302 EH
	21	+	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
	22	+	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
	23	+	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Cybersecurity 4
	24	+	University Leadership Act of 2023’’. 5
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	27	+	•HR 302 IH
	28	+	SEC. 2. ENERGY CYBERSECURITY UNIVERSITY LEADER-1
	29	+	SHIP PROGRAM. 2
	30	+	(a) P
	31	+	ROGRAM.— 3
	32	+	(1) E
	33	+	STABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of En-4
	34	+	ergy shall establish an Energy Cybersecurity Univer-5
	35	+	sity Leadership Program (referred to in this section 6
	36	+	as the ‘‘Program’’) to carry out the activities de-7
	37	+	scribed in paragraph (2). 8
	38	+	(2) P
	39	+	ROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 9
	40	+	Energy shall— 10
	41	+	(A) provide financial assistance, on a com-11
	42	+	petitive basis, for scholarships, fellowships, and 12
	43	+	research and development projects at institu-13
	44	+	tions of higher education to support graduate 14
	45	+	students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing 15
	46	+	a course of study that integrates cybersecurity 16
	47	+	competencies within disciplines associated with 17
	48	+	energy infrastructure needs; 18
	49	+	(B) provide graduate students and 19
	50	+	postdoctoral researchers supported under the 20
	51	+	Program with research traineeship experiences 21
	52	+	at National Laboratories and utilities; and 22
	53	+	(C) conduct outreach to historically Black 23
	54	+	colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or 24
	55	+	Universities, and minority-serving institutions. 25
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	58	+	•HR 302 IH
40	59		(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 1
41	60		of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 2
42	61		submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-3
43	62		nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 4
44	63		on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 5
45		-	on the implementation of the activities described in sub-6
46		-	section (a). 7
	64	+	on the development and implementation of the Program. 6
47	65		(c) D
48		-	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 8
49		-	(1) H
50		-	ISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI -9
51		-	VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 10
52		-	university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 11
53		-	institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 12
54		-	Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 13
55		-	(2) I
56		-	NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION .—The 14
57		-	term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 15
58		-	meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 16
59		-	Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 17
60		-	(3) M
61		-	INORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION .—The 18
62		-	term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an eligi-19
63		-	ble institution under section 371(a) of the Higher 20
64		-	Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 21
65		-	(4) N
66		-	ATIONAL LABORATORY .—The term ‘‘Na-22
67		-	tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term 23
68		-	in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 24
69		-	U.S.C. 15801). 25 4
70		-	•HR 302 EH
71		-	(5) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY .—The 1
72		-	term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 2
73		-	given such term in section 316(b) of the Higher 3
74		-	Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 4
75		-	Passed the House of Representatives February 6,
76		-	2023.
77		-	Attest:
78		-	Clerk. 118
79		-	TH
80		-	CONGRESS
81		-	1
82		-	ST
83		-	S
84		-	ESSION
85		-
86		-	H. R. 302
87		-	AN ACT
88		-	To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide finan-
89		-	cial assistance to graduate students and
90		-	postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses
91		-	of study relating to cybersecurity and energy in-
92		-	frastructure, and for other purposes.
	66	+	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 7
	67	+	(1) D
	68	+	EPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 8
	69	+	means the Department of Energy. 9
	70	+	(2) H
	71	+	ISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI -10
	72	+	VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 11
	73	+	university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 12
	74	+	institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 13
	75	+	Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 14
	76	+	(3) I
	77	+	NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION .—The 15
	78	+	term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 16
	79	+	meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 17
	80	+	Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 18
	81	+	(4) M
	82	+	INORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION .—The 19
	83	+	term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an eligi-20
	84	+	ble institution under section 371(a) of the Higher 21
	85	+	Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 22
	86	+	(5) N
	87	+	ATIONAL LABORATORY .—The term ‘‘Na-23
	88	+	tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given such term 24
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	92	+	in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 1
	93	+	U.S.C. 15801). 2
	94	+	(6) T
	95	+	RIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY .—The 3
	96	+	term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 4
	97	+	given such term in section 316(b) of the Higher 5
	98	+	Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 6
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