To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for education and training programs and resources of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates the Cyber PIVOTT Program within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to train cybersecurity workers through community colleges and technical schools. It provides full tuition scholarships including fees, travel, and stipends, requires students to complete skills-based exercises and internships, and mandates a two-year government service obligation after graduation. The program aims to enroll 250 students in its first year, scaling to 10,000 annually within ten years.
Who Benefits and How
Community college and technical school students gain access to fully funded cybersecurity education with guaranteed internship placements and federal job pathways. Community colleges and technical schools designated as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity receive federal partnership opportunities and student enrollment. Federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies benefit from a pipeline of trained cybersecurity professionals to fill critical workforce gaps. Veterans and military personnel receive exemptions from the service obligation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The federal government bears the cost of full scholarships, internship coordination, certification vouchers, and program administration through CISA. Scholarship recipients who fail to complete the program or fulfill their service obligation must repay scholarship funds, which are treated as federal student loans. Participating institutions must monitor compliance and enter agreements with CISA for program administration.
Key Provisions
- Full tuition scholarships covering all fees, travel, lodging, and certification costs for students in two-year cybersecurity programs
- Mandatory two-year government service obligation in a cyber role after graduation, with military service exceptions
- Skills-based exercises including hackathons, lab work, and table-top exercises each semester
- Internship placements with state/local/tribal governments, critical infrastructure operators, or federal agencies
- Up to three certification vouchers for program graduates within ten years
- Scholarship repayment requirements treated as federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans for non-compliance
- Plan to scale from 250 students initially to 10,000 per year within a decade
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes the PIVOTT (Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training) Program within CISA to create cybersecurity education and training pathways at community colleges and technical schools, with full scholarships, internships, and a post-graduation government service obligation.
Key Policy Areas
Cybersecurity, Education, Homeland Security, Workforce Development
Primary Purpose
Establishes the PIVOTT (Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training) Program within CISA to create cybersecurity education and training pathways at community colleges and technical schools, with full scholarships, internships, and a post-graduation government service obligation.
Policy Domains
Cyber PIVOTT Act - CISA Education and Training Programs
Identified Gains
- Community college and technical school students
- Community colleges designated as NCAE-C
- Federal and state government cybersecurity agencies
- Critical infrastructure operators in rural and high-risk sectors
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers (funding scholarships and program administration)
- Scholarship recipients who fail to complete service obligation (loan repayment)
- CISA (program administration and oversight)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Guest, Mr. Gimenez, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Community colleges, Community colleges with cyber programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "director_of_cisa"
- → Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education (consulted on loan repayment terms)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Areas of national security impacting US cyber resiliency, including operational technology, critical infrastructure, AI, quantum computing, security awareness, or computer science.
Condensed programs lasting at least one day that focus on practice and application, rather than research and study.
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