HR6631-119

In Committee

Establishing Cyber Security Educational Programs at Academic Institutions Act

119th Congress Introduced Dec 11, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a collaborative cybersecurity education program with academic institutions and to report annually to Congress on the program.

Who Benefits and How

Academic institutions and the cyber workforce pipeline could benefit from Defense Department collaboration on curriculum standards, competencies, designation, and outreach.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Defense Department officials would need to establish, coordinate, measure, and report on the program without separate new appropriations.

Key Provisions

  • Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish and carry out a program collaborating with academic institutions on cybersecurity educational programs.
  • Requires agency consultation, institution designation standards, metrics, and data-reporting requirements.
  • Requires an annual report to Congress on program benefits and costs.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a collaborative cybersecurity education program with academic institutions and to report annually to Congress on the program.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Education, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a collaborative cybersecurity education program with academic institutions and to report annually to Congress on the program.

Policy Domains

Defense Education Technology

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Academic institutions and students participating in Defense-linked cybersecurity education programs
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Defense Department officials required to run and report on the cybersecurity education program
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 11, 2025

Ms. Elfreth (for herself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following …

Dec 11, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition …

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Defense Department officials responsible for establishing, coordinating, measuring, and reporting on the program

2/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Education Technology

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