US Congress House Bill 1609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
2017-03-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-03-17	House	Introduced in House

SB592 (Same As) 2017-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1745)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1609/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1609/BILLS-115hr1609ih.pdf