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HACKED Act

USA116th CongressHR-8634| House 
| Updated: 10/20/2020
Kendra S. Horn

Kendra S. Horn

Democratic Representative

Oklahoma

Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
HACKED Act This bill expands and coordinates federal agencies' cybersecurity recruitment and education initiatives. Specifically, the bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to (1) support efforts to identify cybersecurity workforce skill gaps in public and private sectors; (2) facilitate efforts for federal programs to advance cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development; and (3) consider any specific needs of the cybersecurity workforce of critical infrastructure. NIST is authorized to award grants of up to $200,000 for cooperative agreements between the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and regional alliances or partnerships for cybersecurity education and workforce. Additionally, NIST must identify and develop standards and guidelines for improving the cybersecurity workforce for agencies as part of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. The bill also expands the National Science Foundation (NSF) Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program by allowing up to 10% of scholarship recipients to fulfill their service obligation as educators in the field of cybersecurity at qualified institutions of higher education. Further, the NSF must give priority to cybersecurity education when awarding grants for (1) computer science education research, (2) scientific and technical education, and (3) low-income scholarship programs. The Department of Energy may carry out a program to support the development of a cybersecurity workforce, and NIST must establish national cybersecurity challenges in order to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity.
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Timeline
Aug 12, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2775
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. With written report No. 116-254.
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • August 12, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2775
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. With written report No. 116-254.


  • October 20, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 20, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 116-3712: Cyber Leap Act of 2020
  • S 116-4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

HACKED Act

USA116th CongressHR-8634| House 
| Updated: 10/20/2020
HACKED Act This bill expands and coordinates federal agencies' cybersecurity recruitment and education initiatives. Specifically, the bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to (1) support efforts to identify cybersecurity workforce skill gaps in public and private sectors; (2) facilitate efforts for federal programs to advance cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development; and (3) consider any specific needs of the cybersecurity workforce of critical infrastructure. NIST is authorized to award grants of up to $200,000 for cooperative agreements between the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and regional alliances or partnerships for cybersecurity education and workforce. Additionally, NIST must identify and develop standards and guidelines for improving the cybersecurity workforce for agencies as part of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. The bill also expands the National Science Foundation (NSF) Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program by allowing up to 10% of scholarship recipients to fulfill their service obligation as educators in the field of cybersecurity at qualified institutions of higher education. Further, the NSF must give priority to cybersecurity education when awarding grants for (1) computer science education research, (2) scientific and technical education, and (3) low-income scholarship programs. The Department of Energy may carry out a program to support the development of a cybersecurity workforce, and NIST must establish national cybersecurity challenges in order to achieve high-priority breakthroughs in cybersecurity.
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Timeline
Aug 12, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2775
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. With written report No. 116-254.
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • August 12, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2775
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. With written report No. 116-254.


  • October 20, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 20, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Kendra S. Horn

Kendra S. Horn

Democratic Representative

Oklahoma

Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 116-3712: Cyber Leap Act of 2020
  • S 116-4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula