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15 U.S.C. § 7451 — Cybersecurity competitions and challenges

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15 U.S.C. § 7451 — Cybersecurity competitions and challenges

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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Commerce, Director of the National Science Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall— (1) support competitions and challenges under [section 3719 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section3719&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 3989)) or any other provision of law, as appropriate— (A) to identify, develop, and recruit talented individuals to perform duties relating to the security of information technology in Federal, State, local, and tribal government agencies, and the private sector; or (B) to stimulate innovation in basic and applied cybersecurity research, technology development, and prototype demonstration that has the potential for application to the information technology activities of the Federal Government; and (2) ensure the effective operation of the competitions and challenges under this section. **(b) Participation** Participants in the competitions and challenges under subsection (a)(1) may include— (1) students enrolled in grades 9 through 12; (2) students enrolled in a postsecondary program of study leading to a baccalaureate degree at an institution of higher education; (3) students enrolled in a postbaccalaureate program of study at an institution of higher education; (4) institutions of higher education and research institutions; (5) veterans; and (6) other groups or individuals that the Secretary of Commerce, Director of the National Science Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland Security determine appropriate. **(c) Affiliation and cooperative agreements** Competitions and challenges under this section may be carried out through affiliation and cooperative agreements with— (1) Federal agencies; (2) regional, State, or school programs supporting the development of cyber professionals; (3) State, local, and tribal governments; or (4) other private sector organizations. **(d) Areas of skill** Competitions and challenges under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be designed to identify, develop, and recruit exceptional talent relating to— (1) ethical hacking; (2) penetration testing; (3) vulnerability assessment; (4) continuity of system operations; (5) security in design; (6) cyber forensics; (7) offensive and defensive cyber operations; and (8) other areas the Secretary of Commerce, Director of the National Science Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland Security consider necessary to fulfill the cybersecurity mission. **(e) Topics** In selecting topics for competitions and challenges under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Commerce, Director of the National Science Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland Security— (1) shall consult widely both within and outside the Federal Government; and (2) may empanel advisory committees. **(f) Internships** The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may support, as appropriate, internships or other work experience in the Federal Government to the winners of the competitions and challenges under this section.

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15 U.S.C. § 3719 — Prize competitions

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Agency** — The term “agency” means a Federal agency. (2) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (3) **Federal agency** — The term “Federal agency” has the meaning given under [section 3703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section3703&num=0&edition=prelim), except that term shall not include any agency of the legislative branch of the Federal Government. (4) **Head of an agency** — The term “head of an agency” means the head of a Federal agency. **(b) In general** Each head of an agency, or the heads of multiple agencies in cooperation, may carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the mission of the respective agency. **(c) Prize competitions** For purposes of this section, a prize competition may be 1 or more of the following types of activities: (1) A point solution prize that rewards and spurs the development of solutions for a particular, well-defined problem. (2) An exposition prize competition that helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas and practices that may not otherwise attract attention, facilitating further development of the idea or practice by third parties. (3) Participation prize competitions that create value during and after the competition by encouraging contestants to change their behavior or develop new skills that may have beneficial effects during and after the competition. (4) Such other types of prize competitions as each head of an agency considers appropriate to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the mission of the respective agency. **(d) Topics** In selecting topics for prize compet

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15 U.S.C. § 7462 — National cybersecurity awareness and education program

**(a) National cybersecurity awareness and education program** The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (referred to in this section as the “Director”), in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, industry, educational institutions, National Laboratories, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program, and other organizations shall continue to coordinate a national cybersecurity awareness and education program, that includes activities such as— (1) the widespread dissemination of cybersecurity technical standards and best practices identified by the Director; (2) efforts to make cybersecurity best practices usable by individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, educational institutions, and State, local, and tribal governments; (3) increasing public awareness of cybersecurity, cyber safety, and cyber ethics; (4) increasing the understanding of State, local, and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and private sector entities of— (A) the benefits of ensuring effective risk management of information technology versus the costs of failure to do so; and (B) the methods to mitigate and remediate vulnerabilities; (5) supporting formal cybersecurity education programs at all education levels to prepare and improve a skilled cybersecurity and computer science workforce for the private sector and Federal, State, local, and tribal government; (6) supporting efforts to identify cybersecurity workforce skill gaps in public and private sectors; (7) facilitating Federal programs to advance cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development; (8) in coordination with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and other appropriate agencies, considering any specif

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15 U.S.C. § 7451 — Transferred

Page 2368 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 7451 untary program for the exchange of employees engaged in one of the cybersecurity work roles identified in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or successor framework, between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and private sector institutions, including nonpublic or commercial businesses, research institutions, or insti- tutions of higher education, as the Director of the Na- tional Institute of Standards and Technology considers feasible.’’ PROFICIENCY TO PERFORM CYBERSECURITY TASKS Pub. L. 116–283, div. H, title XCIV, § 9401(d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4806, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 1, 2021], the Director of the National Institute of Stand- ards and Technology shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Secu- rity, and the heads of other appropriate agencies— ‘‘(1) in carrying out subsection (a) of such section [meaning 15 U.S.C. 7451(a), now 15 U.S.C. 7443(a)], as- sess the scope and sufficiency of efforts to measure an individual’s capability to perform specific tasks found in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Frame- work (NIST Special Publication 800–181) at all pro- ficiency levels; and ‘‘(2) submit to Congress a report— ‘‘(A) on the findings of the Director with respect to the assessment carried out under paragraph (1); and ‘‘(B) with recommendations for effective methods for measuring the cybersecurity proficiency of learners.’’ SUBCHAPTER III—CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This subchapter was compris

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