H.R. 76: Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011
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H.R. 76: Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011
Plain summary
Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) cybersecurity professional development programs; (2) associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and (3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development or degree programs. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to operate the program. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to establish an E-Security Fellows program to bring state, local, tribal, and private sector officials to participate in the work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity missions and capabilities.
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Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr76.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr76 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112