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Jan 16, 2025
Policy Area:
Science, Technology, Communications
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Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2025
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<p>This bill makes certain changes to the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, including increasing available scholarship amounts to cover up to five years of eligible tuition. </p><p>The program offers scholarships to students pursuing higher education in cybersecurity and related fields, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and aerospace. Under current law, the scholarship covers up to three years of tuition. Recipients must generally commit to work in cybersecurity for a government agency or institution of higher education following completion of their degree program for a period equivalent to the duration of the scholarship. If a recipient fails to fulfill the postgraduation work requirements, some or all of the scholarship must be repaid or treated as a loan. </p><p>The bill also provides statutory authority for the National Science Foundation to treat as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan the full amount of any scholarship award that is treated as a loan. Under current law, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are subject to certain conditions (e.g., interest rates and repayment schedules) and are eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. </p>
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Type: IntroReferral
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Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 16, 2025
Subjects (1)
Science, Technology, Communications
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Cosponsors (1)
(R-AL)
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 16, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:25 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 494 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 494
To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements
to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Strong) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements
to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 494 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 494
To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements
to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Strong) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements
to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
PROGRAM.
Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.
7442) is amended--
(1) in subsection
(c) , by striking ``3 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''; and
(2) in subsection
(j) , in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) --
(A) by striking ``A loan described subsection
(i) ''
and inserting ``The full amount of a loan described in
subsection
(i) , regardless of any other limitations
placed on such loans under part D of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)
or any implementing regulation, order, or policy,'';
and
(B) in paragraph
(1) , by striking ``part D of title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a
et seq.)'' and inserting ``such part''.
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(1) in subsection
(c) , by striking ``3 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''; and
(2) in subsection
(j) , in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) --
(A) by striking ``A loan described subsection
(i) ''
and inserting ``The full amount of a loan described in
subsection
(i) , regardless of any other limitations
placed on such loans under part D of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)
or any implementing regulation, order, or policy,'';
and
(B) in paragraph
(1) , by striking ``part D of title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a
et seq.)'' and inserting ``such part''.
<all>