A resolution designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as "National Cybersecurity Education Week".

III 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 279 Designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as ‘‘National Cybersecurity Education Week’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 17, 2021 Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. CASSIDY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JUNE 24, 2021 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2021, as ‘‘National Cybersecurity Education Week’’. Whereas, according to a 2017 projection, the United States will face a shortage of 1,800,000 cybersecurity workers by 2022; Whereas recent cyberattacks on the United States have high- lighted the cybersecurity workforce shortage in the United States that— (1) poses a threat to the national security of the United States; (2) jeopardizes the economy of the United States; (3) puts the digital privacy of the United States at risk; and VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:31 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR279.ATS SR279 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 279 ATS (4) threatens the critical infrastructure of the United States; Whereas expanding cybersecurity education opportunities is important to address the cybersecurity workforce short- age and prepare the United States for ongoing and fu- ture national security threats; Whereas cybersecurity education can provide learning and ca- reer opportunities for kindergarten through grade 12 stu- dents across the United States, as well as bolster the ca- pacity of the domestic workforce to defend the United States and secure the economy of the United States; Whereas, in 2020, introduced as part of the Providing Re- sources for Ongoing Training and Education in Cyber Technologies Act of 2020 and enacted as part of the Wil- liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), Congress authorized the Cybersecurity Education Train- ing Assistance Program, a Department of Homeland Se- curity initiative to provide cybersecurity career aware- ness, curricular resources, and professional development to elementary and secondary schools; and Whereas ensuring access to cybersecurity education for all students in the United States regardless of race, eth- nicity, socioeconomic status, or geographic location will expand opportunities for good-paying jobs in high-de- mand fields: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) designates June 21, 2021 through June 25, 2 2021, as ‘‘National Cybersecurity Education Week’’; 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:31 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR279.ATS SR279 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 279 ATS (2) encourages the people of the United States 1 to acknowledge the importance of cybersecurity edu- 2 cation; 3 (3) encourages educational and training institu- 4 tions to increase the understanding and awareness 5 of cybersecurity education at such institutions; and 6 (4) commits to— 7 (A) raising awareness about cybersecurity 8 education; and 9 (B) taking legislative actions to address cy- 10 bersecurity education expansion and address 11 the cybersecurity workforce shortage. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:31 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR279.ATS SR279 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS