---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 U.S.C. § 665f"
title: "6"
title_heading: "Domestic Security"
number: "665f"
heading: "Cybersecurity education and training programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/6/665f"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization"
  - "Subchapter XVIII — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency"
  - "Part A — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security"
---

# §665f. Cybersecurity education and training programs

- (a) **Establishment—**
  - (1) **In general—** The Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (referred to in this section as “CETAP”) is established within the [Agency](/usc/6/650.md?p=1).
  - (2) **Purpose—** The purpose of CETAP shall be to support the effort of the [Agency](/usc/6/650.md?p=1) in building and strengthening a national cybersecurity workforce pipeline capacity through enabling elementary and secondary cybersecurity education, including by—
    - (A) providing foundational cybersecurity awareness and literacy;
    - (B) encouraging cybersecurity career exploration; and
    - (C) supporting the teaching of cybersecurity skills at the elementary and secondary education levels.
- (b) **Requirements—** In carrying out CETAP, the [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) shall—
  - (1) ensure that the program—
    - (A) creates and disseminates cybersecurity-focused curricula and career awareness materials appropriate for use at the elementary and secondary education levels;
    - (B) conducts professional development sessions for teachers;
    - (C) develops resources for the teaching of cybersecurity-focused curricula described in [subparagraph (A)](#b-1-A);
    - (D) provides direct student engagement opportunities through camps and other programming;
    - (E) engages with [State](/usc/6/101.md?p=17) educational [agencies](/usc/6/650.md?p=1) and local educational [agencies](/usc/6/650.md?p=1) to promote awareness of the program and ensure that offerings align with [State](/usc/6/101.md?p=17) and local curricula;
    - (F) integrates with existing post-secondary education and workforce development programs at the [Department](/usc/6/641.md?p=1);
    - (G) promotes and supports national standards for elementary and secondary cyber education;
    - (H) partners with cybersecurity and education stakeholder groups to expand outreach; and
    - (I) any other activity the [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) determines necessary to meet the purpose described in [subsection (a)(2)](#a-2); and
  - (2) enable the deployment of CETAP nationwide, with special consideration for underserved [populations](/usc/6/601.md?p=10) or communities.
- (c) **Briefings—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 1 year after the establishment of CETAP, and annually thereafter, the [Secretary](/usc/6/641.md?p=3) shall brief the Committee on [Homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on [Homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) Security of the House of Representatives on the program.
  - (2) **Contents—** Each briefing conducted under [paragraph (1)](#c-1) shall include—
    - (A) estimated figures on the number of students reached and teachers engaged;
    - (B) information on outreach and engagement efforts, including the activities described in [subsection (b)(1)(E)](#b-1-E);
    - (C) information on any grants or cooperative agreements made pursuant to [subsection (e)](#e), including how any such grants or cooperative agreements are being used to enhance cybersecurity education for underserved [populations](/usc/6/601.md?p=10) or communities;
    - (D) information on new curricula offerings and teacher training platforms; and
    - (E) information on coordination with post-secondary education and workforce development programs at the [Department](/usc/6/641.md?p=1).
- (d) **Mission promotion—** The [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) may use appropriated amounts to purchase promotional and recognition items and marketing and advertising services to publicize and promote the mission and services of the [Agency](/usc/6/650.md?p=1), support the activities of the [Agency](/usc/6/650.md?p=1), and to recruit and retain [Agency](/usc/6/650.md?p=1) [personnel](/usc/6/101.md?p=15).
- (e) **Grants and cooperative agreements—** The [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) may award financial assistance in the form of grants or cooperative agreements to [States](/usc/6/101.md?p=17), [local governments](/usc/6/101.md?p=13), institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in [section 1001 of title 20](/usc/20/1001.md)), nonprofit organizations, and other non-[Federal entities](/usc/6/681.md?p=7) as determined appropriate by the [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) for the purpose of funding cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives to—
  - (1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and
  - (2) enhance CETAP to address the national shortfall of cybersecurity professionals.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2220, formerly § 2217, as added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVII, § 1719(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4106; renumbered § 2220 and amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XV, § 1547(b)(1)(A)(vii), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2061; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7104, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3622.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c)(2)(C) to (E). Pub. L. 117–263, § 7104(b), added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpars. (C) and (D) as (D) and (E), respectively.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–263, § 7104(a), added subsec. (e).

2021—Pub. L. 117–81 reenacted section catchline.