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

# §665n. Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative

- (a) **Establishment—**
  - (1) **In general—** The Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative (in this section referred to as the “Initiative”) is established within the [Agency](/usc/6/650.md?p=1).
  - (2) **Purpose—** The purpose of the Initiative is to develop and strengthen the skills of the cybersecurity workforce related to securing industrial control systems.
- (b) **Requirements—** In carrying out the Initiative, the [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) shall—
  - (1) ensure the Initiative includes—
    - (A) virtual and in-person trainings and courses provided at no cost to participants;
    - (B) trainings and courses available at different skill levels, including introductory level courses;
    - (C) trainings and courses that cover cyber defense strategies for industrial control systems, including an understanding of the unique [cyber threats](/usc/6/681.md?p=6) facing industrial control systems and the mitigation of [security vulnerabilities](/usc/6/650.md?p=25) in industrial control systems technology; and
    - (D) appropriate consideration regarding the availability of trainings and courses in different regions of the [United States](/usc/6/101.md?p=19-A); and[^1]
  - (2) engage in—
    - (A) collaboration with the National Laboratories of the [Department](/usc/6/641.md?p=1) of Energy in accordance with [section 189 of this title](/usc/6/189.md);
    - (B) consultation with [Sector Risk Management Agencies](/usc/6/650.md?p=23);[^2]
    - (C) as appropriate, consultation with private sector [entities](/usc/6/301c.md?p=2) with relevant expertise, such as vendors of industrial control systems technologies; and
  - (3) consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with commercial training providers and academia to minimize the potential for duplication of other training opportunities.
- (c) **Reports—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than one year after December 23, 2022, and annually thereafter, the [Director](/usc/6/650.md?p=10) shall submit to the Committee on [Homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on [Homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the Initiative.
  - (2) **Contents—** Each report submitted under [paragraph (1)](#c-1) shall include the following:
    - (A) A description of the courses provided under the Initiative.
    - (B) A description of outreach efforts to raise awareness of the availability of such courses.
    - (C) The number of participants in each course.
    - (D) Voluntarily provided information on the demographics of participants in such courses, including by sex, race, and place of residence.
    - (E) Information on the participation in such courses of workers from each [critical infrastructure](/usc/6/101.md?p=4) sector.
    - (F) Plans for expanding access to industrial control systems education and training, including expanding access to women and underrepresented [populations](/usc/6/601.md?p=10), and expanding access to different regions of the [United States](/usc/6/101.md?p=19-A).
    - (G) Recommendations regarding how to strengthen the [state](/usc/6/101.md?p=17) of industrial control systems cybersecurity education and training.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
[^2]: So in original. Probably should be followed by “and”.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2220E, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7122(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3640.)