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HR 494 · in committee · niche

To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.

What this bill does

  • The bill expands a federal scholarship program for cybersecurity students to cover up to five years of tuition instead of three.
  • Students studying cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and aerospace fields are eligible for increased scholarships.
  • Recipients must work in government cybersecurity roles after graduation, with unpaid scholarships converted to federal loans if they don't.

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  1. 01

    How would extending scholarships from three to five years affect both the total federal cost and the diversity of students who can afford to pursue cybersecurity degrees?

  2. 02

    What happens to students who receive five years of scholarship funding but cannot find or keep a qualifying government cybersecurity job after graduation?

  3. 03

    Does expanding eligibility to artificial intelligence and quantum computing fields dilute the original cybersecurity focus, or does it strengthen the government's ability to recruit talent across related critical areas?

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Sponsor · D-VA-11

Gerald E. Connolly

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

  2. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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