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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 9405

Sec. 9405. CYBERSECURITY IN PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

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## SEC. 9405 CYBERSECURITY IN PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ###
(a)Computer Science and Cybersecurity Education Research Section 310 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-7) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by inserting “and cybersecurity” after “computer science”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (C), by striking “ and” after the semicolon; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(E) > > tools and models for the integration of cybersecurity and other interdisciplinary efforts into computer science education and computational thinking at secondary and postsecondary levels of education.” > ; and ####
(2)in subsection (c), by inserting “, cybersecurity,” after “computing”. ###
(b)Scientific and Technical Education Section 3(j)(9) of the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 1862i(j)(9)) is amended by inserting “and cybersecurity” after “computer science”. ###
(c)Low-income Scholarship Program Section 414(d) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1869c) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “or computer science” and inserting “computer science, or cybersecurity”; and ####
(2)in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by inserting “cybersecurity,” after “computer science,”. ###
(d)Presidential Awards for Teaching Excellence **[**[42 U.S.C. 1862s-6 note](/us/usc/t42/s1862s-6)**]** The Director of the National Science Foundation shall ensure that educators and mentors in fields relating to cybersecurity can be considered for— ####
(1)Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching made under section 117 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1881b); and ####
(2)Presidential Awards for Excellence in STEM Mentoring administered under section 307 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-6).
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