Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2025
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress April 21, 2025 (7 months ago)
Introduced on April 21, 2025 by Deborah K. Ross
Sponsors (2)
House Votes
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Senate Votes
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill tells the Department of Energy to start an Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership program to grow the workforce that protects our energy systems. It would give competitive financial help for scholarships, fellowships, and research projects at colleges and universities for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who study cybersecurity tied to energy infrastructure. It also offers hands-on training at National Laboratories and utilities, and requires outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority‑serving institutions.
The Department must report to Congress on how the program is being developed and carried out within one year after the law takes effect.
- Who is affected: Graduate students and postdocs; colleges and universities; National Laboratories and utilities; HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority‑serving schools.
- What changes: DOE creates a program that provides competitive scholarships, fellowships, and research funding; offers research traineeships; and conducts targeted outreach.
- When: After enactment, with a required progress report due within 1 year.