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The bill provides modest, multi-year federal funding to expand targeted cybersecurity training and partnerships—benefiting underrepresented individuals and educators—while imposing a small recurring taxpayer cost and carrying risks from a rapid rollout timeline and narrow eligibility definitions.
Underrepresented and disadvantaged individuals (racial-ethnic minorities, women, people with disabilities) gain targeted access to cybersecurity career pathways through outreach and regional programs.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and program partners receive sustained funding ($20M/year FY2026–2031) to maintain and scale outreach and training activities.
Community colleges, educators, and students gain increased engagement and partnership opportunities to train cybersecurity workers, improving local training capacity.
Taxpayers incur a recurring federal cost of $20M per year through FY2026–2031, which could displace other spending priorities.
Program participants and CISA may face a rushed setup because the program must be implemented within 180 days, risking lower early program quality or insufficient regional tailoring.
Potential applicants—including some racial-ethnic minorities and people with disabilities—may be excluded due to narrow statutory definitions (e.g., 'older' = 40+, limited disability and race/ethnicity categories).
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a CISA program to recruit and train people from underrepresented communities for cybersecurity careers, with regional outreach and $20M/year authorized for FY2026–2031.
Introduced December 4, 2025 by Shontel M. Brown · Last progress December 4, 2025
Creates a new CISA program to recruit and promote cybersecurity careers among disadvantaged and underrepresented communities. The program must be set up within 180 days, include region- and sector-specific outreach, provide annual reports to Congress, and is authorized $20 million per year for FY2026–2031.