Cyber Ready Workforce Act
Sponsored By: Representative Lee (NV)
Introduced
Summary
Expand registered cybersecurity apprenticeship programs. The Cyber Ready Workforce Act would create Department of Labor grants to help workforce intermediaries build and expand registered cybersecurity apprenticeship programs that combine classroom instruction, on-the-job training, and industry-recognized certifications.
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- Workers and apprentices would get technical instruction, workplace training, and industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+ and (ISC)2 CISSP, with programs designed to offer stackable, portable credentials and prepare people for roles like support technicians, systems analysts, and cloud architects.
- Employers would get grant support to develop curricula, deliver technical instruction with local partners, pay for offsite training and materials, and align skills to the NICE Framework 800-181.
- Workforce intermediaries would be eligible to apply, including community-based organizations, postsecondary institutions, industry groups, joint labor-management partnerships, and state or local workforce boards.
- Grant spending rules would require at least 85 percent of funds for program development, employer partnerships, and apprentice support services, and allow up to 15 percent for outreach and marketing aimed at students, women, minorities, youth, and veterans.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Grants for cybersecurity apprenticeships
The bill would create a competitive Department of Labor grant program to build and expand registered cybersecurity apprenticeship programs. Grants would go to "workforce intermediaries" such as businesses, nonprofits, schools, workforce boards, or labor-management partnerships. Programs would have classroom instruction, on-the-job training, and industry certifications (for example, CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker, ISACA CSX, or (ISC)2 CISSP). The bill would require grantees to use at least 85% of funds on program development, employer partnerships, and apprentice supports like counseling, mentorship, and help with transportation, housing, or child care. Grantees could use up to 15% for outreach and recruitment (including to secondary students, women and minorities, and veterans). The bill would authorize "such sums as may be necessary" and would take effect upon enactment if passed.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lee (NV)
NV • D
Cosponsors
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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