Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2008

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes.

9/8/2008--Reported to House amended, Part I. Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish a program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and consortia of IHEs for:
(1) cybersecurity professional development programs;
(2) associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and
(3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for professional development and degree programs. Gives grant priority to consortia of IHEs and such consortia that include IHEs eligible to receive funds under title III (Institutional Aid) or V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Authorizes FY2009-FY2010 appropriations for the grant program. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to establish a DHS Cybersecurity Fellows program to bring state, local, tribal, and private sector officials to participate in the work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order to assist with Department of Homeland Security's stated cybersecurity missions and capabilities. Urges the House of Representatives to designate a committee to serve as the single, principal point of cybersecurity oversight and review.


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• Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]

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• House Homeland Security
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  • House Education and Labor
  • House Science and Technology
  • House Homeland Security
  • House Science and Technology
  • House Education and Labor
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January 05, 2007

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• Sep 08, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-829, Part I.
• Added to calendar on Jun 26, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Jun 26, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jun 26, 2008: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Discharged.
• May 09, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
• Jan 31, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
• Jan 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
• Jan 05, 2007: Referred to House Homeland Security
• Jan 05, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Jan 05, 2007: Referred to House Science and Technology
• Jan 05, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jan 05, 2007.

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September 02, 2008 Tax Treatment of Structured Settlements

In general, HR 263 would impose a tax on certain acquisitions of structured settlement payment streams, equal to 50 percent of the amount equal to the excess of (1) the aggregate undiscounted amount of structured settlement payments ...

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August 25, 2008 washingtonwatch.com digest - august 25, 2008

hr 263 the cybersecurity education enhancement act of 2007 costs $0.09 per family. s. 3341 the federal financial assistance management improvement act of 2008 costs $2.17 per family. s. 1933 the small community drinking water funding ...

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