To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• This bill updates a federal program that pays for college for students studying cybersecurity. In exchange for the scholarship, students must work for a government agency for a set amount of time after they graduate.
• The proposal increases the maximum length of the scholarship from three years to five years. This change helps students who are pursuing longer programs or advanced degrees get more of their schooling paid for by the government.
• The bill also makes sure that the full amount of student loans used through this program can be forgiven. It removes certain legal limits that might have stopped some students from getting their entire debt cleared.
• The goal is to attract more talented people to work in government tech jobs. By offering more financial help, the government hopes to better protect national security and public data from cyber attacks.

Impact Analysis

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