US HB1000

CISA Director must establish partnerships with community colleges, technical schools, and two-year institutions to create the "PIVOTT Program" offering cybersecurity education, training, internships, and federal job pathways for students in cyber or cyber-relevant associate's degree programs

Full tuition scholarships provided covering academic fees, lab fees, travel, lodging, stipends, certification testing fees, and other expenses; recipients must complete a two-year service obligation in a cyber role with federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government

Program requires students to complete minimum four skills-based exercises (lab work, hackathons, table-top exercises, workshops) and one approved cyber internship with government entities, critical infrastructure operators, or federal agencies

Enrollment targets set at 250 students in first year, doubling annually until reaching 1,000, with a 10-year plan to enroll 10,000 students annually; students must complete program within four years

Scholarship recipients who fail to meet academic standing, withdraw, or fail service obligations must repay full scholarship amount immediately or as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan with interest