What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This bill makes certain changes to the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, including increasing available scholarship amounts to cover up to five years of eligible tuition. The program offers scholarships to students pursuing higher education in cybersecurity and related fields, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and aerospace. Under current law, the scholarship covers up to three years of tuition. Recipients must generally commit to work in cybersecurity for a government agency or institution of higher education following completion of their degree program for a period equivalent to the duration of the scholarship. If a recipient fails to fulfill the postgraduation work requirements, some or all of the scholarship must be repaid or treated as a loan. The bill also provides statutory authority for the National Science Foundation to treat as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan the full amount of any scholarship award that is treated as a loan. Under current law, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are subject to certain conditions (e.g., interest rates and repayment schedules) and are eligible for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Action Timeline
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
2025-01-16
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.494 pass?
HR.494 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 28%.
What does HR.494 do?
This bill makes certain changes to the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, including increasing available scholarship amounts to cover up to five years of eligible tuition. The program offers scholarships to students pursuing higher education in cybersecurity and related fields, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and aerospace. Under current law, the scholarship covers up to three years of tuition. Recipients must generally commit to work in cybersecurity for a government agency or institution of higher education following completion of their degree program for a per…
Who sponsored HR.494?
HR.494 was sponsored by Gerald Connolly (D-Virginia).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 494 IH: To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Strong ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes. 1. Improvements to Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 ( 15 U.S.C. 7442 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking 3 years and inserting 5 years ; and (2) in subsection (j), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking A loan described subsection (i) and inserting The full amount of a loan described in subsection (i), regardless of any other limitations placed on such loans under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) or any implementing regulation, order, or policy, ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) and inserting such part .
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