10 U.S.C. § 2200b

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 2200b - Grant program

(a) AUTHORITY.-The Secretary of Defense may provide grants of financial assistance to institutions of higher education to support the establishment, improvement, or administration of programs of education in cyber disciplines referred to in section 2200(a) of this title.

(b) PURPOSES.-The proceeds of grants under this section may be used by an institution of higher education for the following purposes:

(1) Faculty development.

(2) Curriculum development.

(3) Laboratory improvements.

(4) Faculty research in information security.

10 U.S.C. § 2200b

Added Pub. L. 106-398, §1[[div. A], title IX, §922(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-235; amended Pub. L. 115-91, div. A, title XVI, §1649(d)(1)(D), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1753.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTSSubsec. (a). Pub. L. 115-91 substituted "cyber disciplines" for "information assurance disciplines".

cyber

The term "cyber" includes the following:(A) Offensive cyber operations.(B) Defensive cyber operations.(C) Department of Defense information network operations and defense.(D) Any other information technology that the Secretary of Defense considers to be related to the cyber activities of the Department of Defense.