Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2025
The Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2025 would require the Secretary of Energy to create the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program. This program would fund graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing studies that weave cybersecurity skills into energy infrastructure disciplines. Funding would be competitive and could support scholarships, fellowships, and research and development projects at colleges and universities. Participants would gain research traineeship experiences at National Laboratories and utilities, and the program would include outreach aimed at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions. The bill also requires a report to Congress within one year detailing the program’s development and implementation.
Key Points
- 1Establishment of the Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Program by the Department of Energy to support graduate and postdoctoral study that integrates cybersecurity with energy infrastructure needs; includes scholarships, fellowships, and R&D projects at institutions of higher education.
- 2The Program would provide research traineeship experiences for participants at National Laboratories and utilities.
- 3The Secretary of Energy would conduct outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving institutions to participate and engage.
- 4A report on the program’s development and implementation must be submitted to Congress within one year of enactment.
- 5The bill includes defined terms to guide the program’s scope (e.g., Department of Energy, National Laboratory, HBCU, minority-serving institution, etc.).