118th Congress Labor and Employment
H.R. 3429: New Collar Jobs Act of 2023
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Summary
New Collar Jobs Act of 2023
This bill provides incentives for cybersecurity education.
Specifically, the bill establishes an employee cybersecurity education tax credit for an employer who incurs costs for an employee who earns a certain cybersecurity certificate or degree. If a business claims such a credit, then federal agencies must award a score increase to each competitive proposal submitted by the business for a federal contract valued at more than $5 million.
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In addition, the Department of Education must cancel eligible student loans for borrowers who have (1) made 36 consecutive monthly payments, and (2) held a cybersecurity job in an economically distressed area during at least 12 months of payments.
Finally, the bill makes cybersecurity course instructors eligible for awards under the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Matthew Cartwright D-PAOriginal
- Ann Kuster D-NHOriginal
- Norma Torres D-CAOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ted Lieu.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.