This bill amends the existing President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition, a program run by the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to strengthen its focus on industrial control systems and operational technology. It requires that at least every other competition include categories testing participants' skills in defending and attacking systems like SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) networks, which are used to manage critical infrastructure such as power grids and water systems. The bill also caps spending on prizes, promotional items, and similar competition expenses at 20 percent of the funds available for the competition each year, and requires the CISA Director to submit an annual report on the previous year's competition before launching a new one. Additionally, the bill sets a sunset date, ending the Director's authority to hold these competitions five years after the law takes effect, unless reauthorized. No new federal funding is authorized under this legislation; it simply reshapes how existing program funds and rules operate. The bill mainly affects DHS/CISA operations and the cybersecurity professionals, students, and government employees who participate in these skills competitions.
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