119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 2980
The Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2025 directs the Department of Energy to create a new federal program that provides scholarships, fellowships, and research funding to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers studying cybersecurity as it applies to energy infrastructure. The program will award financial assistance on a competitive basis to colleges and universities and will give recipients practical experience through internships and training at Department of Energy national laboratories and utility companies. The bill specifically requires the Department to outreach to and support historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges, and minority-serving institutions. The Secretary of Energy must submit a report to Congress on the program's development and implementation within one year of the bill's enactment. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or timelines for the program's launch.