6 USC § 417 - Rotational cybersecurity research program

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title: "6 USC § 417 - Rotational cybersecurity research program"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "417"
section_name: "Rotational cybersecurity research program"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "E"
part_name: "Human Resources Management"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 846, as added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8278(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4687.)"
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# § 417. Rotational cybersecurity research program

To enhance the Department’s cybersecurity capacity, the Secretary may establish a rotational research, development, and training program for—

**(1)** detail to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (including the national cybersecurity and communications integration center authorized by section 659 of this title) of Coast Guard Academy graduates and faculty; and

**(2)** detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as faculty, of individuals with expertise and experience in cybersecurity who are employed by—

**(A)** the Agency (including the center);

**(B)** the Directorate of Science and Technology; or

**(C)** institutions that have been designated by the Department as a Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense, or the equivalent.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 846, as added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8278(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4687.)