123STA T . 2 4 22 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 4 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9Subti t leA—D e par t m e n t of Defen s e M ana g ement SEC.901 . AUTHORI T Y TOA L LO WP RI V ATE SECTOR CIVILIA N STO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AT D E F ENSE CY B ER INVESTI G A - TIONS TRAINING ACADE M Y OF THE DEFENSE CYBER CRIME CENTER. (a)ADMIS SI ON O FPR I VATES E C TOR C IVI L IANS .— C h a pter108of t i t l e10 ,Un ite d State s Code, is a m ended by insertin g after se c tion 2 1 67 the follo w ing new section
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‘ §2167a.Def e ns e Cyb e rI n v es tig ati o ns T raining Ac a d e m y
admission of p rivate sector civi l ians to receive instr u ction ‘ ‘(a) A U T H ORIT Y FOR ADMISSION.— T he Secretary of D efense may permit eligible pri v ate sector employees to receive instr u ction at the Defense Cyber I nvestigations Training Academy operating under the direction of the Defense Cyber Crime Center. N o more than the e q uivalent of 200 full - time student positions may be filled at any one time by private sector employees enrolled under this section, on a yearly basis. Upon successful completion of the course of instruction in which enrolled, any such private sector employee may be awarded an appropriate certification or diploma. ‘‘(b) E LI G I B LE PRIVATE SECTOR EM P LOYEES.— F or purposes of this section, an eligible private sector employee is an individual employed by a private firm that is engaged in providing to the Department of Defense or other G overnment departments or agen- cies significant and substantial defense-related systems, products, or services, or whose wor k product is relevant to national security policy or strategy. A private sector employee remains eligible for such instruction only so long as that person remains employed by an eligible private sector firm. ‘‘(c) PROGRAM R E Q UIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that— ‘‘(1) the curriculum in which private sector employees may be enrolled under this section is not readily available through other schools
and ‘‘(2) the course offerings at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy continue to be determined solely by the needs of the Department of Defense. ‘‘(d) TUITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall charge private sector employees enrolled under this section tuition at a rate that is at least equal to the rate charged for employees of the United States. In determining tuition rates, the Secretary shall include overhead costs of the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy. ‘‘(e) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.— W hile receiving instruction at the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy, students enrolled under this section, to the e x tent practicable, are sub j ect to the same regulations governing academic performance, attend- ance, norms of behavior, and enrollment as apply to Government civilian employees receiving instruction at the Academy. ‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received by the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy for instruction of students enrolled under this section shall be retained by the Academy to defray the costs of such instruction. The source, and the disposition, of
