1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program Act of 2017 . 2. Reinvigorating and modifying the Information Assurance Scholarship Program (a) Findings and sense of Congress (1) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (A) Cyber threats to United States interests posed by state and non-state actors are growing as the United States becomes increasingly reliant on the Internet and cyberspace for critical services. (B) A well-trained workforce is essential to meeting the increasing cybersecurity needs of the United States. (C) The Department of Defense Cyber Strategy, issued in April 2015, cites building the cyber workforce among its objectives for achieving the essential strategic goal of building and maintaining ready forces and capabilities to conduct cyberspace operations. (D) Specifically, the strategy stresses the importance of improving civilian recruitment and retention for fulfilling the cyber missions of the Department of Defense. (E) Many community colleges offer degrees or industry-recognized credentials in cybersecurity and related fields that prepare students to fill high demand cybersecurity jobs. (F) The Information Assurance Scholarship Program of the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency promotes recruitment, education, and retention of cybersecurity professionals. (G) Since 2001, the Information Assurance Scholarship Program has supported individuals pursuing cybersecurity education and training in exchange for government service. (H) Since 2013, budgetary considerations have resulted in reductions to funding for Information Assurance Scholarship Program. (I) The efforts of the Department of Defense to build a cybersecurity workforce capable of defending against and responding to cyber threats should include reinvigorating the Information Assurance Scholarship Program and supporting cybersecurity degree programs at United States educational institutions. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of