; and (3) new employees of Federal departments and agencies whose primary responsibilities relate to computing or information security. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 230C the following new item: Sec. 230D. Office of Computing and Information Security Professional’s Mentoring Program. . (b) Grant program (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine existing authority to make grants to covered institutions of higher learning for the establishment of mentoring programs for undergraduates enrolled in programs or courses of education in information assurance, cybersecurity or computing security programs. (2) Covered institutions of higher learning For purposes of this subsection, the term covered institution of higher learning means those institutions as defined in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and listed in section 101 of this bill. 8240. Grants for computer equipment (a) Grants The Secretary of Homeland Security may make grants to post-secondary institutions that offer courses or degrees in computing or information security to be used to establish or equip a computer laboratory to be made available to students and faculty for both teaching and research purposes. (b) Technical support The Secretary shall ensure that each recipient of a grant under this section also receives technical support on the use and proper function of equipment and software. (c) Publication in Federal Register The Secretary shall publish the name of each institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section and the amount of such grant. (d) Qualification In making grants under this section, the Secretary— (1) shall take into consideration whether more than 50 percent of the students at an institution are taking online or distance learning computer science and information security courses