shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a preliminary report describing the implementation of the pilot program established under subsection (b), including the number of participating employees from the Department and from private sector organizations, the departmental missions or programs carried out by employees participating in the pilot program, and recommendations to maximize efficiencies and the effectiveness of the pilot program in order to support Department cybersecurity missions and objectives. (B) Final report Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a final report describing the implementation of the pilot program established under subsection (b), including the number of participating employees from the Department and from private sector organizations, the departmental missions or programs carried out by employees participating in the pilot program, and providing a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be made permanent. (b) In general Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2218. Cybersecurity apprenticeships The director of cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency may establish a cybersecurity apprenticeship program in coordination with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and the Department of Labor Apprenticeship Office. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2217, as added by this title, the following new item: Sec. 2218. Cybersecurity apprenticeships. . 308. Election security (a) Election infrastructure designation Subparagraph (J) of section 2001(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 601(3) ) is amended by inserting ,