[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1799 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1799

To require the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense to 
 conduct a study to determine the optimal strategy for structuring and 
 manning elements of the Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber organizations, 
   Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Integrated 
               Planning Elements, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2019

  Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense to 
 conduct a study to determine the optimal strategy for structuring and 
 manning elements of the Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber organizations, 
   Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber Operations-Integrated 
               Planning Elements, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Cybersecurity Personnel 
Authorizations and Inventory Oversight Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. STUDY TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMAL STRATEGY FOR STRUCTURING AND 
              MANNING ELEMENTS OF THE JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS-CYBER 
              ORGANIZATIONS, JOINT MISSION OPERATIONS CENTERS, AND 
              CYBER OPERATIONS-INTEGRATED PLANNING ELEMENTS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Principal Cyber Advisor of the 
        Department of Defense shall conduct a study to determine the 
        optimal strategy for structuring and manning elements of the 
        following:
                    (A) Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber organizations.
                    (B) Joint Mission Operations Centers.
                    (C) Cyber Operations-Integrated Planning Elements.
            (2) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
        shall include assessment of the following:
                    (A) Operational effects on the military services if 
                the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
                paragraph (1) are restructured from organizations that 
                are service component organizations to joint 
                organizations.
                    (B) Organizational effects on the military services 
                if the billets associated with the entities listed in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) are 
                transferred to United States Cyber Command and 
                designated as joint billets for joint qualification 
                purposes.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Principal Cyber Advisor shall 
        submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
        report on the study conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall contain the following:
                    (A) The findings of the Principal Cyber Advisor 
                with respect to the study conducted under subsection 
                (a).
                    (B) Details of the operational and organizational 
                effects assessed under subsection (a)(2).
                    (C) A plan to carry out the transfer described in 
                subsection (a)(2)(B) and the associated costs.
                    (D) Such other matters as the Principal Cyber 
                Advisor considers appropriate.
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