[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 82 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E868]
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       H.R. 4435, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2015

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                            HON. MIKE POMPEO

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 29, 2014

  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, first, thank you to Mr. Carney for working 
with me to craft this amendment, and Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member 
Smith for accepting it.
  The issue of America's cyber capabilities has moved to the forefront 
of our national security discussion. The Secretary of Defense, the 
Intelligence Community, congressional leaders and even the President 
have all pointed to the need to strengthen our nation's capabilities in 
this arena.
  The National Guard has experienced personnel and capabilities that 
are unique not only to their branches, but to the military as a whole.
  This is reinforced to me every time I visit the 184th Intelligence 
Wing, and its component 177th Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron, 
both located at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.
  The work done by the 184th, and that done by men and women like them 
in Guard units around the country, provides critical intelligence to 
our warfighters across the globe and is absolutely integral to our 
national security.
  Our amendment simply requires the Director of National Intelligence 
certify that the recommendations of the report required under Section 
933 of the FY 2014 NDAA are consistent with the cyber operations 
capability needs of the United States before implementing any changes 
recommended by the study.
  Because these Guard units provide experience and capability that 
exist nowhere else in the military, it is critically important that any 
proposed changes to their mission and structure are completely vetted. 
America's security, and the men and women of our National Guard, 
deserve nothing less.

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