[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3542]
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SA 2104. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following:
SEC. ___. NATIONAL GUARD CYBER SUPPORT AND CYBER SERVICES FOR
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
(a) Cyber Support and Cyber Services Authorized.--The
National Guard may provide cyber support and cyber services
incidental to military training to organizations and
activities outside the Department of Defense, including
governmental and nongovernmental entities.
(b) Policies.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall issue or
revise such policies as the Secretary considers appropriate
to exercise the authority provided by subsection (a).
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
shall submit to Congress a report on the exercise of the
authority provided by subsection (a) and the activities under
subsection (b).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An explanation of the structure of such working groups
as may be tasked to carry out subsection (b).
(B) A status update on the progress of such working groups.
(C) Interim results and anticipated draft changes to any
policies that may be revised under subsection (b).
(D) Any anticipated delays or obstacles to issuing the
policy required by subsection (b).
(E) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate or necessary for congressional action.
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