[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7385]
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  SA 3903. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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:

        In division A, strike section 1601 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1601. MATTERS CONCERNING CYBER PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) determine the overall workforce requirement of the 
     Department of Defense for cyber operation, information 
     operation, and software engineering military personnel 
     (across the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces 
     (other than the Coast Guard)) and civilian personnel, and in 
     doing so shall--
       (A) consider personnel in positions securing the Department 
     of Defense Information Network and associated enterprise 
     information technology, defense agencies and field 
     activities, and combatant commands, including current billets 
     primarily associated with the information environment and 
     cyberspace domain and projected future billets;
       (B) consider the mix between military and civilian 
     personnel, active and reserve components, and the use of the 
     National Guard;
       (C) develop a workforce development plan that covers 
     accessions, training, and education; and
       (D) consider such other elements as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate;
       (2) assess current and future general information warfare, 
     software, and cyber education curriculum and requirements for 
     military and civilian personnel, including--
       (A) acquisition personnel;
       (B) accessions and recruits to the military services;
       (C) cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies 
     and enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps;
       (D) information environment, software engineering, and 
     cyberspace military and civilian personnel; and
       (E) non-information environment and cyberspace military and 
     civilian personnel;
       (3) identify appropriate locations for information warfare, 
     software engineering, and cyber education for military and 
     civilian personnel, including--
       (A) the military service academies;
       (B) the educational institutions described in section 
     2151(b) of title 10, United States Code;
       (C) the Air Force Institute of Technology;
       (D) the National Defense University;
       (E) the Joint Special Operations University;
       (F) any other military educational institution of the 
     Department specified by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section;
       (G) the Cyber Centers of Academic Excellence certified 
     jointly by the National Security Agency and the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (H) potential future educational institutions of the 
     Federal Government, including an assessment, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the National 
     Cyber Director, of the feasibility and advisability of a 
     National Cyber Academy or similar institute created for the 
     purpose of educating and training civilian and military 
     personnel for service in cyber, information, and related 
     fields throughout the Federal Government; and
       (I) potential colleges, universities, and research 
     institutes located in proximity to key military installations 
     or with close ties to military installations who have 
     programs focused on information warfare, software 
     engineering, and cybersecurity;
       (4) identify pathways to workforce growth, including--
       (A) any current hiring practices or restrictions that 
     constrain workforce growth or retention;
       (B) areas where partnership with State and local 
     educational agencies focused on elementary or secondary 
     education can boost workforce in an area, especially in rural 
     schools and schools that receive funds under part A of title 
     I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);Me
       (C) incentive and policy options to bring qualified 
     individuals to the regions where the jobs are currently;
       (D) authorities and programs at the Department of Labor 
     that could be used to educate, retrain, or incentivize 
     individuals to pursue these fields of study; and
       (E) options for scholarships and internships to grow a 
     workforce pipeline; and
       (5) determine--
       (A) whether the cyberspace domain, software engineering, 
     and information warfare mission requires a graduate-level 
     professional military education college on par with and 
     distinct from the war colleges for the Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act;
       (B) whether such a college should be joint; and
       (C) where it should be located.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than November 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a briefing and, not later than Jan 1, 
     2023, the Secretary shall submit to such committees a report 
     on--
       (1) the findings of the Secretary in carrying out 
     subsection (a);
       (2) an implementation plan to achieve future information 
     warfare and cyber education requirements at appropriate 
     locations;
       (3) such recommendations as the Secretary may have for 
     personnel needs in information warfare and the cyberspace 
     domain; and
       (4) such legislative or administrative action as the 
     Secretary identifies as necessary to effectively meet cyber 
     personnel requirements.
       (c) Education Defined.--The term ``education'' includes 
     formal education requirements, such as degrees and 
     certification in targeted subject areas, but also general 
     training, including--
       (1) reskilling;
       (2) knowledge, skills, and abilities; and
       (3) nonacademic professional development.
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