[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5041]
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  SA 2781. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 IX, add the following:

     SEC. 925. IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANUAL 
                   8140.03.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement 
     the requirements set forth in Department of Defense Manual 
     8140.03 (relating to the Cyberspace Workforce Qualification 
     and Management Program) throughout the components of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report that provides--
       (1) the status of each component of the Department of 
     Defense with respect to implementation of the requirements of 
     Department of Defense Manual 8140.03; and
       (2) recommendations to facilitate exchange among the 
     components of the Department of Defense on effective best 
     practices for implementing the requirements.
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