Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress on cyber resiliency of the networks and communications systems of the National Guard
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Congress finds the following: Army and Air National Guard personnel need to have situational awareness and reliable communications during any of the following events occurring in the United States: A terrorist attack. An intentional or unintentional release of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive materials. A natural or man-made disaster. During such an event, it is vital that Army and Air National Guard personnel are able to communicate and coordinate response efforts with their own units and appropriate civilian emergency response forces.
Current networks and communications systems of the National Guard, including commercial wireless solutions (such as mobile wireless kinetic mesh), and other systems that are interoperable with the systems of civilian first responders, should provide the necessary robustness, interoperability, reliability, and resilience to extend needed situational awareness and communications to all users and under all operating conditions, including degraded communications environments where infrastructure is damaged or destroyed or under cyber attack or disruption.
It is the sense of Congress that the National Guard should be constantly seeking ways to improve and expand its communications and networking capabilities to provide for enhanced performance and resilience in the face of cyber attacks or disruptions, as well as other instances of degradation.