Sec. 1107. Authority for waiver of requirement for a baccalaureate degree for positions in the Department of Defense on cybersecurity and computer programming
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the feasability and advisability of the enactment into law of the waiver authority described in subsection
(b)and the authorities in subsections
(c)through (e). The waiver authority described in this subsection is the authority of the Secretary of Defense to waive any requirement in law for the possession of a baccalaureate degree as a condition of appointment to a position or category of positions in the Department of Defense specified in subsection
(c)if the Secretary determined that the duties of the position or category of positions could be appropriately discharged by individuals demonstrating expertise other than a baccalaureate degree. The positions or categories of positions in the Department specified in this subsection are positions or categories of positions whose primary duties involve the following: Cybersecurity, including computer network operations, computer network defense, computer network attack, and computer network exploitation. Computer programming. An individual who does not possess a baccalaureate degree could be appointed to a position covered by a waiver pursuant to subsection
(b)only if the Secretary determined that the expertise demonstrated by the individual was sufficient for the appropriate discharge of the duties of the position by the individual. The Secretary would issue guidance for purposes of this section setting forth the following: The positions or categories of positions in the Department subject to the waiver authorized by subsection (b). For each position or category of positions, the expertise required for appointment to such position or category of positions.