Sec. 1620. Matters concerning the College of Information and Cyberspace at National Defense University
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The Secretary of Defense may not eliminate, divest, downsize, or reorganize the College of Information and Cyberspace of the National Defense University, or seek to reduce the number of students educated at the College, until 30 days after the date on which the congressional defense committees receive the report required by subsection (c). The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Principal Cyber Advisor, the Principal Information Operations Advisor of the Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of the Department, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of United States Cyber Command, shall— assess requirements for joint professional military education and civilian leader education in the information environment and cyberspace domain to support the Department and other national security institutions of the Federal Government; determine whether the importance, challenges, and complexity of the modern information environment and cyberspace domain warrant— a college at the National Defense University, or a college independent of the National Defense University whose leadership is responsible to the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and the provision of resources, services, and capacity at levels that are the same as, or decreased or enhanced in comparison to, those resources, services, and capacity in place at the College of Information and Cyberspace on January 1, 2019; review the plan proposed by the National Defense University for eliminating the College of Information and Cyberspace and reducing and restructuring the information and cyberspace faculty, course offerings, joint professional military education and degree and certificate programs, and other services provided by the College; and assess the changes made to the College of Information and Cyberspace since January 1, 2019, and the actions necessary to reverse those changes, including relocating the College and its associated budget, faculty, staff, students, and facilities outside of the National Defense University.
Not later than February 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessments, determination, and review conducted under subsection (b); and such recommendations as the Secretary may have for higher education in the information environment and cyberspace domain.