Sec. 715. Report on plan to fully fund the Information Systems Security Program and next generation encryption
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the resources necessary to fully fund the Information Systems Security Program during the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code— to address the cybersecurity requirements of the Department of Defense; and for the adoption of next generation encryption into existing and future systems. The report under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An assessment by the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the chiefs of the Armed Forces and in consultation with the Director of the National Security Agency, of the additional resources required to fund the Information Systems Security Program at a level that satisfies current and anticipated cybersecurity requirements of the Department. An identification of any existing funding not currently aligned to the Program that is more appropriately funded through the Program. A strategic plan, developed in coordination with the chiefs of the Armed Forces and in consultation with the Director of the National Security Agency, that provides options, timelines, and required funding by the Armed Forces or a component of the Department, for the adoption of next generation encryption into existing and future systems. The report under subsection
(a)may be submitted in classified form. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer of the Department and the Director of the National Security Agency shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the report. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.