Sec. 558. Establishment of consortium of institutions of military education for cybersecurity matters
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall establish a consortium of the institutions of military education and covered entities. The functions of the consortium include the following: To provide a forum for members of the consortium to share information regarding matters of education on cybersecurity, including— education of cyber mission forces; lessons learned; the intersection of cybersecurity across all warfighting domains; and other matters of cybersecurity related to national security.
To develop a cybersecurity research agenda to— identify gaps in cybersecurity of the Department of Defense; and study offensive threats, defensive threats, and active deterrence in the cyber domain. To provide the Secretary, the consortium members, and other entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, access to the expertise of the members of the consortium on matters relating to cybersecurity. To align the efforts of the members of the consortium to support cybersecurity of the Department of Defense.
The Director of the consortium shall be the President of National Defense University. The Director shall consult and coordinate with representatives of the institutions of military education and covered entities. The consortium shall meet at the call of the Director, including— not less than once annually with the Chiefs of the Armed Forces; and not less than once annually to conduct cyber space war games wherein members of the consortium compete. The Consortium shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate on matters of mutual interest and align its efforts with the consortium established under section 1659 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 391 note).
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representative an interim report on the organization, activities, funding, actions and milestones of the consortium. Not later than September 30 of each year, beginning in 2024 and ending in 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representative a report describing the activities, funding, research conducted by the consortium, and other matters determined by the Secretary, during the preceding year.
The consortium shall terminate on September 30, 2028. In this section: The term institutions of military education means— the professional military education schools; the senior level service schools; the intermediate level service schools; the joint intermediate level service school; the Naval Postgraduate School; and the military service academies. The term covered entity means— an institution of higher education that the Secretary determines has an established program of education regarding cybersecurity or technology relevant to the Department of Defense; or an entity that the Secretary determines conducts research in cybersecurity relevant to the Department of Defense.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( Public Law 89–329 ; 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The terms intermediate level service school , joint intermediate level service school , and senior level service school have the meaning given such terms in section 2151 of title 10, United States Code. The term military service academy means the following: The United States Military Academy. The United States Naval Academy.
The United States Air Force Academy. The term professional military education schools means the schools specified in section 2162 of title 10, United States Code.
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Establishment of consortium of institutions of military education for cybersecurity matters
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89-329
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