Sec. 1603. Correcting cyber mission force readiness shortfalls
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly— develop a plan to correct readiness shortfalls in the Cyber Mission Forces; develop recommendations for such legislative action as the Secretary and the Chairman jointly consider appropriate to correct the readiness shortfalls described in paragraph (1); and provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan developed under paragraph
(1)and the recommendations developed under paragraph (2). Not later than 30 days after the date of the briefing provided under paragraph
(3)of subsection (a), the Secretary and the Chairman shall commence implementation of the aspects of the plan developed under paragraph
(1)of such subsection that are not dependent upon legislative action. In developing the plan, the Secretary and the Chairman shall consider and explicitly address through analysis the following potential courses of action, singly and in combination, to increase the availability of personnel in key work roles: Determining the correct number of personnel necessary to fill key work roles, including the proper force mix of civilian, military, and contractor personnel, and the means necessary to meet those requirements. Employing civilians rather than military personnel in key work roles. Expanding training capacity. Modifying or creating new training models. Maximizing use of compensation and incentive authorities, including increasing bonuses and special pays, and alternative compensation mechanisms. Modifying career paths and service policies to permit consecutive assignments in key work roles without jeopardizing promotion opportunities. Increasing service commitments following training commensurate with the value of the key work role training. Standardizing compensation models across the services. Requiring multiple rotations within the Cyber Mission Forces for key work roles. Adopting and implementing what are known as rank in person policies that enable civilian personnel to be promoted on the basis of skills and abilities demonstrated in a given position. In this section, the term key work roles means work roles that consist of access development, tool development, and exploitation analysis.