Sec. 1504. Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on dark web and deep web analysis tools
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The Commander of the United States Cyber Command, pursuant to the authority provided under section 167b(d) of title 10, United States Code, may establish within such Command a program, or augment an existing such program, to integrate into the packages of tools distributed to the combatant commands tools for the analysis of information from locations on the Internet referred to as the dark web and deep web . Under the program established or augmented under subsection (a), the Commander may— develop a comprehensive and tailored approach to the use of open-source intelligence tools for the analysis and distribution of information collected from the locations on the Internet described in subsection (a); develop and validate technical requirements relating to such collection, analysis, and distribution, including with respect to data fidelity and data provenance; assess and acquire technologies to— collect information from the locations specified in paragraph (1); and analyze and, as appropriate, distribute such information; and enable the cross-organizational sharing of such information across the Department of Defense.
Consistent with section 167b(d) of such title, the Commander shall implement this section subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy.