Sec. 1708. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United States Cyber Force and further evolution of current model for management and execution of cyber mission
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The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration (in this section referred to as the National Academy ) for the National Academy to conduct the evaluation under subsection
(b)and submit the report under subsection (e). The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph
(1)by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academy entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the National Academy shall conduct an evaluation regarding the advisability of— establishing a separate Armed Force dedicated to operations in the cyber domain (in this section referred to as the United States Cyber Force ); or refining and further evolving the current organization approach, which is based on the Special Operations Command model for United States Cyber Command. The evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include consideration of— the potential establishment of a United States Cyber Force as a separate Armed Force commensurate with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force, for the purpose of organizing, training, and equipping the personnel required to enable and conduct operations in the cyber domain through positions aligned to the United States Cyber Command and the other unified combatant commands; a United States Cyber Force able to devise and implement recruiting and retention policies and standards specific to the range of skills and career fields required to enable and conduct cyberspace operations, as determined by the United States Cyber Command and the other unified combatant commands; the performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces to date, and potential improvements thereto from extending the model described in paragraph (1)(B), in satisfying the requirements of the combatant commands to enable and conduct operations in the cyber domain through positions aligned to the United States Cyber Command and other unified combatant commands, and any expected differences in that performance based on the creation of a United States Cyber Force as compared to evolutionary modifications to the current model; the performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces to date, and potential improvements thereto from extending the model described in paragraph (1)(B), in devising and implementing recruitment and retention policies specific to the range of skills and career fields required to enable and conduct cyberspace operations, as determined by the United States Cyber Command and the other unified combatant commands, and any expected differences in that performance based on the creation of a United States Cyber Force as compared to evolutionary modifications to the current model; potential and recommended delineations of responsibility between the other Armed Forces and a United States Cyber Force and an enhanced model described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to network management, resourcing, and operations; potential and recommended delineations of responsibility between the other Armed Forces and a United States Cyber Force and an enhancement of the model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command with respect to organizing, training, and equipping members of the Cyberspace Operations Forces, not serving in positions aligned under the Cyber Mission Force, to the extent necessary to support network management and operations; views and perspectives of members of the Armed Forces, in each grade, serving in the Cyber Mission Force with experience in operational work roles (as defined by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command), and military and civilian leaders across the Department regarding the establishment of a Cyber Force and a further evolution of the model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command; the extent to which each of the other Armed Forces is formed towards, and organized around, operations within a given warfighting domain, and the potential applicability of such formation and organizing constructs to a United States Cyber Force with respect to the cyber domain; findings from previous relevant assessments, analyses, and studies conducted by the Secretary, the Comptroller General of the United States, or other entities determined relevant by the National Academy on the establishment of a United States Cyber Force and a further evolution of the model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command; the organizing constructs for effective and operationally mature cyber forces of foreign countries and the relevance of such constructs to the potential creation of a United States Cyber Force and a further evolution of the model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command; lessons learned from the creation of the United States Space Force that should be applied to the creation of a United States Cyber Force; recommendations for approaches to the creation of a United States Cyber Force and the further evolution of the model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command that would minimize disruptions to Department of Defense cyber operations; the histories of the Armed Forces, including an analysis of the conditions that preceded the establishment of each new Armed Force established since 1900; and a comparison between the potential service secretariat leadership structures for a United States Cyber Force and the further evolution of the model described in paragraph
(1)for United States Cyber Command, including establishing the United States Cyber Force within an existing military department, standing up a new military department, and evolving the service secretary-like function of the Principal Cyber Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include an evaluation of how a potential United States Cyber Force dedicated to the cyber domain would compare in performance and efficacy to the current model and a further evolution of the model described in paragraph (1)(B) for United States Cyber Command, with respect to the following functions and potential objective end states, as well as an evaluation of the importance of the functions and potential end states: Organizing, training, and equipping the size of a force necessary to satisfy existing and projected requirements of the Department of Defense. Harmonizing training requirements and programs in support of cyberspace operations. Recruiting and retaining qualified officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces at the levels necessary to execute cyberspace operations. Using reserve component forces in support of cyberspace operations. Sustaining persistent force readiness. Generating foundational intelligence in support of cyberspace operations. Acquiring and providing cyber capabilities in support of cyberspace operations. Establishing pay parity among members of the Armed Forces serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. Establishing pay parity among civilians serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. Establishing advancement parity for members of the Armed Forces serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. Establishing advancement parity for civilians serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. Developing professional military education content and curricula focused on the cyber domain. Upon a request from the National Academy, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center described in paragraph
(2)under which such federally funded research and development center shall support the National Academy in conducting the evaluation under subsection (b). A federally funded research and development center described in this paragraph is a federally funded research and development center the staff of which includes subject matter experts with appropriate security clearances and expertise in— cyber warfare; personnel management; military training processes; and acquisition management. Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a)— the Secretary shall agree to provide to the National Academy access to such personnel, information, and resources of the Department of Defense as may be determined necessary by the National Academy in furtherance of the conduct of the evaluation under subsection (b); and if the Secretary does not provide such access, or any other major obstacle to such access occurs, the National Academy shall agree to notify the congressional defense committees not later than seven days after the date of such refusal or other occurrence. Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the National Academy under subsection (a), the National Academy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the findings of the National Academy with respect to the evaluation under subsection
(b)not later than 210 days after the date of the execution of the agreement. No personnel of the Department of Defense, nor any other officer or employee of the United States Government, may interfere, exert undue influence, or in any way seek to alter the findings of the National Academy specified in paragraph
(1)prior to the submission thereof under such paragraph. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.