Sec. 1602. Cyber intelligence center

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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a dedicated cyber intelligence capability to support the requirements of United States Cyber Command, the other combatant commands, the military departments, defense agencies, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for foundational, scientific and technical, and all-source intelligence on cyber technology development, capabilities, concepts of operation, operations, and plans and intentions of cyber threat actors. Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may establish an all-source analysis center under the administration of the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide foundational intelligence for the capability established under subsection (a).

Information technology services for a center established under paragraph

(1)may not be provided by the National Security Agency. The Secretary shall direct and provide resources to the Commander of United States Cyber Command within the Military Intelligence Program to fund collection and analysis by the National Security Agency to meet the specific requirements established by the Commander for signals intelligence support. The Secretary may transfer the activities required under paragraph

(1)to the National Intelligence Program if the Director of National Intelligence concurs and the transfer is specifically authorized in an intelligence authorization Act. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall— develop an estimate of the signals intelligence collection and analysis required of the National Security Agency and the cost of such collection and analysis; and provide the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a briefing on the estimate developed under paragraph (1).