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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 · Sec. 257

Sec. 257. CYBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ROADMAP AND REPORTS

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## SEC. 257 CYBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ROADMAP AND REPORTS ###
(a)Roadmap for Science and Technology Activities to Support Development of Cyber Capabilities ####
(1)Roadmap required The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop a roadmap for science and technology activities of the Department of Defense to support development of cyber capabilities to meet Department needs and missions. ####
(2)Goal of consistency The Secretary shall develop the roadmap required by paragraph
(1)to ensure consistency with appropriate Federal interagency, industry, and academic activities. ####
(3)Scope The roadmap required by paragraph
(1)shall— #####
(A)cover the development of capabilities that will likely see operational use within the next 25 years or earlier; and #####
(B)address cyber operations and cybersecurity. ####
(4)Consultation The Secretary shall develop the roadmap required by paragraph
(1)in consultation with the following: #####
(A)The Chief Information Officer of the Department. #####
(B)The secretaries and chiefs of the military departments. #####
(C)The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. #####
(D)The Commander of the United States Cyber Command. #####
(E)The Director of the National Security Agency. #####
(F)The Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. #####
(G)The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. #####
(H)The Director of the Defense Digital Service. #####
(I)Such interagency partners as the Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(5)Form The Secretary shall develop the roadmap required by paragraph
(1)in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ####
(6)Publication The Secretary shall make available to the public the unclassified form of the roadmap developed pursuant to paragraph (1). ###
(b)Annual Report on Cyber Science and Technology Activities ####
(1)Annual reports required In fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the science and technology activities within the Department of Defense relating to cyber matters during the previous fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the following fiscal year. ####
(2)Contents Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include, for the period covered by the report, a description and listing of the science and technology activities of the Department relating to cyber matters, including the following: #####
(A)Extramural science and technology activities. #####
(B)Intramural science and technology activities. #####
(C)Major and minor military construction activities. #####
(D)Major prototyping and demonstration programs. #####
(E)A list of agreements and activities to transition capabilities to acquisition activities, including— ######
(i)national security systems; ######
(ii)business systems; and ######
(iii)enterprise and network systems. #####
(F)Efforts to enhance the national technical cybersecurity workforce, including specific programs to support education, training, internships, and hiring. #####
(G)Efforts to perform cooperative activities with international partners. #####
(H)Efforts under the Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, including estimated amounts to be expected in the following fiscal year. #####
(I)Efforts to encourage partnerships between the Department of Defense and universities participating in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations and Cyber Defense. #####
(J)Efforts to work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity research activities. ####
(3)Timing Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be submitted concurrently with the annual budget request of the President submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. ####
(4)Form The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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