Sec. 1706. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE QUADRENNIAL CYBER POSTURE REVIEW
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## SEC. 1706 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE QUADRENNIAL CYBER POSTURE REVIEW Section 1644(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended by section 1635 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), is further amended— ####
(1)by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: > > #### “(1) > > The assessment and definition of the role of cyber forces in the national defense and military strategies of the United States.” > ; ####
(2)by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: > > #### “(2) > > Review of the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > The role of cyber operations in combatant commander warfighting plans. > > > ##### “(B) > > The ability of combatant commanders to respond to adversary cyber attacks. > > > ##### “(C) > > The international partner cyber capacity-building programs of the Department.” > ; ####
(3)by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: > > #### “(3) > > A review of the law, policies, and authorities relating to, and necessary for, the United States to maintain a safe, reliable, and credible cyber posture for defending against and responding to cyber attacks and for deterrence in cyberspace, including the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > An assessment of the need for further delegation of cyber-related authorities, including those germane to information warfare, to the Commander of United States Cyber Command. > > > ##### “(B) > > An evaluation of the adequacy of mission authorities for all cyber-related military components, defense agencies, directorates, centers, and commands.” > ; ####
(4)in paragraph (4), by striking “A declaratory” and inserting “A review of the need for or for updates to a declaratory”; ####
(5)in paragraph (5), by striking “Proposed” and inserting “A review of”; ####
(6)by amending paragraph
(6)to read as follows: > > #### “(6) > > A review of a strategy to deter, degrade, or defeat malicious cyber activity targeting the United States (which may include activities, capability development, and operations other than cyber activities, cyber capability development, and cyber operations), including— > > > ##### “(A) > > a review and assessment of various approaches to competition and deterrence in cyberspace, determined in consultation with experts from Government, academia, and industry; > > > ##### “(B) > > a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches identified pursuant to subparagraph
(A)relative to the threat of each other; and > > > ##### “(C) > > an assessment as to how the cyber strategy will inform country-specific campaign plans focused on key leadership of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and any other country the Secretary considers appropriate.” > ; ####
(7)by striking paragraph
(8)and inserting the following new paragraph (8): > > #### “(8) > > A comprehensive force structure assessment of the Cyber Operations Forces of the Department for the posture review period, including the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > A determination of the appropriate size and composition of the Cyber Mission Forces to accomplish the mission requirements of the Department. > > > ##### “(B) > > An assessment of the Cyber Mission Forces’ personnel, capabilities, equipment, funding, operational concepts, and ability to execute cyber operations in a timely fashion. > > > ##### “(C) > > An assessment of the personnel, capabilities, equipment, funding, and operational concepts of Cybersecurity Service Providers and other elements of the Cyber Operations Forces.” > ; ####
(8)by redesignating paragraphs
(9)through
(11)as subsections
(12)through (14), respectively; and ####
(9)by inserting after paragraph (8), the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(9) > > An assessment of whether the Cyber Mission Force has the appropriate level of interoperability, integration, and interdependence with special operations and conventional forces. > > > #### “(10) > > An evaluation of the adequacy of mission authorities for the Joint Force Provider and Joint Force Trainer responsibilities of United States Cyber Command, including the adequacy of the units designated as Cyber Operations Forces to support such responsibilities. > > > #### “(11) > > An assessment of the missions and resourcing of the combat support agencies in support of cyber missions of the Department.” > .
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