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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1714

Sec. 1714. CYBERSPACE SOLARIUM COMMISSION

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## SEC. 1714 CYBERSPACE SOLARIUM COMMISSION Section 1652 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)(1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A), by— ######
(i)striking clauses
(i)through (iv); and ######
(ii)redesignating clauses
(v)through
(viii)as clauses
(i)through (iv), respectively; and #####
(B)in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking “and who are appointed under clauses
(iv)through
(vii)of subparagraph (A)”; ####
(2)in subsection (d)(2), by striking “Seven” and inserting “Six”; ####
(3)in subsection (h), by— #####
(B)striking “(1) in general.—”; and #####
(C)striking paragraph (2); ####
(4)in subsection (i)(1)(B), by striking “officers or employees of the United States or”; and ####
(5)in subsection (k)(2)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A)— ######
(i)by striking “at the end of the 120-day period beginning on” and inserting “20 months after”; and ######
(ii)by adding at the end the following new sentence: “No extension of the Commission is permitted.”; #####
(B)in subparagraph (B), by— ######
(i)striking “may use the 120-day” and inserting “shall use the 20-month”; ######
(ii)striking “ for the purposes of concluding its activities, including providing testimony to Congress concerning the final report referred to in that paragraph and disseminating the report ” and inserting the following: “ for the purposes of— ”: > > ###### “(i) > > collecting and assessing comments and feedback from the Executive Branch, academia, and the public on the analysis and recommendations contained in the Commission’s report; > > > ###### “(ii) > > collecting and assessing any developments in cybersecurity that may affect the analysis and recommendations contained in the Commission’s report; > > > ###### “(iii) > > reviewing the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Commission’s report; > > > ###### “(iv) > > revising, amending, or making new recommendations based on the assessments and reviews required under clauses (i)-(iii); > > > ###### “(v) > > providing an annual update to the congressional defense committees, the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security in a manner and format determined by the Commission regarding any such revisions, amendments, or new recommendations; and > > > ###### “(vi) > > concluding its activities, including providing testimony to Congress concerning the final report referred to in that paragraph and disseminating the report.” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(C) > > If the Commission is extended, and the effective date of such extension is after the date on which the Commission terminated, the Commission shall be deemed reconstituted with the same members and powers that existed on the day before such termination date, except that— > > > ###### “(i) > > a member of the Commission may serve only if the member’s position continues to be authorized under subsection (b); > > > ###### “(ii) > > no compensation or entitlements relating to a person’s status with the Commission shall be due for the period between the termination and reconstitution of the Commission; > > > ###### “(iii) > > nothing in this subparagraph may be construed as requiring the extension or reemployment of any staff member or contractor working for the Commission; > > > ###### “(iv) > > the staff of the Commission shall be— > > > ###### “(I) > > selected by the co-chairs of the Commission in accordance with subsection (h)(1); > > > ###### “(II) > > comprised of not more than four individuals, including a staff director; and > > > ###### “(III) > > resourced in accordance with subsection (g)(4)(A); > > > ###### “(v) > > with the approval of the co-chairs, may be provided by contract with a nongovernmental organization; > > > ###### “(vi) > > any unexpended funds made available for the use of the Commission shall continue to be available for use for the life of the Commission, as well as any additional funds appropriated to the Department of Defense that are made available to the Commission, provided that the total such funds does not exceed $1,000,000 from the reconstitution of the Commission to the completion of the Commission; and > > > ###### “(vii) > > the requirement for an assessment of the final report in subsection
(l)shall be updated to require every ten months for a period of 20 months further assessments of the Federal Government’s responses to the Commission’s recommendations contained in such final report.” > .
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