Sec. 1723. TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS
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## SEC. 1723 TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS **[**[10 U.S.C. 394 note](/us/usc/t10/s394)**]** ###
(a)Study ####
(1)In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, in consultation with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a study of the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group (NCWDG). ####
(2)Elements The study required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)An examination of NCWDG’s structure, manning, authorities, funding, and operations. #####
(B)A review of organizational relationships— ######
(i)within the Navy; and ######
(ii)to other Department of Defense organizations, as well as non-Department of Defense organizations. #####
(C)Recommendations for how the NCWDG can be strengthened and improved, without growth in size. #####
(D)Such other information as determined necessary or appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy. ####
(3)Release #####
(A)To congress Not later than 7 days after completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall brief the congressional defense committees on the findings of the study. #####
(B)To service services The Secretary of the Navy shall transmit to the secretaries of the military services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare the study required under paragraph (1). ###
(b)Designation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy shall designate the NCWDG as a screened command. ###
(c)Authority to Replicate After review of the study required under subsection
(a)and consulting the Commander of United States Cyber Command in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of Defense, the secretaries of the military services may establish tailored cyberspace operations organizations of comparable size to NCWDG within the military service, respectively, of each such secretary. Such counterpart organizations shall have the same authorities as the NCWDG. On behalf of United States Special Operations Command, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare may authorize a tailored cyberspace operations organization within United States Special Operations Command of similar size and equivalent authorities as NCWDG. ###
(d)Briefing to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the secretaries of the military services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare shall brief the congressional defense committees on— ####
(1)the utilization of the authority provided pursuant to subsection (c); and ####
(2)if appropriate based on such utilization, details on how the military service, respectively, of each such secretary intends to establish tailored cyberspace operations organizations. ###
(e)Implementation Not later than May 1, 2023, the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group shall submit to the congressional defense committees an independent review of the study under subsection (a). The review shall include, at a minimum, evaluations of— ####
(1)the value of the study to the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group and to the Navy; ####
(2)any recommendations not considered or included as part of the study; ####
(3)the implementation of subsection (b); and ####
(4)other matters as determined by the Commanding Officer. ###
(f)Update to Congress Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretaries of the military departments and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on activities taken during the period following the date of the briefing provided under subsection (d), including an examination of establishing Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations and use of the authority provided pursuant to subsection (c). ###
(g)Air Force Actions Not later than July 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the activities of the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, including with respect to the authorities of the Group. The review shall include the following: ####
(1)An assessment of whether such authorities shall be conferred on the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron of the Air Force. ####
(2)A consideration of whether the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron should be designated a controlled tour, as defined by the Secretary.
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