Sec. 8241. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE

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## SEC. 8241 REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ###

(a)In General Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on how the Coast Guard plans to establish a workforce with the cybersecurity expertise to provide prevention assessments and response capacity to Operational Technology and Industrial Control Systems in national port and maritime environments. ###

(b)Contents The report under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A description of the number and skills of active duty and reserve Coast Guard members expected for initial operating capacity and full operating capacity of the workforce described in subsection (a). ####

(2)A description of the career development path for officers and enlisted members participating in the workforce. ####

(3)A determination of how the workforce will fulfill the cybersecurity needs of the Area Maritime Security Council and United States port environments. ####

(4)A determination of how the workforce will integrate with the Hunt and Incident Response and Assessment Teams of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security. ####

(5)An assessment of successful models used by other Armed Forces, including the National Guard, to recruit, maintain, and utilize a cyber workforce, including the use of Reserve personnel for that purpose.