Sec. 1506. MATTERS CONCERNING CYBER PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

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## SEC. 1506 MATTERS CONCERNING CYBER PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation with Secretaries of the military departments and the head of any other organization or element of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate, shall— ####

(1)determine the overall workforce requirement of the Department for cyberspace and information warfare military personnel across the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard) and for civilian personnel, and in doing so shall— #####

(A)consider personnel in positions securing the Department of Defense Information Network and associated enterprise information technology, defense agencies and field activities, and combatant commands, including current billets primarily associated with the Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Framework; #####

(B)consider the mix between military and civilian personnel, active and reserve components, and the use of the National Guard; #####

(C)develop a talent management strategy that covers accessions, training, and education; and #####

(D)consider such other elements as the Secretary determines appropriate; ####

(2)assess current and future cyber education curriculum and requirements for military and civilian personnel, including— #####

(A)acquisition personnel; #####

(B)accessions and recruits to the military services; #####

(C)cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies and enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; #####

(D)information environment and cyberspace military and civilian personnel; and #####

(E)non-information environment cyberspace military and civilian personnel; ####

(3)identify appropriate locations for information warfare and cyber education for military and civilian personnel, including— #####

(A)the military service academies; #####

(B)the senior level service schools and intermediate level service schools specified in section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code; #####

(C)the Air Force Institute of Technology; #####

(D)the National Defense University; #####

(E)the Joint Special Operations University; #####

(F)the Command and General Staff Colleges; #####

(G)the War Colleges; #####

(H)any military education institution attached to or operating under any institution specified in this paragraph; #####

(I)any other military educational institution of the Department identified by the Secretary for purposes of this section; #####

(J)the Cyber Centers of Academic Excellence; and #####

(K)potential future educational institutions of the Federal Government in accordance with the assessment required under subsection (b); and ####

(4)determine— #####

(A)whether the cyberspace domain mission requires a graduate level professional military education college on par with and distinct from the war colleges for the Army, Navy, and Air Force as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; #####

(B)whether such a college should be joint; and #####

(C)where such a college should be located. ###

(b)Assessment In identifying appropriate locations for information warfare and cyber education for military and civilian personnel at potential future educational institutions of the Federal Government pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(K), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation with Secretaries of the military departments, the head of any other organization or element of the Department the Secretary determines appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the National Cyber Director, shall assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a National Cyber Academy or similar institute for the purpose of educating and training civilian and military personnel for service in cyber, information, and related fields throughout the Federal Government. ###

(c)Reports Required ####

(1)Education Not later than November 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing and, not later than January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to such committees a report, on— #####

(A)talent strategy to satisfy future cyber education requirements at appropriate locations referred to in subsection (a)(3); and #####

(B)the findings of the Secretary in assessing cyber education curricula and identifying such locations. ####

(2)Workforce Not later than November 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing and, not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to such committees a report, on— #####

(A)the findings of the Secretary in determining pursuant to subsection (a)(1) the overall workforce requirement of the Department of Defense for cyberspace and information warfare military personnel across the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard) and for civilian personnel; #####

(B)such recommendations as the Secretary may have relating to such requirement; and #####

(C)such legislative or administrative action as the Secretary identifies as necessary to effectively satisfy such requirement. ###

(d)Education Described In this section, the term “education” includes formal education requirements, such as degrees and certification in targeted subject areas, as well as general training, including— ####

(1)upskilling; ####

(2)knowledge, skills, and abilities; and ####

(3)nonacademic professional development. **[**Section 1507 was repealed by section 1501(b) of division A of Public Law 119–60.**]**

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Sec. 1506

MATTERS CONCERNING CYBER PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Pub. L.Pub. L. 119-60

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