S.Amdt. 5490

1. Adds SEC. 907. REVIEW AND REPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MISSIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER OPERATIONS at the end of subtitle A of title IX

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   (2) Updates.--Not later than March 1 of each of 2010, 2011, and 2012, the Chief Management Officer of each military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a current update of the report submitted by such Chief Management Officer under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: SEC. 907. REVIEW AND REPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MISSIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER OPERATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Review of Organizational Structure and Missions.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a thorough review and assessment of the organizational structure and missions of the Department of Defense and the military departments for cyber operations.

   Inserted: (b) Scope of Review.--The review required by subsection (a) shall address the following:

   Inserted: (1) The chains of command for operations in cyberspace to collect intelligence, defend Department of Defense information networks and systems, and attack information networks and systems, including whether such chains of command or can be integrated effectively to ensure unity of effort and timely responses.

   Inserted: (2) The joint requirements for capabilities for offensive, defensive, and intelligence collection operations in cyberspace.

   Inserted: (3) The manner in which the military departments and Defense Agencies and commands have responded to fulfill joint requirements and gaps between requirements and capabilities, and the degree to which plans and programs in the current future-years defense program will close such gaps.

   Inserted: (4) The roles and missions of the organizations within the Department of Defense and the military departments with major cyberspace responsibilities, including the roles and missions that would be assigned to an Air Force Cyber Command.

   Inserted: (5) The role of the Department of Defense in defending the United States and its critical infrastructure from attacks in cyberspace, including a comparison and contrast between that role and the role of the Department in defending the United States from physical attack through the air, in space, and from the ground and sea.

   Inserted: (6) In the event of a large-scale mobilization and movement of the Armed Forces, and the conduct of major military operations overseas, the dependence of the Department of Defense on, and its vulnerability to disruptions of, critical infrastructure from hostile cyberspace attacks, and the authorities and capabilities of Department and civil officials to take action to protect military mobilization and force projection overseas.

   Inserted: (7) The chain of command from the President for operations to defend the networks and information systems of the United States Government as a whole, the executive departments and independent agencies of the Government, and the critical infrastructure of the United States from large-scale attacks in cyberspace.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:

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   Inserted: (A) A comprehensive description of the results of the review required by subsection (a), including a description of the results of each element of the review specified in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (B) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as a result of the review as the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (2) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following:

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