S.Amdt. 437

SA 437. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XVI, insert
the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ESTABLISHING AN AWARD PROGRAM
FOR THE CYBER COMMUNITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense
should consider--
(1) establishing an award program for employees of the
Department of Defense who carry out the cyber missions or
functions of the Department of Defense;
(2) all award options under law or policy, including
compensation, time off, and status awards;
(3) awards based upon operational impact and meritorious
service;
(4) providing the largest possible opportunity for such
members or employees to earn such rewards without regard to
type of position, grade, years of service, experience or past
performance;
(5) individual and organization rewards; and
(6) other factors, as the Secretary considers appropriate,
that would reward and provide incentive to cyber personnel or
organizations.
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