SEC. 3. PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENT CYBER CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS. 
(a) FIVE-YEAR DEADLINE FOR TEAMS.—Not later 
than September 30, 2022, each State, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall 
have an operational reserve component cyber civil support 
team composed of reserve component members of the 
Armed Forces assigned under section 12310 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(b) PROGRESS REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than September 30, 2018, the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau shall submit to Congress a report— 
(1) identifying which States, and whether the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 
Virgin Islands, have satisfied the requirement im-
posed by subsection (a); 
(2) establishing a plan for meeting the deadline 
imposed by subsection (a); 
(3) assessing the level of involvement and as-
sistance of the National Guard Bureau in the estab-
lishment and support of reserve component cyber 
civil support teams; and 
(4) evaluating the need for increased levels of 
such involvement and assistance. 
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(c) OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS.—To be considered 
operational, a reserve component cyber civil support team 
must be ready— 
(1) to perform duties relating to analysis and 
protection in support of responding to emergencies 
involving an attack or natural disaster impacting a 
computer, electronic, or cyber network; 
(2) to advise and coordinate on any incident 
deemed critical for the protection of life, property, 
and maintenance of good order for the Governor; 
(3) to cooperate with and assist private sector 
owners and operators of critical infrastructure and 
key resources; 
(4) to collaborate and participate in information 
sharing with Federal, State, and local Fusion Cen-
ters, emergency management authorities, and emer-
gency management divisions; and 
(5) to maintain relationships and close coordi-
nation with— 
(A) State-based employees of the Protec-
tive Security Advisor Program Office of the De-
partment of Homeland Security; 
(B) cybersecurity advisors of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security (where assigned); 
and 
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(C) employees of the Office of Infrastruc-
ture Protection of the Department of Homeland 
Security. 
(d) OVERSIGHT BY NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—To 
ensure standardization among reserve component cyber 
civil support teams, the National Guard Bureau Joint 
Staff shall provide program management and oversight as 
follows: 
(1) Members of a reserve component cyber civil 
support team shall undergo initial training com-
prising a military occupational specialty or Air Force 
Specialty Code initial skills course approved by a 
branch of the Armed Forces. 
(2) The National Guard Bureau Joint Staff 
shall establish specific curricula for teams, which 
shall— 
(A) include best-of-breed commercially 
available training and a National Guard-devel-
oped course focused on domestic coordination, 
communication, and cyber incident response 
skills; and 
(B) be updated on a periodic basis based 
on the evolving circumstances of cyber threats, 
the needs of the public and private entities such 
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teams support, and the relationships between 
such teams and such entities. 
(e) GUIDANCE TO STATES.—The National Guard Bu-
reau Joint Staff shall consult with the Council of Gov-
ernors and other appropriate civilian authorities to estab-
lish guidance to States concerning situations that are ap-
propriate for the involvement of a reserve component cyber 
civil support team. 
(f) MINIMUM
LENGTH
OF
SERVICE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The National Guard Bureau Joint Staff may es-
tablish a minimum length of service for a member of a 
reserve component cyber civil support team. 
SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF RECORDS. 
The requirements of section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall apply to any reserve component cyber 
civil support teams composed of reserve component mem-
bers of the Armed Forces assigned under section 12310 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Defense $50,000,000 to implement this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act. 
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