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(3) An identification of the potential role of 
such teams with respect to the principles and proc-
esses set forth in— 
(A) 
Presidential 
Policy 
Directive 
(United States Cyber Operations Policy); 
(B) Presidential Policy Directive 21 (Crit-
ical Infrastructure Security and Resilience); and 
(C) 
Presidential 
Policy 
Directive 
(United States Cyber Incident Coordination). 
(4) An explanation of how such teams may 
interact with other organizations and elements of the 
Federal Government that have responsibilities under 
the Presidential Policy Directives referred to in 
paragraph (3). 
(5) The amount of funding and other resources 
that may be required by the Department of Defense 
to organize, train, and equip such teams. 
(6) An explanation of how the establishment of 
such teams may affect the ability of the Department 
of Defense— 
(A) to organize, train, equip, and employ 
the Cyber Mission Force, and other organic 
cyber forces; and 
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(B) to perform national defense missions 
and defense support to civil authorities for 
cyber incident response. 
(7) An explanation of how the establishment of 
such teams may affect the ability of the Department 
of Homeland Security— 
(A) to organize, train, equip, and employ 
cyber incident response teams; and 
(B) to perform civilian cyber response mis-
sions. 
(8) Any effects on the privacy and civil liberties 
of United States persons that may result from the 
establishment of such teams. 
(9) Any other considerations determined to be 
relevant by the Secretaries concerned. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 
concerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), including an explanation of each ele-
ment described in subsection (b); 
(2) the final determination of the Secretaries 
with respect to the feasibility, advisability, and ne-
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cessity of establishing reserve component cyber civil 
support teams for each State; and 
(3) if such final determination is in the affirma-
tive, proposed legislation for the establishment of the 
teams, which may include proposed legislation to 
amend section 12310 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘reserve component cyber civil 
support team’’ means a team that— 
(A) is comprised of members of the reserve 
components; 
(B) is organized, trained, equipped, and 
sustained by the Department of Defense for the 
purpose of assisting State authorities in pre-
paring for and responding to cyber incidents, 
cyber emergencies, and cyber attacks; and 
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(C) operates principally under the com-
mand and control of the Chief Executive of the 
State in which the team is located. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretaries concerned’’ means 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security acting jointly. 
(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Is-
lands. 
SEC. 1639. INCLUSION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND 
CYBERSECURITY IN CURRICULUM OF JUNIOR 
RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 
Section 2031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) subject to the authority, direction, and 
control of the Secretary of Defense, determine the 
curriculum of the program, which shall include, at 
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minimum, instruction in the subjects of cybersecu-
rity and computer programming.’’. 
SEC. 1640. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER SCHOLAR-
SHIP 
PROGRAM 
SCHOLARSHIPS 
AND 
GRANTS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 2200c 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting before ‘‘In the selection’’ the 
following: 
‘‘(a) CENTERS
OF
ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
IN 
CYBER EDUCATION.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—In the selection of a recipient for the award of 
a scholarship or grant under this chapter, consideration 
shall be given to whether— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a scholarship, the institution 
of higher education at which the recipient pursues a 
degree is an institution described in section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)); and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a grant, the recipient is an 
institution described in such section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
2200c of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholar-
ships and grants’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 112 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 2200c and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships and grants.’’. 
SEC. 1640A. REPORT ON TRANSITION OF SHARKSEER PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that as-
sesses the transition of base operations of the SharkSeer 
program to the Defense Information Systems Agency, in-
cluding with respect to staffing, acquisition, contracts, 
sensor management, and the ability to conduct cyber 
threat analyses and advanced malware. The report shall 
include a spending roadmap and areas that need increased 
funding. 
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SEC. 1640B. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICE 
PROGRAM. 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
feasibility of establishing a Cybersecurity Apprentice Pro-
gram to support on-the-job training for certain cybersecu-
rity positions and facilitate the acquisition of cybersecurity 
certifications. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1641. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RE-
SEARCH AND ENGINEERING AND THE NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL. 
Section 179(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, Technology, 
and Logistics’’ and inserting ‘‘and Sustainment’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering.’’. 
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SEC. 1642. LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 217(a)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 706) are amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) achieves initial operating capability 
for nuclear missions prior to the retirement of 
the nuclear-armed AGM–86; 
‘‘(B) achieves initial operating capability 
for conventional missions by not later than four 
years after the date of the achievement under 
subparagraph (A); and’’. 
SEC. 1643. ACCELERATION OF GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC 
DETERRENT PROGRAM AND LONG-RANGE 
STANDOFF WEAPON PROGRAM. 
(a) PLAN FOR ACCELERATION OF PROGRAMS.—Con-
sistent with validated military requirements and in accord-
ance with applicable provisions of Federal law regarding 
acquisition, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Air Force, shall develop and implement— 
(1) a plan to accelerate the development, pro-
curement, and fielding of the ground-based strategic 
deterrent program; and 
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(2) a plan to accelerate the development, pro-
curement, and fielding of the long-range standoff 
weapon. 
(b) CRITERIA.—The plans developed under sub-
section (a) shall meet the following criteria: 
(1) With respect to the plan developed under 
paragraph (1) of such subsection, the plan shall en-
sure that the ground-based strategic deterrent pro-
gram includes the recapitalization of the full inter-
continental ballistic missile weapon system for 400 
deployed missiles and associated spares and 450 
launch facilities, without phasing or splitting the 
program, including with respect to the missile flight 
system, ground-based infrastructure and equipment, 
appropriate command and control elements. 
(2) The plans shall include a comprehensive as-
sessment of the benefits, risks, feasibility, costs, and 
cost savings of various options for accelerating the 
respective program covered by the plan, including by 
considering— 
(A) accelerating— 
(i) the technology maturation and risk 
reduction phase, including through the 
identification of low and high technology 
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readiness 
levels, 
requirements, 
and 
timelines for maturing such technology; 
(ii) the award of an engineering and 
manufacturing development contract; and 
(iii) making the milestone B decision; 
(B) transitioning full acquisition authority, 
responsibility, and accountability of the respec-
tive program to the Secretary of the Air Force, 
including milestone decision authority; 
(C) providing a general officer-level pro-
gram executive officer a dedicated, single-pro-
gram, long-term assignment with a tailored ac-
quisition approach, program strategy, and over-
sight model for the respective program that em-
powers the general officer to accelerate the pro-
gram, make decisions, and be held accountable; 
(D) streamlining, as appropriate, test and 
evaluation activities for the respective program, 
particularly for proven technologies, while en-
suring high confidence in the final deployed sys-
tem; 
(E) leveraging agile software development 
or other innovative approaches to reduce time-
frames for software development; 
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(F) identifying and proposing statutory 
changes that the Under Secretary or the Sec-
retary of the Air Force determine could accel-
erate the respective program; 
(G) identifying accelerated goals for initial 
operational capability and full operational capa-
bility for the respective program; and 
(H) such other options as the Under Sec-
retary or the Secretary of the Air Force con-
sider appropriate. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees the plans 
developed under subsection (a), including an assessment 
of the options considered and the options selected to be 
implemented under the plans. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 160 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 
United States Strategic Command shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the views 
of the Commander with respect to the plans developed 
under subsection (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘milestone B decision’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2400(a) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 
1644. 
PROCUREMENT 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
PARTS OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 
MISSILE FUZES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 
by section 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air 
Force, as specified in the funding table in division G, 
$9,841,000 shall be available for the procurement of cov-
ered parts pursuant to contracts entered into under sec-
tion 1645(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3651). 
(b) COVERED PARTS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered parts’’ means commercially available off- 
the-shelf items as defined in section 104 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 1645. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF THE INTER-
CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 
for the Department of Defense shall be obligated or ex-
pended for— 
(1) reducing, or preparing to reduce, the re-
sponsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental 
ballistic missiles of the United States; or 
(2) reducing, or preparing to reduce, the quan-
tity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of 
the United States to a number less than 400. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any of the following activities: 
(1) The maintenance or sustainment of inter-
continental ballistic missiles. 
(2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability 
of intercontinental ballistic missiles. 
SEC. 1646. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 
OF 
FUNDS 
FOR 
MOBILE 
VARIANT 
OF 
GROUND-BASED 
STRATEGIC 
DETERRENT 
MISSILE. 
Section 1664 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
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2615), as amended by section 1663 by the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91), is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 1647. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
LAUNCH-UNDER-ATTACK OPTION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Maintaining a safe, effective, and reliable 
nuclear arsenal and command and control system 
are high priorities for ensuring national security. 
(2) The current launch-under-attack option, 
particularly for the intercontinental ballistic missile 
forces, could require a quick decision, on the order 
of minutes, on whether to use these weapons to re-
spond to an incoming attack. 
(b) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a feder-
ally funded research and development center to conduct 
a study on the potential benefits and risks of reducing the 
role of the launch-under-attack option with respect to 
planning by the United States relating to nuclear weap-
ons. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary may not enter into 
the contract under subsection (b) with a federally funded 
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research and development center for which the Air Force 
is the primary sponsor. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO DOD.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
federally funded research and development center 
shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the 
study conducted under subsection (b). Such report 
shall include the findings and recommendations of 
the center. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
such report, without change. 
(3) FORM.—The reports under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1648. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PLAN 
FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS 
COMPLEX, 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS 
DELIVERY 
SYSTEMS, 
AND 
NU-
CLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1043(a)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 
Stat. 1576) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 1649. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUCLEAR POSTURE OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) for more than 70 years, the nuclear deter-
rent of the United States has played a central role 
in the national security of the United States and 
international stability; 
(2) the nuclear forces of the United States have 
and will continue to play a fundamental role in de-
terring aggression against the interests of the 
United States and the allies of the United States in 
an increasingly dangerous world; 
(3) strong, credible, and flexible nuclear forces 
of the United States assure the allies of the United 
States that the extended deterrence guarantees of 
the United States are credible and that the resolve 
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of the United States remains strong even in the face 
of nuclear provocations, including nuclear coercion 
and blackmail; 
(4) the 2017 National Security Strategy and 
the 2018 National Defense Strategy correctly assess 
that, due to increased global disorder and com-
plexity, the decline of the international rules-based 
order and security environment, and the erosion of 
the competitive advantages of the United States, 
interstate strategic competition must now be the pri-
mary focus of the national security strategy of the 
United States; 
(5) the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review aligns 
with these conclusions, and recognizes that deter-
rence is dynamic, not static, and that while the nu-
clear posture and policies of the United States are 
underpinned by enduring consistency, such posture 
and policies must also undergo measured adjust-
ments to remain credible as threats evolve; 
(6) the Russian Federation has elevated the 
role of nuclear weapons in its strategies, is devel-
oping and deploying new nuclear capabilities (includ-
ing a recently announced nuclear-powered cruise 
missile and high-speed, nuclear-powered underwater 
drone), is violating many arms control agreements 
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