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SEC. 1609. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
JOINT SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER MISSION 
SYSTEM. 
(a) JMS.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2019 for the Joint Space Operations Center mission 
system may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Deputy Secretary of Defense makes the certifi-
cation under subsection (c). 
(b) ESBMC2.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2019 for service and management applications of the 
enterprise space battle management command and control, 
not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Deputy Secretary of Defense 
makes the certification under subsection (c). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Deputy Secretary of De-
fense, without delegation, shall certify to the congressional 
defense committees that the Secretary of the Air Force has 
entered into a contract to operationalize existing, proven, 
best-in-breed commercial space situational awareness proc-
essing software to address warfighter requirements and fill 
gaps in current space situational capabilities. 
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SEC. 1610. EVALUATION AND ENHANCED SECURITY OF SUP-
PLY CHAIN FOR PROTECTED SATELLITE COM-
MUNICATIONS PROGRAMS AND OVERHEAD 
PERSISTENT INFRARED SYSTEMS. 
(a) 
EVALUATIONS
OF
SUPPLY
CHAIN 
VULNERABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2020, and in accordance with the plan under para-
graph (2)(A), the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
conduct 
evaluations 
of 
the 
supply 
chain 
vulnerabilities of each covered program. 
(2) PLAN.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall 
develop a plan to carry out the evaluations 
under paragraph (1), including with respect to 
the personnel and resources required to carry out 
such evaluations. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate 
congressional committee upon request, a briefing 
on the plan under subparagraph (A). 
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(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, on a 
case-by-case basis with respect to a covered program, 
either the requirement to conduct an evaluation under 
paragraph (1) or the deadline specified in such para-
graph if the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
defense committees before such date that all known 
supply chain vulnerabilities of such covered program 
have minimal consequences for the capability of such 
covered program to meet operational requirements or 
otherwise satisfy mission requirements. 
(4) RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES.—In carrying 
out an evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall develop— 
(A) strategies for mitigating the risks of 
supply chain vulnerabilities identified in the 
course of such evaluation; and 
(B) cost estimates for such strategies. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN SUPPLY CHAIN RISK 
MANAGEMENT EFFORTS.— 
(1) INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a Department of Defense Instruc-
tion, or update such an Instruction, establishing the 
prioritization of supply chain risk management pro-
grams, including supply chain risk management 
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threat assessment reporting, to ensure that acquisition 
and sustainment programs relating to covered pro-
grams receive the highest priority of such supply 
chain risk management programs and reporting. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall 
establish requirements to carry out supply chain 
risk management threat assessment collections 
and analyses under acquisition and sustainment 
programs relating to covered programs. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, and to any other appropriate 
congressional committee upon request, a briefing 
on the requirements established under subpara-
graph (A). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered programs’’ means pro-
grams of the Department of Defense relating to any 
of the following: 
(A) Protected satellite communications. 
(B) Next-generation overhead persistent in-
frared systems. 
SEC. 1611. REPORT ON PROTECTED SATELLITE COMMU-
NICATIONS. 
Not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on how each of the following programs will meet 
the requirements for resilience, mission assurance, and the 
nuclear command, control, and communication missions of 
the Department of Defense: 
(1) The evolved strategic satellite program. 
(2) The protected tactical service program. 
(3) The protected tactical enterprise service pro-
gram. 
SEC. 1612. PLAN ON SPACE WARFIGHTING READINESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop, and commence the implementation of, a plan 
that— 
(1) identifies joint mission-essential tasks for 
space as a warfighting domain; 
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(2) identifies any additional authorities, or dele-
gated authorities, that would need to accompany the 
employment of forces to meet such mission-essential 
tasks; 
(3) meets the readiness requirements for space 
warfighting, including with respect to equipment, 
training, and personnel, to meet such mission-essen-
tial tasks; and 
(4) considers the contributions by allies and 
partners of the United States with respect to defense 
space capabilities to increase burden sharing across 
space systems, as appropriate. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and to any other congressional 
defense committee upon request, a briefing describing the 
authorities identified under subsection (a)(2) that the Sec-
retary determines require legislative action. 
SEC. 1613. STUDY ON SPACE-BASED RADIO FREQUENCY 
MAPPING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense and the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall jointly conduct a study 
on the capabilities of the private sector with respect to 
space-based radio frequency mapping and associated oper-
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ations and services for space-based electromagnetic collec-
tions. Such study shall address the following: 
(1) The near-term commercial market offerings 
of such operations and services in the United States 
and outside the United States. 
(2) The potential benefits to the United States 
provided by such operations and services. 
(3) The potential risks to the United States posed 
by such operations and services. 
(4) The sufficiency of existing legal authorities 
available to the Secretary and the Director to address 
such potential risks. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director 
shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on In-
telligence of the Senate a report containing the study under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1614. PLAN TO PROVIDE PERSISTENT WEATHER IM-
AGERY FOR UNITED STATES CENTRAL COM-
MAND. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall de-
velop a plan to provide the United States Central Com-
mand with persistent weather imagery for the area of oper-
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ations of the Command beginning not later than January 
1, 2026. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The plan developed under 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A long-term method for providing the United 
States Central Command with persistent weather im-
agery for the area of operations of the Command 
that— 
(A) does not rely on data provided by a for-
eign government; and 
(B) does not include relocating legacy geo-
stationary operational environmental satellites. 
(2) A description of the costs required to carry 
out the plan. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees the plan developed under subsection (a). 
Subtitle B—Defense Intelligence 
and Intelligence-Related Activities 
SEC. 1621. ROLE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 
INTELLIGENCE. 
Subsection (b) of section 137 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence shall— 
‘‘(1) have responsibility for the overall direction 
and supervision for policy, program planning and 
execution, and use of resources, for the activities of the 
Department of Defense that are part of the Military 
Intelligence Program; 
‘‘(2) execute the functions for the National Intel-
ligence Program of the Department of Defense under 
section 105 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3038), as delegated by the Secretary of De-
fense; 
‘‘(3) have responsibility for the overall direction 
and supervision for policy, program planning and 
execution, and use of resources, for the information se-
curity, personnel security, physical security, and in-
dustrial security related activities of the Department 
of Defense; and 
‘‘(4) perform such duties and exercise such pow-
ers as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the 
area of intelligence.’’. 
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SEC. 1622. SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR DUAL NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1564a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL REVIEW.—(1) In the case of an indi-
vidual described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a process to review foreign preference in ac-
cordance with the adjudicative guidelines under part 147 
of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or such successor 
regulation, before approving a security clearance for such 
individual. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall designate an official of the 
Department of Defense to be responsible for adjudicating 
any derogatory information of an individual described in 
paragraph (3) concerning foreign preference that is discov-
ered after the security clearance of the individual is ap-
proved. 
‘‘(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who is— 
‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as such 
term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national 
of a foreign state; and 
‘‘(B) either— 
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‘‘(i) a civilian employee or contractor who 
requires access to classified information; or 
‘‘(ii) a member of the armed forces who re-
quires access to classified information. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—(1) In the case of an individual who 
is a national of the United States and also a national of 
a foreign state identified under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may waive the requirement under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall iden-
tify foreign states that authorize citizens or nationals of the 
United States to serve in positions of trust equivalent to 
positions in the United States Government that require ac-
cess to classified information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 1564a the following new item: 
‘‘1564b. Security clearance for dual nationals.’’. 
(c) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, and to any other appropriate congressional com-
mittee upon request, a briefing on— 
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(A) the process developed under paragraph 
(1) of section 1564b(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a); and 
(B) the official designated under paragraph 
(2) of such section 1564b(a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1623. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE POLYGRAPH PROGRAM. 
(a) ADDITION OF DUAL-NATIONALS.—Subsection (b) of 
section 1564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PERSONS COVERED.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d), the following persons are subject to this section: 
‘‘(1) With respect to persons whose duties are de-
scribed in subsection (c)— 
‘‘(A) military and civilian personnel of the 
Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) personnel of defense contractors; 
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‘‘(C) persons assigned or detailed to the De-
partment of Defense; and 
‘‘(D) applicants for a position in the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(2) A person who is— 
‘‘(A) a national of the United States (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) 
and also a national of a foreign state; and 
‘‘(B) either— 
‘‘(i) a civilian employee or contractor 
who requires access to classified informa-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) a member of the armed forces who 
requires access to classified information.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS
FOR DUAL-NATIONALS.—Subsection 
(e)(2) of such section is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) With respect to persons described in sub-
section (b)(2), to assist in assessing foreign preference 
or foreign influence risks, as described in part 147 of 
title 32, Code of Federal Regulation, or such successor 
regulations.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘in subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘in sub-
sections (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsections (b)(1)’’. 
SEC. 1624. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) STANDARDIZED BUSINESS PROCESS RULES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than October 1, 
2020, the Chief Management Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, in coordination with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence, shall develop and 
implement standardized business process rules for the 
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution 
process for the Military Intelligence Program. 
(2) TREATMENT OF DATA.—The Chief Manage-
ment Officer shall develop the standardized business 
process rules under paragraph (1) in accordance with 
section 911 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1519; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) and section 2222(e)(6) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(3) USE OF EXISTING SYSTEMS.—In developing 
the standardized business process rules under para-
graph (1), to the extent practicable, the Chief Manage-
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ment Officer shall use enterprise business systems of 
the Department of Defense in existence as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Chief Management Officer of the Department of De-
fense, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing a plan to develop the 
standardized business process rules under paragraph 
(1). 
(5) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 239b. Certain intelligence-related programs: budget 
justification materials 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
PROGRAM
ELE-
MENTS.—In the budget justification materials submitted to 
Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget 
for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31), the Secretary of Defense may not in-
clude in any single program element both funds made avail-
able under the Military Intelligence Program and funds 
made available outside of the Military Intelligence Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘budget’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 231(f) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘defense budget materials’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 231(f) of this 
title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 239a the 
following new item: 
‘‘239b. Certain intelligence-related programs: budget justification materials’’. 
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SEC. 1625. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE 
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECON-
NAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMBAT-
ANT COMMANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1626 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3635), as amended by section 1624 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1732), is further amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) for the year preceding the year in which 
the briefing is provided— 
‘‘(i) the number of hours or amount of ca-
pacity of intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance requested by each commander of a 
combatant command, by specific intelligence ca-
pability type; 
‘‘(ii) the number of such requests identified 
under clause (i) that the Joint Chiefs of Staff de-
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termined to be a validated requirement, includ-
ing the number of hours or amount of capacity 
of such requests that were provided to each such 
commander; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to such validated require-
ments, the number of hours or amount of capac-
ity of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance, by specific intelligence capability type, 
that the Joint Chiefs of Staff requested each mili-
tary department to provide, and the number of 
such hours or the amount of such capacity so 
provided by each such military department; 
and’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION.—Such section 1626, as amended by 
subsection (a), is— 
(1) transferred to chapter 21 of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
(2) redesignated as subsection (c) of section 426 
of such title. 
SEC. 1626. PROHIBITION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSUMING 
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION MISSION FOR 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the 
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Department of Defense may be obligated or expended during 
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on December 31, 2019, to transfer to the 
Department the background investigation mission for all 
agencies or departments of the Federal Government using 
the National Background Investigation Bureau for inves-
tigative services as of April 1, 2018. 
Subtitle C—Cyberspace-Related 
Matters 
SEC. 1631. AMENDMENTS TO PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING 
CYBER VULNERABILITIES OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Subsection (b) of section 1650 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 2224 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and the Defense Dig-
ital Service’’ after ‘‘covered research laboratory’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2020’’. 
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SEC. 1632. BUDGET DISPLAY FOR CYBER VULNERABILITY 
EVALUATIONS AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES 
FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) BUDGET REQUIRED.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2021 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of the docu-
mentation that supports the President’s annual budget for 
the Department of Defense, a consolidated Cyber Vulner-
ability Evaluation and Mitigation budget justification dis-
play for each major weapons system of the Department of 
Defense that includes the following: 
(1) CYBER VULNERABILITY EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) STATUS.—Whether, in accordance with 
paragraph (1) of section 1647(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1118), the cyber 
vulnerability evaluation for each such major 
weapon system is pending, in progress, complete, 
or, pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section, 
waived. 
(B) FUNDING.—The funding required for 
the fiscal year with respect to which the budget 
is submitted and for at least the four succeeding 
fiscal years required to complete the pending or 
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in progress cyber vulnerability evaluation of 
each such major weapon system. 
(C) DESCRIPTION.—A description of the ac-
tivities planned in the fiscal year with respect to 
which the budget is submitted and at least the 
four succeeding fiscal years to complete the re-
quired evaluation for each such major weapon 
system. 
(D) RISK ANALYSIS.—A description of oper-
ational or security risks associated with cyber 
vulnerabilities identified as a result of such cyber 
vulnerability evaluations that require mitiga-
tion. 
(2) MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) STATUS.—Whether activities to address 
identified cyber vulnerabilities of such major 
weapon systems resulting in operational or secu-
rity risks requiring mitigation are pending, in 
progress, or complete. 
(B) FUNDING.—The funding required for 
the fiscal year with respect to which the budget 
is submitted and for at least the four succeeding 
fiscal years required to complete the pending or 
in progress mitigation activities referred to in 
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subparagraph (A) related to such major weapon 
systems. 
(C) DESCRIPTION.—A description of the ac-
tivities planned in the fiscal year with respect to 
which the budget is submitted and at least the 
four succeeding fiscal years to complete any nec-
essary mitigation. 
(b) FORM.—The display required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex if necessary. 
SEC. 1633. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NET-
WORK TO UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2019, 
the Secretary of Defense shall transfer all roles, missions, 
and responsibilities of the Commander, Joint Force Head-
quarters–Department of Defense Information Networks 
(JFHQ–DODIN) from the Defense Information Support 
Agency to the Commander, United States Cyber Command. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Prior to the transfer 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
certify in writing to the congressional defense committees 
that such transfer shall not result in mission degradation. 
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SEC. 1634. PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY TO ENHANCE CY-
BERSECURITY AND RESILIENCY OF CRITICAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is author-
ized to provide, detail, or assign technical personnel to the 
Department of Homeland Security on a non-reimbursable 
basis to enhance cybersecurity cooperation, collaboration, 
and unity of Government efforts. 
(b) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE.—The authority under sub-
section (a) shall be limited in any fiscal year to the provi-
sion of not more than 50 technical cybersecurity personnel 
from the Department of Defense to the Department of 
Homeland Security, including the national cybersecurity 
and communications integration center (NCCIC) of the De-
partment, or other locations as agreed upon by the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The authority under subsection (a) 
may not negatively impact the primary missions of the De-
partment of Defense or the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish 
procedures to carry out subsection (a), including pro-
cedures relating to the protection of and safeguards 
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for maintenance of information held by the NCCIC 
regarding United States persons. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
may be construed as providing authority to the Sec-
retary of Defense to establish procedures regarding the 
NCCIC with respect to any matter outside the scope 
of this section. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 
SUPPORT.—Nothing in this section may be construed to 
limit the authority of an Executive department, military 
department, or independent establishment to provide any 
appropriate support, including cybersecurity support, or to 
provide, detail, or assign personnel, under any other law, 
rule, or regulation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, each of the terms 
‘‘Executive department’’, ‘‘military department’’, and 
‘‘independent establishment’’, has the meaning given each 
of such terms, respectively, in chapter 1 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 
terminate on September 30, 2022. 
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SEC. 1635. PILOT PROGRAM ON REGIONAL CYBER SECURITY 
TRAINING CENTER FOR THE ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Army may 
carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary estab-
lishes a National Guard training center to provide collabo-
rative interagency education and training for members of 
the Army National Guard. 
(b) DURATION.—If the Secretary carries out the pilot 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program for a two-year period. 
(c) CENTER.— 
(1) TRAINING AND COOPERATION.—In carrying 
out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the training center established 
under such subsection— 
(A) educates and trains members of the 
Army National Guard quickly and efficiently by 
concurrently training cyber protection teams and 
cyber network defense teams on a common stand-
ard in order to defend— 
(i) the information network of the De-
partment of Defense in a State environ-
ment; 
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(ii) while acting under title 10, United 
States Code, the information networks of 
State governments; and 
(iii) critical infrastructure; 
(B) fosters interagency cooperation by— 
(i) co-locating members of the Army 
National Guard with personnel of depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment and State governments; and 
(ii) providing an environment to de-
velop interagency relationship to coordinate 
responses and recovery efforts during and 
following a cyber attack; 
(C) collaborates with academic institutions 
to develop and implement curriculum for inter-
agency education and training within the class-
room; and 
(D) coordinates with the Persistent Cyber 
Training Environment of the Army Cyber Com-
mand in devising and implementing interagency 
education and training using physical and in-
formation technology infrastructure. 
(2) LOCATIONS.—If the Secretary carries out the 
pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall select one National Guard facility at which to 
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carry out the pilot program. The Secretary shall select 
a facility that is located in an area that meets the fol-
lowing criteria: 
(A) The location has a need for cyber train-
ing, as measured by both the number of members 
of the Army National Guard that would apply 
for such training and the number of units of the 
Army National Guard that verify the unit would 
apply for such training. 
(B) The location has high capacity informa-
tion and telecommunications infrastructure, in-
cluding high speed fiber optic networks. 
(C) The location has personnel, technology, 
laboratories, and facilities to support proposed 
activities and has the opportunity for ongoing 
training, education, and research. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—If the Secretary carries out the pilot 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure 
that the pilot program includes the following activities: 
(1) Providing joint education and training and 
accelerating training certifications for working in a 
cyber range. 
(2) Integrating education and training between 
the National Guard, law enforcement, and emergency 
medical and fire first responders. 
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(3) Providing a program to continuously train 
the cyber network defense teams to not only defend the 
information network of the Department of Defense, 
but to also provide education and training on how to 
use defense capabilities of the team in a State envi-
ronment. 
(4) Developing curriculum and educating the 
National Guard on the different missions carried out 
under titles 10 and 32, United States Code, in order 
to enhance interagency coordination and create a 
common operating picture. 
SEC. 1636. PROCEDURES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
ON CYBERSECURITY BREACHES AND LOSS OF 
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a significant loss 
of personally identifiable information of civilian or uni-
formed members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of De-
fense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense 
committees notice in writing of such loss. Such notice may 
be submitted in classified or unclassified formats. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees procedures for complying with the requirements of 
subsection (a). Such procedures shall be consistent with the 
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national security of the United States, the protection of 
operational integrity, and the protection of personally iden-
tifiable information of civilian and uniformed members of 
the Armed Forces. 
(c) SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE 
INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘signifi-
cant loss of personally identifiable information’’ means an 
intentional, accidental, or otherwise known disclosure of in-
formation that can be used to distinguish or trace an indi-
vidual’s identity, such as the name, Social Security num-
ber, date and place of birth, biometric records, home or other 
phone numbers, or other demographic, personnel, medical, 
or financial information, involving 250 or more civilian 
or uniformed members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1637. CYBER INSTITUTES AT THE SENIOR MILITARY 
COLLEGES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a program to establish a cyber institute 
at each of the senior military colleges (referred to in this 
section as an ‘‘SMC Cyber Institute’’) for purposes of accel-
erating and focusing the development of foundational exper-
tise in critical cyber operational skills for future military 
and civilian leaders of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense, including such leaders of the reserve components. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each SMC Cyber Institute estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Programs to provide future military and ci-
vilian leaders of the Armed Forces or the Department 
of Defense who possess cyber operational expertise 
from beginning through advanced skill levels with in-
struction and practical experiences that lead to recog-
nized certifications and degrees in cyber-related fields. 
(2) Programs of targeted strategic foreign lan-
guage proficiency training for such future leaders 
that— 
(A) are designed to significantly enhance 
critical cyber operational capabilities; and 
(B) are tailored to current and anticipated 
readiness requirements. 
(3) Programs related to mathematical founda-
tions of cryptography and courses in cryptographic 
theory and practice designed to complement and rein-
force cyber education along with the strategic foreign 
language programs critical to cyber operations. 
(4) Programs related to data science and courses 
in data science theory and practice designed to com-
plement and reinforce cyber education along with the 
strategic foreign language programs critical to cyber 
operations. 
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(5) Programs designed to develop early interest 
and cyber talent through summer programs for ele-
mentary and secondary school students and dual en-
rollment opportunities for cyber, strategic foreign lan-
guage, data science, and cryptography related courses. 
(6) Training and education programs to expand 
the pool of qualified instructors necessary to support 
cyber education in regional school systems. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AND THE ARMED FORCES.—A SMC Cyber Institute estab-
lished under subsection (a) may enter into a partnership 
with one or more components of the Armed Forces (active 
or reserve) or any agency of the Department of Defense to 
facilitate the development of critical cyber skills for students 
who may pursue a career with the Department of Defense. 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.—A SMC 
Cyber Institute established under subsection (a) may enter 
into a partnership with one or more local educational agen-
cies to carry out the requirements of this section. 
(e) SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘senior military colleges’’ means the senior 
military colleges described in section 2111a(f) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 1638. STUDY AND REPORT ON RESERVE COMPONENT 
CYBER CIVIL SUPPORT TEAMS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretaries concerned 
shall conduct a study on the feasibility, advisability, and 
necessity of the establishment of reserve component cyber 
civil support teams for each State. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An examination of the potential ability of 
the teams referred to in such subsection to respond to 
an attack, natural disaster, or other large-scale inci-
dent affecting computer networks, electronics, or cyber 
capabilities. 
(2) An analysis of State and local civilian and 
private sector cyber response capabilities and services, 
including an identification of any gaps in such capa-
bilities and services. 
(3) An identification of the potential role of such 
teams with respect to the principles and processes 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). 
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(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 para-
graph (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 
(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. 
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(8) Any effects on the privacy and civil liberties 
of United States persons that may result from the es-
tablishment 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 sub-
section (a), including an explanation of each element 
described in subsection (b); 
(2) the final determination of the Secretaries 
with respect to the feasibility, advisability, and neces-
sity of establishing reserve component cyber civil sup-
port 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; 
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(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 sup-
port 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 
(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 Islands. 
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Subtitle D—Nuclear Forces 
SEC. 1641. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH 
AND ENGINEERING AND THE NUCLEAR WEAP-
ONS 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.’’. 
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 
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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 Acquisition 
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 
(2) a plan to accelerate the development, pro-
curement, and fielding of the long-range standoff 
weapon. 
(b) CRITERIA.—The plans developed under subsection 
(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 
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launch facilities, without phasing or splitting the pro-
gram, including with respect to the missile flight sys-
tem, ground-based infrastructure and equipment, ap-
propriate 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 re-
spective program covered by the plan, including by 
considering— 
(A) accelerating— 
(i) the technology maturation and risk 
reduction phase, including through the iden-
tification of low and high technology readi-
ness 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-
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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 ensur-
ing high confidence in the final deployed system; 
(E) leveraging agile software development 
or other innovative approaches to reduce time-
frames for software development; 
(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 consider 
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 sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees the plans devel-
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oped under subsection (a), including an assessment of the 
options considered and the options selected to be imple-
mented 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 congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on the views of the 
Commander with respect to the plans developed under sub-
section (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(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 sec-
tion 101 and available for Missile Procurement, Air Force, 
as specified in the funding table in division D, $9,841,000 
shall be available for the procurement of covered parts pur-
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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may carry out architectural and engineering services and 
construction design activities with respect to the construc-
tion or improvement of family housing units in an amount 
not to exceed $3,199,000. 
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $75,247,000. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2018, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
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