A bill to authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.2382 | Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob (R-OH)
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Office of the National Cyber Director to accept officers or employees of the United States or members of the Armed Forces on a detail from an element of the intelligence community or from another element of the federal government on a nonreimbursable basis for up to three years.
The Office of the National Cyber Director is the principal advisor to the President on cybersecurity policy and strategy and, among other duties, leads the coordination and implementation of national cyber policy and strategy.

To authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other 
 elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT DETAILS ON 
              NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS.

    Section 1752(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and indenting such 
        subparagraphs two ems to the right;
            (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (1), by striking ``The Director may'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Director may'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
                redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as 
                subparagraphs (D) through (I), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph (C):
                    ``(C) accept officers or employees of the United 
                States or member of the Armed Forces on a detail from 
                an element of the intelligence community or from 
                another element of the Federal Government on a 
                nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the 
                heads of the receiving and detailing elements, for a 
                period not to exceed three years;''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Rules of construction regarding details.--Paragraph 
        (1)(C) shall not be construed to impose any limitation on any 
        other authority for reimbursable or nonreimbursable details. A 
        nonreimbursable detail made under such paragraph shall not be 
        considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the 
        receiving element of the Office of the National Cyber 
        Director.''.

            Passed the Senate July 22, 2021.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2382

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