TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS.

SEC. 1723. TAILORED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS.(a) Study.—(1) In general.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, in consultation with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a study of the Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group (NCWDG).(2) Elements.—The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:(A) An examination of NCWDG’s structure, manning, authorities, funding, and operations.(B) A review of organizational relationships—(i) within the Navy; and(ii) to other Department of Defense organizations, as well as non-Department of Defense organizations.(C) Recommendations for how the NCWDG can be strengthened and improved, without growth in size.(D) Such other information as determined necessary or appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy.(3) Release.—(A) To congress.—Not later than 7 days after completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall brief the congressional defense committees on the findings of the study.(B) To service services.— The Secretary of the Navy shall transmit to the secretaries of the military services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare the study required under paragraph (1).(b) Designation.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy shall designate the NCWDG as a screened command.(c) Authority to Replicate.—After review of the study required under subsection (a) and consulting the Commander of United States Cyber Command in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of Defense, the secretaries of the military services may establish tailored cyberspace operations organizations of comparable size to NCWDG within the military service, respectively, of each such secretary. Such counterpart organizations shall 134 STAT. 4111 have the same authorities as the NCWDG. On behalf of United States Special Operations Command, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare may authorize a tailored cyberspace operations organization within United States Special Operations Command of similar size and equivalent authorities as NCWDG.(d) Briefing to Congress.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the secretaries of the military services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare shall brief the congressional defense committees on—(1) the utilization of the authority provided pursuant to subsection (c); and(2) if appropriate based on such utilization, details on how the military service, respectively, of each such secretary intends to establish tailored cyberspace operations organizations.