LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR OPERATION OF NATIONAL CYBER RANGE.

SEC. 212. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR OPERATION OF NATIONAL CYBER RANGE.(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds Pending Report.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act and available to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency may not be obligated or expended for the National Cyber Range established in support of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative until the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report described in subsection (c).(b) Limitation on Use of Funds After Report.—Commencing on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Under Secretary submits a report described in subsection (c), amounts described in subsection (a) shall be available for obligation or expenditure only for the purposes of research and development activities that the Under Secretary considers appropriate for ensuring and assessing the functionality of the National Cyber Range.(c) Report.—(1) In general.—The report described in this subsection is a report setting forth a plan for the transition of the National Cyber Range to operation and sustainment.(2) Elements.—The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:(A) An analysis of various potential recipients under the transition of the National Cyber Range.(B) For each recipient analyzed under subparagraph (A), a description of the proposed transition of the National Cyber Range to such recipient, including the proposed schedule and funding for such transition.(3) Potential recipients.—The recipients analyzed in the report under paragraph (2)(A) shall include, at a minimum, the following:(A) A consortium for the operation and sustainment of the National Cyber Range as a government-owned, government-operated facility.(B) A consortium for the operation and sustainment of the National Cyber Range as a government-owned, contractor-operated facility.