REPORT ON TERMINATION OF DUAL-HAT ARRANGEMENT FOR COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.

SEC. 1648. REPORT ON TERMINATION OF DUAL-HAT ARRANGEMENT FOR COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND. (a) Report.—Not later than May 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress of the Department of Defense in meeting the requirements of section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2601). (b) Elements.—The report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement as described in section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2601), the following: (1) Metrics and milestones for meeting the conditions described in subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section 1642. (2) Identification of any challenges to meeting such conditions. (3) Using data and support from the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Director of the National Security Agency, identification of the costs that may be incurred in the effort to meet such conditions. (4) Identification of entities or persons requiring additional resources as a result of any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement. (5) Identification of any updates to statutory authorities needed as a result of any decision to terminate the dual-hat arrangement. (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (1) the congressional defense committees; (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.