GUIDANCE FOR APPLICATION OF ZERO TRUST STRATEGY TO INTERNET OF THINGS HARDWARE USED IN MILITARY OPERATIONS.

SEC. 1513. GUIDANCE FOR APPLICATION OF ZERO TRUST STRATEGY TO INTERNET OF THINGS HARDWARE USED IN MILITARY OPERATIONS. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall develop guidance for how— (1) the zero trust strategy of the Department of Defense developed under section 1528 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note) applies to Internet of Things hardware, including human-wearable devices, sensors, and other smart technology used by the United States in military operations; and (2) the role identity, credential, and access management technologies serve in enforcing such zero trust strategy. (b) Internet of Things Defined.—In this section, the term “Internet of Things” has the meaning given such term by the National Institution of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 800-172 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto.