PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR MERGER OF OFFICER CAREER PATHS WITHIN THE CYBER BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

SEC. 1543. PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR MERGER OF OFFICER CAREER PATHS WITHIN THE CYBER BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. (a) Notice Required.—The Secretary of the Army may not initiate a covered activity until the date that is 270 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a notice described in subsection (b) with respect to such covered activity. (b) Notice Elements.—The notice described in this subsection is a written notice of the intent of the Secretary of the Army to initiate a covered activity and includes— (1) an explanation of such covered activity; (2) an estimate of the costs associated with such covered activity; (3) an explanation of the effects associated with such covered activity, including any changes to personnel training; and (4) a timeline for the covered activity. (c) Covered Activity Defined.—In this section, the term “covered activity” means any actions to disestablish or merge the Cyber Warfare Officer and Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer career paths within the Cyber Branch of the Army.