Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisor Empowerment Act of 2021”.
Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisor Empowerment Act of 2021
A BILL
To improve the position of the Principal Cyber Advisor, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Modification of position of Principal Cyber Advisor
Designation of Principal Cyber Advisor— Paragraph (1) of section 932(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended to read as follows:
“(1) Designation
“(A) The Secretary shall designate, from among the personnel of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, a Principal Cyber Advisor to act as the principal advisor to the Secretary on military cyber forces and activities.
“(B) The Secretary may only designate an official under this paragraph if such official was appointed to the position in which such official serves by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.”
Designation of Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor— Section 905(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 391 note) is amended by striking “Secretary of Defense” and inserting “Under Secretary of Defense for Policy”.
Briefing— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on such recommendations as the Deputy Secretary may have for alternate reporting structures for the Principal Cyber Advisor and the Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.