Mission Infrastructure Resilience Task Force

(a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a task force to support the assessment of vulnerabilities to defense critical infrastructure necessary for the execution of existing defense operational and contingency plans. (2) Designation The task force established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Mission Infrastructure Resilience Task Force (in this section the Task Force). (b) Purposes The purposes of the Task Force shall be— (1) to conduct assessments and analysis of use case-based mission threads to comprehensively identify, develop, and operationalize the full spectrum of capabilities required to protect and maintain defense critical infrastructure; and (2) to build and integrate the necessary resources, technologies, communication systems, tactics, techniques, and procedures, personnel with appropriate authorities, and exercise programs to ensure efficient and effective response when critical infrastructure supporting military operations and contingencies is threatened, degraded, or disrupted. (c) Composition (1) Chair The Task Force shall be chaired by a representative from the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command. (2) Membership The Task Force shall include representatives from the following: (A) United States Cyber Command. (B) The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance. (C) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center. (D) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (E) The Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center. (F) The Air Force Cyber Resiliency Office of Control Systems program. (G) The energy, installations and environment, or civil engineering organizations of the military departments. (H) The Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center. (I) Each of the geographic and functional combatant commands, on an as-needed basis. (d) Tasks The Task Force shall— (1) conduct assessments and analysis of use case-based mission threads associated with defense operational and contingency plans, including through pilot programs, tabletop exercises, or studies that identify infrastructure dependencies and organizational transition points where operational responsibilities transfer between entities; (2) identify vulnerabilities and capability gaps in mission-critical infrastructure and determine— (A) the resources, authorities, technologies, partnerships with external and nongovernment entities, and funding necessary to address such vulnerabilities and gaps; and (B) the designation of lead organizations responsible for remediation activities and associated costs; (3) develop broad-based solutions to address gaps identified under paragraph (2), including— (A) establishment of communication pathways; (B) development of tools and technologies; (C) implementation of visualization and analytic programs; and (D) integration of unique capabilities, such as those provided by the National Guard; (4) assign organizational leads for remediation of specific gaps and vulnerabilities and develop comprehensive plans to address such gaps, including identification of funding and budgeting requirements necessary for successful remediation efforts; (5) monitor and assess the progress of remediation efforts and identify process improvements and solutions to address common deficiencies across multiple remediation activities; (6) develop and conduct exercises based on likely operational scenarios— (A) to validate the effectiveness of remediation efforts; and (B) to identify additional deficiencies or vulnerabilities requiring remediation; (7) establish a framework for readiness assessments to provide installation commanders and combatant commanders with visibility into the status of mission infrastructure resilience capabilities within their respective areas of responsibility; (8) conduct targeted analysis of specific topics as directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Secretary of Defense; and (9) perform such other duties as the Secretary of Defense may determine to be necessary and appropriate. (e) Transition to permanent organization (1) Transition plan required The Task Force shall develop a comprehensive transition plan for converting the Task Force into a permanent organization within the Department of Defense. (2) Submission to Secretary of Defense The transition plan required under paragraph (1) shall be developed and presented to the Secretary of Defense not later than 180 days prior to the termination date specified in subsection (f). (3) Briefings to Congress Not later than 180 days before the termination date specified in subsection (f), and annually thereafter through September 30, 2033, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the transition plan required under paragraph (1). (f) Termination The Task Force shall terminate on September 30, 2030. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term defense critical infrastructure has the meaning given that term critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense in section 1650(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note). (2) The term mission threads means an end-to-end set of activities and tasks that support the execution of a specific operational mission or function.