Amendment of annual reporting requirements on support for United States Cyber Command

Section 391a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 391a. Annual reporting requirements on support for United States Cyber Command (a) Annual reports required (1) Not later than March 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and Principal Cyber Advisor for the Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the readiness and efforts of the military departments to provide support for cyber operations. (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an unclassified summary suitable for public release. (b) Consultation and contribution (1) In preparing each report required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary and Principal Cyber Advisor shall consult with each Secretary of the military departments and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2) For each report submitted under subsection (a), the Commander of United States Cyber Command shall act as a contributor to the report, providing data, assessments, and requirements relating to the operational readiness of the Cyber Mission Force and other assigned forces. (c) Elements Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: (1) A description and assessment of the efforts of each military department to support joint and armed force-specific cyber missions. (2) An assessment of the sufficiency of the support provided by each military department to meet the operational requirements of United States Cyber Command, including with respect to readiness, training, and equipping the Cyber Mission Force teams. (3) A description of any capability or readiness gaps identified by the Commander of United States Cyber Command, and the steps being taken by the Secretaries of the military departments to address them. (4) An assessment of progress made on mitigation plans for identified readiness shortfalls or challenges from previous years. (5) Standardized metrics and definitions for readiness, capability gaps, and mitigation plans, as developed by the Assistant Secretary and Principal Cyber Advisor in consultation with the Commander of United States Cyber Command. (6) As appropriate, the principal cyber advisors from each of the military departments shall also provide amplifying information, data, analysis or recommendations relating to any of the elements in paragraphs (1) through (4) within their purview. (7) Such other matters as the Assistant Secretary and Principal Cyber Advisor determines appropriate..