United States Congress, NDAA 2018 Sec. 1042 , September 18, 2017. Unclassified.

504 1 future-years defense programs in calendar years after cal- 2 endar year 2017. 3 SEC. 1042. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTEGRATION OF IN- 4 FORMATION OPERATIONS AND CYBER-EN- 5 ABLED INFORMATION OPERATIONS. 6 (a) INTEGRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN- 7 FORMATION OPERATIONS AND CYBER-ENABLED INFORMA- 8 TION OPERATIONS.— 9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL 10 TASK FORCE.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 12 shall establish a cross-functional task force con- 13 sistent with section 911(c)(1) of the National De- 14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 15 (114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) to integrate 16 across the organizations of the Department of 17 Defense responsible for information operations, 18 military deception, public affairs, electronic war- 19 fare, and cyber operations to produce integrated 20 strategy, planning, and budgeting to counter, 21 deter, and conduct strategic information oper- 22 ations and cyber-enabled information operations. 23 (B) DUTIES.—The task force shall carry out 24 the following: † HR 2810 PAP

505 (i) Development of a strategic framework for the conduct by the Department of Defense of information operations, including cyber-enabled information operations, coordinated across all relevant Department of Defense entities, including both near-term and long-term guidance for the conduct of such coordinated operations. (ii) Development and dissemination of a common operating paradigm across the organizations specified in subparagraph (A) of the influence, deception, and propaganda activities of key malign actors, including in cyberspace. (iii) Development of guidance for, and promotion of, the liaison capability of the Department to interact with the private sector, including social media, on matters related to the influence activities of malign actors. (2) HEAD OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TASK FORCE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall appoint as the head of the task force such individual as the Secretary considers appropriate from among individuals serving in the † HR 2810 PAP

506 1 Department as an Under Secretary of Defense or 2 in such other position within the Department of 3 lesser order of precedence. 4 (B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibil- 5 ities of the head of the task force are as follows: 6 (i) Oversight of strategic policy and 7 guidance. 8 (ii) Overall resource allocation for the 9 integration of information operations and 10 cyber operations of the Department. 11 (iii) Ensuring the task force faithfully 12 pursues the purpose set forth in subpara- 13 graph (A) of paragraph (1) and carries out 14 its duties as set forth in subparagraph (B) 15 of such paragraph. 16 (iv) Carrying out such activities as are 17 required of the head of the task force under 18 subsections (b) and (c). 19 (b) REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS FOR INFORMATION 20 OPERATIONS.— 21 (1) COMBATANT COMMAND PLANNING.—The Sec- 22 retary shall require each commander of a combatant 23 command to develop such requirements and specific 24 plans as may be necessary for the conduct of informa- 25 tion operations, including plans for deterring infor- † HR 2810 PAP

507 1 mation operations, particularly in the cyber domain, 2 by malign actors against the United States, allies of 3 the United States, and interests of the United States. 4 (2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF 5 DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR OPERATIONS IN THE INFOR- 6 MATION ENVIRONMENT.— 7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 9 head of the task force shall— 10 (i) review the Department of Defense 11 Strategy for Operations in the Information 12 Environment, dated June 2016; and 13 (ii) submit to the congressional defense 14 committees a plan for implementation of 15 such strategy. 16 (B) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan 17 shall include, at a minimum, the following: 18 (i) An accounting of the efforts under- 19 taken in support of the strategy described in 20 subparagraph (A)(i) since it was issued in 21 June 2016. 22 (ii) A description of any updates or 23 changes to such strategy that have been 24 made since it was first issued, as well as † HR 2810 PAP

508 1 any expected updates or changes in light of 2 the establishment of the task force. 3 (iii) A description of the role of the De- 4 partment as part of a broader whole-of-gov- 5 ernment strategy for strategic communica- 6 tions, including assumptions about the roles 7 and contributions of other Government de- 8 partments and agencies to such a strategy. 9 (iv) Defined actions, performance 10 metrics, and projected timelines to achieve 11 the following specified tasks: 12 (I) Train, educate, and prepare 13 commanders and their staffs, and the 14 Joint Force as a whole, to lead, man- 15 age, and conduct operations in the in- 16 formation environment. 17 (II) Train, educate, and prepare 18 information operations professionals 19 and practitioners to enable effective op- 20 erations in the information environ- 21 ment. 22 (III) Manage information oper- 23 ations professionals, practitioners, and 24 organizations to meet emerging oper- 25 ational needs.

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509 1 (IV) Establish a baseline assess- 2 ment of current ability of the Depart- 3 ment to conduct operations in the in- 4 formation environment, including an 5 identification of the types of units and 6 organizations currently responsible for 7 building and employing information- 8 related capabilities and an assignment 9 of appropriate roles and missions for 10 each type of unit or organization. 11 (V) Develop the ability of the De- 12 partment and operating forces to en- 13 gage, assess, characterize, forecast, and 14 visualize the information environment. 15 (VI) Develop and maintain the 16 proper capabilities and capacity to op- 17 erate effectively in the information en- 18 vironment in coordination with imple- 19 mentation of related cyber and other 20 strategies. 21 (VII) Develop and maintain the 22 capability to assess accurately the ef- 23 fect of operations in the information 24 environment.

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510 1 (VIII) Adopt, adapt, and develop 2 new science and technology for the De- 3 partment to operate effectively in the 4 information environment. 5 (IX) Develop and adapt informa- 6 tion environment-related concepts, 7 policies, and guidance. 8 (X) Ensure doctrine relevant to 9 operations in the information environ- 10 ment remains current and responsive 11 based on lessons learned and best prac- 12 tices. 13 (XI) Develop, update, and de-con- 14 flict authorities and permissions, as 15 appropriate, to enable effective oper- 16 ations in the information environment. 17 (XII) Establish and maintain 18 partnerships among Department and 19 interagency partners to enable more ef- 20 fective whole-of-government operations 21 in the information environment. 22 (XIII) Establish and maintain 23 appropriate interaction with entities 24 that are not part of the Federal Gov- 25 ernment, including entities in indus-

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511 1 try, entities in academia, Federally 2 funded research and development cen- 3 ters, and other organizations, to enable 4 operations in the information environ- 5 ment. 6 (XIV) Establish and maintain 7 collaboration between and among the 8 Department and international part- 9 ners, including partner countries and 10 nongovernmental organizations, to en- 11 able more effective operations in the in- 12 formation environment. 13 (XV) Foster, enhance, and lever- 14 age partnership capabilities and ca- 15 pacities. 16 (v) An analysis of any personnel, 17 resourcing, capability, authority, or other 18 gaps that will need to be addressed to en- 19 sure effective implementation of the strategy 20 described in subparagraph (A)(i) across all 21 relevant elements of the Department. 22 (vi) An investment framework and 23 projected timeline for addressing any gaps 24 identified under clause (v).

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512 1 (vii) Such other matters as the Sec- 2 retary of Defense considers relevant. 3 (C) PERIODIC STATUS REPORTS.—Not later 4 than 90 days after the date on which the imple- 5 mentation plan is submitted under subpara- 6 graph (A)(ii) and not less frequently than once 7 every 90 days thereafter until the date that is 8 three years after the date of such submittal, the 9 head of the task force shall submit to the congres- 10 sional defense committees a report describing the 11 status of the efforts of the Department to accom- 12 plish the tasks specified under clauses (iv) and 13 (vi) of subparagraph (B). 14 (c) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Consistent with the 15 elements of the implementation plan required under clauses 16 (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(2)(B)(4), the head of the task 17 force shall establish programs to provide training and edu- 18 cation to such members of the Armed Forces and civilian 19 employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary 20 considers appropriate to ensure understanding of the role 21 of information in warfare, the central goal of all military 22 operations to affect the perceptions, views, and decision- 23 making of adversaries, and the effective management and 24 conduct of operations in the information environment.

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513 1 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OF- 2 FICER FOR INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND CYBER OPER- 3 ATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish a position within 4 the Department of Defense known as the “Defense Intel- 5 ligence Officer for Information Operations and Cyber Oper- 6 ations”. 7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 8 (1) The term “head of the task force” means the 9 head appointed under subsection (a)(2)(A). 10 (2) The term “implementation plan” means the 11 plan required by subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii). 12 (3) The term “task force” means the cross-func- 13 tional task force established under subsection 14 (a)(1)(A). 15 SEC. 1043. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WITH 16 RESPECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 17 BY CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE ARMED 18 FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 19 DEPARTMENT WITHIN TWO YEARS OF SEPA- 20 RATION FROM MILITARY SERVICE OR EM- 21 PLOYMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT. 22 (a) PROHIBITION.—An individual described in sub- 23 section (b) may not engage in lobbying activities with re- 24 spect to the Department of Defense during the two-year pe- 25 riod beginning on the date of retirement or separation from

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