,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ae1 
#bjba,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to improve the position of the 
,principal ,cyber ,advisor1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,defense ,principal ,cyber ,advisor     
,empowerment ,act of #bjba4  #b4        
,modification of position of ,principal 
,cyber ,advisor  7a7 ,designation of    
,principal ,cyber ,advisor ,paragraph   
7#a7 of section #icb7;c7 of the         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjad 7,public ,law   
#aac-ff2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbd note7 is   
amended to read as follows3  7#a7       
,designation  7,a7 ,the ,secretary shall
 designate1 from among the personnel of 
the ,office of the ,under ,secretary of 
,defense for ,policy1 a ,principal      

,cyber ,advisor to act as the principal 
advisor to the ,secretary on military   
cyber forces and activities4  7,b7 ,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      
,senate4  4  7b7 ,designation of ,deputy
 ,principal ,cyber ,advisor ,section    
#ije7;a77#a7 of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #aj        
,u4,s4,c4 #cia note7 is amended by      
striking ,secretary of ,defense and     
inserting ,under ,secretary of ,defense 
for ,policy4  7c7 ,briefing ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 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 
,defense4