§ 484. Quarterly cyber operations briefings

• (a) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on all offensive and significant defensive military operations in cyberspace carried out by the Department of Defense during the immediately preceding quarter.
• (b) Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the military operations in cyberspace described in such subsection, the following:
  • (1) An update, set forth separately for each geographic and functional command, that describes the operations carried out by the command and any hostile cyber activity directed at the command.
  • (2) An overview of authorities and legal issues applicable to the operations, including any relevant legal limitations.
  • (3) An outline of any interagency activities and initiatives relating to the operations.
  • (4) An overview of the readiness of the Cyber Mission Forces to perform assigned missions that—
    • (A) address all of the abilities of such Forces to conduct cyberspace operations based on capability and capacity of personnel, equipment, training, and equipment condition—
      • (i) using both quantitative and qualitative metrics; and
      • (ii) in a way that is common to all military departments; and
    • (B) is consistent with readiness reporting pursuant to section 482 of this title .
  • (5) Any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate.