H.R. 6584

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6584 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6584

To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen and enhance the 
Department of Defense cyber workforce, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 10, 2025

Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen and enhance the 
Department of Defense cyber workforce, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Talent Development and 
Recruitment Act''.

SEC. 2. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
and
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) positions held in combatant 
commands, defense agencies, and field 
activities supporting the United States Cyber 
Command; and
``(v) up to 500 positions not otherwise 
described in clauses (i) through (iv) that the 
Secretary determines are hard-to-fill, highly 
skilled positions critical to cyberspace 
planning and operations in defense of, and 
which advance, U.S. national interests in 
collaboration with domestic and international 
partners.'';
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Rates of Pay.--The Secretary--
``(1) consistent with paragraph (2), shall fix the rates of 
basic pay for employees appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B)--
``(A) with a rate of pay provided for employees in 
comparable positions in the Federal Government; and
``(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum 
rates of pay established for such employees by statute 
or regulation; and
``(2) may prescribe a rate of basic pay for such an 
employee so appointed at a rate not to exceed a rate equal to 
150 percent of the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for 
positions at level I of the Executive Schedule under section 
5312 of title 5.''; and
(3) in subsection (h)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``five years 
after the date of the enactment of this section'' and 
inserting ``three years after the date of the enactment 
of the Cyber Talent Development and Recruitment Act''; 
and
(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end the 
following:
``(vii) The total number of positions, the 
title, duties, and responsibilities of each 
position, and the location of each position, 
including the assigned department, agency, 
command, and cost of establishing, appointing, 
and paying the salary of such positions.
``(viii) A description of--
``(I) how the Department has used 
the pay authorities in subsection (b); 
and
``(II) the effect of such 
authorities on recruitment and 
retention in the Cyber Excepted 
Service.''.
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