; and (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection (f): (f) Department of Defense component defined In this section, the term Department of Defense component means the following: (1) A Defense Agency. (2) The Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (3) The Joint Staff. (4) A combatant command. (5) The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. (6) A Field Activity of the Department of Defense. (7) The Department of the Army. (8) The Department of the Navy. (9) The Department of the Air Force. . 1107. Authority for waiver of requirement for a baccalaureate degree for positions in the Department of Defense on cybersecurity and computer programming (a) Briefing on waiver required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the feasability and advisability of the enactment into law of the waiver authority described in subsection (b) and the authorities in subsections (c) through (e). (b) Waiver authority The waiver authority described in this subsection is the authority of the Secretary of Defense to waive any requirement in law for the possession of a baccalaureate degree as a condition of appointment to a position or category of positions in the Department of Defense specified in subsection (c) if the Secretary determined that the duties of the position or category of positions could be appropriately discharged by individuals demonstrating expertise other than a baccalaureate degree. (c) Positions The positions or categories of positions in the Department specified in this subsection are positions or categories of positions whose primary duties involve the following: (1) Cybersecurity, including computer network operations, computer network defense, computer network attack, and computer network exploitation. (2) Computer programming. (d) Appointment An individual who does not possess a baccalaureate