[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3690-S3691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1497. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1257. REPORT ON SECURITY CHALLENGES OF HYBRID WARFARE 
                   TACTICS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth an assessment of the security challenges posed 
     by hybrid warfare tactics that combine conventional and 
     unconventional means, such as those used by the Russian 
     Federation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, and their 
     implications for United States military doctrine, 
     organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, 
     and personnel and facilities.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     address the following:
       (1) The implications for mechanized and armored warfare.
       (2) The implications of the use of information operations 
     to gain information dominance.
       (3) The implications of the use of sophisticated electronic 
     warfare capabilities.
       (4) The applicability of lessons learned from the conflict 
     in Ukraine to security challenges faced by other United 
     States combatant commands, including the United

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     States Pacific Command and the United States Central Command.
       (5) Such other matters with respect to the security 
     challenges posed by the tactics described in subsection (a) 
     as the Secretary consider appropriate.
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