[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 576. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR CYBER ISSUES.

       (a) Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues.--Section 1 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(h) Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of State the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber 
     Issues.
       ``(2) Coordinator for cyber issues.--The head of the Office 
     shall be the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate. The Coordinator shall report directly 
     to the Secretary of State.
       ``(3) Duties.--The Coordinator shall perform the following 
     duties:
       ``(A) Coordinating the Department of State's global 
     diplomatic engagement on cyber issues.
       ``(B) Serving as the Department's liaison to the President 
     and Federal departments and agencies on these issues.
       ``(C) Advising the Secretary of State and Deputy 
     Secretaries of State on cyber issues and engagements.
       ``(D) Acting as liaison to public and private sector 
     entities on cyber issues.
       ``(E) Coordinating the work of regional and functional 
     bureaus within the Department engaged in these areas.
       ``(4) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Coordinator shall 
     have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.''.
       (b) Report on Development of Framework on Voluntary Norms 
     and Confidence Building Measures Related to Cyber Issues.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report on efforts to establish a coalition of states in 
     support of a framework on voluntary norms and confidence 
     building measures related to cyber issues, including a 
     description of any alternative frameworks by other countries 
     or international organizations.
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