[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3337]
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  SA 2436. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 end of part I of subtitle C of title XVI, add the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON STRENGTHENING NATO CYBER DEFENSE.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the Department of Defense should continue to cooperate with 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and key 
     Organization allies in order to promote the common defense in 
     the cyberspace domain as well as to deter cyberattacks.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2019, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report detailing the Department's 
     efforts to enhance the United States' leadership and 
     collaboration with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     with respect to the development of a comprehensive, cross-
     domain strategy to build cyber-defense capacity and deter 
     cyber attacks among Organization member countries.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     address the following:
       (A) Improving cyber situational awareness among 
     Organization member countries.
       (B) Implementation of the cyber operational-domain roadmap 
     of the Organization with respect to doctrine, political 
     oversight and governance, planning, rules of engagement, and 
     integration across member countries.
       (C) Planned cooperative efforts to combat information 
     warfare across Organization member countries.
       (D) The development of cyber capabilities, including 
     cooperative development efforts and technology transfer.
       (E) Supporting stronger cyber partnerships with non-
     Organization member countries as appropriate.
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