[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2509. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Cantwell) 
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 CYBER FORCES OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AND CYBERSPACE.

       (a) In General.--Not less than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the use by the Department of Defense of members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces for cyber warfare, 
     cybersecurity, and other matters relating to the Department 
     and cyberspace.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Details on the current use by the Department of the 
     cyber forces of the reserve components and the plans of the 
     Secretary for the future use of such forces.
       (2) Details of the accompanying assignments and attachments 
     across the Department.
       (3) An evaluation of the insertion of members of the cyber 
     forces of the reserve components into command structures of 
     the Department.
       (4) Analysis of legal limitations on actions relating to 
     the cyber forces of the reserve components with respect to 
     their authorities under title 10, United States Code, and 
     title 32, United States Code.
       (5) An evaluation of the capabilities of such cyber forces, 
     with particular focus on capabilities related to responding 
     to threats and attacks on infrastructure.
       (6) Details of potential or planned steps for the 
     Department to take to ensure that the special legal, skills, 
     and command structure attributes of the reserve components 
     are best put to use in the defense of the United States.
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