[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5768]
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  SA 3807. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Training Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     appropriate Department of Defense personnel are provided 
     training on whole of Government approaches to national 
     security challenges.
       (2) Coordination.--In providing training under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other 
     appropriate departments and agencies of the United States 
     Government in order to ensure that such training promotes 
     cross-agency and multi-sector learning, collaboration and 
     problem-solving.
       (b) Elements.--The training under this section shall 
     include and emphasize the following:
       (1) Integration and synchronization of policy across the 
     executive branch.
       (2) An understanding of the role of Congress, State and 
     local governments, community organizations, academia, foreign 
     governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private 
     sector in influencing and executing whole-of-Government 
     solutions.
       (3) Operating in an interagency environment.
       (4) Table-top role playing exercises and mentorship 
     programs designed to enable participants to gain a greater 
     understanding of interagency partnerships and means of 
     operating successfully in a whole of Government environment.
       (c) Provision of Training.--
       (1) Training by cohort.--Training shall be provided under 
     this section to cohorts comprised of a mix of military and 
     civilian personnel from across the Department and the Armed 
     Forces and, with the approval of the head of the department 
     or agency concerned, from other departments and agencies of 
     the United States Government.
       (2) Providers of training.--The entities providing training 
     under this section shall include military staff and war 
     colleges, the National Defense University, and accredited 
     public institutions of higher education that provide whole of 
     Government curricula and are located amid areas of high 
     concentration of military and civilian national security 
     personnel.
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