[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 4049) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2021 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.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.


                           Amendment No. 2301

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I call up the substitute amendment No. 
2301.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Inhofe] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 2301.

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading 
of the amendment be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')


                Amendment No. 2080 to Amendment No. 2301

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2080.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell], for Mr. Portman, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 2080 to amendment No. 2301.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask consent that the reading of the amendment be 
waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2080) is as follows

(Purpose: To require an element in annual reports on cyber science and 
technology activities on work with academic consortia on high priority 
      cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense 
                             capabilities)

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 240. ELEMENT IN ANNUAL REPORTS ON CYBER SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ON WORK WITH ACADEMIC 
                   CONSORTIA ON HIGH PRIORITY CYBERSECURITY 
                   RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       Section 257(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Sta. 1291) is 
     amended by adding at end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) Efforts to work with academic consortia on high 
     priority cybersecurity research activities.''.

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, 
Senator Reed and I have reached an agreement on the first managers' 
package, and we will be hotlining that list on both sides this evening 
with the hopes of clearing it and adopting those amendments tomorrow.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

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