#aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aiig ,,an ,,act ,to encourage ,united ,states-,ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report regarding such cooperation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ukraine ,cybersecurity ,cooperation ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states established diplomatic relations with ,ukraine in #aiib1 following ,ukraine's independence from the ,soviet ,union4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states attaches great importance to the success of ,ukraine's transition to a modern democratic country with a flourishing market economy4 7#c7 ,in an effort to undermine democracy in ,ukraine1 hackers targeted the country's voting infrastructure just days before its #bjad presidential election4 7#d7 ,in ,december #bjae1 a malicious cyber intrusion into ,ukrainian electric utility companies resulted in widespread power outages4 7#e7 ,as a result of the ,december #bjae cyber incident1 the ,united ,states sent an interagency team to ,ukraine1 including representatives from the ,department of ,energy1 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,north ,american ,electric ,reliability ,corporation1 to help with the investigation and to assess the vulnerability of ,ukraine's infrastructure to cyber intrusion4 ,the visit was followed up by another interagency delegation to ,ukraine in ,march #bjaf and a ,may #bjaf ,united ,states-,ukrainian tabletop exercise on mitigating attacks against ,ukraine's infrastructure4 7#f7 ,in response to an escalating series of cyber attacks on the country's critical infrastructure--including its national railway system1 its major stock exchanges1 and its busiest airport--,president ,petro ,poroshenko declared that ,cyberspace has turned into another battlefield for state independence44 7#g7 ,in ,may #bjag1 ,ukraine cited activities on ,russian social media platforms1 including pro-,russian propaganda and offensive cyber operations1 as threats to ,ukrainian national security4 7#h7 ,following the ,june #bjag ,petya malware event--a global cyber incident that primarily affected ,ukraine--the ,secretary ,general of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 said the cyber attacks we have seen 99 99 99 very much highlight the importance of the support1 the help ,,nato provides 99 99 99 gives 99 99 99 or provides to ,ukraine to strengthen its cyber defenses1 technical and other kinds of support4 ,we will continue to do that and it's an important part of our cooperation with ,ukraine44 7#i7 ,in ,september #bjag1 the ,united ,states and ,ukraine conducted the first ,united ,states-,ukraine ,bilateral ,cyber ,dialogue in ,kyiv1 during which both sides affirmed their commitment to an internet that is open1 interoperable1 reliable1 and secure1 and the ,united ,states announced #e million in new cyber assistance to strengthen ,ukraine's ability to prevent1 mitigate1 and respond to cyber attacks4 #c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 reaffirm the ,united ,states-,ukraine ,charter on ,strategic ,partnership1 which highlights the importance of the bilateral relationship and outlines enhanced cooperation in the areas of defense1 security1 economics and trade1 energy security1 democracy1 and cultural exchanges2 7#b7 support continued cooperation between ,,nato and ,ukraine2 7#c7 support ,ukraine's political and economic reforms2 7#d7 reaffirm the commitment of the ,united ,states to the ,budapest ,memorandum on ,security ,assurances2 7#e7 assist ,ukraine's efforts to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities2 and 7#f7 improve ,ukraine's ability to respond to ,russian-supported disinformation and propaganda efforts in cyberspace1 including through social media and other outlets4 #d4 ,united ,states cybersecurity cooperation with ,ukraine 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,secretary of ,state should take the following actions1 commensurate with ,united ,states interests1 to assist ,ukraine to improve its cybersecurity3 7#a7 ,provide ,ukraine such support as may be necessary to secure government computer networks from malicious cyber intrusions1 particularly such networks that defend the critical infrastructure of ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,provide ,ukraine support in reducing reliance on ,russian information and communications technology4 7#c7 ,assist ,ukraine to build its capacity1 expand cybersecurity information sharing1 and cooperate on international cyberspace efforts4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report on ,united ,states cybersecurity cooperation with ,ukraine4 ,such report shall also include information relating to the following3 7#a7 ,united ,states efforts to strengthen ,ukraine's ability to prevent1 mitigate1 and respond to cyber incidents1 including through training1 education1 technical assistance1 capacity building1 and cybersecurity risk management strategies4 7#b7 ,the potential for new areas of collaboration and mutual assistance between the ,united ,states and ,ukraine in addressing shared cyber challenges1 including cybercrime1 critical infrastructure protection1 and resilience against botnets and other automated1 distributed threats4 7#c7 ,,nato's efforts to help ,ukraine develop technical capabilities to counter cyber threats4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,february #g1 #bjah4;,clerk4