,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjag,mr4  
,correa introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,president to develop a      
strategy for the offensive use of cyber 
capabilities1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,enhance ,partner ,cyber        
,capabilities ,act4  #b4 ,findings  7#a7
 ,the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty          
,organization 7commonly known as ,,nato7
 remains a critical alliance for the    
,united ,states and a cost-effective1   
flexible means of providing security to 
the most important allies of the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,the regime of ,russian 

,president ,vladimir ,putin is actively 
working to erode democratic systems of  
,,nato member states1 including the     
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,according to the
 report of the ,office of the ,director 
of ,national ,intelligence dated        
,january #f1 #bjag1 on the ,russian     
,federation's hack of the ,united       
,states presidential election3 ,russian 
efforts to influence the #bjaf          
presidential election represent the most
 recent expression of ,moscow's         
longstanding desire to undermine the    
,,us-led liberal democratic order44     
7#d7 ,as recently as ,may #d1 #bjag1 the
 press reported a massive cyber hack of 
,french ,president ,emmanuel ,macron's  
campaign1 likely attributable to        
,russian actors4  7#e7 ,it is in the    
core interests of the ,united ,states to
 enhance the offensive and defensive    
cyber capabilities of ,,nato member     
states to deter and defend against      
,russian cyber and influence operations4
  7#f7 ,enhanced offensive cyber        

capabilities would enable the ,united   
,states to demonstrate strength and     
deter the ,russian ,federation from     
threatening ,,nato1 while reassuring    
allies1 without a provocative buildup of
 conventional military forces4  #c4     
,sense of ,congress on cyber strategy of
 the ,department of ,defense ,it is the 
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the      
,secretary of ,defense should update the
 cyber strategy of the ,department of   
,defense 7as that strategy is described 
in the ,department of ,defense document 
titled ,the ,department of ,defense     
,cyber ,strategy dated ,april #ae1      
#bjae72  7#b7 in updating the cyber     
strategy of the ,department1 the        
,secretary should-- 7,a7 specifically   
develop an offensive cyber strategy that
 includes plans for the offensive use of
 cyber capabilities1 including computer 
network exploitation and computer       
network attacks1 to thwart air1 land1 or
 sea attacks by the regime of ,russian  
,president ,vladimir ,putin and other   

adversaries2  7,b7 provide guidance on  
integrating offensive tools into the    
cyber arsenal of the ,department2 and   
7,c7 assist ,,nato partners1 through the
 ,,nato ,cooperative ,cyber ,center of  
,excellence and other entities1 in      
developing offensive cyber capabilities4
  #d4 ,strategy for offensive use of    
cyber capabilities  7a7 ,strategy       
required ,the ,president shall develop a
 written strategy for the offensive use 
of cyber capabilites by departments and 
agencies of the ,federal ,government4   
7b7 ,elements ,the strategy developed   
under subsection 7a7 shall include1 at  
minimum-- 7#a7 a description of         
enhancements that are needed to improve 
the offensive cyber capabilities of the 
,united ,states and partner nations1    
including ,,nato member states2 and     
7#b7 a statement of principles          
concerning the appropriate deployment of
 offensive cyber capabilities4  7c7     
,submission to ,congress  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ahj days after 

the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall submit to the      
congressional defense committees 7as    
that term is defined in section         
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code7 the strategy developed   
under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,form of    
submission ,the strategy submitted under
 paragraph 7#a7 may be submitted in     
classified form4  #e4 ,international    
cooperation  7a7 ,authority to provide  
technical assistance ,the ,president1   
acting through the ,secretary of        
,defense and with the concurrence of the
 ,secretary of ,state1 is authorized to 
provide technical assistance to ,,nato  
member states to assist such states in  
developing and enhancing offensive cyber
 capabilities4  7b7 ,technical experts  
,in providing technical assistance under
 subsection 7a71 the ,president1 acting 
through the ,,nato ,cooperative ,cyber  
,center of ,excellence1 may detail      
technical experts in the field of cyber 
operations to ,,nato member states4  7c7

 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
section shall be construed to preclude  
or limit the authorities of the         
,president or the ,secretary of ,defense
 to provide cyber-related assistance to 
foreign countries1 including the        
authority of the ,secretary to provide  
such assistance under section #ccc of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4