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,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjag,mr4   
,correa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,presid5t to develop a /rategy = !      
(f5sive use ( cyb] capabilities1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,enhance ,p>tn] ,cyb]   
,capabilities ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  7#a7 ,!
 ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
7commonly kn[n z ,,nato7 rema9s a       
critical alliance = ! ,unit$ ,/ates & a 
co/-effective1 flexible means ( provid+ 
security to ! mo/ important allies ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! regime (        
,russian ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 is   
actively work+ to erode democratic      
sy/ems ( ,,nato memb] /ates1 includ+ !  

,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,accord+ to !      
report ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (       
,national ,intellig5ce dat$ ,janu>y #f1 
#bjag1 on ! ,russian ,f$]ation's hack ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates presid5tial election3   
,russian ef=ts to influ5ce ! #bjaf      
presid5tial election repres5t ! mo/     
rec5t expression ( ,mosc['s long/&+     
desire to und]m9e ! ,,u-l$ lib]al       
democratic ord]44  7#d7 ,z rec5tly z    
,may #d1 #bjag1 ! press report$ a       
massive cyb] hack ( ,fr5* ,presid5t     
,emmanuel ,macron's campaign1 likely    
attributable to ,russian actors4  7#e7  
,x is 9 ! core int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to enhance ! (f5sive & def5sive cyb]   
capabilities ( ,,nato memb] /ates to    
det] & def5d aga9/ ,russian cyb] &      
influ5ce op]ations4  7#f7 ,enhanc$      
(f5sive cyb] capabilities w\ld enable ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to demon/rate /r5g? & det]
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation f ?reat5+ ,,nato1 
:ile reassur+ allies1 )\t a provocative 
buildup ( conv5tional milit>y =ces4  #c4
 ,s5se ( ,congress on cyb] /rategy ( !  

,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,x is ! s5se (      
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 %\ld update ! cyb] /rategy ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 7z t /rategy is     
describ$ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se docum5t
 titl$ ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,cyb]     
,/rategy dat$ ,april #ae1 #bjae72  7#b7 
9 updat+ ! cyb] /rategy ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 !
 ,secret>y %\ld-- 7,a7 specifically     
develop an (f5sive cyb] /rategy t       
includes plans = ! (f5sive use ( cyb]   
capabilities1 includ+ comput] network   
exploitation & comput] network attacks1 
to ?w>t air1 l&1 or sea attacks by !    
regime ( ,russian ,presid5t ,vladimir   
,put9 & o!r adv]s>ies2  7,b7 provide    
guidance on integrat+ (f5sive tools into
 ! cyb] ars5al ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,c7   
assi/ ,,nato p>tn]s1 ?r\gh ! ,,nato     
,coop]ative ,cyb] ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce &  
o!r entities1 9 develop+ (f5sive cyb]   
capabilities4  #d4 ,/rategy = (f5sive   
use ( cyb] capabilities  7a7 ,/rategy   
requir$ ,! ,presid5t %all develop a     
writt5 /rategy = ! (f5sive use ( cyb]   

capabilites by dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!      
/rategy develop$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
include1 at m9imum-- 7#a7 a description 
( enhancem5ts t are ne$$ to improve !   
(f5sive cyb] capabilities ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & p>tn] nations1 includ+ ,,nato  
memb] /ates2 &  7#b7 a /atem5t (        
pr9ciples conc]n+ ! appropriate         
deploym5t ( (f5sive cyb] capabilities4  
7c7 ,submission to ,congress  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t    
%all submit to ! congressional def5se   
committees 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section  
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 ! /rategy develop$ "u subsection
 7a74  7#b7 ,=m ( submission ,! /rategy 
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be        
submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m4  #e4           
,int]national coop]ation  7a7 ,au?ority 
to provide te*nical assi/ance ,!        
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se & ) ! concurr5ce ( ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate1 is au?oriz$ to provide te*nical 

assi/ance to ,,nato memb] /ates to assi/
 su* /ates 9 develop+ & enhanc+ (f5sive 
cyb] capabilities4  7b7 ,te*nical exp]ts
 ,9 provid+ te*nical assi/ance "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,,nato ,coop]ative ,cyb] ,c5t] (      
,excell5ce1 may detail te*nical exp]ts 9
 ! field ( cyb] op]ations to ,,nato     
memb] /ates4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
preclude or limit ! au?orities ( !      
,presid5t or ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to   
provide cyb]-relat$ assi/ance to =eign  
c\ntries1 includ+ ! au?ority ( !        
,secret>y to provide su* assi/ance "u   
section #ccc ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
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