,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,ms4 
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,under     
,secretary of ,defense for ,policy and  
the ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of  
,staff to submit a strategy for cyber   
cooperation in the ,indo-,pacific       
region1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,strategy for cyber cooperation in the  
,indo-,pacific region  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,policy and the ,chairman of the ,joint 
,chiefs of ,staff1 in coordination with 
the ,commander of the ,united ,states   
,indo-,pacific ,command and the         
,commander of the ,united ,states ,cyber
 ,command1 shall develop1 submit to the 
congressional defense committees 7as    

defined in section #aja of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code71 and commence    
implementation of a strategy to enhance 
and institutionalize cyber cooperation  
between the ,department of ,defense and 
allies and partners in the              
,indo-,pacific region4  7b7 ,elements   
,the strategy required by subsection 7a7
 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an  
identification of the current and       
projected cyber cooperation requirements
 of the ,department of ,defense in the  
,indo-,pacific region through #bjdj1    
including requirements identified in    
theater security cooperation plans1     
relating to-- 7,a7 defensive cyberspace 
operations2  7,b7 offensive cyber       
operations2  7,c7 secure information    
sharing2  7,d7 cyber training1          
exercises1 and workforce development2   
7,e7 protection of critical             
infrastructure1 communications networks1
 and defense industrial base networks2  
7,f7 joint planning and operational     
integration2 and  7,g7 command and      

control structures for joint cyber      
integration4  7#b7 ,an identification of
 existing cyber cooperation activities1 
agreements1 and capability gaps between 
the ,department of ,defense and allies  
and partners in the ,indo-,pacific      
region4  7#c7 ,a strategic review of the
 cybersecurity capacity and cyber       
resilience of allies and partners in the
 ,indo-,pacific region that includes the
 following3 7,a7 ,with respect to each  
such ally or partner-- 7i7 an assessment
 of the extent to which the ally or     
partner has expressed interest or has   
participated in existing ,united ,states
 ,government or ,department of ,defense 
programs to assist in the the expansion 
of cybersecurity capacity across        
policies1 technical architecture1 and   
practices of the ally or partner1 the   
results of any such participation1 and  
an identification of any barriers to    
effective participation2  7ii7 an       
assessment of the extent to which the   
responsibility for cybersecurity        

capabilities and any exposure resulting 
from gaps in such capabilities lie with 
the military1 another government entity1
 or the commercial sector of the ally or
 partner1 and an assessment of the      
manner in which the structure           
contributes to opportunities for1 or    
risks to1 collaboration with the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces2  7iii7 an      
identification of the cybersecurity     
standards used by each ally or partner1 
and an assessment of the extent to which
 such standards overlap with ,united    
,states cybersecurity standards2 and    
7iv7 in the case of an ally or partner  
that does not have shared cybersecurity 
standards with the ,united ,states1 a   
review of the differences between       
standards1 the manner in which such     
differences may create barriers to      
interoperability and collaboration with 
the ,department of ,defense1 existing   
,department of ,defense mitigation      
measures to ensure collaboration1 and   
recommendations for more permanent      

solutions4  7,b7 ,an identification of  
additional resources or authorities     
required to help address gaps in the    
cybersecurity architecture or practices 
of such allies and partners1 including  
with respect to the ,national ,guard's  
,state ,partnership ,program and        
consultations provided by the           
,department of ,state and the           
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7,c7 ,an identification of any          
capability gaps of such allies and      
partners with respect to cybersecurity  
capacity and cyber resilience that the  
,department of ,defense may be able to  
address through security cooperation    
initiatives4  7#d7 ,an identification   
of-- 7,a7 actions necessary to          
strengthen cyber cooperation1           
interoperability1 intelligence and      
information sharing1 cyber defense and  
cybersecurity integration1 and combined 
cyber planning with such allies and     
partners2  7,b7 any authorities1 force  
posture adjustments1 organizational     

changes1 or legislative actions required
 to improve cybersecurity in the        
,indo-,pacific region2 and  7,c7        
opportunities-- 7i7 to expand bilateral 
and multilateral cyber exercises1 cyber 
workforce exchanges1 cyber              
capacity-building initiatives1 and      
operational collaboration with such     
allies and partners2  7ii7 to leverage  
existing security cooperation mechanisms
 and multilateral partnerships to       
support the objectives of the strategy2 
and  7iii7 to enhance collaboration     
between the ,joint ,staff1 the ,office  
of the ,secretary of ,defense1 the      
,united ,states ,cyber ,command1 and the
 ,united ,states ,indo-,pacific ,command
 on cybersecurity cooperation with      
allies and partners in the              
,indo-,pacific region4  7c7 ,funding    
plan ,not later than #ahj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,under ,secretary of ,defense for      
,policy and the ,chairman of the ,joint 
,chiefs of ,staff1 in coordination with 

the ,commander of the ,united ,states   
,indo-,pacific ,command and the         
,commander of the ,united ,states ,cyber
 ,command1 shall submit to the          
congressional defense committees a      
report that includes-- 7#a7 a plan for  
funding and resourcing the              
implementation of the strategy developed
 under subsection 7a7 across the period 
covered by the most recent future-years 
defense program submitted to ,congress  
under section #bba of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as of the date of the   
report2 and  7#b7 an identification of  
any resource gaps that would impede     
implementation of such strategy4  7d7   
,briefing ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense 
for ,policy and the ,chairman of the    
,joint ,chiefs of ,staff shall provide  
the congressional defense committees    
with a briefing on the strategy required
 by subsection 7a74  7e7 ,implementation
 report ,not later than ,march #ae1     

#bjbh1 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense
 for ,policy and the ,chairman of the   
,joint ,chiefs of ,staff shall submit to
 the congressional defense committees a 
report on the progress of the           
implementation of such strategy1        
including-- 7#a7 a description of       
actions taken to implement the strategy2
  7#b7 an assessment of remaining       
operational and capability gaps2  7#c7  
an identification of any barriers to    
implementation2 and  7#d7               
recommendations for any additional      
authorities or resources required to    
carry out the strategy4  7f7 ,form ,the 
strategy1 briefing1 and report required 
by this section shall be submitted in   
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4