S.Amdt. 2718

1. Adds SEC. 606. COOPERATION WITH NATO ON CYBER DEFENSE at the end of title VI

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   (2) Sense of the congress with respect to bilateral and multilateral assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should include programs designed to combat cybercrime in relevant bilateral or multilateral assistance programs administered or supported by the United States Government.

   Inserted: SEC. 606. COOPERATION WITH NATO ON CYBER DEFENSE.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The November 2010 NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration asserts, "Cyber threats are rapidly increasing and evolving in sophistication. In order to ensure NATO's permanent and unfettered access to cyberspace and integrity of its critical systems, we will take into account the cyber dimension of modern conflicts in NATO's doctrine and improve its capabilities to detect, assess, prevent, defend and recover in case of a cyber-attack against systems of critical importance to the Alliance."

   Inserted: (2) In an April 2012 speech, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, "There is a steady drumbeat of [cyber] attacks on governments, on businesses, on all kinds of networks every single day. And we have to be in a position to protect ourselves and, under Article 5, protect our NATO partners. There have been some rather significant attacks on NATO partners over the last several years that have caused consternation because of the damage done to classified information, and so therefore we are in the process of working toward a joint capability."

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it is in the interest of the United States to continue to work with NATO members, partners, and allies to develop the necessary cyber capabilities, including prevention, detection, recovery, and response, to deter aggression and prevent coercion through the cyber domain.

   Inserted: (c) Congressional Briefing.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall brief Congress on--

   Inserted: (A) the ability of NATO to detect, assess, prevent, defend, and recover from cyber attacks to its critical systems, networks, and other combat equipment;

   Inserted: (B) implementation of the NATO Policy on Cyber Defense;

   Inserted: (C) development of NATO's Computer Incident Response Capability;

   Inserted: (D) development and contributions of NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence; and

   Inserted: (E) NATO cooperation with other international organizations, including the European Union, the Council of Europe, the United Nations, and the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe.

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   Inserted: (2) Contributions from relevant federal agencies.--Not later than 30 days before the date on which the briefing is to be provided under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall consult with and obtain information relevant to the briefing from the head of each relevant Federal agency.

   Inserted: (3) Periodic updates.--The Secretary of State shall provide periodic briefings to Congress to highlight significant developments relating to the issues described in paragraph (1).

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   At the end of title VI, add the following:

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