To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive plan to support civil authorities in response to cyber attacks by foreign powers.

SA 1520. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XVI, insert
the following:

SEC. ___. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO
SUPPORT CIVIL AUTHORITIES IN RESPONSE TO CYBER
ATTACKS BY FOREIGN POWERS.

(a) Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
develop a comprehensive plan for the United States Cyber
Command to support civil authorities in responding to cyber
attacks by foreign powers (as defined in section 101 of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1801)) against the United States or a United States person.
(2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A plan for internal Department of Defense collective
training activities that are integrated with exercises
conducted with other agencies and State and local
governments.
(B) Plans for coordination with the heads of other Federal
agencies and State and local governments pursuant to the
exercises required under subparagraph (A).
(C) Note of any historical frameworks that are used, if
any, in the formulation of the plan required by paragraph
(1), such as Operation Noble Eagle.
(D) Descriptions of the roles, responsibilities, and
expectations of Federal, State, and local authorities as the
Secretary understands them.
(E) Descriptions of the roles, responsibilities, and
expectations of the active components and reserve components
of the Armed Forces.
(F) A description of such legislative and administrative
action as may be necessary to carry out the plan required by
paragraph (1).
(b) Comptroller General of the United States Review of
Plan.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
review the plan developed under subsection (a)(1).
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