S.Amdt. 3807

SA 3807. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A,
insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) Training Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
appropriate Department of Defense personnel are provided
training on whole of Government approaches to national
security challenges.
(2) Coordination.--In providing training under this
section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other
appropriate departments and agencies of the United States
Government in order to ensure that such training promotes
cross-agency and multi-sector learning, collaboration and
problem-solving.
(b) Elements.--The training under this section shall
include and emphasize the following:
(1) Integration and synchronization of policy across the
executive branch.
(2) An understanding of the role of Congress, State and
local governments, community organizations, academia, foreign
governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private
sector in influencing and executing whole-of-Government
solutions.
(3) Operating in an interagency environment.
(4) Table-top role playing exercises and mentorship
programs designed to enable participants to gain a greater
understanding of interagency partnerships and means of
operating successfully in a whole of Government environment.
(c) Provision of Training.--
(1) Training by cohort.--Training shall be provided under
this section to cohorts comprised of a mix of military and
civilian personnel from across the Department and the Armed
Forces and, with the approval of the head of the department
or agency concerned, from other departments and agencies of
the United States Government.
(2) Providers of training.--The entities providing training
under this section shall include military staff and war
colleges, the National Defense University, and accredited
public institutions of higher education that provide whole of
Government curricula and are located amid areas of high
concentration of military and civilian national security
personnel.
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