S.Amdt. 576

SA 576. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, 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, insert the following:

SEC. __. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR CYBER ISSUES.

(a) Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues.--Section 1
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(h) Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the
Department of State the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber
Issues.
``(2) Coordinator for cyber issues.--The head of the Office
shall be the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. The Coordinator shall report directly
to the Secretary of State.
``(3) Duties.--The Coordinator shall perform the following
duties:
``(A) Coordinating the Department of State's global
diplomatic engagement on cyber issues.
``(B) Serving as the Department's liaison to the President
and Federal departments and agencies on these issues.
``(C) Advising the Secretary of State and Deputy
Secretaries of State on cyber issues and engagements.
``(D) Acting as liaison to public and private sector
entities on cyber issues.
``(E) Coordinating the work of regional and functional
bureaus within the Department engaged in these areas.
``(4) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Coordinator shall
have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.''.
(b) Report on Development of Framework on Voluntary Norms
and Confidence Building Measures Related to Cyber Issues.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
a report on efforts to establish a coalition of states in
support of a framework on voluntary norms and confidence
building measures related to cyber issues, including a
description of any alternative frameworks by other countries
or international organizations.
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