S.Amdt. 6260

SA 6260. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1094. COAST GUARD CYBER PROTECTION ENGAGEMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall issue, for
each Coast Guard sector located in the Indo-Pacific region,
guidance establishing standardized procedures for scheduling
protocols and reporting requirements, which shall include
requirements to do the following:
(1) Conduct quarterly cybersecurity threat coordination
meetings with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency, the Department of Defense Information Network, the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, and relevant State,
local, Tribal, and territorial partners.
(2) Not less frequently than once each fiscal year, request
support from a Coast Guard Cyber Protection Team for the
purpose of cyber readiness assessments, vulnerability
evaluations, or incident response preparedness.
(3) Incorporate the findings of such Coast Guard Cyber
Protection Team into the annual readiness report submitted to
the Area Commander with respect to the sector concerned.
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