A bill to require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit a strategy for cyber cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.

DoD plan for Indo-Pacific cyber defense

This bill would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to develop and begin implementing a cyber cooperation strategy for the Indo‑Pacific. The strategy would be developed with the commanders of U.S. Indo‑Pacific Command and U.S. Cyber Command and sent to congressional defense committees within 180 days after enactment. It would identify DoD cyber cooperation needs through 2040, current activities and capability gaps, and actions needed on defensive and offensive cyber operations, secure information sharing, training, exercises, workforce development, and protection of critical infrastructure and defense industrial networks. The bill would also require a funding plan tied to the most recent Future Years Defense Program and a briefing within 180 days. A report on implementation would be due to the defense committees by March 15, 2028. All material would be submitted in unclassified form, with a possible classified annex.