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.

S. 5211 would require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, working with the commanders of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Cyber Command, to develop and submit to Congress a strategy for cyber cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region within 180 days of enactment. The strategy must assess current and projected cyber cooperation needs through 2040, review the cybersecurity capacity and standards of regional allies and partners, identify gaps and barriers to collaboration, and propose actions to strengthen joint cyber planning, training, and information sharing. The bill also requires a funding plan and a congressional briefing within the same 180-day window, plus a follow-up implementation progress report due by March 15, 2028.

The requirements fall on Defense Department leadership and the military commands named above, not on private individuals or businesses. The substantive effect is on U.S. defense policy toward Indo-Pacific allies and partners, since it directs planning and possible future funding, legislative, or organizational changes related to military cyber cooperation in that region.

The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 3, 2026, by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), with Sen. Tammy Duckworth as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. It would need to be approved by that committee, pass the full Senate and House, and be signed by the President before becoming law.

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