IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1997 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To encourage United States-Ukraine cybersecurity coopera-
tion and require a report regarding such cooperation, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukraine Cybersecurity 
Cooperation Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States established diplomatic 
relations with Ukraine in 1992, following Ukraine’s 
independence from the Soviet Union. 
(2) The United States attaches great impor-
tance to the success of Ukraine’s transition to a 
modern democratic country with a flourishing mar-
ket economy. 
(3) In an effort to undermine democracy in 
Ukraine, hackers targeted the country’s voting infra-
structure just days before its 2014 presidential elec-
tion. 
(4) In December 2015, a malicious cyber intru-
sion into Ukrainian electric utility companies re-
sulted in widespread power outages. 
(5) As a result of the December 2015 cyber in-
cident, the United States sent an interagency team 
to Ukraine, including representatives from the De-
partment of Energy, the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, and the North American Electric Reliability 
Corporation, to help with the investigation and to 
assess the vulnerability of Ukraine’s infrastructure 
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to cyber intrusion. The visit was followed up by an-
other interagency delegation to Ukraine in March 
2016 and a May 2016 United States-Ukrainian ta-
bletop exercise on mitigating attacks against 
Ukraine’s infrastructure. 
(6) In response to an escalating series of cyber 
attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure—in-
cluding its national railway system, its major stock 
exchanges, and its busiest airport—President Petro 
Poroshenko declared that ‘‘Cyberspace has turned 
into another battlefield for state independence.’’. 
(7) In May 2017, Ukraine cited activities on 
Russian social media platforms, including pro-Rus-
sian propaganda and offensive cyber operations, as 
threats to Ukrainian national security. 
(8) Following the June 2017 Petya malware 
event—a global cyber incident that primarily af-
fected Ukraine—the Secretary General of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said ‘‘the 
cyber attacks we have seen * * * very much high-
light the importance of the support, the help NATO 
provides * * * gives * * * or provides to Ukraine 
to strengthen its cyber defenses, technical and other 
kinds of support. We will continue to do that and 
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it’s an important part of our cooperation with 
Ukraine.’’. 
(9) In September 2017, the United States and 
Ukraine conducted the first United States-Ukraine 
Bilateral Cyber Dialogue in Kyiv, during which both 
sides affirmed their commitment to an internet that 
is open, interoperable, reliable, and secure, and the 
United States announced $5 million in new cyber as-
sistance to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to prevent, 
mitigate, and respond to cyber attacks. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) reaffirm the United States-Ukraine Charter 
on Strategic Partnership, which highlights the im-
portance of the bilateral relationship and outlines 
enhanced cooperation in the areas of defense, secu-
rity, economics and trade, energy security, democ-
racy, and cultural exchanges; 
(2) support continued cooperation between 
NATO and Ukraine; 
(3) support Ukraine’s political and economic re-
forms; 
(4) reaffirm the commitment of the United 
States to the Budapest Memorandum on Security 
Assurances; 
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(5) assist Ukraine’s efforts to enhance its cy-
bersecurity capabilities; and 
(6) improve Ukraine’s ability to respond to 
Russian-supported disinformation and propaganda 
efforts in cyberspace, including through social media 
and other outlets. 
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION 
WITH UKRAINE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should take the following 
actions, commensurate with United States interests, to as-
sist Ukraine to improve its cybersecurity: 
(1) Provide Ukraine such support as may be 
necessary to secure government computer networks 
from malicious cyber intrusions, particularly such 
networks that defend the critical infrastructure of 
Ukraine. 
(2) Provide Ukraine support in reducing reli-
ance on Russian information and communications 
technology. 
(3) Assist Ukraine to build its capacity, expand 
cybersecurity information sharing, and cooperate on 
international cyberspace efforts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
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submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on United States cybersecu-
rity cooperation with Ukraine. Such report shall also in-
clude information relating to the following: 
(1) 
United 
States 
efforts 
to 
strengthen 
Ukraine’s ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond 
to cyber incidents, including through training, edu-
cation, technical assistance, capacity building, and 
cybersecurity risk management strategies. 
(2) The potential for new areas of collaboration 
and mutual assistance between the United States 
and Ukraine in addressing shared cyber challenges, 
including cybercrime, critical infrastructure protec-
tion, and resilience against botnets and other auto-
mated, distributed threats. 
(3) NATO’s efforts to help Ukraine develop 
technical capabilities to counter cyber threats. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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