REPORT ON THE USE OF SECURITY COOPERATION AUTHORITIES.

SEC. 1206. REPORT ON THE USE OF SECURITY COOPERATION AUTHORITIES. (a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should utilize appropriate security cooperation authorities to counter malign influence campaigns by strategic competitors and other state actors that are directed at allied and partner countries and that pose a significant threat to the national security of the United States. (b) Report on Funding.—The Secretary of Defense shall include with the consolidated budget materials submitted to Congress as required by section 381 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 a report on the use of security cooperation funding to counter malign influence campaigns by strategic competitors and other state actors directed at allied and partner countries and posing a significant threat to the national security of the United States.