; and (2) concerns persist over the growing sophistication of unconventional and hybrid state-sponsored threats by the Russian Federation as demonstrated through its advancement and integration of conventional warfare, economic warfare, cyber and information operations, intelligence operations, and other activities to undermine United States national security objectives as well as the objectives of United States allies and partners in Europe. 6. Plan to provide training to the national security forces of United States allies and partners to counter cyberspace operations and information operations of the Russian Federation (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the establishment by the Commander of the United States European Command of the interagency Russian Information Group to counter Russian information operations against the United States and United States allies and partners should be supported and cooperation and synchronization of efforts and activities with the Department of State’s Global Engagement Center and with the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence should be encouraged; (2) the Secretary of Defense should, to the extent appropriate, prioritize the transfer of funds as authorized under section 1287(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2546) to the Department of State’s Global Engagement Center specifically for the purpose of countering Russia state-sponsored propaganda aimed at undermining the national security interests of the United States and United States allies and partners