; and (3) the Secretary of Defense should prioritize providing funding to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence and the NATO Strategic Communication Center of Excellence or purposes of enhancing cooperation with NATO allies to counter cyberspace operations of the Russian Federation against the national security interests of the Untied States and United States and allies and partners. (b) Plan required The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to provide training to the national security forces of United States allies and partners for the purpose of building the capacity of such forces to counter cyberspace operations and information operations of the Russian Federation. (c) Report required (1) In general Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan required by subsection (b). (2) Form The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 7. Report on maintaining and expanding forward presence of United States military forces and personnel in Europe (a) Report required Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the strategy of the Department of Defense maintaining and expanding forward presence of United States military forces and personnel in Europe. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to United States European Command areas of responsibility: (1) An assessment of the additional permanently stationed forces in Europe required to meet United States strategic requirements and the operational requirements of the geographic combatant commander. (2) An assessment of the infrastructure capacity of existing European locations and their ability to accommodate additional forces. (3) An overview of new locations in Europe that might be considered for permanently stationed forces and the estimated cost and scope of