,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #ehdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #cj1          
#bjaf,receiv$  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% a
 grant program at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& 
,security to promote coop]ative rese>* &
 developm5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
,israel on cyb]security4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,israel ,cyb]security ,coop]ation
 ,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,unit$  
,/ates-,israel cyb]security coop]ation  
7a7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! 
,secret>y1 9 accordance ) ! agreem5t    
entitl$ ! ,agreem5t betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,/ate ( ,israel on ,coop]ation 9   
,sci5ce & ,te*nology = ,homel& ,security
 ,matt]s1 dat$ ,may #bi1 #bjjh 7or      
successor agreem5t71 & ! requirem5ts    
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 %all e/abli% a
 grant program at ! ,dep>tm5t to        
support--  7,a7 cyb]security rese>* &   
developm5t2 &  7,b7 demon/ration &      
comm]cialization ( cyb]security         

te*nology4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts  7,a7     
,applicability ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 9 c>ry+ out a rese>*1  
developm5t1 demon/ration1 or comm]cial  
application program or activity t is    
au?oriz$ "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all require co/ %>+ 9 accordance ) ?is 
p>agraph4  7,b7 ,rese>* & developm5t    
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 clause 
7ii71 ! ,secret>y %all require n less   
?an #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( a rese>*1       
developm5t1 demon/ration1 or comm]cial  
application program or activity describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 to be provid$ by a  
non-,f$]al s\rce4  7ii7 ,r$uction ,!    
,secret>y may r$uce or elim9ate1 on a   
case-by-case basis1 ! p]c5tage          
requirem5t specifi$ 9 clause 7i7 if !   
,secret>y det]m9es t su* r$uction or    
elim9ation is necess>y & appropriate4   
7,c7 ,m]it review ,9 c>ry+ out a rese>*1
 developm5t1 demon/ration1 or comm]cial 
application program or activity t is    
au?oriz$ "u ?is section1 aw>ds %all be  
made only aft] an imp>tial review ( !   

sci5tific & te*nical m]it ( ! proposals 
= su* aw>ds has be5 c>ri$ out by or = ! 
,dep>tm5t4  7,d7 ,review processes ,9   
c>ry+ out a review "u subp>agraph 7,c71 
! ,secret>y may use m]it review         
processes develop$ "u section #cjb7ad7 (
 ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #ahb7ad774  7#c7 ,eligible    
applicants ,an applicant %all be        
eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
subsection if ! project ( su*           
applicant--  7,a7 addresses a requirem5t
 9 ! area ( cyb]security rese>* or      
cyb]security te*nology1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y2 &  7,b7 is a jo9t v5ture     
betwe5-- 7i7 7,i7 a =-pr(it bus9ess     
entity1 academic in/itution1 ,national  
,laboratory 7z def9$ 9 section #b ( !   
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771 or nonpr(it entity 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,,ii7 a =-pr(it   
bus9ess entity1 academic in/itution1 or 
nonpr(it entity 9 ,israel2 or  7ii7 7,i7
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7,,ii7 !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel4  7#d7 ,applications

 ,to be eligible to receive a grant "u  
?is subsection1 an applicant %all submit
 to ! ,secret>y an application = su*    
grant 9 accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$ 
by ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !      
advisory bo>d e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#e74
  7#e7 ,advisory bo>d  7,a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an advisory   
bo>d to-- 7i7 monitor ! me?od by :i*    
grants are aw>d$ "u ?is subsection2 &   
7ii7 provide to ! ,secret>y p]iodic     
p]=mance reviews ( actions tak5 to c>ry 
out ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,composition  
,! advisory bo>d e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 %all be compos$ ( ?ree memb]s1 to 
be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y1 ( :om--  7i7 
"o %all be a repres5tative ( ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t2  7ii7 "o %all be select$ f a 
li/ ( nom9ees provid$ by ! ,unit$       
,/ates-,israel ,b9ational ,sci5ce       
,f\ndation2 &  7iii7 "o %all be select$ 
f a li/ ( nom9ees provid$ by ! ,unit$   
,/ates-,israel ,b9ational ,indu/rial    
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,f\ndation4  7#f7 
,contribut$ funds ,not)/&+ any o!r      

provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y may accept 
or reta9 funds contribut$ by any p]son1 
gov]nm5t entity1 or organization =      
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is subsection4    
,su* funds %all be available1 subject to
 appropriation1 )\t fiscal ye>          
limitation4  7#g7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( completion ( a  
project = :i* a grant is provid$ "u ?is 
subsection1 ! grant recipi5t %all submit
 to ! ,secret>y a report t conta9s--    
7,a7 a description ( h[ ! grant funds 7 
us$ by ! recipi5t2 &  7,b7 an evaluation
 ( ! level ( success ( ea* project fund$
 by ! grant4  7#h7 ,classification      
,grants %all be aw>d$ "u ?is subsection 
only = projects t are consid]$ to be    
unclassifi$ by bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
,israel4  7b7 ,t]m9ation ,! grant       
program & ! advisory bo>d e/abli%$ "u   
?is section t]m9ate on ! date t is sev5 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7c7 ,prohibition on additional   
fund+ ,no additional funds are au?oriz$ 
to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act4 

7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 !
 t]m cyb]security rese>* means rese>*1  
includ+ social sci5ce rese>*1 into ways 
to id5tify1 protect aga9/1 detect1      
respond to1 & recov] f cyb]security     
?reats2  7#b7 ! t]m cyb]security        
te*nology means te*nology int5d$ to     
id5tify1 protect aga9/1 detect1 respond 
to1 & recov] f cyb]security ?reats2     
7#c7 ! t]m cyb]security ?reat has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ajb ( !   
,cyb]security ,in=mation ,%>+ ,act (    
#bjae 7enact$ z title ,i ( !            
,cyb]security ,act ( #bjae 7division ,n 
( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1  
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aac7772  7#d7 !
 t]m ,dep>tm5t means ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security2 &  7#e7 ! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #bi1 #bjaf4,k>5
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