H.R. 5877 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5877 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself and Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland security research and antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016. 2. Cooperative homeland security research and antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity (a) Homeland Security Act of 2002 Section 317 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Cybersecurity As part of the international cooperative activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the Department of State and appropriate Federal officials, may enter into cooperative research activities with Israel to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cybersecurity. . (b) United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 Subsection (c) of section 7 of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296; 22 U.S.C. 8606) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking pilot; (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking pilot; (3) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) cybersecurity. .