,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4 
,ratcliffe 7for himself and ,mr4        
,langevin7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be   
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 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 #bjjb and the ,united 
,states-,israel ,strategic ,partnership 
,act of #bjad to promote cooperative    
homeland security research and          
antiterrorism programs relating to      
cybersecurity1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,united ,states-,israel         
,advanced ,research ,partnership ,act of
 #bjaf4  #b4 ,cooperative homeland      
security research and antiterrorism     

programs relating to cybersecurity  7a7 
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
,section #cag of the ,homeland ,security
 ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aie;c7 is 
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsections 7g7 and 7h7 as subsections  
7h7 and 7i71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by 
inserting after subsection 7f7 the      
following new subsection3  7g7          
,cybersecurity ,as part of the          
international cooperative activities    
authorized in this section1 the ,under  
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,department of ,state and appropriate   
,federal officials1 may enter into      
cooperative research activities with    
,israel to strengthen preparedness      
against cyber threats and enhance       
capabilities in cybersecurity4  4  7b7  
,united ,states-,israel ,strategic      
,partnership ,act of #bjad ,subsection  
7c7 of section #g of the ,united        
,states-,israel ,strategic ,partnership 
,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-bif2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hfjf7 is amended--  7#a7 

in the heading1 by striking pilot2  7#b7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71
 by striking pilot2  7#c7 in paragraph  
7#b71 by striking and at the end2  7#d7 
in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#d7          
cybersecurity4  4