,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ehgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #cj1 
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,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 in 
subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking and after the semicolon2   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by inserting after paragraph  

7#b7 the following new paragraphs3  7#c7
 for international cooperative          
activities identified in the previous   
reporting period1 a status update on the
 progress of such activities1 including 
whether goals were realized1 explaining 
any lessons learned1 and evaluating     
overall success2 and  7#d7 a discussion 
of obstacles encountered in the course  
of forming1 executing1 or implementing  
agreements for international cooperative
 activities1 including administrative1  
legal1 or diplomatic challenges or      
resource constraints4  2  7#b7 by       
redesignating subsections 7g7 and 7h7 as
 subsections 7h7 and 7i71 respectively2 
and  7#c7 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  #c4 ,prohibition on  
additional funding ,no additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act or the amendments   
made by this ,act4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,november #bi1      
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk