,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gai ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bc1 #bjag,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,gardner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish a grant program at the ,department of ,homeland ,security to promote cooperative research and development between the ,united ,states and ,israel on cybersecurity4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,states-,israel ,cybersecurity ,cooperation ,enhancement ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,united ,states-,israel cybersecurity cooperation 7a7 ,grant program 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary1 in accordance with the agreement entitled the ,agreement between the ,government of the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,government of the ,state of ,israel on ,cooperation in ,science and ,technology for ,homeland ,security ,matters1 done at ,jerusalem ,may #bi1 #bjjh 7or successor agreement71 and the requirements specified in paragraph 7#b71 shall establish a grant program at the ,department to support-- 7,a7 cybersecurity research and development2 and 7,b7 demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology4 7#b7 ,requirements 7,a7 ,applicability ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in carrying out a research1 development1 demonstration1 or commercial application program or activity that is authorized under this section1 the ,secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with this paragraph4 7,b7 ,research and development 7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 the ,secretary shall require not less than #ej percent of the cost of a research1 development1 demonstration1 or commercial application program or activity described in subparagraph 7,a7 to be provided by a non-,federal source4 7ii7 ,reduction ,the ,secretary may reduce or eliminate1 on a case-by-case basis1 the percentage requirement specified in clause 7i7 if the ,secretary determines that such reduction or elimination is necessary and appropriate4 7,c7 ,merit review ,in carrying out a research1 development1 demonstration1 or commercial application program or activity that is authorized under this section1 awards shall be made only after an impartial review of the scientific and technical merit of the proposals for such awards has been carried out by or for the ,department4 7,d7 ,review processes ,in carrying out a review under subparagraph 7,c71 the ,secretary may use merit review processes developed under section #cjb7ad7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ahb7ad774 7#c7 ,eligible applicants ,an applicant shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the project of such applicant-- 7,a7 addresses a requirement in the area of cybersecurity research or cybersecurity technology1 as determined by the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 is a joint venture between-- 7i7 7,i7 a for-profit business entity1 academic institution1 ,national ,laboratory 7as defined in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771 or nonprofit entity in the ,united ,states2 and 7,,ii7 a for-profit business entity1 academic institution1 or nonprofit entity in ,israel2 or 7ii7 7,i7 the ,federal ,government2 and 7,,ii7 the ,government of ,israel4 7#d7 ,applications ,to be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection1 an applicant shall submit to the ,secretary an application for such grant in accordance with procedures established by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the advisory board established under paragraph 7#e74 7#e7 ,advisory board 7,a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish an advisory board to-- 7i7 monitor the method by which grants are awarded under this subsection2 and 7ii7 provide to the ,secretary periodic performance reviews of actions taken to carry out this subsection4 7,b7 ,composition ,the advisory board established under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be composed of three members1 to be appointed by the ,secretary1 of whom-- 7i7 one shall be a representative of the ,federal ,government2 7ii7 one shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the ,united ,states-,israel ,binational ,science ,foundation2 and 7iii7 one shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the ,israel-,united ,states ,binational ,industrial ,research and ,development ,foundation4 7#f7 ,contributed funds ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary may accept or retain funds contributed by any person1 government entity1 or organization for purposes of carrying out this subsection4 ,such funds shall be available1 subject to appropriation1 without fiscal year limitation4 7#g7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of completion of a project for which a grant is provided under this subsection1 the grant recipient shall submit to the ,secretary a report that contains-- 7,a7 a description of how the grant funds were used by the recipient2 and 7,b7 an evaluation of the level of success of each project funded by the grant4 7#h7 ,classification ,grants shall be awarded under this subsection only for projects that are considered to be unclassified by both the ,united ,states and ,israel4 7b7 ,termination ,the grant program and the advisory board established under this section shall terminate on the date that is #g years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,no additional funds authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this ,act4 ,such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term cybersecurity research means research1 including social science research1 into ways to identify1 protect against1 detect1 respond to1 and recover from cybersecurity threats2 7#b7 the term cybersecurity technology means technology intended to identify1 protect against1 detect1 respond to1 and recover from cybersecurity threats2 7#c7 the term cybersecurity threat has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,cybersecurity ,information ,sharing ,act of #bjae 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja72 7#d7 the term ,department means the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 and 7#e7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4