,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aabg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ba1 #bjbc 
,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales of ,texas 7for     
himself and ,ms4 ,sherrill7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow for cooperative  
research activities between the         
,department of ,homeland ,security and  
,taiwan to strengthen preparedness      
against cyber threats and enhance       
capabilities in cybersecurity1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,united        
,states-,taiwan ,advanced ,research     
,partnership ,act of #bjbc4  #b4        
,cooperative ,homeland ,security        
research and antiterrorism programs     
relating to cybersecurity  7a7 ,in      
general ,as part of the international   
cooperative activities authorized under 
section #cag of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aie;c71 the
 ,under ,secretary for ,science and     

,technology of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security1 in coordination    
with the ,secretary of ,state and other 
appropriate ,federal officials1 may     
enter into cooperative research         
activities with ,taiwan to strengthen   
preparedness against cyber threats and  
enhance capabilities in cybersecurity4  
7b7 ,report ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,under ,secretary for      
,science and ,technology of the         
,department of ,homeland ,security shall
 submit to ,congress a report consisting
 of a status update on the progress of  
forming1 executing1 or implementing     
agreements with ,taiwan for cooperative 
activities to strengthen preparedness   
against cyber threats and enhance       
capabilities in cybersecurity4 ,such    
report shall also detail any            
administrative1 legal1 or diplomatic    
challenges or resource constraints      
relating to such agreements or          
activities1 as the case may be4  7c7    

,prohibition ,no additional funds are   
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this section4