,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ache  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia   
7for herself and ,mr4 ,panetta7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the    
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 to     
develop a strategy to increase          
membership in the ,comprehensive        
,security ,integration and ,prosperity  
,agreement1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the #8#8,strengthening ,cooperation and
 ,security in the ,middle ,east ,act04  
#b4 ,report and strategy on increasing  
membership in the ,comprehensive        
,security ,integration and ,prosperity  
,agreement  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,defense1 shall develop and submit to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report that includes a strategy to   
increase membership in the              
,comprehensive ,security ,integration   
and ,prosperity ,agreement 7,,csipa71   
done at ,washington1 ,,dc on ,september 
#i-ac1 #bjbc4  7#b7 ,elements ,the      
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
also include-- 7,a7 an analysis of-- 7i7
 the comprehensive strategic benefits of
 ,,csipa1 including improving joint     
military readiness in the ,middle ,east1
 enhancing shared economic interests1   
collaborating on advanced technological 
and scientific pursuits1 and building   
stronger regional alliances to improve  
stability and counter mutual threats2   
7ii7 the role of ,,csipa in supporting  
rapid and effective responses following 
the ,houthi attacks on merchant vessels 
the ,red ,sea that occurred since       
,october #g1 #bjbc2  7iii7 how the      
,,csipa framework can leverage the      
,united ,states ,navy's ,fifth ,fleet   

headquartered in ,bahrain for projecting
 strength in the region and supporting  
immediate responses to imminent threats 
posed by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran
 or other adversaries of the ,united    
,states2  7iv7 the long-term benefits of
 widened membership in ,,csipa2  7v7 how
 the framework of ,,csipa can be altered
 to foster broader regional security    
integration1 bolster mutual deterrence  
against external threats1 and expand    
cooperation in the fields of commerce1  
science1 and technology2  7vi7          
requirements for resources and          
capabilities that can be provided to    
expand ,,csipa membership2 and  7vii7   
domestic and regional factors or        
barriers among allied countries of the  
,united ,states and ,bahrain that may be
 limiting the expansion of ,,csipa2 and 
7,b7 recommendations for areas of       
further collaboration between the       
,united ,states and other ,,csipa       
members4  7b7 ,strategy  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 

the submission of the report required by
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of      
,state shall develop and submit to the  
appropriate congressional committees a  
strategy on how to best engage allied   
countries in the ,middle ,east and      
outside of the ,middle ,east to join    
,,csipa and affirmative steps the       
,administration can take to increase    
membership in that agreement4  7#b7     
,briefing required ,not later than #fj  
days after the date on which the        
,secretary develops the strategy        
required by this subsection1 the        
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
briefing on a plan for implementing the 
strategy4  7c7 ,form ,the report        
required by subsection 7a7 and the      
strategy required by subsection 7b7     
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but may contain a classified annex4    
7d7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term #8#8appropriate congressional     

committees'' means-- 7#a7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate4