,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ache  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia 7=    
h]self & ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9    
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 to
 develop a /rategy to increase memb]%ip 
9 ! ,compreh5sive ,security ,integration
 & ,prosp]ity ,agreem5t1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! #8#8,/r5g!n+ ,coop]ation & 
,security 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ ,act04  #b4  
,report & /rategy on increas+ memb]%ip 9
 ! ,compreh5sive ,security ,integration 
& ,prosp]ity ,agreem5t  7a7 ,report     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 %all develop &     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report t includes a /rategy
 to increase memb]%ip 9 ! ,compreh5sive 

,security ,integration & ,prosp]ity     
,agreem5t 7,,csipa71 done at ,wa%+ton1  
,,dc on ,septemb] #i-ac1 #bjbc4  7#b7   
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ by p>agraph  
7#a7 %all also include-- 7,a7 an        
analysis (-- 7i7 ! compreh5sive /rategic
 b5efits ( ,,csipa1 includ+ improv+ jo9t
 milit>y read9ess 9 ! ,middle ,ea/1     
enhanc+ %>$ economic int]e/s1           
collaborat+ on advanc$ te*nological &   
sci5tific pursuits1 & build+ /rong]     
regional alliances to improve /ability &
 c\nt] mutual ?reats2  7ii7 ! role (    
,,csipa 9 support+ rapid & effective    
responses foll[+ ! ,h\?i attacks on     
m]*ant vessels ! ,r$ ,sea t occurr$ s9ce
 ,octob] #g1 #bjbc2  7iii7 h[ ! ,,csipa 
framework c lev]age ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,navy's ,fif? ,fleet headqu>t]$ 9       
,bahra9 = project+ /r5g? 9 ! region &   
support+ imm$iate responses to imm95t   
?reats pos$ by ! ,islamic ,republic (   
,iran or o!r adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7iv7 ! long-t]m b5efits ( wid5$
 memb]%ip 9 ,,csipa2  7v7 h[ ! framework

 ( ,,csipa c be alt]$ to fo/] broad]    
regional security integration1 bol/]    
mutual det]r5ce aga9/ ext]nal ?reats1 & 
exp& coop]ation 9 ! fields ( comm]ce1   
sci5ce1 & te*nology2  7vi7 requirem5ts =
 res\rces & capabilities t c be provid$ 
to exp& ,,csipa memb]%ip2 &  7vii7      
dome/ic & regional factors or b>ri]s    
among alli$ c\ntries ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ,bahra9 t may be limit+ ! expansion (  
,,csipa2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations = areas 
( fur!r collaboration betwe5 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & o!r ,,csipa memb]s4  7b7       
,/rategy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! submission ( ! report      
requir$ by subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate %all develop & submit to !       
appropriate congressional committees a  
/rategy on h[ to be/ engage alli$       
c\ntries 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & outside ( ! 
,middle ,ea/ to jo9 ,,csipa &           
affirmative /eps ! ,adm9i/ration c take 
to increase memb]%ip 9 t agreem5t4  7#b7
 ,brief+ requir$ ,n lat] ?an #fj days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y develops 

! /rategy requir$ by ?is subsection1 !  
,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a brief+ on a  
plan = implem5t+ ! /rategy4  7c7 ,=m ,! 
report requir$ by subsection 7a7 & !    
/rategy requir$ by subsection 7b7 %all  
be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may     
conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7d7          
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m             
#8#8appropriate congressional           
committees'' means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,affairs & ! ,committee on    
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate4