3.0.0 612 2023-01-11T13:34:20Z 2023-01-11T13:34:20Z House HR 2017-01-23 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 12 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANGEVIN:H.R. 612.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H608]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-01T23:26:24Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-23T17:01:50Z United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 115 719 S 2017-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 115 5141 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS 2017-02-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-01-31 16:52:47 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-01-31 16:52:45 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H798-799) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-01-31 16:52:45 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H798-799) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-31 16:36:30 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 612. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-01-31 16:36:28 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H798-800) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-01-31 16:36:04 Mr. Ratcliffe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 N R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2017-01-23 True Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Computer security and identity theft International organizations and cooperation Israel Middle East Research administration and funding Research and development Scientific communication Technology transfer and commercialization Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-01-23 Introduced in House 2017-02-02T16:17:58Z United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology, in accordance with 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 Matters, dated May 29, 2008, or a successor agreement.

Grants may be awarded for social science research and technology intended to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.

To be eligible for a grant, a project must be a joint venture between: (1) for-profit, nonprofit, or academic entities (including U.S. national laboratories) in the United States and Israel; or (2) the governments of the United States and Israel.

Grants shall be awarded only for projects considered unclassified by both the United States and Israel.

DHS must require cost sharing of at least 50% from nonfederal sources for grant activities, but it may reduce the nonfederal percentage if necessary on a case-by-case basis.

DHS must establish an advisory board to monitor the impartial scientific and technical merit method by which grants are awarded and provide periodic reviews of the actions taken to carry out the program.

The grant program terminates seven years after this bill's enactment.

]]> 81 2017-01-31 Passed House without amendment 2017-03-15T20:25:45Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology, in accordance with 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 Matters, dated May 29, 2008, or a successor agreement.

Grants may be awarded for social science research and technology intended to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.

To be eligible for a grant, a project must be a joint venture between: (1) for-profit, nonprofit, or academic entities (including U.S. national laboratories) in the United States and Israel; or (2) the governments of the United States and Israel.

Grants shall be awarded only for projects considered unclassified by both the United States and Israel.

DHS must require cost sharing of at least 50% from nonfederal sources for grant activities, but it may reduce the nonfederal percentage if necessary on a case-by-case basis.

DHS must establish an advisory board to monitor the impartial scientific and technical merit method by which grants are awarded and provide periodic reviews of the actions taken to carry out the program.

The grant program terminates seven years after this bill's enactment.

]]> United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 Display Title United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to promote cooperative research and development between the United States and Israel on cybersecurity. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed House United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 H House Referred in Senate 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr612rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr612rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr612eh/xml/BILLS-115hr612eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr612ih/xml/BILLS-115hr612ih.xml 2017-02-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.