[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5877 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5877
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
An Act
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel
Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland
security research and antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Advanced
Research Partnership Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH AND ANTITERRORISM
PROGRAMS RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.
(a) Homeland Security Act of 2002.--Section 317 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraphs:
``(3) for international cooperative activities identified in
the previous reporting period, a status update on the progress of
such activities, including whether goals were realized, explaining
any lessons learned, and evaluating overall success; and
``(4) a discussion of obstacles encountered in the course of
forming, executing, or implementing agreements for international
cooperative activities, including administrative, legal, or
diplomatic challenges or resource constraints.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h)
and (i), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Cybersecurity.--As part of the international cooperative
activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary, in
coordination with the Department of State and appropriate Federal
officials, may enter into cooperative research activities with Israel
to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance
capabilities in cybersecurity.''.
(b) United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014.--
Subsection (c) of section 7 of the United States-Israel Strategic
Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-296; 22 U.S.C. 8606) is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Pilot'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``pilot'';
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) cybersecurity.''.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.