114 HR 5877 IH: United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 U.S. House of Representatives 2016-07-14 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.

I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5877IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 14, 2016Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself and Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016.

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Cooperative homeland security research and antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity

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Homeland Security Act of 2002

Section 317 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2)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..