[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6182 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6182

To extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with 
              foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2023

Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mr. Issa) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with 
              foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.

    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 ``Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER 
              COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST 
              ASIA.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1256 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``in 
        Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia'' and inserting ``with covered 
        foreign military partners'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``defensive'' before ``cyber''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
                Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
                partners''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
        Indonesia on'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
        partners on defensive''.
    (b) Elements.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
        Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
        partners''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and 
        Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military 
        partners''.
    (c) Reports.--Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such section is amended by 
striking ``Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia'' and inserting ``covered 
foreign military partners''.
    (d) Certification.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``with any covered foreign military 
        partner'' after ``scheduled to commence''; and
            (2) by striking ``Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thailand'' and 
        inserting ``the covered foreign military partner''.
    (e) Extension.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2029''.
    (f) Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives.
            ``(2) Covered foreign military partner.--The term `covered 
        foreign military partner' means--
                    ``(A) Vietnam;
                    ``(B) Thailand;
                    ``(C) Indonesia;
                    ``(D) the Philippines; and
                    ``(E) Malaysia.''.
    (g) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
        Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended, in 
        the section heading, by striking ``vietnam, thailand, and 
        indonesia'' and inserting ``covered foreign military partners 
        in southeast asia''.
            (2) The table of contents for the William M. (Mac) 
        Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3388) is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 1256 and inserting the 
        following:

``Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered 
                            foreign military partners in Southeast 
                            Asia.''.
            (3) The table of contents for title XII of the William M. 
        (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3905) is amended by 
        striking the item relating to section 1256 and inserting the 
        following:

``Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered 
                            foreign military partners in Southeast 
                            Asia.''.
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