116 S1517 IS: Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act
U.S. Senate
2023-05-10
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1517
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 10, 2023
Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act”.
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.”.