[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3231-S3232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1768. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Young) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``cybersecurity research'' means research, 
     including social science research, into ways to identify, 
     protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from 
     cybersecurity threats;
       (2) the term ``cybersecurity technology'' means technology 
     intended to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, 
     and recover from cybersecurity threats;
       (3) the term ``cybersecurity threat'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
     Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501);
       (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (5) the term ``National Laboratory'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15801); and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (b) Grant Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in accordance with the 
     agreement entitled 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 successor 
     agreement), and the requirements specified in paragraph (2), 
     shall establish a grant program at the Department to 
     support--
       (A) cybersecurity research and development; and
       (B) demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity 
     technology.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Applicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in carrying out a research, development, demonstration, 
     or commercial application program or activity that is 
     authorized under this section, the Secretary shall require 
     cost sharing in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Research and development.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     Secretary shall require not less than 50 percent of the cost 
     of a research, development, demonstration, or commercial 
     application program or activity described in subparagraph (A) 
     to be provided by a non-Federal source.
       (ii) Reduction.--The Secretary may reduce or eliminate, on 
     a case-by-case basis, the percentage requirement specified in 
     clause (i) if the Secretary determines that the reduction or 
     elimination is necessary and appropriate.
       (C) Merit review.--In carrying out a research, development, 
     demonstration, or commercial application program or activity 
     that is authorized under this section, awards shall be made 
     only after an impartial review of the scientific and 
     technical merit of the proposals for the awards has been 
     carried out by or for the Department.
       (D) Review processes.--In carrying out a review under 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary may use merit review 
     processes developed under section 302(14) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182(14)).
       (3) Eligible applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this subsection if--
       (A) the project of the applicant--
       (i) addresses a requirement in the area of cybersecurity 
     research or cybersecurity technology, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (ii) is a joint venture between--

       (I)(aa) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, 
     National Laboratory, or nonprofit entity in the United 
     States; and

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       (bb) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, or 
     nonprofit entity in Israel; or
       (II)(aa) the Federal Government; and
       (bb) the Government of Israel; and

       (B) neither the applicant nor the project of the applicant 
     pose a counterintelligence threat, as determined by the 
     Director of National Intelligence.
       (4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application for the grant in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     advisory board established under paragraph (5).
       (5) Advisory board.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory board to--
       (i) monitor the method by which grants are awarded under 
     this subsection; and
       (ii) provide to the Secretary periodic performance reviews 
     of actions taken to carry out this subsection.
       (B) Composition.--The advisory board established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be composed of 3 members, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
       (i) 1 shall be a representative of the Federal Government;
       (ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided 
     by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; 
     and
       (iii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided 
     by the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research 
     and Development Foundation.
       (6) Contributed funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law--
       (A) the Secretary may accept or retain funds contributed by 
     any person, government entity, or organization for purposes 
     of carrying out this subsection; and
       (B) the funds described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       (7) Reports.--
       (A) Grant recipients.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of completion of a project for which a grant is provided 
     under this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to 
     the Secretary a report that contains--
       (i) a description of how the grant funds were used by the 
     recipient; and
       (ii) an evaluation of the level of success of each project 
     funded by the grant.
       (B) Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
     grant program established under this section terminates, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the grants awarded and projects completed under the program.
       (8) Classification.--Grants shall be awarded under this 
     subsection only for projects that are considered to be 
     unclassified by both the United States and Israel.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section not less than 
     $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
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