[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4950-S4951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3188. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for

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military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:

    Subtitle F--Strengthening Cyber Allied Coordination Act of 2025

     SEC. 881. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Strengthening Cyber 
     Allied Coordination Act of 2025''.

     SEC. 882. INCREASED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD FOR 
                   CYBERSECURITY PURCHASES.

       Section 134 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In division B'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in 
     division B''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Cybersecurity 
     Purchases.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the simplified 
     acquisition threshold for purchases of cybersecurity-related 
     goods and services made by designated United States Embassy 
     officials in support of international cybersecurity 
     assistance programs shall be $500,000.''.

     SEC. 883. INCREASED MICRO-PURCHASE THRESHOLDS FOR 
                   CYBERSECURITY PURCHASES.

       Section 1902 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of this 
     subsection'' and inserting ``and subsection (f)'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Special Threshold for Cybersecurity Purchases.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the micro-purchase threshold 
     shall be $50,000 for--
       ``(1) purchases of cybersecurity-related goods and services 
     made by designated United States Embassy officials in support 
     of international cybersecurity assistance programs; and
       ``(2) cybersecurity purchases related to international 
     assistance.''.

     SEC. 884. INCREASED MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR CERTIFICATION TO 
                   CONGRESS OF CYBERSECURITY-RELATED FOREIGN 
                   MILITARY SALES AND FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and paragraph (7)'' 
     after ``Subject to paragraph (6)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) For proposed sales or agreements for the provision of 
     information technology and cybersecurity infrastructure, 
     tools, and services using funds made available under section 
     22 or 23, the certification required under paragraph (1) is 
     only required to be submitted if the value of the sale or 
     agreement equals or exceeds $50,000,000.''.

     SEC. 885. DIRECT COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING FOR CYBERSECURITY 
                   UNDER FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND FOREIGN 
                   MILITARY FINANCING.

       Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Direct Commercial Contracting for Cybersecurity 
     Articles, Services, and Design and Construction.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     President may authorize a foreign country receiving 
     assistance under this section to enter into direct commercial 
     contracts for the procurement of cybersecurity-related 
     articles and services approved by the President, using funds 
     made available for such assistance. Such contracts may only 
     be authorized for foreign countries that are not subject to 
     trade restrictions, embargoes, or sanctions imposed by the 
     United States. This restriction also applies to countries 
     whose governments are not recognized by the United States and 
     countries that are under United States trade prohibitions. 
     Such authority shall be subject to appropriate oversight of, 
     and in accordance with guidelines established by, the Defense 
     Security Cooperation Agency.''.
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