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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2309
To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on potential benefits
and impact to the United States of establishing a joint United States-
Israel cybersecurity center of excellence.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 29, 2019
Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. ROUNDS) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on
potential benefits and impact to the United States of
establishing a joint United States-Israel cybersecurity
center of excellence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S.-Israel Cybersecu-
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rity Center of Excellence Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND IMPACT TO
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THE UNITED STATES OF ESTABLISHING A
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JOINT UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECU-
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RITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.
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Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
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the appropriate congressional committees a report exam-
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ining the potential benefits and impact to the United
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States of establishing a joint United States-Israel Cyberse-
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curity Center of Excellence based in the United States and
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Israel to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise
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of institutions of higher education (as such term is defined
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in subsection (a) or (b) of section 101 of the Higher Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), private sector enti-
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ties, and government entities in the area of cybersecurity
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and protection of critical infrastructure (as such term is
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defined in subsection (e) of section 1016 of the Critical
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Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c;
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enacted in title X of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law
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107–56)).
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SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
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FINED.
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In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
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mittees’’ means—
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
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Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee
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on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
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the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
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Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee
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on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
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tives.
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