PUBLIC LAW 114–304—DEC. 16, 2016 130 STAT. 1519 

Public Law 114–304 

114th Congress 

An Act 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel Strategic 

Partnership Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland security research and 

antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘United States-Israel Advanced 

Research Partnership Act of 2016’’. 

SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH AND 

ANTITERRORISM PROGRAMS RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY. 

(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 317 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 

paragraphs: 

‘‘(3) for international cooperative activities identified in 

the previous reporting period, a status update on the progress 

of such activities, including whether goals were realized, 

explaining any lessons learned, and evaluating overall success; 

and 

‘‘(4) a discussion of obstacles encountered in the course 

of forming, executing, or implementing agreements for international cooperative activities, including administrative, legal, 

or diplomatic challenges or resource constraints.’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 

(h) and (i), respectively; and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g) CYBERSECURITY.—As part of the international cooperative 

activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary, in 

coordination with the Department of State and appropriate Federal 

officials, may enter into cooperative research activities with Israel 

to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance 

capabilities in cybersecurity.’’. 

Coordination. 

United StatesIsrael Advanced 

Research 

Partnership 

Act of 2016. 

6 USC 101 note. 

Dec. 16, 2016 

[H.R. 5877] 


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130 STAT. 1520 PUBLIC LAW 114–304—DEC. 16, 2016 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5877: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–827, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Homeland Security). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 

Nov. 29, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate. 

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(b) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ACT OF

2014.—Subsection (c) of section 7 of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296; 22 U.S.C. 

8606) is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 

(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘pilot’’; 

(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) cybersecurity.’’. 

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 

Approved December 16, 2016. 


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