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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9762 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide explicit authority 

for the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to work with international 

partners on cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 

Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 

explicit authority for the Secretary of Homeland Security 

and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency to work with international partners on 

cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS International 

5 Cyber Partner Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT AND ASSISTANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Homeland Security 

3 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding 

4 at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT AND ASSISTANCE. 

6 ‘‘(a) INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the 

8 concurrence of the Secretary of State, may assign 

9 personnel of the Department to a duty station that 

10 is located outside the United States at which the 

11 Secretary determines representation of the Depart12 ment is necessary to accomplish the cybersecurity 

13 and infrastructure security missions of the Depart14 ment and to carry out duties and activities as as15 signed by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(2) CONCURRENCE ON ACTIVITIES.—The ac17 tivities of personnel of the Department who are as18 signed under this subsection shall be— 

19 ‘‘(A) performed with the concurrence of 

20 the chief of mission to the foreign country to 

21 which such personnel are assigned; and 

22 ‘‘(B) consistent with the duties and powers 

23 of the Secretary of State and the chief of mis24 sion for a foreign country under section 103 of 

25 the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

26 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) 


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1 and section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 

2 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), respectively. 

3 ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary makes a 

5 determination described in paragraph (2), the Sec6 retary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

7 State, may provide equipment, services, technical as8 sistance, or expertise on cybersecurity, infrastructure 

9 security, or resilience to a foreign government, an 

10 international organization, or an international entity, 

11 with or without reimbursement, including, as appro12 priate, the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) Cybersecurity and infrastructure se14 curity advice, training, capacity development, 

15 education, best practices, incident response, 

16 threat hunting, and other similar capabilities. 

17 ‘‘(B) Sharing and exchanging cybersecurity 

18 and infrastructure security information, includ19 ing research and development, threat indicators, 

20 risk assessments, strategies, and security rec21 ommendations. 

22 ‘‘(C) Cybersecurity and infrastructure se23 curity test and evaluation support and services. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Cybersecurity and infrastructure se2 curity research and development support and 

3 services. 

4 ‘‘(E) Any other assistance that the Sec5 retary prescribes. 

6 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination de7 scribed in this paragraph is a determination by the 

8 Secretary that providing equipment, services, tech9 nical assistance, or expertise under paragraph (1) 

10 would satisfy the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Further the homeland security inter12 ests of the United States. 

13 ‘‘(B) Enhance the ability of a foreign gov14 ernment, an international organization, or an 

15 international entity to work cooperatively with 

16 the United States to advance the homeland se17 curity interests of the United States. 

18 ‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—Any equipment provided 

19 under paragraph (1)— 

20 ‘‘(A) may not include offensive security ca21 pabilities; and 

22 ‘‘(B) shall be limited to enabling defensive 

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1 rity tools or explosive detection and mitigation 

2 equipment. 

3 ‘‘(4) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—If the 

4 Secretary determines that collection of payment is 

5 appropriate, the Secretary is authorized to collect 

6 payment from the receiving entity for the cost of 

7 equipment, services, technical assistance, or exper8 tise provided under paragraph (1) and any accom9 panying shipping costs. 

10 ‘‘(5) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COL11 LECTIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 

12 31, United States Code, any amount collected under 

13 paragraph (4) shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) be credited as offsetting collections to 

15 the account that finances the equipment, serv16 ices, technical assistance, or expertise for which 

17 the payment is received; and 

18 ‘‘(B) remain available until expended for 

19 the purpose of providing for the security inter20 ests of the homeland. 

21 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion may be construed to affect, augment, or diminish the 

23 authority of the Secretary of State. 

24 ‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING AND NOTIFICA25 TION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 

2 one year after the date of the enactment of this sec3 tion and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall pro4 vide to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

5 Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com6 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep7 resentatives a report that includes, for each instance 

8 in which equipment, services, technical assistance, or 

9 expertise is provided under subsection (b), the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(A) An identification of the foreign gov12 ernment, international organization, or inter13 national entity provided the assistance. 

14 ‘‘(B) The reason for providing the assist15 ance. 

16 ‘‘(C) A description of the equipment, serv17 ices, technical assistance, or expertise provided. 

18 ‘‘(D) A determination regarding whether 

19 the equipment, services, technical assistance, or 

20 expertise was provided on a reimbursable or 

21 nonreimbursable basis, and the rational for why 

22 the assistance was provided with or without re23 imbursement. 

24 ‘‘(2) COPIES OF AGREEMENTS.—Not later than 

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1 randum, or agreement with a foreign government, 

2 international organization, or international entity to 

3 provide assistance pursuant to subsection (b), the 

4 Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Home5 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen6 ate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

7 House of Representatives a copy of the contract, 

8 memorandum, or agreement. 

9 ‘‘(3) NOTICE ON ASSIGNMENTS.—Not later 

10 than 30 days after assigning personnel to a duty 

11 station located outside the United States in accord12 ance with subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall no13 tify the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov14 ernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

15 on Homeland Security of the House of Representa16 tives regarding the assignment.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con18 tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 

19 2002 (Public Law 107–196; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended 

20 by inserting after the item relating to section 103 the fol21 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 104. International assignment and assistance.’’. 

22 (c) CISA ACTIVITIES.— 

23 (1) DIRECTOR.—Section 2202(c) of the Home24 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(c)) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (14) as 

4 paragraph (15); and 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(14) provide support for the cybersecurity and 

8 physical security of critical infrastructure of inter9 national partners and allies in furtherance of the 

10 homeland security interests of the United States, 

11 which may include, consistent with section 104, as12 signing personnel to a duty station that is located 

13 outside the United States and providing equipment, 

14 services, technical assistance, or expertise, if the Di15 rector determines that such assignment will not neg16 atively impact the Department’s ability to perform 

17 its cybersecurity and infrastructure security missions 

18 domestically; and’’. 

19 (2) FOREIGN LOCATIONS.—Section 2202(g)(1) 

20 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

21 652(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, as well as at 

22 appropriate locations outside the United States’’ be23 fore the period at the end. 


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1 (d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 

2 are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of car3 rying out this Act. 

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