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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6182 

To extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with 

foreign military partners in Southeast Asia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 

to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber 

cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia. 

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 ‘‘Southeast Asia Part5 nership Expansion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PRO2 GRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION 

3 WITH FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN 

4 SOUTHEAST ASIA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1256 of 

6 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 

8 283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

10 striking ‘‘in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘with covered foreign military partners’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘defensive’’ before 

14 ‘‘cyber’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Thailand, and 

16 Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered foreign mili17 tary partners’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

19 Thailand, and Indonesia on’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

20 foreign military partners on defensive’’. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

24 Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

25 foreign military partners’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 

2 Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 

3 foreign military partners’’. 

4 (c) REPORTS.—Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such section 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Thailand, and Indo6 nesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered foreign military partners’’. 

7 (d) CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘with any covered foreign mili10 tary partner’’ after ‘‘scheduled to commence’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thai12 land’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered foreign military 

13 partner’’. 

14 (e) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of such section is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of such section is 

18 amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON21 GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con22 gress’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services 

24 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

25 Senate; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services 

2 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

3 House of Representatives. 

4 ‘‘(2) COVERED FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNER.— 

5 The term ‘covered foreign military partner’ means— 

6 ‘‘(A) Vietnam; 

7 ‘‘(B) Thailand; 

8 ‘‘(C) Indonesia; 

9 ‘‘(D) the Philippines; and 

10 ‘‘(E) Malaysia.’’. 

11 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) 

13 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 

15 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended, in the sec16 tion heading, by striking ‘‘VIETNAM, THAILAND, 

17 AND INDONESIA’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED FOR18 EIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST

19 ASIA’’. 

20 (2) The table of contents for the William M. 

21 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 

22 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 

23 Stat. 3388) is amended by striking the item relating 

24 to section 1256 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign 

military partners in Southeast Asia.’’. 


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1 (3) The table of contents for title XII of the 

2 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

4 116–283; 134 Stat. 3905) is amended by striking 

5 the item relating to section 1256 and inserting the 

6 following: 

‘‘Sec. 1256. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with covered foreign 

military partners in Southeast Asia.’’. 

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