DHS International Cyber Partner Act of 2023

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1862 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1862

    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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2023

  Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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.

    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 ``DHS International Cyber Partner Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to assign personnel to foreign locations to support the 
missions of the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT.

    ``(a) International Assignment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, with the concurrence of 
        the Secretary of State, may assign personnel of the Department 
        to a duty station that is located outside the United States at 
        which the Secretary determines representation of the Department 
        is necessary to accomplish the cybersecurity and infrastructure 
        security missions of the Department and to carry out duties and 
        activities as assigned by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Concurrence on activities.--The activities of 
        personnel of the Department who are assigned under this 
        subsection shall be--
                    ``(A) performed with the concurrence of the chief 
                of mission to the foreign country to which such 
                personnel are assigned; and
                    ``(B) consistent with the duties and powers of the 
                Secretary of State and the chief of mission for a 
                foreign country under section 103 of the Omnibus 
                Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 
                U.S.C. 4802) and section 207 of the Foreign Service Act 
                of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927), respectively.
    ``(b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to 
affect, augment, or diminish the authority of the Secretary of State or 
any other officer of the Federal Government.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-196; 116 Stat. 2135) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103 the 
following:

``Sec. 104. International assignment.''.

SEC. 4. CISA ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Foreign Locations.--Section 2202(g)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
locations outside the United States'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Cyber Planning.--Section 2216 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 665b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting 
        ``, including international partners, as appropriate'' after 
        ``for public and private sector entities''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following
                    ``(G) for planning with international partners, the 
                Department of State.''.
    (c) Cybersentry.--Section 2220C of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 665i) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 
        subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) International.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director may, subject to approval by 
        the Secretary and pursuant to section 104 and subsection (b) of 
        this section, enter into agreements or arrangements with 
        foreign governments and foreign owners and operators of 
        critical infrastructure that, in the determination of the 
        Director, in consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary 
        of State, would further the homeland security interests of the 
        United States and enhance the ability of a foreign government 
        or foreign owner or operator of critical infrastructure to work 
        cooperatively with the United States to advance the homeland 
        security interests of the United States.
            ``(2) Reimbursement of expenses.--The Director is 
        authorized to collect payment from the receiving entity for the 
        cost of services, technical assistance, or expertise provided 
        under this subsection and any accompanying shipping costs.
            ``(3) Receipts credited as offsetting collections.--
        Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, 
        any amount collected under this subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be credited as offsetting collections 
                to the account that finances the services, technical 
                assistance, or expertise for which the payment is 
                received; and
                    ``(B) shall remain available until expended for the 
                purpose of providing for the security interests of the 
                homeland.''.
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