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Union Calendar No. 649 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5877 
[Report No. 114–827, Part I] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself and Mr. LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
Additional sponsor: Mr. MCCAUL 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
The Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 14, 2016] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel Ad-
vanced 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 a semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) for international cooperative activities iden-
tified in the previous reporting period, a status up-
date 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 agree-
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ments for international cooperative activities, includ-
ing 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 coopera-
tive research activities with Israel to strengthen prepared-
ness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cy-
bersecurity.’’. 
(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 
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(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(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. 
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Union Calendar No. 649 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5877 
[Report No. 114–827, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and 
the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership 
Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland se-
curity research and antiterrorism programs relat-
ing to cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 
The Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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