I 
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 de-
termined 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. 
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 ‘‘Southeast Asia Part-
nership Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PRO-
GRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION 
WITH 
FOREIGN 
MILITARY 
PARTNERS 
IN 
SOUTHEAST ASIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1256 of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with covered foreign military partners’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘defensive’’ 
before 
‘‘cyber’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Thailand, and 
Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered foreign mili-
tary partners’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia on’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
foreign military partners on defensive’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
foreign military partners’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Vietnam, 
Thailand, and Indonesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
foreign military partners’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Thailand, and Indo-
nesia’’ and inserting ‘‘covered foreign military partners’’. 
(d) CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘with any covered foreign mili-
tary partner’’ after ‘‘scheduled to commence’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thai-
land’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered foreign military 
partner’’. 
(e) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) COVERED FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNER.— 
The term ‘covered foreign military partner’ means— 
‘‘(A) Vietnam; 
‘‘(B) Thailand; 
‘‘(C) Indonesia; 
‘‘(D) the Philippines; and 
‘‘(E) Malaysia.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 
3956; 10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended, in the sec-
tion heading, by striking ‘‘VIETNAM, THAILAND, 
AND INDONESIA’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED FOR-
EIGN
MILITARY
PARTNERS
IN
SOUTHEAST 
ASIA’’. 
(2) The table of contents for the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 
Stat. 3388) is amended by striking the item relating 
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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