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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1385 
To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, to develop a strategy to increase membership in the Comprehen-
sive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2025 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia (for herself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, to develop a strategy to increase 
membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration 
and Prosperity Agreement, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening Co-
operation and Security in the Middle East Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT AND STRATEGY ON INCREASING MEMBER-
SHIP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY IN-
TEGRATION AND PROSPERITY AGREEMENT. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes a 
strategy to increase membership in the Comprehen-
sive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement 
(CSIPA), done at Washington, DC on September 9– 
13, 2023. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall also include— 
(A) an analysis of— 
(i) the comprehensive strategic bene-
fits of CSIPA, including improving joint 
military readiness in the Middle East, en-
hancing shared economic interests, collabo-
rating on advanced technological and sci-
entific pursuits, and building stronger re-
gional alliances to improve stability and 
counter mutual threats; 
(ii) the role of CSIPA in supporting 
rapid and effective responses following the 
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Houthi attacks on merchant vessels the 
Red Sea that occurred since October 7, 
2023; 
(iii) how the CSIPA framework can 
leverage the United States Navy’s Fifth 
Fleet headquartered in Bahrain for pro-
jecting strength in the region and sup-
porting immediate responses to imminent 
threats posed by the Islamic Republic of 
Iran or other adversaries of the United 
States; 
(iv) the long-term benefits of widened 
membership in CSIPA; 
(v) how the framework of CSIPA can 
be altered to foster broader regional secu-
rity integration, bolster mutual deterrence 
against external threats, and expand co-
operation in the fields of commerce, 
science, and technology; 
(vi) requirements for resources and 
capabilities that can be provided to expand 
CSIPA membership; and 
(vii) domestic and regional factors or 
barriers among allied countries of the 
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United States and Bahrain that may be 
limiting the expansion of CSIPA; and 
(B) recommendations for areas of further 
collaboration between the United States and 
other CSIPA members. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the submission of the report required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of State shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a strategy on how to best engage allied countries in 
the Middle East and outside of the Middle East to 
join CSIPA and affirmative steps the Administration 
can take to increase membership in that agreement. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Secretary develops 
the strategy required by this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a briefing on a plan for implementing 
the strategy. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
and the strategy required by subsection (b) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
annex. 
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(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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