A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation of military cybersecurity activities, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.4615 | Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike (R-SD)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department of State, to expand military cybersecurity cooperation with Jordan.
These efforts may include (1) bilateral cybersecurity training activities; (2) establishing a regional cybersecurity center; (3) actively defending military networks, infrastructure, and systems; (4) eradicating malicious cyber activity; and (5) leveraging U.S. commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services.

To require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage with the Ministry 
   of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan for the purpose of expanding 
    cooperation of military cybersecurity activities, 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. MILITARY CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH KINGDOM OF JORDAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the 
Commander of United States Cyber Command, the Commander of United 
States Central Command, and the Secretary of State, seek to engage 
their counterparts within the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of 
Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation of military 
cybersecurity activities.
    (b) Cooperation Efforts.--The efforts to expand cooperation 
required by subsection (a) may include the following efforts between 
the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of 
Jordan:
            (1) Bilateral cybersecurity training activities and 
        exercises.
            (2) Efforts to--
                    (A) actively defend military networks, 
                infrastructure, and systems;
                    (B) eradicate malicious cyber activity that has 
                compromised those networks, infrastructure, and 
                systems; and
                    (C) leverage United States commercial and military 
                cybersecurity technology and services to harden and 
                defend those networks, infrastructure, and systems.
            (3) Establishment of a regional cybersecurity center.
    (c) Briefings.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of State, provide to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the 
        implementation of this section.
            (2) Contents.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to 
                this section.
                    (B) A description of the feasibility and 
                advisability of expanding cooperation with the Ministry 
                of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan on military 
                cybersecurity.
                    (C) Identification of any challenges and resources 
                that need to be addressed so as to expand cooperation 
                with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Jordan 
                on military cybersecurity.
                    (D) Any other matter the Secretary considers 
                relevant.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
        section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives.
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