U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Act

Bill: 116-hr-2488
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-02
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Higher education

Infrastructure development

International organizations and cooperation

Israel

Middle East

Public-private cooperation

Research administration and funding

Research and development
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on the potential benefits and impact of establishing a U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to leverage the expertise of government, higher education, and private-sector entities in cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2488 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2019 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Mr. Higgins of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on potential benefits and impact to the United States of establishing a joint United States-Israel cybersecurity center of excellence.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Act . 2. Report on potential benefits and impact to the United States of establishing a joint United States-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report examining the potential benefits and impact to the United States of establishing a joint United States-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence based in the United States and Israel to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in subsection (a) or (b) of section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )), private sector entities, and government entities in the area of cybersecurity and protection of critical infrastructure (as such term is defined in subsection (e) of section 1016 of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 ( 42 U.S.C. 5195c ; enacted in title X of the USA PATRIOT Act ( Public Law 107–56 )).