Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act

Bill: 118-s-1517
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-05-10
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands a Department of Defense (DOD) program that focuses on improving cyber readiness and cooperation with the military forces of certain Southeast Asian countries.</p><p>DOD currently has authority to conduct a pilot program to (1) enhance the cyber security, resilience, and readiness of the military forces of Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia; and (2) increase regional cooperation on cyber issues between the United States and these countries. The bill expands this program to include the military forces of the Philippines and Malaysia, extends the program through 2029, and specifies that the cyber enhancements are to be defensive.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1517 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2023 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act . 2. Extension and modification of pilot program 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 Authorization 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 military 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 (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 Indonesia and inserting covered foreign military partners . (d) Certification Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting with any covered foreign military partner after scheduled to commence ; and (2) by striking Vietnam, Indonesia, or Thailand 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 Congress 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. (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 section heading, by striking Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia and inserting covered foreign 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. . (3) The table of contents for title XII of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 134 Stat. 3905) 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. .