United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 23, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for Homeland Security Matters, done at Jerusalem, dated May 29, 2008, or a successor agreement.
Grants may be awarded for social science research and technology intended to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats.
To be eligible for a grant, a project must be a joint venture between: (1) for-profit, nonprofit, or academic entities (including U.S. national laboratories) in the United States and Israel; or (2) the governments of the United States and Israel.
Grants shall be awarded only for projects considered unclassified by both the United States and Israel.
DHS must require cost sharing of at least 50% from nonfederal sources for grant activities, but it may reduce the nonfederal percentage if necessary on a case-by-case basis.
DHS must establish an advisory board to monitor the impartial scientific and technical merit method by which grants are awarded and provide periodic reviews of the actions taken to carry out the program.
The grant program terminates seven years after this bill's enactment.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 23, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 23, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 612 | United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 1, 2017 |
| HR 5141 | United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 | Related bill | May 22, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
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- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
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