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Senate Bill 1517
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act
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Introduced in Senate on May 10, 2023
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S. 1517 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1517


To extend and modify a pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act”.

SEC. 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.”.