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H.R. 5877: United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016

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H.R. 5877: United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-304.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-304. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 29, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of State, to enter cooperative programs with Israel to enhance capabilities in cybersecurity through: the international cooperation program established by DHS's Under Secretary for Science and Technology to enter into cooperative research activities with foreign partner governments that are allies in the global war on terrorism, and the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). The pilot project designation is removed from the HSARPA's cooperative research programs with Israel for border, maritime, and aviation security; explosives detection; and emergency services. The international cooperative activities report submitted every five years by the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office must contain: (1) a status update on the progress of such international cooperative activities identified in the previous reporting period; and (2) a discussion of obstacles encountered in forming, executing, or implementing agreements for such activities.

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Official text

United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5877, United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 (2016-09-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5877 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114