Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5843) to establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to promote cooperative research and development between the United States and Israel on cybersecurity, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5843 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 ``United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION. (a) Grant Program.-- (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in accordance with the agreement entitled 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'', dated May 29, 2008 (or successor agreement), and the requirements specified in paragraph (2), shall establish a grant program at the Department to support-- (A) cybersecurity research and development; and (B) demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology. (2) Requirements.-- (A) Applicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out a research, development, demonstration, or commercial application program or activity that is authorized under this section, the Secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with this paragraph.…
Share & report
More from John Ratcliffe
To that end, we have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump.
Should a virus that killed more than one million Americans be an intelligence priority for the IC and specifically the CIA and DIA? Absolutely.
Yes, and I think that, you know, as again, there were instances that were documented by the analytic ombudsman that reflect the fact that when it came specifically to China, the country of China, that some of our intelligence and our…
I think that some of Dr. Fauci's testimony is inconsistent with some of the intelligence that we have that remains classified, as well as inconsistent with some information that is publicly available.





