Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023”.
Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023
A BILL
To engage in cybersecurity cooperation with Abraham Accords countries, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should seek to strengthen cybersecurity collaboration between the Abraham Accords countries, including by expanding joint cybersecurity training activities and information-sharing, in order to increase collective cybersecurity and resilience, address shared cybersecurity threats, and promote normalization and regional integration efforts.
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act:
Abraham Accords— The term Abraham Accords means—
the Abraham Accords Declaration, done at Washington, DC, September 15, 2020;
the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel, done at Washington, DC, September 15, 2020;
the Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, done at Washington, DC, September 15, 2020, between the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain; and
the Joint Declaration of the Kingdom of Morocco, the United States, and the State of Israel, done at Rabat December 22, 2020.
Abraham Accords country— The term Abraham Accords country means a country that is a party to the Abraham Accords.
Appropriate committees of Congress— The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
Critical infrastructure— The term critical infrastructure has the meaning given the term in section 1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
Ransomware attack— The term “ransomware attack” has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
Sec. 4 Cybersecurity cooperation with Abraham Accords countries
Purpose— In support of the goals of the Abraham Accords and in furtherance of the mission of the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may engage in activities to strengthen network defense and cybersecurity collaboration between Abraham Accords countries and the United States in order to, while protecting human rights and respect for civil rights, civil liberties, and individual privacy, address shared cybersecurity threats, including nation state targeting of critical infrastructure and ransomware attacks.
Activities— Activities to further the purpose described in subsection (a), may include—
participating in information sharing with Abraham Accords countries regarding cybersecurity threats and incidents;
providing technical assistance to Abraham Accords countries to coordinate cybersecurity incident response to cyberattacks, including support to national computer security incident response teams; and
conducting joint cybersecurity training activities and other information sharing activities relating to cybersecurity with Abraham Accords countries, including by—
encouraging participation by Abraham Accords countries in the National Cyber Exercise Program established under section 2220B of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665h); and
conducting an annual table-top cybersecurity exercise carried out in conjunction with Abraham Accords countries.
Sec. 5 Reports
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report and briefing on—
implementation of this Act, including a description of the progress made toward achieving the goals described in section 4(a) and any challenges related to implementation; and
plans to expand cybersecurity cooperation with each Abraham Accords country.
Sec. 6 Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify or expand any existing authority granted to the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State.