Sec. 6. International cyberspace executive arrangements
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The President is encouraged to enter into executive arrangements with foreign governments that support the policy described in section 4. Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is amended— in subsection
(a)by striking International Relations and inserting Foreign Affairs ; in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following: A bilateral or multilateral cyberspace agreement. ; by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (g); and by inserting after subsection
(e)the following: With respect to any bilateral or multilateral cyberspace agreement under subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii) and the information required to be transmitted to Congress under subsection (a), or with respect to any arrangement that seeks to secure commitments on responsible country behavior in cyberspace consistent with section 4(b)(5) of the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 , the Secretary of State shall provide an explanation of such arrangement, including— the purpose of such arrangement; how such arrangement is consistent with the policy described in section 4 of such Act; and how such arrangement will be implemented. . During the 5-year period immediately following the transmittal to Congress of an agreement described in section 112b(e)(2)(B)(iii) of title 1, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)(2), or until such agreement has been discontinued, if discontinued within 5 years, the President shall— notify the appropriate congressional committees if another country fails to adhere to significant commitments contained in such agreement; and describe the steps that the United States has taken or plans to take to ensure that all such commitments are fulfilled. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding any executive bilateral or multilateral cyberspace arrangement in effect before the date of enactment of this Act, including— the arrangement announced between the United States and Japan on April 25, 2014; the arrangement announced between the United States and the United Kingdom on January 16, 2015; the arrangement announced between the United States and China on September 25, 2015; the arrangement announced between the United States and Korea on October 16, 2015; the arrangement announced between the United States and Australia on January 19, 2016; the arrangement announced between the United States and India on June 7, 2016; the arrangement announced between the United States and Argentina on April 27, 2017; the arrangement announced between the United States and Kenya on June 22, 2017; the arrangement announced between the United States and Israel on June 26, 2017; the arrangement announced between the United States and France on February 9, 2018; the arrangement announced between the United States and Brazil on May 14, 2018; and any other similar bilateral or multilateral arrangement announced before such date of enactment.