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Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] · R–WV
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-14 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Strengthening Cooperation and Security in the Middle East Act would require the State Department, working with the Defense Department, to report to Congress on expanding a security and economic cooperation agreement. It would also require a follow-up strategy for encouraging allied countries to join and a briefing on implementation. These requirements concern government planning; they do not themselves add countries to the agreement.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Cooperation and Security in the Middle East Act”.
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a strategy to increase membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (CSIPA)
the Secretary of State shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on how to best engage allied countries in the Middle East and outside of the Middle East to join CSIPA and affirmative steps the Administration can take to increase membership in that agreement.
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on a plan for implementing the strategy.
Within 180 days after enactment, the Secretary of State, consulting the Secretary of Defense, would have to submit a report containing a strategy to expand membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement, abbreviated CSIPA.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a strategy to increase membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (CSIPA), done at Washington, DC on September 9–13, 2023.
The report would have to analyze the agreement's strategic benefits, including military readiness, shared economic interests, scientific and technological cooperation, and regional alliances. It would also examine the long-term benefits of wider membership. These are required subjects of analysis, rather than demonstrated outcomes in the supplied text.
The report required by paragraph (1) shall also include— (A) an analysis of— (i) the comprehensive strategic benefits of CSIPA, including improving joint military readiness in the Middle East, enhancing shared economic interests, collaborating on advanced technological and scientific pursuits, and building stronger regional alliances to improve stability and counter mutual threats;
(iv) the long-term benefits of widened membership in CSIPA;
The report would examine the agreement's role in responses following Houthi attacks on merchant vessels since October 7, 2023. It would also analyze how the agreement could use the Navy's Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain, to project strength and support immediate responses to imminent threats from Iran or other U.S. adversaries.
(ii) the role of CSIPA in supporting rapid and effective responses following the Houthi attacks on merchant vessels the Red Sea that occurred since October 7, 2023;
(iii) how the CSIPA framework can leverage the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquartered in Bahrain for projecting strength in the region and supporting immediate responses to imminent threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran or other adversaries of the United States;
The report would assess possible changes to the agreement to coordinate regional security, discourage external threats, and expand commercial, scientific, and technological cooperation. It would also examine resources and capabilities needed for wider membership, barriers among allied countries, and recommendations for further cooperation.
(v) how the framework of CSIPA can be altered to foster broader regional security integration, bolster mutual deterrence against external threats, and expand cooperation in the fields of commerce, science, and technology;
(vi) requirements for resources and capabilities that can be provided to expand CSIPA membership; and (vii) domestic and regional factors or barriers among allied countries of the United States and Bahrain that may be limiting the expansion of CSIPA; and (B) recommendations for areas of further collaboration between the United States and other CSIPA members.
Within 180 days after submitting the report, the Secretary of State would have to submit a further strategy explaining how to encourage allied countries inside and outside the Middle East to join, including concrete steps the administration could take.
Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on how to best engage allied countries in the Middle East and outside of the Middle East to join CSIPA and affirmative steps the Administration can take to increase membership in that agreement.
Within 60 days after developing that further strategy, the Secretary of State would have to provide the designated congressional committees with a briefing on an implementation plan.
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary develops the strategy required by this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on a plan for implementing the strategy.
The report and further strategy would have to be submitted in unclassified form, but each could include an annex containing classified information.
The report required by subsection (a) and the strategy required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
The required recipients would be the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees and the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees.
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 25, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 14, 2025. It does not establish subsequent legislative action or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-25T16:27:15Z. 2025-02-14: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-02-14: Introduced in House
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