American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism and Maritime Security Partnership Act

Section 1316 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (22 U.S.C. note prec. 261) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Subcomponents (1) Interparliamentary Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group (A) Establishment There is established a group, to be known as the Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and the United States Interparliamentary Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group to serve as a security focused legislative subcomponent to the 3+1 Interparliamentary Group established in subsection (a). (B) Membership The group established under subparagraph (A) shall include a group of not more than 6 Members of the United States Senate and 6 Members of the United States House of Representatives, who shall be appointed jointly by the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate and the speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, respectively. Membership shall include 2 Members of Congress who serve on an appropriate congressional committee. (2) Interexecutive Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group (A) Establishment There is established a group, to be known as the Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and United States Interexecutive Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group to serve as a security focused executive subcomponent to the to the 3+1 Interparliamentary Group established in subsection (a). (B) Membership The group established under subparagraph (A) shall include an officer from— (i) the Department of State, designated by the Secretary of State; (ii) the Department of Defense, designated by the Secretary of Defense; and (iii) the Department of Homeland Security, designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security. (3) Meetings Not less frequently than twice each year, the United States Interparliamentary Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group shall meet with Israeli, Cypriot, and Greek parliamentary counterpart members to discuss issues on the agenda of the legislative branch of the Governments of Israel, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and the United States regarding counterterrorism and maritime security, and the Interexecutive Eastern Mediterranean Security Cooperation Group should meet with Israeli, Cypriot, and Greek executive counterpart members to discuss issues on the agenda of the executive branch of the Governments of Israel, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and the United States regarding counterterrorism and maritime security.; and (1) in subsection (e), by striking 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting on December 31, 2027.