Key Provisions of H.R. 2510: The American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism and Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2025 Passed by House Foreign Affairs Committee

 Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) applauds the inclusion of her bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2510, The American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism and Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2025, successful the State Department Reauthorization measure precocious by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The measure, introduced with Congressman Thomas Kean (NJ-07), Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), establishes a security-focused “3+1” model among the United States, Israel, Greece, and the Republic of Cyprus to heighten counterterrorism and maritime security.

The provisions fortify this concern by creating caller parliamentary and executive-level practice groups; launching 2 information grooming programs, CERBERUS, focused connected counterterrorism astatine the Cyprus Center for Land, Open Seas, and Port Security (CYCLOPS), and TRIREME, a maritime information programme astatine the Greek Souda Bay Naval Base; and modernizing the decades-old U.S. arms embargo connected Cyprus.

“I convey Chairman Brian Mast and the House Foreign Affairs Committee for including our bipartisan authorities to heighten practice connected counterterrorism and maritime information betwixt the United States, Greece, Israel, and Cyprus arsenic portion of the State Department’s reauthorization,” said Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis. “Strengthening this concern is vital, and I look guardant to moving with my colleagues to physique connected this momentum to walk this important bill.”

“The Eastern Mediterranean is important to America’s nationalist information and economical future, and this bipartisan authorities strengthens our concern with Israel, Greece, and Cyprus to face communal threats,” said Congressman Tom Kean, Jr.

“With the transition of the Department of State Policy Provisions Act retired of committee, we are 1 measurement person to improving practice betwixt these countries and promoting stableness successful a captious region. I look guardant to moving with colleagues connected some sides of the aisle to spot this authorities passed connected the House level and signed into law.”

“The increasing strategical concern betwixt the United States, Greece, Israel, and Cyprus has been a tremendous boon to our shared interests successful the Eastern Mediterranean, strengthening our quality to combat terrorism,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer. “Whether successful the Eastern Mediterranean oregon elsewhere, determination is simply nary substitute for robust U.S. enactment and beardown practice with our allies. I’m arrogant that cardinal provisions of my bipartisan authorities precocious retired of committee this week. I stay committed to strengthening our ties with Israel, Greece, and Cyprus and holding Turkey accountable for its continued aggression.”

“The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) commends the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee for passing these provisions from the American-Hellenic-Israeli Security Act. Extending the expiration of the 3+1 Interparliamentary Group is indispensable to maintaining interconnectivity among U.S. partners successful the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Additionally, the constitution of an interparliamentary information subgroup and an interexecutive information radical are large steps towards bolstering information practice betwixt Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, Israel, and the U.S. We convey Representatives Mallliotakis, Goldman, Gotthiemer, and Kean Jr. for their enactment connected this important measurement to fortify the 3+1 structure, arsenic good arsenic the astir 2 twelve Members of Congress who co-led this initiative,” said AHI Legislative Director, Alexander Christofor.

This measure removes restrictions connected defence articles and information assistance to the Republic of Cyprus and mandates the improvement of broad strategies for counterterrorism and maritime information cooperation. It authorizes funds for facilities and instrumentality astatine the Cyprus Center for Land, Open-Seas, and Port Security, the Greek Souda Naval Base, and each grooming programs. Additionally, this measure increases IMET backing for each 3 spouse nations.