H.R. 1385, known as the "Strengthening Cooperation and Security in the Middle East Act," requires the Secretary of State, alongside the Secretary of Defense, to create a strategy to increase membership in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (CSIPA). This involves...
Simple Explanation
The bill asks two important government people, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, to come up with a plan to get more countries to join a special group that helps share security and prosperity in the Middle East. They need to figure out what's good about the group and what might be stopping other countries from joining, and then tell Congress about it.