American-Hellenic-Israeli Security Act Reaches 20 Cosponsors
WASHINGTON - H.R.2510: The American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism & Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and co-led by Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R-NJ), Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), has officially been cosponsored by 20 Members of Congress, making it one of the most supported pieces of legislation in the 119th Congress involving United States relations with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.
This bipartisan bill, initiated by the American Hellenic Institute, would be the third piece of legislation to support the “3+1” partnership between Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, Israel, and the United States. The introduction of this new legislation follows the success of The Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 sections of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 and The United States-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021 sections of The National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022, both of which supported the 3+1 partnership and were co-led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his time serving as a U.S. Senator.
In addition to AHI, organizations that have endorsed the bill include:
JINSA (Jewish Institute for National Security of America)
FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)
AHEPA (The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association)
B'nai B'rith International
HANC (The Hellenic American National Council)
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
The core elements of the bill include:
Ending the scheduled expiration of the current 3+1 interparliamentary group between the United States, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel.
Establishing a 3+1 interparliamentary security subgroup between the United States, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel.
Establishing a 3+1 interexecutive security group between the United States, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel.
Authorizing the creation of multilateral 3+1 training programs:
C.E.R.B.E.R.U.S. (Counterterrorism Education for Readiness Building in the East-Mediterranean Region to Unify Security).
T.R.I.R.E.M.E. (Training and Readiness Initiative for Regional East-Mediterranean Maritime-Security Enforcement).
Authorizing upgrades to C.Y.C.L.O.P.S. (Cyprus Center for Land, Open-seas, and Port Security) in the Republic of Cyprus.
Authorizing upgrades to the Hellenic Navy base at Souda Bay in Greece.
Establishing a Department of Defense strategy for 3+1 cooperation on counterterrorism.
Establishing a Department of Defense strategy for 3+1 cooperation on maritime security.
Completely eliminating remaining legislative restrictions on U.S. arms sales to the Republic of Cyprus.
AHI president Nick Larigakis stated “It is encouraging to see so much support come forward for this piece of legislation. Strengthening the security partnerships between the United States, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel is critically important to ensuring regional stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. Greece and the Republic of Cyprus have taken significant steps to work with the U.S. on counterterrorism and maritime security initiatives, and in turn, the U.S. should support their ability to do so through passing legislation such as this.”
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For more information regarding this legislation or other AHI policy matters, contact:
Alexander Christofor, Legislative Director of the American Hellenic Institute | christofor@americanhellenicinstitute.org
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