I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1837 
To make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions 
and to authorize assistance for Israel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2019 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Science, Space, 
and Technology, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, 
Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans’ Af-
fairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make improvements to certain defense and security assist-
ance provisions and to authorize assistance for Israel, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Re-
gional Security Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
TITLE I—ENHANCED COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED 
STATES AND ISRAEL 
Sec. 101. Coordinator of United States-Israel Research and Development. 
Sec. 102. Cooperation on directed energy capabilities. 
Sec. 103. Cooperation on cybersecurity. 
Sec. 104. Report on potential benefits and impact to the United States of es-
tablishing a joint United States-Israel Cybersecurity Center of 
Excellence. 
Sec. 105. Cyber attache´. 
Sec. 106. United States Agency for International Development Memorandum- 
Israel enhanced cooperation. 
Sec. 107. Cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing 
countries. 
Sec. 108. Joint cooperative program relating to regional cooperation on innova-
tion and high-tech. 
Sec. 109. Sense of Congress on Eastern Mediterranean energy cooperation. 
Sec. 110. Cooperation on other matters. 
TITLE II—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 203. Contingency plans to provide Israel with necessary defense articles 
and services. 
Sec. 204. Waiver for existing or imminent military threat to Israel. 
Sec. 205. Security assistance for Israel. 
Sec. 206. Joint assessment of quantity of precision guided munitions for use by 
Israel. 
Sec. 207. Transfer of precision guided munitions to Israel. 
Sec. 208. Sense of Congress on rapid acquisition and deployment procedures. 
Sec. 209. Extension of War Reserves Stockpile authority. 
Sec. 210. Eligibility of Israel for the strategic trade authorization exception to 
certain export control licensing requirements. 
Sec. 211. Extension of loan guarantees to Israel. 
Sec. 212. Definition. 
TITLE III—JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES VICTIMS OF 
PALESTINIAN TERRORISM 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Facilitation of the settlement of terrorism-related claims of nationals 
of the United States. 
Sec. 303. Modification to consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction. 
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