Title: U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
United States-Israel Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Cooperation Enhancement Act or the U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act
This bill expands the Department of Defense's authority to carry out activities in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense of Israel to research, develop, test, and evaluate capabilities for countering unmanned aerial systems (i.e., drones).


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5063 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5063

 To provide for increased authorities relating to United States-Israel 
                  unmanned aerial systems cooperation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2019

 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for increased authorities relating to United States-Israel 
                  unmanned aerial systems cooperation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Counter-
Unmanned Aerial Systems Cooperation Enhancement Act'' or the ``U.S.-
Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) remain a threat to Israel 
        and to the United States.
            (2) In August 2019, Israeli forces struck Iranian 
        Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force and Iranian-backed militia 
        facilities to thwart a planned drone attack on Israel.
            (3) In February 2018, Iran launched an armed drone from 
        Syria into Israeli airspace, which Israeli warplanes destroyed.
            (4) On September 19, 2017, Israeli forces destroyed an 
        Iranian supplied Hezbollah UAS over Syria.
            (5) Pursuant to the authority of section 1279 of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
        Law 114-92; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note), as amended by section 1272(a) 
        of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), the Department of 
        Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Israel identified 
        several gaps in UAS technology.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should enhance 
cooperation with Israel in developing mutually beneficial counter 
unmanned aerial systems technologies.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS COOPERATION.

    (a) Authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1279 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 22 
U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``In general'' 
        and inserting ``Authority'';
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
        the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense'';
            (3) by striking ``United States or Israel.'' and inserting 
        the following: ``United States or Israel.
                    ``(B) Activities to be included.--Activities 
                carried out pursuant to such authority may include the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Low-cost, close-range final 
                        protective fire kinetic counter unmanned aerial 
                        systems (C-UAS) capability.
                            ``(ii) Reduction of false alarm rates for 
                        tactical teams, an organic capability to 
                        detect, track, identify, and electronically 
                        deter and, where possible, capture small UAS 
                        that present a very low radar cross section.
                            ``(iii) Non-kinetic means to detect, track, 
                        classify, take control of, and capture small 
                        UAS.
                            ``(iv) Dual air and ground individual 
                        weapon overmatch optic that enables operators 
                        to quickly target and destroy UAS at range of 
                        300 meters during the day and 200 meters at 
                        night.
                            ``(v) Radar systems for urban environments 
                        to facilitate detection of UAS threats when 
                        other techniques are not viable.
                            ``(vi) Evaluation of the performance 
                        characteristics of radio frequency UAS systems 
                        in urban environments.''; and
            (4) by striking ``Any activities'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(C) Conduct of activities.--Any activities''.
    (b) Sunset.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''.
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