United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2497
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2018-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Aviation and airports
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government lending and loan guarantees
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Israel
Lebanon
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research and development
Scientific communication
Space flight and exploration
Syria
Terrorism
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: 

United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

 
This bill extends security assistance to Israel. Specifically, it extends: 
 
 
foreign military financing assistance to Israel through FY2028,
 
loan guarantees through FY2023, and
 
authority for the war reserves stockpile through FY2023. 
 
 
The President may: 
 
 
enter into a cooperative agreement with Israel for research and joint production of anti-drone defense articles; 
 
conduct a joint assessment with Israel regarding which precision guided munitions Israel needs in a sustained armed confrontation with Hezbollah, Hamas, or other groups; and 
 
 transfer precision guided munitions and defense articles to such stockpile.
 
 
The bill directs the Department of Defense to provide for the rapid acquisition and deployment of precision guided munitions for U.S. counterterrorism missions or to assist an ally under missile threat from a terrorist organization or a country that supports international terrorism.
 
The President shall report to Congress describing the steps taken to include Israel in the list of countries eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception. Such exception allows a controlled item to be exported without a transaction-specific license.
 
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall continue to work with the Israel Space Agency to pursue peaceful space exploration and science initiatives. 
 
The bill also requires the periodic reports on Israel's qualitative military edge to include information about Israel's ability to defend itself from regional state and non-state actors and from drone, cyber, and asymmetric threats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8145-8146)
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8145-8146)
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2497.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8145-8150)
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2018-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2018-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2018-08-03
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-08-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S5570-5572)
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S5570-5572)
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5567-5572)
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate