A resolution to express the sense of the Senate on United States-Israel cooperation on precision-guided munitions.

Bill: 116-sres-640
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-07-01
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief

Israel

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military procurement, research, weapons development
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4144)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) regularized purchases of precision-guided munitions by Israel, coordinated with the U.S. Air Force annual purchase of precision-guided munitions, would enhance the security of the United States and Israel; and (2) the Department of Defense should take measures to expedite deliveries of precision-guided munitions to Israel.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 1, 2020 Mr. Rounds submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION To express the sense of the Senate on United States-Israel cooperation on precision-guided munitions.

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Department of Defense has cooperated extensively with Israel to assist in the procurement of precision-guided munitions, and such cooperation represents an important example of robust United States support for Israel; (2) to the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense should take further measures to expedite deliveries of precision-guided munitions to Israel; and (3) regularized annual purchases of precision-guided munitions by Israel, in accordance with existing requirements and practices regarding the export of defense articles and defense services, coordinated with the United States Air Force annual purchase of precision-guided munitions, would enhance the security of both the United States and Israel by— (A) promoting a more efficient use of defense resources by taking advantage of economies of scale; (B) enabling the United States and Israel to address crisis requirements for precision-guided munitions in a timely and flexible manner; and (C) encouraging the defense industrial base to maintain routine production lines of precision-guided munitions.