U.S.-Israel Military Technology Cooperation Act

Bill: 117-hr-5302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-20
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Foreign aid and international relief

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Israel

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-20
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>U.S.-Israel Military Technology Cooperation Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the required actions of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group and requires the establishment of the United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group to address such operations and technology matters required of the group.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2021 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Schneider , and Mrs. Murphy of Florida ) 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 A BILL To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 establish a United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.-Israel Military Technology Cooperation Act . 2. Modification of United States-Israel Operations-Technology cooperation with the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group Section 1299M of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group ; (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Requirement (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take actions within the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group— (A) to provide a standing forum for the United States and Israel to systematically share intelligence-informed military capability requirements; (B) to identify military capability requirements common to the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Israel; (C) to assist defense suppliers in the United States and Israel by assessing recommendations from such defense suppliers with respect to joint science, technology, research, development, test, evaluation, and production efforts; and (D) to develop, as feasible and advisable, combined United States-Israel plans to research, develop, procure, and field weapon systems and military capabilities as quickly and economically as possible to meet common capability requirements of the Department and the Ministry of Defense of Israel. (2) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring the termination of any existing United States defense activity, group, program, or partnership with Israel. ; (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group within the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 , the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the appropriate heads of other Federal agencies and with the concurrence of the Minister of Defense of Israel, shall establish, under the United States vice chairman of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group, a United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group to address operations and technology matters described in subsection (a)(1). (2) Extension with respect to terms of reference The 1-year period under paragraph (1) may be extended for up to 180 days if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that additional time is needed to finalize the terms of reference. Such certification shall be made in unclassified form. ; and (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group each place it appears and inserting United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group .