Sec. 203. Authority to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United States or Israel
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Congress makes the following findings: On February 10, 2018, Iran launched from Syria an unmanned aerial vehicle (commonly known as a drone ) that penetrated Israeli airspace. According to a press report, the unmanned aerial vehicle was in Israeli airspace for a minute and a half before being shot down by its air force. Senior Israeli officials stated that the unmanned aerial vehicle was an advanced piece of technology. It is the sense of the Congress that— joint research and development to counter unmanned aerial vehicles will serve the national security interests of the United States and Israel;
Israel faces urgent and emerging threats from unmanned aerial vehicles, and other unmanned vehicles, launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah, from Syria by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or from others seeking to attack Israel; efforts to counter unmanned aerial vehicles should include the feasibility of utilizing directed energy and high powered microwave technologies, which can disable vehicles without kinetic destruction; and the United States and Israel should continue to work together to defend against all threats to the safety, security, and national interests of both countries.
The President is authorized to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel under the authority of section 27 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2767 ), to carry out research on, and development, testing, evaluation, and joint production (including follow-on support) of, defense articles and defense services, such as the use of directed energy or high powered microwave technology, to detect, track, and destroy unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United States or Israel.
The cooperative project agreement described in paragraph
(1)shall— provide that any activities carried out pursuant to the agreement are subject to— the applicable requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of section 27(b)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2767(b)(2) ); and any other applicable requirements of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) with respect to the use, transfers, and security of such defense articles and defense services under that Act; establish a framework to negotiate the rights to intellectual property developed under the agreement; and include appropriate protections for sensitive technology. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as that term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report describing the cooperation of the United States with Israel with respect to countering unmanned aerial systems that includes each of the following: An identification of specific capability gaps of the United States and Israel with respect to countering unmanned aerial systems. An identification of cooperative projects that would address those capability gaps and mutually benefit and strengthen the security of the United States and Israel. An assessment of the projected cost for research and development efforts for such cooperative projects, including an identification of those to be conducted in the United States, and the timeline for the completion of each such project. An assessment of the extent to which the capability gaps of the United States identified pursuant to subparagraph
(A)are not likely to be addressed through the cooperative projects identified pursuant to subparagraph (B). An assessment of the projected costs for procurement and fielding of any capabilities developed jointly pursuant to an agreement described in subsection (c). No activities may be conducted pursuant to an agreement described in subsection
(c)until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required under paragraph (1).
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Sec. 203
Authority to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United States or Israel
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