Sec. 1214. Help Israel Recover the Hostages
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Congress finds the following: There has been substantial and sustained cooperation between United States diplomatic, military, and intelligence agencies and Israeli counterparts to help Israel release those taken hostage on the attacks of October 7th, 2023. Multiple proposals for returning the hostages and implementing a ceasefire have been developed with the help of the United States and international partners and presented to both Israel and Hamas. Hamas has impeded or outright rejected these proposals, refusing to release the hostages and extending the suffering of civilians on both sides of the border.
The global community, including the United States, must exert necessary pressure on Hamas leadership to accept a ceasefire proposal, release the hostages and relinquish governing control of Gaza. It is imperative that the United States continues to work with international partners to release the remaining hostages, including 8 Americans. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the House and Senate Permanent Select Committees on Intelligence that contains an overview of United States diplomatic, military, and intelligence support for Israel as it works to release the hostages.
The briefing required under paragraph
(1)shall contain the following, relating to supporting the release of the hostages: An overview of United States military assistance to Israel. How the United States military is assisting the Israeli military on hostage rescue planning and recovery efforts. Intelligence sharing in support of hostage release. United States personnel embedded or regularly liaising with Israel’s military, intelligence, and diplomatic officials. A description of how the United States is leveraging partner nations to assist with hostage release efforts. Any other forms of assistance provided the Secretary determines relevant to Israel’s efforts to release the hostages. The briefing required under paragraph
(1)shall be provided in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. In this section, the term hostages means the individuals (alive or deceased) taken by Hamas from Israel during the attacks of October 7, 2023, and the immediate aftermath, including Israelis, Americans, and citizens of other more than 22 other nations.