,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,lamborn introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on ,foreign 
,affairs and ,select ,intelligence      
7,permanent ,select71 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of ,defense to enter into partnerships  
with ,israel and other allies of the    
,united ,states to develop technology to
 detect tunnels1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,partnering to ,detect and 
,defeat ,tunnels ,act4  #b4 ,findings   
and sense of ,congress  7a7 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,tunnels have been used for centuries   
around the world as a means of avoiding 

detection or circumventing defenses4    
7#b7 ,tunnels can be used for criminal  
purposes1 such as smuggling drugs1      
weapons1 or humans1 or for terrorist or 
military purposes1 such as launching    
surprise attacks or detonating          
explosives underneath infrastructure4   
7#c7 ,tunnels have been a growing threat
 on the southern border of the ,united  
,states for many years1 and the         
,department of ,homeland ,security has  
been working to address this threat4    
7#d7 ,the conflict in ,gaza in #bjad    
showed that terrorists are now actively 
using tunnels as a means of attack1 and 
news reports indicate that tunnels are  
being used in ,syria as well4  7#e7     
,terrorist organizations are quick to   
adopt successful tactics1 and it is only
 a matter of time before other terrorist
 organizations begin using tunnels4     
7#f7 ,the facilities of the ,united     
,states1 and those of the allies of the 
,united ,states1 could be under threat  
very quickly if tunnel threats continue 

to proliferate4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that--   
7#a7 it is in the best interests of the 
,united ,states to develop technology to
 detect and counter tunnels1 and the    
best way to do this is to partner with  
other affected countries2 and  7#b7     
,israel is facing serious threats posed 
by tunnels and should be the first      
partner of the ,united ,states in       
addressing this significant challenge4  
#c4 ,development of tunnel detection    
technology  7a7 ,partnerships  7#a7     
,israel ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 shall seek to enter into an  
agreement with ,israel to partner and   
coordinate in developing and deploying  
technologies to detect and counter      
tunnels1 including by--  7,a7 carrying  
out research1 development1 testing1 and 
evaluation activities with respect to   
tunnel detection technologies2 and  7,b7
 carrying out operational testing of    

such technologies in both the ,united   
,states and ,israel4  7#b7 ,other allies
 ,in addition to the agreement described
 in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of   
,defense1 in coordination with the      
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 may seek to     
enter into similar agreements with      
allies of the ,united ,states to develop
 technologies to detect and counter     
tunnels4  7b7 ,lead development agency  
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 shall designate a  
military department or other element of 
the ,department of ,defense to carry out
 subsection 7a7 as the lead agency of   
the ,federal ,government for developing 
technology to detect and counter        
tunnels4  7c7 ,lead intelligence officer
 ,the ,director of ,national            
,intelligence shall designate a senior  
intelligence officer to manage the      
collection and analysis of intelligence 
regarding the tactical use of tunnels by

 state and non-state actors4  7d7       
,annual reports ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and each year thereafter     
through #bjbj1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall submit to ,congress a    
report containing1 with respect to the  
period covered by each such report1 the 
following3  7#a7 ,instances of tunnels  
being used to attack installations of   
the ,united ,states or allies of the    
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,trends or       
developments in tunnel attacks          
throughout the world4  7#c7 ,key        
technologies used and challenges faced  
by potential adversaries of the ,united 
,states with respect to using tunnels4  
7#d7 ,the capabilities of the           
,department of ,defense for defending   
fixed or forward locations from tunnel  
attacks4  7#e7 ,partnerships entered    
into with allies of the ,united ,states 
under this section1 and potential       
opportunities for increased partnerships
 with other allies with respect to      

researching tunnel detection            
technologies4  7#f7 ,the plans1         
including with respect to funding1 of   
the ,secretary for countering threats   
posed by tunnels4  7e7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,in addition to amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year #bjaf1 to carry out this
 section there is authorized to be      
appropriated for fiscal year #bjaf--    
7#a7 for research1 development1 test1   
and evaluation1 ,army1 for sensors and  
electronic survivability1 #e1jjj1jjj2   
7#b7 for research1 development1 test1   
and evaluation1 ,defense-wide1 for the  
physical security program of the        
,combating ,terrorism ,technical        
,support ,office1 #h1jjj1jjj2 and  7#c7 
for the ,joint ,improvised ,explosive   
,device ,defeat ,fund1 #aj1jjj1jjj4