,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjag,mr4  
,s*neid] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,donovan7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize assi/ance =       
anti-tunnel def5se capabilities =       
,israel4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel       
,anti-,tunnel ,def5se ,coop]ation ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,hamas1 ,hizballah1 & ! ,pale/9ian 
,islamic ,jihad are ,unit$              
,/ates-designat$ =eign t]rori/          
organizations4  7#b7 ,designat$         
,pale/9ian t]rori/ organizations h kill$
 hundr$s ( ,israelis & doz5s ( ,am]icans
 9 rocket attacks & suicide bomb+s4     
7#c7 ,hamas has us$ und]gr\nd tunnels to

 ,israel & ,egypt to smuggle weapons1   
money1 & supplies into ,gaza & to s5d   
memb]s ( ,hamas out ( ,gaza = tra9+ & to
 br+ tra9]s into ,gaza to tea* ,hamas h[
 to manufacture rockets & improve       
con/ruction ( tunnels4  7#d7 ,tunnels 9 
,gaza h also be5 us$ z und]gr\nd rocket 
laun*+ sites1 weapons ca*es1 bunk]s1    
transportation networks1 & comm& &      
control c5t]s4  7#e7 ,9 #bjjf1 ,hamas   
kidnapp$ ,israeli soldi] ,gilad ,%alit  
?r\gh a tunnel & held him = five ye>s4  
7#f7 ,! ,israel ,def5se ,=ces discov]$ &
 de/roy$ #cb tunnels dur+ ! conflict )  
,hamas 9 ! summ] ( #bjad1 #ad ( :i*     
cross$ into ,israel4  7#g7 ,s9ce #bjad1 
,hamas has sp5t consid]able res\rces to 
rebuild its tunnel network4  7#h7 ,hamas
 int5tionally uses civilians z human    
%ields by plac+ its und]gr\nd tunnel    
network 9 d5sely populat$ areas &       
s*ools1 hospitals1 & mosques4  7#i7     
,hizballah has us$ und]gr\nd tunnels 9  
s\!rn ,lebanon to move ,hizballah       
fight]s & to laun* attacks4  7#aj7 ,!   

,pale/9ian ,islamic ,jihad has also dug 
tunnels f ,gaza t p5etrate ,israel4     
7#aa7 ,israel has a "r to def5d itself f
 ! viol5ce ( ,pale/9ian t]rori/ gr\ps1  
includ+ ! viol5ce t is facilitat$ ?r\gh 
t]rori/ tunnel networks4  7#ab7 ,!      
,unit$ ,/ates is work+ coop]atively ) ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel to develop          
te*nologies to detect & de/roy tunnels  
p5etrat+ ! t]ritory ( ,israel4  7#ac7   
,?is jo9t ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel         
coop]ation w n only b5efit ,israel1 b w 
also help ! ,unit$ ,/ates & allies      
across ! globe t face simil> *all5ges f 
subt]ranean tunnels4  #c4 ,au?orization 
( assi/ance = anti-tunnel def5se        
capabilities = ,israel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ^u reque/ ( !      
,m9i/ry ( ,def5se ( ,israel & 9         
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !  
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 is  
au?oriz$ to c>ry out rese>*1 developm5t1
 te/1 & evaluation1 on a jo9t basis )   
,israel1 to e/abli% anti-tunnel         
capabilities to detect1 map1 &          

neutralize und]gr\nd tunnels t ?reat5 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates or ,israel4  7b7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,presid5t to c>ry out ?is section       
#dg1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah4