,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eaag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjah,mr4 ,cri/ 7= himself & ,mr4       
,johnson ( ,l\isiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize
 ! ,presid5t to ent] into a coop]ative  
project agreem5t ) ,israel to c\nt]     
unmann$ a]ial vehicles t ?reat5 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or ,israel4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$        
,/ates-,israel ,jo9t ,drone ,detection  
,coop]ation ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority to ent]
 into a coop]ative project agreem5t )   
,israel to c\nt] unmann$ a]ial vehicles 
t ?reat5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ,israel  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,on ,febru>y #aj1 #bjah1 ,iran laun*$ an
 unmann$ a]ial vehicle 7commonly kn[n z 
a drone7 f ,syria t p5etrat$ ,israeli   
airspace4  7#b7 ,israeli (ficials not$ t
 ! unmann$ a]ial vehicle 0 9 ,israeli   
airspace = a m9ute & a half be=e be+ %ot
 d[n by ! ,israeli air =ce4  7#c7 ,s5ior

 ,israeli (ficials /at$ t ! unmann$     
a]ial vehicle 0 an advanc$ piece (      
te*nology4  7#d7 ,x rema9s uncle> :e!r !
 unmann$ a]ial vehicle 0 arm$4          
,none!less1 ! laun*1 & sophi/ication ( !
 unmann$ a]ial vehicle1 highlight !     
?reat ,israel faces f unmann$ a]ial     
vehicles f ,iranian =ces active 9 ,syria
 & f ,hezbollah 9 ,lebanon4  7#e7 ,!    
,unit$ ,/ates likewise faces ! ?reat (  
unmann$ a]ial vehicles along ! ,unit$   
,/ates bord] & 9 areas ( active         
ho/ilities1 includ+ unmann$ a]ial       
vehicles ( ! ,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq &   
,syria 7,,isis7 9 ,iraq & ,syria &      
unmann$ a]ial vehicles manufactur$ (    
al-,qa$a 9 ,afghani/an4  7b7 ,s5se (    
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 jo9t rese>* & developm5t to c\nt]  
unmann$ a]ial vehicles w s]ve ! national
 security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   
,israel2  7#b7 ,israel faces urg5t &    
em]g+ ?reats f unmann$ a]ial vehicles & 
o!r unmann$ a]ial vehicles1 laun*$ f    
,lebanon by ,hezbollah1 f ,syria by =ces

 ( ,iran's ,revolution>y ,gu>d ,corps1  
or f o!rs seek+ to attack ,israel2 &    
7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel %\ld     
cont9ue to "w toge!r to def5d aga9/ all 
?reats to ! safety1 security1 & national
 int]e/s ( bo? c\ntries4  7c7 ,au?ority 
,to ent] into agreem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to ent] into a   
coop]ative project agreem5t ) ,israel "u
 ! au?ority ( section #bg ( ! ,arms     
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfg7 to c>ry out rese>* on &          
developm5t1 te/+1 evaluation1 & jo9t    
production 7includ+ foll[-on support7 ( 
def5se articles & def5se s]vices to     
detect1 track1 & de/roy unmann$ a]ial   
vehicles t ?reat5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or    
,israel4  7#b7 ,applicable requirem5ts  
,! coop]ative project agreem5t describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 %all provide t   
any activities c>ri$ out pursuant to !  
agreem5t are subject to--  7i7 !        
applicable requirem5ts describ$ 9       
subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c7 (       
section #bg7;b77#b7 ( ! ,arms ,export   

,control ,act2 &  7ii7 any o!r          
applicable requirem5ts ( ! ,arms ,export
 ,control ,act ) respect to ! use1      
transf]s1 & security ( su* def5se       
articles & def5se s]vices "u t ,act2 &  
7,b7 %all e/abli% a framework to        
negotiate ! rights to intellectual      
prop]ty develop$ "u ! agreem5t4