,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adei ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bh1 #bjai,mr4 ,meadows 7for himself and ,mr4 ,schneider7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to support security and law enforcement training and cooperation between the ,united ,states and ,israel4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,u4,s4-,israel ,cooperation ,expansion ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,may #i1 #bjah1 the ,house ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs adopted an amendment stating that it was the policy of the ,united ,states to support bilateral cooperation between ,united ,states and ,israeli law enforcement personnel4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states has a long history of cooperation with ,israel4 7#c7 ,the sharing of distinct experiences can promote security against terrorism1 peaceful resolutions to community disputes1 and the protection of spaces for civil society4 7#d7 ,congress has supported bilateral cooperation with ,israel to combat the threat of illicit cross-border tunneling and the associated trafficking in arms1 persons1 and militants and to combat threats from unmanned aerial systems4 7#e7 ,the ,united ,states supports law enforcement training1 cooperation1 and education globally4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states supports the inclusion of ,israel in the ,international ,law ,enforcement ,academy in ,europe2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state should support projects in the ,middle ,east through the ,international ,narcotics ,control and ,law ,enforcement program4 #d4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to support bilateral training between ,united ,states and ,israeli law enforcement personnel for the purpose of sharing of best practices relating to anti-terrorism1 community policing1 and managing mass casualties4