,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ejfc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ac1 #bjai,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 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 provide for increased authorities relating to ,united ,states-,israel unmanned aerial systems cooperation4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,states-,israel ,counter-,unmanned ,aerial ,systems ,cooperation ,enhancement ,act or the ,u4,s4-,israel ,anti-,killer ,drone ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,unmanned ,aerial ,systems 7,,uas7 remain a threat to ,israel and to the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,in ,august #bjai1 ,israeli forces struck ,iranian ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps ,qods ,force and ,iranian-backed militia facilities to thwart a planned drone attack on ,israel4 7#c7 ,in ,february #bjah1 ,iran launched an armed drone from ,syria into ,israeli airspace1 which ,israeli warplanes destroyed4 7#d7 ,on ,september #ai1 #bjag1 ,israeli forces destroyed an ,iranian supplied ,hezbollah ,,uas over ,syria4 7#e7 ,pursuant to the authority of section #abgi of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hfjf note71 as amended by section #abgb7;a7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb71 the ,department of ,defense and the ,ministry of ,defense of ,israel identified several gaps in ,,uas technology4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should enhance cooperation with ,israel in developing mutually beneficial counter unmanned aerial systems technologies4 #d4 ,united ,states-,israel unmanned aerial systems cooperation 7a7 ,authority ,subsection 7a77#a7 of section #abgi of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hfjf note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,in general and inserting ,authority2 7#b7 by striking ,the ,secretary of ,defense and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense 2 7#c7 by striking ,united ,states or ,israel4 and inserting the following3 ,united ,states or ,israel4 7,b7 ,activities to be included ,activities carried out pursuant to such authority may include the following3 7i7 ,low-cost1 close-range final protective fire kinetic counter unmanned aerial systems 7,c-,,uas7 capability4 7ii7 ,reduction of false alarm rates for tactical teams1 an organic capability to detect1 track1 identify1 and electronically deter and1 where possible1 capture small ,,uas that present a very low radar cross section4 7iii7 ,non-kinetic means to detect1 track1 classify1 take control of1 and capture small ,,uas4 7iv7 ,dual air and ground individual weapon overmatch optic that enables operators to quickly target and destroy ,,uas at range of #cjj meters during the day and #bjj meters at night4 7v7 ,radar systems for urban environments to facilitate detection of ,,uas threats when other techniques are not viable4 7vi7 ,evaluation of the performance characteristics of radio frequency ,,uas systems in urban environments4 2 and 7#d7 by striking ,any activities and inserting the following3 7,c7 ,conduct of activities ,any activities 4 7b7 ,sunset ,subsection 7f7 of such section is amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjbj and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjba4