,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,james 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide        
authority to enhance security assistance
 with countries that are engaged in     
regional security cooperation efforts in
 the ,middle ,east and ,north ,africa1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
8,enhance ,cooperation ,against         
,terrorism ,act04  #b4 ,authority to    
enhance security assistance with        
countries that are engaged in regional  
security cooperation efforts in the     
,middle ,east and ,north ,africa  7a7   
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states to work with     
allies and partners to safeguard freedom
 of navigation1 protect critical        
infrastructure1 uphold basic principles 
of international law1 and protect       

,united ,states citizens from threats   
posed by ,iran and ,iran-aligned        
entities in the ,middle ,east and ,north
 ,africa4  7b7 ,authority ,the          
,secretary of ,state shall-- 7#a7       
identify countries that-- 7,a7 have     
normalized diplomatic relations with the
 ,state of ,israel2 and  7,b7 are       
engaged in regional security cooperation
 efforts in the ,middle ,east and ,north
 ,africa to combat threats posed by     
,iran and ,iran-aligned entities2 and   
7#b7 in order to meet the policy        
described in subsection 7a71 provide    
approval for the sale or lease1 a       
license or other approval for the       
export1 or the transfer of defense      
articles or defense services to         
countries identified by the ,secretary  
under paragraph 7#a7 in accordance with 
the expedited approval provisions of    
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,expedited approval
 provisions ,in the case of a sale or   
lease of defense articles or defense    
services under section #c1 #ba1 or #cf  

of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bgec1 #bgfa1 or #bggf7 to a  
country identified by the ,secretary of 
,state under subsection 7b77#a71 a      
license or other approval under section 
#ch of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7  
for the export of defense articles or   
defense services to such a country 7or  
of a commercial agreement that involves 
the manufacture in such a country of any
 item of significant combat equipment on
 the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list in
 accordance with section #cf7;d7 of such
 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;d7771 or a  
transfer of excess defense articles     
under section #eaf7;c77#b7 of the       
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j7c77#b77 to such a     
country1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7    
notwithstanding the time limitations    
described in any of such sections1      
submit to ,congress a certification     
described in such sections1 at least #ae
 calendar days before sale1 lease1      
license or other approval1 or transfer  

of the defense articles or defense      
services is approved2 and  7#b7 include 
in the certification-- 7,a7 information 
on why the provision of such defense    
articles or services is related to or in
 furtherance of the policy described in 
subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 a summary of  
steps taken by the ,united ,states      
,government to ensure that any sensitive
 ,united ,states technology1            
information1 or capabilities that may be
 provided to such a country by reason of
 the provision of such defense articles 
or services are not acquired by-- 7i7   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china or any
 entity owned or controlled by the      
,people's ,republic of ,china2 or  7ii7 
the ,russian ,federation or any entity  
owned or controlled by the ,russian     
,federation4  7d7 ,strategy  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #fj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #fj days thereafter1 the      
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees1  

in writing1 a strategy on the           
implementation of this section4  7#b7   
,matters to be included ,the strategy   
required by this subsection shall       
include the following3 7,a7 ,an overview
 of the security threats from ,iran and 
,iran-aligned entities to both the      
,united ,states and the countries       
identified by the ,secretary of ,state  
under subsection 7b77#a74  7,b7 ,a      
description and assessment of the       
metrics and evaluation procedures used  
for implementing the policy described in
 subsection 7a71 including              
recommendations to improve multilateral 
cooperation between the ,united ,states 
and such countries and among such       
countries4  7,c7 ,a description of the  
challenges to achieving full            
interoperability between the ,united    
,states and such countries and the      
impact on progress to address the policy
 described in subsection 7a71 including 
efforts to address shared threats posed 
by ,iran and ,iran-aligned entities4    

7,d7 ,a description of measures to      
provide such countries interim          
capabilities until the cases described  
in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 are delivered4  
7,e7 ,a description and assessment of-- 
7i7 the status of all pending sales of  
defense articles or defense services    
over #be1jjj1jjj1 including ,letters of 
,request and where applicable ,letters  
of ,offer and ,acceptance1 beginning #e 
years prior to the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 to such countries        
pursuant to the provisions of law       
specified in subsection 7c72  7ii7 a    
description of the delivery time-frames 
for all pending sales of defense        
articles or defense services over       
#be1jjj1jjj to such countries pursuant  
to the provisions of law specified in   
subsection 7c7 and any measures that    
could be taken to expedite their        
delivery2 and  7iii7 recommendations to 
improve the process for authorizing the 
transfer of defense articles and        
services authorized under sections #cf  

and #ch of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act to such countries1 including as it 
relates to delivery timeline4  7#c7     
,form ,the report required by this      
subsection shall be submitted in        
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7#d7 ,definitions ,in
 this subsection-- 7,a7 the term        
8appropriate congressional committees0  
means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives2 and  7ii7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the term            
8,iran-aligned entity0-- 7i7 includes an
 entity that-- 7,i7 is controlled or    
significantly influenced by the         
,government of ,iran2 and  7,,ii7       
knowingly receives material or financial
 support from the ,government of ,iran2 
and  7ii7 includes-- 7,i7 ,hezbollah2   
7,,ii7 the ,houthis2 or  7,,iii7 any    
other proxy group that furthers ,iran's 
national security objectives4