,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1 #bjbd,mr4  
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 
,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4 ,m\lton7 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 am5d ! ,national ,def5se   
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjaf 
to improve coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ,israel on anti-tunnel def5se  
capabilities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel  
,anti-,tunnel ,coop]ation ,enhancem5t   
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,israel is an int]national 
lead] 9 develop+ innovative def5se      
te*nologies1 includ+ pione]+ ef=ts to   
map1 detect1 de/roy1 & maneuv] ?r\gh    

t]ror tunnels4  7#b7 ,t]rori/           
organizations on ,israel's bord]s su* z 
,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 & ,pale/9ian        
,islamic ,jihad1 ) ,iran's help1 h      
con/ruct$ a labyr9? ( subt]ranean       
passages "u ! ,gaza ,/rip & areas (     
s\!rn ,lebanon to improve _! milit>y    
capabilities z well z to attack & kidnap
 ,israeli soldi]s & civilians4  7#c7    
,s9ce ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ov] #a1ejj new 
t]ror tunnel %afts1 ar\nd #cej to #dej  
miles long1 built "u hospitals1 s*ools1 
& homes 9 ,gaza h be5 discov]$ ) ov]    
#e1gjj entrance po9ts4  7#d7 ,9 ! ,gaza 
,/rip1 ,hamas int5tionally uses         
civilians z human %ields by plac+ its   
und]gr\nd tunnel network b5ea? d5sely   
populat$ areas1 connect+ its t]ror      
infra/ructure to s*ools1 hospitals1 &   
mosques4  7#e7 ,tunnels 9 ,gaza &       
,lebanon are us$ z und]gr\nd rocket     
manufactur+ & laun*+ sites1 weapons     
ca*es1 bunk]s1 transportation networks1 
& comm& & control c5t]s4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ,israeli intellig5ce indicate 

t bo? ,hamas' milit>y lead]%ip is %elt]+
 9 ! subt]ranean tunnel network z well  
us+ x to hold innoc5t ,israeli ho/ages4 
7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates faces simil>      
subt]ranean ?reats on ! ,korean         
,p59sula1 ! s\!rn bord] & 9 v>i\s !at]s 
9 ! ,middle ,ea/4  7#h7 ,israel %>es its
 anti-tunnel te*nology ) ! ,dep>tm5ts ( 
,def5se & ,homel& ,security :o "w to    
advance ?is te*nology fur!r enhanc+ !   
,unit$ ,/ates' ability to deal ) ?is    
gr[+ ?reat on our own bord] & ar\nd !   
_w4  7#i7 ,s9ce ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 !re  
is an increas$ ne$ to scale up bilat]al 
coop]ation on anti-tunnel+ ef=ts z a    
reflection ( ! complexity ( !           
subt]ranean t]ror reality 9 ,gaza       
reveal$ s9ce ! />t ( ,israel's milit>y  
campaign4  7#aj7 ,su* an increase 9 jo9t
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel coop]ation w n   
only b5efit ,israel b w also help !     
,unit$ ,/ates & allies across ! globe t 
face simil> *all5ges f subt]ranean      
tunnels4  #c4 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,section #abgi7;b77#d7 ( 

! ,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =
 ,fiscal ,ye> #bjaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hfjf
 note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ #ej1jjj1jjj &  
ins]t+ #hj1jjj1jjj4