,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bief  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,young1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4        
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to support the work of the     
,united ,states ,security ,coordinator  
to ,israel and the ,palestinian         
,authority in furthering coordination   
between ,israelis and ,palestinians1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,middle  
,east ,security ,coordination ,act of   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3 7#a7 ,peace1    
stability1 and security in ,israel and  
the ,west ,bank are in the national     
security interest of the ,united        
,states4  7#b7 ,peace1 stability1 and   
security in ,israel and the ,west ,bank 
depend upon effective coordination and  

deconfliction between the ,israel       
,defense ,forces and the ,palestinian   
,authority ,security ,forces4  7#c7 ,the
 professionalism and capacity of        
,palestinian ,authority ,security       
,forces is an important factor for      
safety and stability in ,israel and the 
,west ,bank and critical to             
counterterrorism efforts4  7#d7         
,examples of security coordination      
between ,israel and the ,palestinian    
,authority include intelligence sharing 
and operational coordination1           
deconfliction mechanisms and            
communication during ,israel ,defense   
,forces 7,,idf7 activity in the ,west   
,bank1 joint counterterrorism           
initiatives and training1 facilitation  
of ,palestinian ,authority ,security    
,forces movement through ,areas ,b and  
,c1 and the ,palestinian ,authority     
,security ,forces safely returning      
,israelis from ,area ,a to the ,israel  
,defense ,forces4  7#e7 ,israeli        
security experts have attested that     

professionally trained and equipped and 
effective ,palestinian ,authority       
,security ,forces would reliably        
decrease ,israel ,defense ,forces       
incursions and interventions into ,area 
,a and increase stability and security  
for ,israelis and ,palestinians4  7#f7  
,the core functions of the office of the
 ,united ,states ,security ,coordinator 
for ,israel and the ,palestinian        
,authority 7,,ussc7 are to execute      
transparent and successful coordination 
between ,israeli security forces and    
,palestinian ,authority ,security       
,forces and to raise the effectiveness  
of the ,palestinian ,authority ,security
 ,forces4  7#g7 ,senior ,israeli        
officials1 including former defense     
ministers and ,,idf chiefs of staff1    
have credited ,,ussc-championed security
 coordination with the ,palestinian     
,authority ,security ,forces as being   
responsible for eroding the ability of  
organized terror groups to carry out    
suicide attacks in ,israeli cities and  

towns4  7#h7 ,the ,,ussc maintains      
unique trust and confidence from both   
,israeli and ,palestinian ,authority    
security forces1 agencies1 and senior   
officials4  7#i7 ,the multinational     
coalition that contributes to the       
mission of the ,,ussc1 which includes   
,bulgaria1 ,canada1 ,greece1 ,italy1 the
 ,netherlands1 ,poland1 ,turkey1 and the
 ,united ,kingdom1 demonstrates the     
support of the international community  
for the mission1 assists in sharing the 
personnel and resource burden1 and      
enables the ,united ,states to          
demonstrate a leading role1 which brings
 legitimacy to the mission and enables  
coordination to be successful4  #c4     
,senses of ,congress  7a7 ,sense of     
,congress on security coordination ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7   
security coordination between ,israel   
and the ,palestinian ,authority-- 7,a7  
is in the national security interest of 
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 protects     
,israeli and ,palestinian civilian lives

 and combats acts of terror from groups 
like ,hamas1 ,palestinian ,islamic      
,jihad1 and ,hezbollah2  7,c7 assists in
 reducing the need for ,israeli military
 interventions in the ,west ,bank2  7,d7
 provides greater stability and safety  
for the ,palestinian people in the ,west
 ,bank2 and  7,e7 supports regional     
peace and stability and improves the    
prospects for progress towards a        
negotiated resolution of the            
,israeli-,palestinian conflict2 and     
7#b7 the ,,ussc is a crucial liaison for
 such effective coordination1           
professionalization1 and communication4 
7b7 ,sense of ,congress on burden       
sharing ,it is the sense of ,congress   
that-- 7#a7 the financial and personnel 
burden of the mission of the ,,ussc     
should be shared by all partners to the 
mission2 and  7#b7 the mission of the   
,,ussc should be expanded to include    
additional nations1 and the ,department 
of ,state1 along with the ,,ussc1 should
 make it a priority to actively pursue  

contributions from additional states4   
#d4 ,reports  7a7 ,coordination report  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter for five years1 the 
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,,ussc1 shall submit to the    
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that describes the activities of 
the ,,ussc during the preceding year1   
including descriptions of the security  
coordination activities the ,,ussc has  
undertaken between the ,government of   
,israel and the ,palestinian ,authority4
  7b7 ,classified annex ,the reports    
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form and may  
include a classified annex4  7c7        
,professionalization report  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter for five years1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
consultation with the ,,ussc1 shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report that describes the  
,,ussc's efforts to professionalize     
,palestinian security forces and to     
build1 maintain1 and sustain            
,palestinian security and justice sector
 institutions4  7#b7 ,form ,the report  
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form but      
include a classified annex4  7d7 ,burden
 sharing report  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,,ussc1 shall submit to the    
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that describes the viability of  
the inclusion of contributions to the   
mission of the ,,ussc from additional   
countries1 particularly those countries 
party to the ,abraham ,accords and other
 ,arab or ,muslim-majority countries4   
7#b7 ,form ,the report required under   
paragraph 7#a7 be submitted-- 7,a7 in   
classified form2 or  7,b7 in            
unclassified form and including a       

classified annex4  #e4 ,notification    
7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the mission of
 the ,,ussc is most effective with--    
7,a7 a general or flag officer as the   
head of mission2  7,b7 a head of mission
 rotation of at least #c years duration2
 and  7,c7 senior uniformed personnel   
rotation of at least #b years duration2 
and  7#b7 the personnel contributions of
 other nations to the mission of the    
,,ussc are most effective with          
equivalent rotations4  7b7 ,in general  
,beginning #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit     
written notice and justification to     
appropriate congressional committees and
 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services of the ,house of             
,representatives not later than #abj    
days before the date on which-- 7#a7 the
 head of mission of the ,,ussc is to be 
replaced with a non-general or flag     

officer2  7#b7 the head of mission of   
the ,,ussc is to be rotated out of the  
head of mission's current assignment    
before #c consecutive years of service  
in that position2 or  7#c7 any senior   
uniform personnel rotation of the ,,ussc
 is to be rotated out of their current  
assignment before #b consecutive years  
of service in that position4  #f4       
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated #ge1jjj1jjj for each of the
 first #e fiscal years beginning after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7b7 ,availability ,amounts authorized   
pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall be     
available for the ,united ,states       
contribution to the mission of the      
,united ,states ,security ,coordinator  
for ,israel and the ,palestinian        
,authority4  7c7 ,restriction  7#a7 ,in 
general ,none of the funds authorized   
under subsection 7a7 may be used to     
provide lethal assistance of any kind4  
7#b7 ,exception ,the limitation on      

assistance under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
not apply to ammunition and other lethal
 assistance needed for the purposes of  
training taking place outside of ,israel
 and the ,west ,bank4  7d7 ,application 
of ,taylor ,force ,act ,funds authorized
 pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall be    
made available consistent with section  
#ajjd7;a7 of the ,taylor ,force ,act    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;c-#a74  #g4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,senior         
uniformed personnel ,the term senior    
uniformed personnel means the senior    
staff of the ,,ussc1 which includes any 
personnel performing equivalent duties  
of those with the following titles and  

responsibilities as of the date of the  
enactment of this ,act3 7,a7 ,chief of  
,staff4  7,b7 ,director of ,plans4  7,c7
 ,director for ,operations4  7,d7 ,legal
 ,advisor4  7,e7 ,budget ,director4