,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjbd,mr4     
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,budd7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,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 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,israel is an
 int]national lead] 9 develop+          
innovative def5se te*nologies1 includ+  
by pione]+ ef=ts to map1 detect1 de/roy1
 & maneuv] ?r\gh t]ror tunnels4  7#b7   
,t]rori/ organizations on ,israel's     
bord]s1 su* z ,hamas1 ,hezbollah1 &     
,pale/9ian ,islamic ,jihad 7,,pij71 )   
,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 approximately  
#cej to #dej miles long1 built "u       
hospitals1 s*ools1 & homes 9 ,gaza h be5
 discov]$1 ) ov] #e1gjj entrance po9ts4 
7#d7 ,9 ! ,gaza ,/rip1 ,hamas           
int5tionally uses civilians z human     
%ields by plac+ its und]gr\nd tunnel    
network b5ea? d5sely populat$ 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 indicates t        
,hamas's milit>y lead]%ip is bo? %elt]+ 
9 ! subt]ranean tunnel network & us+ x  
to hold innoc5t ,israeli ho/ages4  7#g7 
,! ,unit$ ,/ates faces simil>           
subt]ranean ?reats on ! ,korean         
,p59sula1 ! s\!rn bord]1 & 9 v>i\s !at]s

 9 ! ,middle ,ea/4  7#h7 ,israel %>es   
its anti-tunnel te*nology ) ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security1 :i* "w to advance ?is        
te*nology fur!r1 enhanc+ ! ,unit$       
,/ates' ability to deal ) ?is gr[+ ?reat
 on at ! 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 ,israel1 b w 
also help ! ,unit$ ,/ates & allies      
across ! globe t face simil> *all5ges f 
subt]ranean tunnels4  #c4 ,modification 
( annual limitation on am\nt available =
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel anti-tunnel      
coop]ation ,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