,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,ris* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide     
au?ority to ent] into a coop]ative      
agreem5t to protect civilians 9 ,iraq & 
on ! ,arabian ,p59sula f weaponiz$      
unmann$ a]ial sy/ems4  #a4 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld improve       
coop]ation ) allies1 includ+ ,israel1 & 
l-m9d$ p>tn]s to sy/ematically map out1 
expose1 & disrupt missile & drone       
procurem5t networks us$ by ! ,iran-back$
 ,h\?i rebels 9 ,yem5 & o!r ,iranian    
proxies t>get+ ,unit$ ,/ates =ces &     
assets & ,unit$ ,/ates allies & p>tn]s 9
 ! region2  7#b7 ! p>tn] c\ntries ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ,iraq & c\ntries 
on ! ,arabian ,p59sula1 face urg5t &    
em]g+ ?reats f unmann$ a]ial sy/ems &   
o!r unmann$ a]ial vehicles2  7#c7 jo9t  

rese>* & developm5t to c\nt] unmann$    
a]ial sy/ems w s]ve ! national security 
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its p>tn]s 9
 ,iraq & on ! ,arabian ,p59sula2  7#d7  
developm5t ( c\nt] ,unmann$ ,aircraft   
,sy/ems te*nology w r$uce ! impacts ( ^!
 attacks1 build det]r5ce1 & increase    
regional /ability2 &  7#e7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates & p>tn]s 9 ,iraq & on ! ,arabian 
,p59sula %\ld cont9ue to "w toge!r to   
protect aga9/ ! ?reat f unmann$ a]ial   
sy/ems4  #b4 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is ,act1 !  
t]m ,arabian ,p59sula means ,bahra91    
,kuwait1 ,oman1 ,qat>1 ,saudi ,arabia1 !
 ,unit$ ,arab ,emirates1 & ,yem54  #c4  
,au?ority to ent] into a coop]ative     
agreem5t to protect civilians 9 ,iraq & 
on ! ,arabian ,p59sula f weaponiz$      
unmann$ a]ial sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,presid5t is au?oriz$ to ent] into a    
coop]ative project agreem5t ) ,iraq &   
c\ntries on ! ,arabian ,p59sula "u !    
au?ority ( section #bg ( ! ,arms ,export
 ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfg7 to 
c>ry out rese>* on & developm5t1 te/+1  

evaluation1 & jo9t production 7includ+  
foll[-on support7 ( def5se articles &   
def5se s]vices to detect1 track1 &      
de/roy arm$ unmann$ a]ial sy/ems t      
?reat5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its p>tn]s 9   
,iraq & on ! ,arabian ,p59sula4  7b7    
,applicable requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! coop]ative project agreem5t describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 %all provide t  
any activities c>ri$ out pursuant to su*
 agreem5t are subject to-- 7i7 !        
applicable requirem5ts describ$ 9       
subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c7 (       
section #bg7;b77#b7 ( ! ,arms ,export   
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bgfg7;b77#b772 &  7ii7 any o!r         
applicable requirem5ts ( ! ,arms ,export
 ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et  
seq47 ) respect to ! use1 transf]1 &    
security ( su* def5se articles & def5se 
s]vices "u su* ,act2 &  7,b7 %all       
e/abli% a framework to negotiate !      
rights to intellectual prop]ty develop$ 
"u su* agreem5t4  7#b7 ,congressional   
notification requirem5ts ,not)/&+       

section #bg7;g7 ( ! ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfg7;g771
 any def5se articles t result f a       
coop]ative project agreem5t %all be     
subject to ! requirem5ts "u subsections 
7b7 & 7c7 ( section #cf ( su* ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bggf74  #d4 ,rule (          
con/ruction ) respect to use ( milit>y  
=ce ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ z an
 au?orization = ! use ( milit>y =ce4