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H.R. 5117 115th Congress House

United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act

Official title: To authorize the President to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United States or Israel.

Introduced: February 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Aviation and airportsForeign aid and international reliefIranIsrael
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 27, 2018
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 Latest action February 27, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) joint research and development to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones) will serve the national security interests of the United States and Israel, (2) Israel faces urgent and emerging threats from unmanned aerial vehicles, and (3) the United States and Israel should continue to work together to defend against all threats to their safety and national interests.

The President may enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel to carry out research and development and joint production of defense articles and services to detect, track, and destroy unmanned aerial vehicles.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5141 United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
  • S 2497 United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Feb 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5117: United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5117/
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"H.R. 5117: United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5117/.
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H.R. 5117, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5117/.
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