Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4219 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4219 To require the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative to bolster defense cooperation with Abraham Accords countries, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Budd (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative to bolster defense cooperation with Abraham Accords countries, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Abraham accords country.--The term ``Abraham Accords country'' means-- (A) a country that is a signatory of the Abraham Accords Declaration, done at Washington September 15, 2020; and (B) any regional, Arab, or Muslim-majority country that has sought to normalize relations with the State of Israel since 2020. (2) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the United States-Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative established under section 3(a). (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 3. UNITED STATES-ABRAHAM ACCORDS DEFENSE COOPERATION INITIATIVE. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an initiative to bolster defense cooperation between the United States and the militaries of covered countries, to be known as the ``United States- Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative''. (b) Relationship to Existing Authorities.--The Initiative shall be carried out pursuant to the author