United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10796 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10796 To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for synchronizing cooperative efforts between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 13, 2026 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive agent responsible for synchronizing cooperative efforts between the United States and Israel, 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 ``United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Act''. SEC. 2. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION INITIATIVE. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate an executive agent, as such term is defined in Department of Defense Directive 5101.01 (relating to DoD Executive Agent, issued February 7, 2022), responsible for synchronizing cooperative efforts between the United States and Israel, to expand and accelerate bilateral defense technology research, development, testing, evaluation, and industrial cooperation, by-- (1) identifying jointly developed or Israeli-origin technologies with operational utility for potential integration into United States systems and programs of record; (2) ensuring collaborative research initiatives involving government,