[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6998 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6998

   To support security and law enforcement training and cooperation 
                 between the United States and Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2018

Mr. Meadows (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Donovan, Mr. 
 Fitzpatrick, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Weber of 
   Texas, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Zeldin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To support security and law enforcement training and cooperation 
                 between the United States and Israel.

    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 ``U.S.-Israel Cooperation Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On May 9, 2018, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        adopted an amendment stating that it was the policy of the 
        United States to support bilateral cooperation between United 
        States and Israeli law enforcement personnel.
            (2) The United States has a long history of cooperation 
        with Israel.
            (3) The sharing of distinct experiences can promote 
        security against terrorism, peaceful resolutions to community 
        disputes, and the protection of spaces for civil society.
            (4) Congress has supported bilateral cooperation with 
        Israel to combat the threat of illicit cross-border tunneling 
        and the associated trafficking in arms, persons, and militants 
        and to combat threats from unmanned aerial systems.
            (5) The United States supports law enforcement training, 
        cooperation, and education globally.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States supports the inclusion of Israel in 
        the International Law Enforcement Academy in Europe; and
            (2) the Secretary of State should support projects in the 
        Middle East through the International Narcotics Control and Law 
        Enforcement program.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to support bilateral training between United States and 
        Israeli law enforcement personnel, for the purpose of sharing 
        of best practices relating to anti-terrorism, community 
        policing, and managing mass casualties; and
            (2) to continue to counter threats to United States and 
        Israeli security and embassy protection posed by illicit cross-
        border tunneling and unmanned aerial systems.
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