[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3625 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3625

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 14, 2018

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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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 ``United States-Israel Cooperation 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On May 9, 2018, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives adopted an amendment stating that it 
        is 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--
                    (A) security against terrorism;
                    (B) peaceful resolutions to community disputes; and
                    (C) the protection of spaces for civil society.
            (4) Congress has supported bilateral cooperation with 
        Israel to combat--
                    (A) the threat of illicit cross-border tunneling;
                    (B) the associated trafficking in arms, persons, 
                and militants; and
                    (C) 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 Budapest, Hungary; 
        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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