[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 255. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1299L. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE PROJECT 
                   AGREEMENTS TO COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--The President is authorized to enter into 
     trilateral and multilateral cooperative project agreements 
     with Israel and Abraham Accords countries, Negev Forum 
     countries, and countries that have signed peace treaties with 
     Israel, under the authority of section 27 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2767), to carry out research on and 
     development, testing, evaluation, and joint production 
     (including follow-on support) of defense articles and defense 
     services to detect, track, and destroy armed unmanned aerial 
     systems that threaten the United States, Israel, and partners 
     in the Middle East.
       (b) Requirements.--The cooperative project agreement 
     described in subsection (a) shall--
       (1) provide that any activity carried out pursuant to such 
     agreement shall be subject to--
       (A) the applicable requirements described in subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) of section 27(b)(2) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2767(b)(2)); and
       (B) any other applicable requirement of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) with respect to the use, 
     transfer, and security of such defense articles and defense 
     services under that Act;
       (2) establish a framework to negotiate the rights to 
     intellectual property developed under such agreement, with 
     consideration of whether the agreement risks compromise to 
     United States systems, operational capabilities, or overall 
     technological advantage; and
       (3) require the government of any country that is a 
     signatory to such agreement to commit to never disclose any 
     intellectual property, research and development, or 
     production of technology acquired through such agreement to 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China, any company 
     based in the People's Republic of China, or any company with 
     which the Government of the People's Republic of China has 
     invested.
       (c) Congressional Notification Requirements.--
     Notwithstanding section 27(g) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2767(g)), any defense article that results from a 
     cooperative project agreement under this section shall be 
     subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 36 of that Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2776).
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