Congress: 116 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Peters, Gary C. (D-Michigan)
United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Defense, with the concurrence of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, to establish a United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group. The purposes of the working group shall be to (1) provide a standing forum for the United States and Israel to identify and share intelligence-informed military capability requirements; (2) assist defense suppliers in both countries to gain government approval for conducting joint science, technology, research, development, test, evaluation, and production efforts; and (3) develop combined U.S.-Israel plans to research, develop, procure, and field weapons systems and military capabilities to meet common capability requirements.
This bill establishes a joint U.S.-Israel military working group housed in the Department of Defense. The group will identify shared military needs, help defense contractors from both countries win approval for joint weapons development projects, and coordinate planning for new weapons systems and military capabilities.
This formalizes and deepens the military-industrial partnership between the U.S. and Israel, potentially accelerating weapons development and technology transfer. The provision allowing defense contractors to gain expedited government approval for joint projects could increase the scale and speed of U.S. military support.