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.
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United States-Israel Military Capability Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-3775| Senate
| Updated: 5/20/2020
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.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAsiaChinaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationIsraelMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentRussia