US Congress House Bill 1795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), upon request from Israel and with the concurrence of the Department of State, to jointly carry out research and testing of directed energy capabilities with Israel. (Directed energy systems are capable of converting chemical or electrical energy into radiated energy and focusing it on a target.) DOD may provide maintenance and sustainment support for such activities if Israel matches U.S. funds provided for such support or otherwise provides an amount that meets Israel's best efforts. The bill imposes various reporting requirements related to such joint research.

United States-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act

Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1795/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1795/BILLS-116hr1795ih.pdf