H.R. 5066 — United States-Israel Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2016 | PoliFocus

H.R. 5066114th Congress

United States-Israel Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2016

To authorize the President to provide assistance to Israel to protect the coastline of Israel and natural gas fields located in the exclusive economic zone of Israel, and for other purposes.

Subjects

International Affairs

Summary

United States-Israel Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the President to provide assistance to Israel to protect Israel's coastline and natural gas fields located in its exclusive economic zone.

Activities that may be supported by such assistance include:

procurement and sustainment of the David's Sling Weapon System,
payment of incremental expenses incurred by Israel resulting from participation in a bilateral or multilateral military exercise of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard,
conduct of increased U.S. naval vessel visits at Israeli ports, and
conduct of joint research and development for advanced maritime domain awareness capabilities.

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Legislative Actions

2016-04-26
Introduced in House
2016-04-26
Introduced in House
2016-04-26
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2016-04-26
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2016-04-26
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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