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AIPAC commends the U.S. House of Representatives for including critical pro-Israel provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The importance of these provisions is underscored by Israel’s ongoing efforts to defeat Hamas in Gaza and defend itself from Iranian proxies in the region. Some key pro-Israel provisions: ✅ $500 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation. This includes funds for Israeli procurement of Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow, and for bilateral research, development, testing and evaluation. ✅ $35 million for U.S.-Israel cooperation on emerging defense technologies, including directed energy, AI, cybersecurity and quantum. ✅ $50 million for U.S.-Israel Anti-Tunneling Cooperation. ✅ $70 million for U.S.-Israel Counter-Drone Cooperation. ✅ Extends the authority of the existing War Reserve Stockpile Authority for Israel until 2029. ✅ Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and State to work with NATO and major non-NATO allies to ensure unjustified warrants issued by the ICC against members of the armed forces of the U.S. or of its other allies are not enforced. ✅ Directs the DOD and its agencies to not participate in international defense exhibitions if they or the jurisdictions in which they are held block or threaten the participation of Israeli companies. ✅ Requires a briefing on the status of deliveries to Israel of any military aircraft or air-launched munitions approved for transfer. ✅ Requires a study on steps Israel, the U.S., and Egypt can take to enhance international security measures to ensure Hamas and other actors cannot use tunnels or methods via the Mediterranean Sea to smuggle weapons and illicit goods. ✅ Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report outlining the status of integrated air and missile defense in the CENTCOM AOR, particularly Israel. ✅ Directs the Secretary of Defense to work with our counterparts in Israel to establish a defense innovation field office within Israeli territory. ✅ Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a continual assessment of the impact of arms embargoes, sanctions, restrictions, or limitations imposed by foreign states or international organizations on Israel's defense capabilities. ✅ Convenes the U.S.-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group to study the potential for defense industrial base integration between the United States and Israel. In adopting these important provisions, we appreciate the leadership of @RepMikeRogersAL (R-AL) and Ranking Member @RepAdamSmith (D-WA).
















