H.R. 9322

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9322 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9322

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative to 
bolster defense cooperation with Abraham Accords countries, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 15, 2026

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. 
Tenney, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Goldman of Texas, and Mr. Harrigan) 
introduced the following bill; which was 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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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative to 
bolster defense cooperation with Abraham Accords countries, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Abraham accords country.--The term ``Abraham Accords 
country'' means--
(A) a country that is a signatory of the Abraham 
Accords Declaration, done at Washington September 15, 
2020; and
(B) any regional, Arab, or Muslim-majority country 
that has sought to normalize relations with the State 
of Israel since 2020.
(2) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the United 
States-Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative 
established under section 3(a).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of Defense.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES-ABRAHAM ACCORDS DEFENSE COOPERATION INITIATIVE.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an initiative to 
bolster defense cooperation between the United States and the 
militaries of covered countries, to be known as the ``United States-
Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative''.
(b) Relationship to Existing Authorities.--The Initiative shall be 
carried out pursuant to the authorities provided in title 10, United 
States Code.
(c) Objectives.--The objectives of the Initiative shall include--
(1) deterring aggression by Iran and proxies of Iran in the 
Middle East;
(2) coordination with the Comprehensive Security 
Integration and Prosperity Agreement; and
(3) enhancing regional planning and cooperation among the 
military forces of covered countries, particularly with respect 
to long-term regional projects, such as--
(A) counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities;
(B) ground-based air defenses;
(C) theater ballistic missiles and cruise missiles;
(D) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
and tactical command and control;
(E) special operations forces development;
(F) joint air or naval military exercises; and
(G) any other military capability the Secretary 
considers appropriate.
(d) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
setting forth--
(1) a strategy for achieving the objectives described in 
subsection (c); and
(2) the amount of funding necessary to carry out the 
Initiative.
(e) Sense of Congress on Matching Funds.--It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary should seek to require each participating 
covered country to contribute matching funds to the Initiative.
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