118th Congress International Affairs
S. 430: To provide authority to enter into a cooperative agreement to protect civilians in Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula from weaponized unmanned aerial systems
A bill to provide authority to enter into a cooperative agreement to protect civilians in Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula from weaponized unmanned aerial systems.
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- Introduced (completed)
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- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill authorizes the President to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Iraq and countries on the Arabian Peninsula to develop and produce defense articles and defense services for detecting and destroying armed unmanned aerial systems. (Under the Arms Export Control Act, such cooperative project agreements are currently authorized for NATO nations and friendly foreign countries outside of NATO).
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Robert Menendez D-NJOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1James Risch SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by James Risch.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


