In committee
United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026
This bill establishes a joint defense initiative between the United States and Israel to develop, test, and manufacture advanced military technologies, including missile defense, counter-drone systems, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. It speeds up the process for the U.S. military to buy and integrate Israeli-origin and jointly developed equipment, while encouraging American companies to form manufacturing and production partnerships. To fund these research, testing, and production programs, the bill authorizes $150 million each year from fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill targets federal agencies, foreign counterparts, and defense industry/academic entities without specifying a count of affected individuals.
Fiscal magnitude$450.0Mprovisional · pending reviewSec. 5 authorizes $150,000,000 to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029, totaling $450,000,000.
Reach32provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Aid & alliances+35Public R&D+25Military budget+25
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- U.S. and Israeli defense contractors and academic institutionsEstablishes collaborative research, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and U.S.-based co-production and manufacturing partnerships across emerging defense technology domains (Sec. 3(a)(2), 3(a)(4), 3(b)).
- Israeli Ministry of DefenseExpands bilateral defense technology research, testing, development, and integration into military systems alongside U.S. defense agencies (Sec. 3(a)-(b)).
Who it burdens
- Department of DefenseMust establish the joint initiative, coordinate across multiple federal agencies, provide an interim update and recurring annual reports to congressional defense committees, and publish periodic unclassified updates online (Sec. 3(a), 3(c), 4(a)-(d)).
Who backs it
- Federal taxpayersAuthorizes $150 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2029 to finance the cooperative defense technology initiative (Sec. 5).