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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D–CA
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-06-15 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026 would require the Defense Secretary to establish an initiative for military cooperation between the United States and participating countries. Its stated goals include deterring Iran and its proxies and improving regional military planning. It would require a report on strategy and funding needs and express Congress’s preference for participating countries to contribute matching funds.
This Act may be cited as the Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026.
(3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary shall establish an initiative to bolster defense cooperation between the United States and the militaries of covered countries
(1) deterring aggression by Iran and proxies of Iran in the Middle East;
(3) enhancing regional planning and cooperation among the military forces of covered countries
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.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should seek to require each participating covered country to contribute matching funds to the Initiative.
The proposal defines “Abraham Accords country” by reference to signatories of the September 15, 2020 declaration and to any regional, Arab, or Muslim-majority country that has sought to normalize relations with Israel since 2020.
(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.
The Defense Secretary would have to establish the United States-Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative and carry it out using authorities provided in title 10 of the United States Code.
(3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense.
(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.
The initiative’s stated objectives would include deterring aggression by Iran and its proxies in the Middle East and coordinating with the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement. These are proposed objectives, not demonstrated results.
(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;
Regional military planning and cooperation would focus particularly on long-term projects. Listed examples include capabilities to counter drones, ground-based air defenses, theater ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, information gathering and monitoring, and systems for directing tactical military operations.
(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;
Other listed project areas include developing special operations forces and conducting joint air or naval military exercises. The Secretary could also include any other military capability the Secretary considers appropriate.
(E) special operations forces development; (F) joint air or naval military exercises; and (G) any other military capability the Secretary considers appropriate.
Within 60 days after enactment, the Secretary would have to send the Senate and House Armed Services Committees a strategy for meeting the initiative’s objectives and an estimate of the funding needed to carry it out.
(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.
The proposal expresses a nonbinding congressional preference that the Secretary seek matching financial contributions from each participating covered country. This wording does not itself require countries to pay or specify a matching rate.
(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.
The supplied action snapshot, updated July 1, 2026, records introduction in the House on June 15, 2026, and referral that day to the Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-07-01T22:20:09Z.
2026-06-15: Introduced in House
2026-06-15: 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-06-15. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; earmark disclosures and committee or conference materials were not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential exception was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Intended program participation alone is not classified as preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to this version and subject to the uncertainty about eligible countries.
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