United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2025-02-12

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on AI system security (2.2) through protection of sensitive information requirements, and implicit coverage of competitive dynamics (6.4) through international defense collaboration. The document primarily establishes a bilateral defense technology program rather than addressing AI risks comprehensively.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• National Security

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the National Security sector through bilateral defense technology collaboration between the United States and Israel. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services as it authorizes joint R&D activities in emerging technologies.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with mandatory language, enforcement mechanisms, and legal obligations including required reports, certifications, and appropriations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is titled 'United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025' and is issued by the United States Congress, which is the legislative body proposing this governance instrument.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Ministry of Defense of Israel; Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate; Government of Israel
• Summary: The Act applies to the Secretary of Defense who is authorized to carry out joint R&D activities with Israel's Ministry of Defense. The Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate is designated as the lead agency. Both governments are targets as they must comply with cost-sharing, reporting, and protection requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense has authority to implement and oversee the program, while Congressional Committees on Armed Services enforce compliance through mandatory reporting requirements and oversight mechanisms.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Defense; Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; Government of Israel
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense monitors through semiannual reports from Israel and reports to Congressional committees. Congressional committees monitor implementation through required reports. Israel monitors its own expenditures and reports to the U.S.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Build and Use Model
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Plan and Design (establishing framework for joint R&D), Build and Use Model (conducting research and development in AI and emerging technologies), and Operate and Monitor (through semiannual reporting requirements). It does not explicitly address data collection or verification/validation stages.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence as one of several emerging technologies for defense collaboration, but does not define AI models, AI systems, or specify particular types of AI. It focuses on emerging defense technologies broadly including AI, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, and automation without technical specifications or compute thresholds.