# 119-s-3855: United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026

119-s-3855, United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-08-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3855
- Congress: 119
- Title: United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Unified Research, and Enhanced Security (FUTURES) Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-10

## Summary

**Expands and speeds up a U.S.-Israel defense technology partnership.** This creates a Department of Defense initiative to identify Israeli-origin and jointly developed technologies and move them into U.S. systems, co-production, and training across ten technical domains such as missile defense, artificial intelligence and quantum, cyber defense, biotechnology, directed energy, and counter-unmanned systems. - U.S. military and warfighters benefit from faster identification and integration of operationally useful Israeli or jointly developed technologies and from joint training to improve readiness. - U.S. and Israeli industry gain frameworks for joint ventures, licensing, and United States-based co-production and manufacturing partnerships to transition tech into acquisition pathways. - Researchers, universities, and private developers get coordinated collaborative research opportunities across government and industry while protecting sensitive technology, plus an interim progress update in 180 days and annual reports with unclassified public updates. *Authorizes $150 million each year for FY2027–2029, totaling $450 million in authorized funding, which increases federal spending over that period.*

## Cosponsors (21)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- U.S.-Israel defense tech initiative: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Defense, with the Israeli Minister of Defense's concurrence, to set up a U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative. The Initiative would speed joint research, testing, prototyping, and transition of Israeli-origin or jointly developed…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3855 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3855)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3855 (as of 2026-08-10).