The bill contained Section 219, identified as the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, with the provision “directing the Pentagon to expand and accelerate the integration of U.S. and Israeli military technology, supply chains, and defense industrial capacity” [1]. The provision is one clause within a defense authorization bill that runs more than a thousand pages, according to the Antiwar.com report. House passage of the bill represents a win for backers of the provision, while its final form depends on Senate action and conference negotiations, according to the Antiwar.com report. Facing competition from China and Russia, the United States cannot afford to develop next-generation military technology alone, according to the Antiwar.com report. The failed removal effort indicated that the coalition backing deeper strategic ties retains a majority in the House, according to the report.