Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) are working to strip a provision in the annual defense bill that would integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries.

A provision in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act requires War Secretary Pete Hegseth to appoint a lead official to coordinate joint U.S.-Israel defense efforts, including technology research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, and industrial cooperation. The effort to integrate the U.S. military with Israel comes amid joint attacks against Iran earlier this year.