; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. 409. Authority to enter into a cooperative agreement to protect civilians in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from weaponized unmanned aerial systems (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In January 2019, Houthi fighters launched an attack on a Saudi military parade, using an unmanned aerial systems killing 7 people and marking one of many Houthi attacks using unmanned aerial systems. (2) United States military officials have publicly confirmed that the Government of Iran is providing parts to the Houthis to build unmanned aerial systems. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the partner countries of the United States in the Arabian Peninsula face urgent and emerging threats from armed unmanned aerial systems and other unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Yemen by the Houthis; (2) joint research and development to counter unmanned aerial systems will serve the national security interests of the United States and its partners in the Arabian Peninsula