,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aacj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,davis of ,california 7for        
herself1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4      
,israel1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 ,mr4 ,vargas1  
,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,deutch1    
,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,ms4        
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4
 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan1   
,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,franks  
of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 
,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4     
,gutierrez1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,collins  
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4      
,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,ryan of   
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4  
,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mrs4    
,mc,carthy of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,griffith of ,virginia1  
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4         
,sherman1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1   

,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4  
,lowey1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,yoder1  
,mr4 ,holt1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4  
,culberson1 ,mr4 ,barber1 ,ms4          
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,lance1 
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1   
,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4  
,braley of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,smith of        
,washington1 and ,mr4 ,peters of        
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize further assistance
 to ,israel for the ,iron ,dome         
anti-missile defense system4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,iron ,dome ,support ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the ,state of ,israel remains   
under grave threat and frequent attack  
from missiles1 rockets1 and mortar      
shells fired at ,israeli civilian       
targets by militants from the ,foreign  
,terrorist ,organization ,hamas on its  

southern border and by the ,foreign     
,terrorist ,organization ,hezbollah on  
its northern border1 which have killed1 
wounded1 or inflicted psychological     
trauma on countless ,israelis4  7#b7    
,the ,united ,states remains committed  
to ,israel's qualitative military edge1 
including its advantage over non-state  
actors such as ,hezbollah and ,hamas1   
which boast increasingly sophisticated  
and powerful weapons as a result of     
support from ,iran1 ,syria1 and other   
state actors4  7#c7 ,the ,israeli       
,defense ,forces report that the ,iron  
,dome anti-missile defense system has   
achieved a success rate of more than #he
 percent1 intercepting rockets bound for
 residential neighborhoods1 busy road   
junctions1 shopping centers1 and crowded
 streets in southern ,israel4  7#d7 ,the
 recent success of the ,iron ,dome      
anti-missile defense system during      
,operation ,pillar of ,defense averted  
massive ,israeli casualties1 thereby    
eliminating ,israel's need to conduct a 

ground-based attack against ,gaza-based 
terrorists1 enhancing ,israel's         
operational flexibility1 and preventing 
terrorists from plunging the region into
 crisis whenever they choose4  7#e7 ,the
 ,united ,states can help to advance its
 own vital national security interests  
and the cause of ,middle ,eastern peace 
and stability by supporting ,israel's   
ability to defend itself against        
missiles1 rockets1 and other threats4   
7#f7 ,israel has indicated that it is   
ready to share the technology of the    
,iron ,dome anti-missile defense system 
with the ,united ,states for the ,united
 ,states use to strengthen the ,united  
,states defense capabilities4  7#g7 ,the
 ,government of ,israel currently has   
five operational ,iron ,dome batteries  
deployed in the field1 which are far    
from sufficient to protect all of       
,israel's territory4  #c4 ,authorization
 of assistance to ,israel for ,iron     
,dome anti-missile defense system ,the  
,president1 acting through the          

,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,state1 is authorized to  
provide assistance1 upon request by the 
,government of ,israel1 for the         
procurement1 maintenance1 enhancement1  
and sustainment of the ,iron ,dome      
defense system for purposes of          
intercepting short-range and            
medium-range rockets1 missiles1 and     
projectiles launched against ,israel4