,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjac ,mr4 
,roskam 7= himself & ,mr4 ,deut*7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize fur!r assi/ance to 
,israel = ! ,iron ,dome anti-rocket     
def5se sy/em & au?orization = coop]ation
 on ! ,david's ,sl+1 ,arr[1 & ,arr[ #c  
anti-missile def5se sy/ems4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,israel ,missile ,def5se         
,coop]ation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,/ate 
( ,israel rema9s "u grave ?reat &       
frequ5t attack f missiles1 rockets1 &   
mort> %ells fir$ at ,israeli civilian   
t>gets by militants f ,=eign ,t]rori/   
,organizations su* z ,hamas & ,pale/9ian
 ,islamic ,jihad on its s\!rn bord] & by
 ,hezbollah on its nor!rn bord]1 :i* h  
kill$1 w\nd$1 or inflict$ psy*ological  
trauma on c\ntless ,israelis4           
,additionally1 ,israel faces a pot5tial 

balli/ic missile ?reat f ,iran & ,syria4
  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel ,enhanc$
 ,security ,coop]ation ,act ( #bjab 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hfja et seq47 e/abli%$ !    
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to support !   
inh]5t "r ( ,israel to self-def5se4     
7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s committ$ to
 ,israel's qualitative milit>y edge1    
includ+ its advantage ov] non-/ate      
actors su* z ,hezbollah & ,hamas1 :i*   
boa/ increas+ly sophi/icat$ & p[]ful    
weapons z a result ( support f ,iran1   
,syria1 & o!r /ate actors4  7#d7 ,!     
,unit$ ,/ates c help to advance its own 
vital national security int]e/s & !     
cause ( ,middle ,ea/]n peace & /ability 
by support+ ,israel's ability to def5d  
itself aga9/ missiles1 rockets1 & o!r   
?reats4  7#e7 ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel     
missile def5se coop]ation dates back ov]
 two decades ) great success1 su* z !   
,arr[ ,weapon ,sy/em1 :i* is already    
protect+ ,israel4 ,^! sy/ems are        
life-sav+1 w>-prev5t+ & ! te*nologies ( 
! coop]ative programs belong to bo? !   

,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel4  7#f7 ,unit$   
,/ates indu/ries are equal p>tn]s 9 !   
developm5t ( ! coop]ative sy/ems1 :i*   
creates employm5t opportunities 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel4 ,all te*nical  
mile/ones to date h be5 met on "t4  7#g7
 ,! ,david's ,sl+ ,weapon ,sy/em        
7,,dsws71 9 jo9t developm5t by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,israel1 is be+ design$ to     
int]cept %ort-range & m$ium-range       
balli/ic missiles1 long-range rockets1 &
 cruise missiles4  7#h7 ,! ,david's ,sl+
 ,weapon ,sy/em successfully int]cept$  
an in]t m$ium-range rocket 9 ,novemb]   
#bjab1 & def5se (ficials expect !       
program to be fully op]ational z plann$ 
on "t4  7#i7 ,! ,arr[ #c ,weapon ,sy/em1
 9 jo9t developm5t by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
,israel1 is be+ design$ to int]cept     
long-range missiles 9 high altitude 9   
ord] to m9imize leakage f a nucle> or   
*emical w>head4  7#aj7 ,! ,arr[ #c      
,weapon ,sy/em complet$ a successful    
fly-out te/ 9 ,febru>y #bjac4  7#aa7 ,! 
,arr[ ,weapon ,sy/em1 9 jo9t developm5t 

betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel1 has   
be5 op]ational s9ce #bjjj & t>gets      
m$ium-range balli/ic missiles4  7#ab7 ,!
 ,israeli ,def5se ,=ces report t ! ,iron
 ,dome anti-rocket def5se sy/em has     
a*iev$ a success rate ( m ?an #he p]c5t1
 int]cept+ rockets b\nd = resid5tial    
neighborhoods1 busy road junctions1     
%opp+ c5t]s1 & cr[d$ /reets across      
,israel4  7#ac7 ,! success ( ! ,iron    
,dome anti-rocket def5se sy/em dur+     
,op]ation ,pill> ( ,def5se 9 ,novemb]   
#bjab av]t$ massive ,israeli casualties1
 !reby decreas+ ,israel's ne$ to conduct
 a gr\nd-bas$ attack aga9/ ,gaza-bas$   
t]rori/s1 enhanc+ ,israel's op]ational  
flexibility1 & prev5t+ t]rori/s f plung+
 ! region into crisis :5ev] !y *oose4   
7#ad7 ,israel has indicat$ t x is ready 
to %>e ! te*nology ( ! ,iron ,dome      
anti-rocket def5se sy/em ) ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 :i* w\ld /r5g!n ,unit$ ,/ates   
def5se capabilities4  7#ae7 ,! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,israel curr5tly has five op]ational 
,iron ,dome batt]ies deploy$ 9 ! field1 

:i* are f> f suffici5t to protect all ( 
,israel's t]ritory4  #c4 ,au?orization (
 assi/ance to ,israel = ! ,iron ,dome   
anti-rocket def5se sy/em & au?orization 
= coop]ation on ! ,david's ,sl+1 ,arr[1 
& ,arr[ #c anti-missile def5se sy/ems ,!
 ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 is       
au?oriz$ to provide assi/ance1 ^u reque/
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel1 = ! procurem5t
 ( ! ,iron ,dome anti-rocket def5se     
sy/em1 z well z au?orization =          
coop]ation on ! developm5t1 ma9t5ance1  
enhancem5t1 & su/a9m5t ( ! ,david's     
,sl+1 ,arr[1 & ,arr[ #c anti-missile    
def5se sy/ems1 = ! purposes ( int]cept+ 
%ort-range1 m$ium-range1 & long-range   
rockets1 missiles1 & projectiles laun*$ 
aga9/ ,israel4