,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,roskam 7for himself and ,mr4 ,deutch7 
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-rocket defense system  
and authorization for cooperation on the
 ,david's ,sling1 ,arrow1 and ,arrow #c 
anti-missile defense systems4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states-,israel ,missile    
,defense ,cooperation ,act of #bjac4    
#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 ,foreign     
,terrorist ,organizations such as ,hamas
 and ,palestinian ,islamic ,jihad on its
 southern border and by ,hezbollah on   
its northern border1 which have killed1 

wounded1 or inflicted psychological     
trauma on countless ,israelis4          
,additionally1 ,israel faces a potential
 ballistic missile threat from ,iran and
 ,syria4  7#b7 ,the ,united             
,states-,israel ,enhanced ,security     
,cooperation ,act of #bjab 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #hfja et seq47 established the
 policy of the ,united ,states to       
support the inherent right of ,israel to
 self-defense4  7#c7 ,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#d7 ,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#e7 ,united            

,states-,israel missile defense         
cooperation dates back over two decades 
with great success1 such as the ,arrow  
,weapon ,system1 which is already       
protecting ,israel4 ,these systems are  
life-saving1 war-preventing and the     
technologies of the cooperative programs
 belong to both the ,united ,states and 
,israel4  7#f7 ,united ,states          
industries are equal partners in the    
development of the cooperative systems1 
which creates employment opportunities  
in the ,united ,states and ,israel4 ,all
 technical milestones to date have been 
met on time4  7#g7 ,the ,david's ,sling 
,weapon ,system 7,,dsws71 in joint      
development by the ,united ,states and  
,israel1 is being designed to intercept 
short-range and medium-range ballistic  
missiles1 long-range rockets1 and cruise
 missiles4  7#h7 ,the ,david's ,sling   
,weapon ,system successfully intercepted
 an inert medium-range rocket in        
,november #bjab1 and defense officials  
expect the program to be fully          

operational as planned on time4  7#i7   
,the ,arrow #c ,weapon ,system1 in joint
 development by the ,united ,states and 
,israel1 is being designed to intercept 
long-range missiles in high altitude in 
order to minimize leakage from a nuclear
 or chemical warhead4  7#aj7 ,the ,arrow
 #c ,weapon ,system completed a         
successful fly-out test in ,february    
#bjac and ,july #bjac4  7#aa7 ,the      
,arrow ,weapon ,system1 in joint        
development between the ,united ,states 
and ,israel1 has been operational since 
#bjjj and targets medium-range ballistic
 missiles4  7#ab7 ,the ,israeli ,defense
 ,forces report that the ,iron ,dome    
anti-rocket 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 across ,israel4  7#ac7 ,the    
success of the ,iron ,dome anti-rocket  
defense system during ,operation ,pillar
 of ,defense in ,november #bjab averted 

massive ,israeli casualties1 thereby    
decreasing ,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#ad7    
,israel has indicated that it is ready  
to share the technology of the ,iron    
,dome anti-rocket defense system with   
the ,united ,states1 which would        
strengthen ,united ,states defense      
capabilities4  7#ae7 ,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 the ,iron ,dome anti-rocket defense
 system and authorization for           
cooperation on the ,david's ,sling1     
,arrow1 and ,arrow #c anti-missile      
defense systems ,the ,president1 acting 
through the ,secretary of ,defense and  
the ,secretary of ,state1 is authorized 

to provide assistance1 upon request of  
the ,government of ,israel1 for the     
procurement of the ,iron ,dome          
anti-rocket defense system1 as well as  
authorization for cooperation on the    
development1 maintenance1 enhancement1  
and sustainment of the ,david's ,sling1 
,arrow1 and ,arrow #c anti-missile      
defense systems1 for the purposes of    
intercepting short-range1 medium-range1 
and long-range rockets1 missiles1 and   
projectiles launched against ,israel4