,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,mr4 
,smith of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,davis of  
,california1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4       
,sherman1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4     
,deutch1 and ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida7 
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 ,emergency ,iron ,dome     
,replenishment ,act4  #b4 ,findings     
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,since ,june #ab1 #bjad1 the foreign    
terrorist organization ,hamas and other 
,palestinian extremists have been       
launching dozens of rockets per day at  
the ,state of ,israel4  7#b7 ,hamas     
possesses approximately #ab1jjj missiles
 of assorted ranges that could threaten 
approximately #dj percent of the        

,israeli population4  7#c7 ,iran has    
supplied ,hamas and other ,palestinian  
extremists with long-range missiles1    
capable of hitting ,israeli population  
centers #ajj miles away4  7#d7 ,hamas   
rockets are either unguided or have     
inaccurate guidance systems1 making them
 true weapons of terror designed only to
 kill people at random4  7#e7 ,hamas has
 admitted targeting ,israel's nuclear   
research reactor at ,dimona4  7#f7 ,the 
use of rockets by ,hamas against        
,israeli population centers has been    
called a war crime4  7#g7 ,in ,march    
#bjad1 ,israel intercepted the ship     
,klos-,c1 which was carrying dozens of  
long-range rockets1 reportedly from     
,iran to ,hamas4  7#h7 ,the ,united     
,states remains committed to ,israel's  
qualitative military edge1 including its
 advantage over ,hamas and other foreign
 terrorist organizations4  7#i7 ,the    
,israeli ,defense ,forces report that   
the ,iron ,dome anti-missile defense    
system has achieved a success rate of   

#ij percent1 intercepting rockets bound 
for civilian population centers1        
including residential neighborhoods1    
busy road junctions1 shopping centers1  
and crowded streets4  7#aj7 ,the recent 
success of the ,iron ,dome anti-missile 
defense system averted massive ,israeli 
casualties4  7#aa7 ,supporting ,israel's
 ability to defend itself against       
missiles1 rockets1 and other threats    
advances the ,united ,states own vital  
national security interests and the     
cause of ,middle ,eastern peace and     
stability4  7#ab7 ,the ,white ,house    
said on ,july #h1 #bjad1 ,no country can
 accept rocket fire aimed at civilians  
and we support ,israel's right to defend
 itself against these vicious attacks44 
7#ac7 ,in #bjab1 ,president ,obama      
called ,iron ,dome critical in terms of 
providing security and safety for       
,israeli families4 ,it is a program that
 has been tested and has prevented      
missile strikes inside of ,israel44  #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 and           
sustainment of the ,iron ,dome          
anti-missile defense system for purposes
 of intercepting short-range missiles   
launched against ,israel4