,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,engel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,mr4    
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,davis (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 
,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,deut*1 & ,ms4  
,frankel ( ,florida7 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-missile def5se sy/em4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,em]g5cy ,iron ,dome ,repl5i%m5t ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,s9ce ,june #ab1 #bjad1 ! =eign    
t]rori/ organization ,hamas & o!r       
,pale/9ian extremi/s h be5 laun*+ doz5s 
( rockets p] day at ! ,/ate ( ,israel4  
7#b7 ,hamas possesses approximately     
#ab1jjj missiles ( assort$ ranges t c\ld
 ?reat5 approximately #dj p]c5t ( !     
,israeli population4  7#c7 ,iran has    
suppli$ ,hamas & o!r ,pale/9ian         
extremi/s ) long-range missiles1 capable

 ( hitt+ ,israeli population c5t]s #ajj 
miles away4  7#d7 ,hamas rockets are    
ei!r unguid$ or h inaccurate guidance   
sy/ems1 mak+ !m true weapons ( t]ror    
design$ only to kill p at r&om4  7#e7   
,hamas has admitt$ t>get+ ,israel's     
nucle> rese>* reactor at ,dimona4  7#f7 
,! use ( rockets by ,hamas aga9/        
,israeli population c5t]s has be5 call$ 
a w> crime4  7#g7 ,9 ,m>* #bjad1 ,israel
 int]cept$ ! %ip ,klos-,c1 :i* 0 c>ry+  
doz5s ( long-range rockets1 report$ly f 
,iran to ,hamas4  7#h7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates 
rema9s committ$ to ,israel's qualitative
 milit>y edge1 includ+ its advantage ov]
 ,hamas & o!r =eign t]rori/             
organizations4  7#i7 ,! ,israeli ,def5se
 ,=ces report t ! ,iron ,dome           
anti-missile def5se sy/em has a*iev$ a  
success rate ( #ij p]c5t1 int]cept+     
rockets b\nd = civilian population      
c5t]s1 includ+ resid5tial neighborhoods1
 busy road junctions1 %opp+ c5t]s1 &    
cr[d$ /reets4  7#aj7 ,! rec5t success ( 
! ,iron ,dome anti-missile def5se sy/em 

av]t$ massive ,israeli casualties4      
7#aa7 ,support+ ,israel's ability to    
def5d itself aga9/ missiles1 rockets1 & 
o!r ?reats advances ! ,unit$ ,/ates own 
vital national security int]e/s & !     
cause ( ,middle ,ea/]n peace & /ability4
  7#ab7 ,! ,:ite ,h\se said on ,july #h1
 #bjad1 ,no c\ntry c accept rocket fire 
aim$ at civilians & we support ,israel's
 "r to def5d itself aga9/ ^! vici\s     
attacks44  7#ac7 ,9 #bjab1 ,presid5t    
,obama call$ ,iron ,dome critical 9 t]ms
 ( provid+ security & safety = ,israeli 
families4 ,x is a program t has be5 te/$
 & has prev5t$ missile /rikes inside (  
,israel44  #c4 ,au?orization ( assi/ance
 to ,israel = ,iron ,dome anti-missile  
def5se sy/em ,! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,/ate1 is au?oriz$ to provide assi/ance1
 ^u reque/ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel1 = !
 procurem5t1 ma9t5ance1 & su/a9m5t ( !  
,iron ,dome anti-missile def5se sy/em = 
purposes ( int]cept+ %ort-range missiles
 laun*$ aga9/ ,israel4