,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,ms4  
,ros5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lamborn7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize assi/ance1 ^u      
reque/ ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel1 = !     
developm5t1 ma9t5ance1 enhancem5t1 &    
su/a9m5t1 & procurem5t ( anti-missile   
def5se sy/ems4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,def5d ,israel     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,jewi% ,/ate ( ,israel1
 z a close & indisp5sable ally ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ) :om ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
enjoys mutually b5eficial milit>y1      
intellig5ce1 homel& security1 sci5tific1
 te*nological1 & o!r coop]ation1 des]ves
 all necess>y assi/ance to def5d itself 
& its citiz5s f ! _m ?reats t x cont9ues
 to face4  7#b7 ,! ,/ate ( ,israel has  
be5 "u grave ?reat & frequ5t attack f   
missiles1 rockets1 & mort> %ells fir$ at
 ,israeli civilian t>gets by militants f

 ! =eign t]rori/ organization ,hamas on 
its s\!rn bord] & by ! =eign t]rori/    
organization ,hezbollah on its nor!rn   
bord]1 :i* h kill$1 w\nd$1 or inflict$  
psy*ological trauma on c\ntless         
,israelis4  7#c7 ,on ,febru>y #bg1      
#bjag1 ,hamas laun*$ sev]al             
high-trajectory rocket attacks on !     
,we/]n ,negev4 ,?is foll[$ num]\s rocket
 laun*es ov] ! la/ two-&-a-half ye>s    
s9ce ,op]ation ,protective ,edge4  7#d7 
,exp]ts e/imate t ,hamas has ?\s&s (    
rockets 9 its ars5al4  7#e7 ,hezbollah  
has a missile ars5al ( #abj1jjj to      
#aej1jjj %ort- & m$ium-range rockets1   
along ) approximately #bj1jjj active    
duty =ces1 _m ( :om ga9$ combat exp]i5ce
 9 ,syria4  7#f7 ,hezbollah also        
possesses anti-aircraft & anti-%ip      
missiles1 ?\s&s ( anti-tank missiles1 & 
an increas+ fleet ( unmann$ a]ial       
vehicles4  7#g7 ,iran cont9ues to te/   
balli/ic missile te*nology 9 violation (
 ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil      
,resolution #bbca 7#bjae74  7#h7 ,!     

,unit$ ,/ates rema9s committ$ to        
,israel's qualitative milit>y edge1     
includ+ its advantage ov] non-/ate      
actors su* z ,hamas & ,hezbollah & aga9/
 enemies l ,iran4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates
 c help to advance its own vital        
national security int]e/s & ! cause (   
peace by support+ ,israel's ability to  
def5d itself aga9/ rocket1 missile1 &   
o!r ?reats4  7#aj7 ,9 ! face ( ?reats f 
its neighbors & non-/ate actors1 ,israel
 hi/orically has s\ght ! means to def5d 
itself1 by itself4  7#aa7 ,! ,unit$     
,/ates sign$ ! l>ge/ assi/ance agreem5t 
ev] ) ! ,/ate ( ,israel 9 #bjaf1 :i* w  
provide up to #ch billion to ,israel ov]
 a t5-ye> p]iod4 ,su* agreem5t applies  
to fund+ 9 #bjai4  #c4 ,au?orization (  
assi/ance to ,israel = anti-missile     
def5se sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 is       
au?oriz$ to provide assi/ance1 ^u reque/
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel1 = !           
developm5t1 ma9t5ance1 enhancem5t1 &    

su/a9m5t1 & procurem5t ( anti-missile   
def5se sy/ems4  7b7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,presid5t to c>ry out  
?is section #gje1hjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjah4