,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjag,mr4
 ,gottheimer 7for himself and ,mr4      
,mast7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of ,defense to 
carry out a test of the ,arrow #c       
missile defense system with the         
,government of ,israel1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,u4,s4-,israel      
,joint ,missile ,defense ,act4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,israel faces grave threats from 
,iran1 ,hezbollah1 and ,hamas1 each of  
which are increasing their capabilities 
and strength4  7#b7 ,on ,march #i1      

#bjaf1 ,iran's ,revolutionary ,guard    
,corps successfully launched two ,qadr  
,h ballistic missiles at a target in    
southeastern ,iran approximately #hgj   
miles away1 in violation of ,united     
,nations ,security ,council ,resolution 
#bbca4  7#c7 ,according to ,iran's      
official news agency1 the missiles were 
inscribed with the slogan1 ,israel      
should be wiped off the earth44  7#d7   
,iranian ,brigadier ,general ,ami ,ali  
,hajizadeh stated1 ,the reason we       
designed our missiles with a range of   
#b1jjj kilometers is to be able to hit  
our enemy the ,zionist regime from a    
safe distance44  7#e7 ,tel ,aviv is     
approximately #ihg miles from ,tehran   
and likely within the operational       
capabilities of ,iran's current missile 
technology4  7#f7 ,iran conducted       
another test in ,january #bjag4  7#g7   
,hezbollah1 designated by the           
,department of ,state as a terrorist    
organization1 has an arsenal of         
approximately #abj1jjj to #aej1jjj      

rockets aimed at ,israel4  7#h7 ,israel1
 with the ,august support of the ,united
 ,states1 developed the ,arrow #c       
missile defense system to intercept and 
destroy long-range exo-atmospheric      
intercontinental ballistic missiles4    
7#i7 ,on ,january #ah1 #bjag1 ,israel   
placed into service the first ,arrow #c 
interceptor after nearly a decade of    
development4  7#aj7 ,further testing    
will be required to improve the system1 
ensure accuracy1 and validate the       
system's capabilities4  7#aa7 ,israel   
and the ,united ,states plan to conduct 
a test during #bjah in the ,united      
,states that will cost approximately    
#aje1jjj1jjj4  #c4 ,test of ,arrow #c   
missile system  7a7 ,authority ,the     
,secretary of ,defense may conduct a    
test of the ,arrow #c missile defense   
system1 in conjunction with the         
,government of ,israel1 to validate the 
capabilities of the system and improve  
the performance of the system4  7b7     
,authorization of appropriations ,in    

addition to any funds authorized to be  
appropriated by section #afij of the    
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aad-cbh7 or otherwise made available to
 the ,secretary of ,defense for the     
,arrow #c missile defense system1 there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary an additional #aje1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjah to provide        
assistance to the ,government of ,israel
 to carry out the test specified in     
subsection 7a7 in the ,united ,states4