,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4  
,schneider 7for himself and ,ms4        
,tenney7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require the ,president to assess the    
effects of the sale or export of major  
defense equipment to countries in the   
,middle ,east on the qualitative        
military edge of ,israel1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defending ,israel's
 ,,qme ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,israel is the strongest and most       
reliable strategic ally of the ,united  
,states in the ,middle ,east4  7#b7     
,certain countries and non-state actors 
in the ,middle ,east region have been at
 war1 both declared and undeclared1 with
 ,israel since #aidh4  7#c7 ,since the  
time of the ,reagan ,administration1 the
 ,united ,states has worked to preserve 

,israel's qualitative military edge when
 considering the sale or export of      
defense articles or defense services to 
,israel or to others in the ,middle     
,east region4  7#d7 ,ensuring a         
substantial qualitative military edge is
 critical to preserving ,israel's safety
 and security4  7#e7 ,the ,united       
,states ,government has proposed to sell
 or export significant defense articles 
and defense services to countries in the
 ,middle ,east region4  #c4 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,president should ensure that  
any sale or export of defense articles  
or defense services to countries in the 
,middle ,east region does not in any way
 adversely affect ,israel's qualitative 
military edge4  #d4 ,additional         
assessment and consultation regarding   
,israel's qualitative military edge     
,section #cf7;h7 of the ,arms ,export   
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;h77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7--   
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  

and at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph   
7,d71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,e7 an     
assessment of--  7i7 the ability of     
,israel to effectively defend itself    
against military threats from regional  
non-state actors2  7ii7 the risk that is
 posed by the sale or export of a       
subsequent unauthorized transfer or     
proliferation of the equipment for use  
against ,israel2 and  7iii7 the         
effective countermeasures available to  
,israel to defend against such          
unauthorized transfer or proliferation4 
2  7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 
as paragraph 7#d72 and  7#c7 by         
inserting after paragraph 7#b71 as      
amended by paragraph 7#a7 of this       
section1 the following3  7#c7           
,consultation required ,the ,president  
shall seek to consult with appropriate  
officials of the ,government of ,israel 
for information regarding ,israel's     
qualitative military edge before making 

a determination under paragraph 7#a74  4