,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4   
,s*neid] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,t5ney7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,presid5t to      
assess ! effects ( ! sale or export (   
major def5se equipm5t to c\ntries 9 !   
,middle ,ea/ on ! qualitative milit>y   
edge ( ,israel1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,def5d+ ,israel's ,,qme ,act ( #bjag4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,israel is ! /ronge/ & mo/ reliable
 /rategic ally ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !    
,middle ,ea/4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 c\ntries &   
non-/ate actors 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ region 
h be5 at w>1 bo? decl>$ & undecl>$1 )   
,israel s9ce #aidh4  7#c7 ,s9ce ! "t ( !
 ,reagan ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
has work$ to pres]ve ,israel's          
qualitative milit>y edge :5 consid]+ !  
sale or export ( def5se articles or     
def5se s]vices to ,israel or to o!rs 9 !

 ,middle ,ea/ region4  7#d7 ,ensur+ a   
sub/antial qualitative milit>y edge is  
critical to pres]v+ ,israel's safety &  
security4  7#e7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t has propos$ to sell or export 
significant def5se articles & def5se    
s]vices to c\ntries 9 ! ,middle ,ea/    
region4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,presid5t %\ld     
ensure t any sale or export ( def5se    
articles or def5se s]vices to c\ntries 9
 ! ,middle ,ea/ region does n 9 any way 
adv]sely affect ,israel's qualitative   
milit>y edge4  #d4 ,additional assessm5t
 & consultation reg>d+ ,israel's        
qualitative milit>y edge  ,section      
#cf7;h7 ( ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;h77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 9          
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7 an        
assessm5t (--  7i7 ! ability ( ,israel  
to effectively def5d itself aga9/       

milit>y ?reats f regional non-/ate      
actors2  7ii7 ! risk t is pos$ by ! sale
 or export ( a subsequ5t unau?oriz$     
transf] or prolif]ation ( ! equipm5t =  
use aga9/ ,israel2 &  7iii7 ! effective 
c\nt]measures available to ,israel to   
def5d aga9/ su* unau?oriz$ transf] or   
prolif]ation4  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+    
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by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b71 z am5d$ by
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7#c7 ,consultation requir$ ,! ,presid5t 
%all seek to consult ) appropriate      
(ficials ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel =      
in=mation reg>d+ ,israel's qualitative  
milit>y edge be=e mak+ a det]m9ation "u 
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