,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djag ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #aa1 #bjag,mr4 ,gottheimer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mast7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,president to take actions to ensure ,israel is prepared for all contingencies if ,iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon after expiration of certain provisions of the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,states-,israel ,common ,defense ,authorization ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,there are numerous provisions in the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action that will expire over the next decade1 including the following3 7,a7 ,by #bjbe1 limitations on the number of ,,ir-#a cascade configurations1 as well as restrictions on ,uranium testing with older centrifuge models ,,ir-#d1 #e1 #f1 and #h1 will be lifted4 7,b7 ,by #bjbf1 the cap on #e1jfj ,,ir-#a centrifuges at ,iran's ,natanz facility1 as well as the prohibition on replacing ,,ir-#a centrifuges with more advanced models1 will expire4 7,c7 ,after #ae years1 the ban on building heavy water reactors and a reprocessing plant becomes voluntary4 7#b7 ,although ,iran will remain subject to the restrictions contained in the ,additional ,protocol to the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 there are concerns that ,iran's breakout time could be accelerated as a result of the expiration of several provisions of the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should-- 7#a7 seek to extend the provisions in the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of section #b7a71 including through engagement in multilateral diplomatic initiatives1 without abrogating the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action2 7#b7 ensure that ,israel and other allies are prepared for all contingencies should ,iran pursue development of a nuclear weapon after expiration of provisions in the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a72 and 7#c7 send a clear signal to ,iran that development of a nuclear weapon will never be tolerated4 #d4 ,study and report 7a7 ,study ,the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall seek to conduct a study with the ,government of ,israel on the military requirements of ,israel to defend itself against ,iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon1 including the extent to which the transfer of ,united ,states ordnance to ,israel1 upon expiration of the provisions in the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of section #b7a71 would advance the national interests of both countries4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report that contains the results of the study required under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 #e4 ,actions to ensure ,israel is prepared for all contingencies if ,iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon after expiration of certain provisions of the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action 7a7 ,in general ,subject to the preliminary conditions described in subsection 7b71 the ,president is authorized to take the actions described in subsection 7c71 upon the request of the ,government of ,israel1 to ensure ,israel is prepared for all contingencies if ,iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon after expiration of provisions in the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of section #b7a74 7b7 ,preliminary conditions ,the ,president may exercise the authority of subsection 7a7 only if the ,president first determines and certifies to ,congress that-- 7#a7 it is consistent with the results of the study and report required under section #d to do so2 and 7#b7 it is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so4 7c7 ,actions described ,the actions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,to provide for the construction of infrastructure in ,israel to accommodate large ordnance systems that are designed to destroy underground nuclear infrastructure1 including-- 7,a7 construction of extended runways for aircraft that carry the ,massive ,ordnance ,penetrator 7,,mop72 7,b7 basing options for such aircraft2 and 7,c7 munition storage facilities4 7#b7 7,a7 ,not earlier than ,january #a1 #bjbf1 to store in the territory of ,israel the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a71 to be used by the ,united ,states except as provided in subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,not earlier than ,january #a1 #bjbf1 to transfer the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a7 to ,israeli custody if the ,president determines and certifies to ,congress that-- 7i7 ,iran-- 7,i7 is in noncompliance with the ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement on or after ,january #a1 #bjbf2 7,,ii7 has withdrawn from provisional implementation of the ,additional ,protocol to the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action2 7,,iii7 has modified its implementation of the ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement 7including modified ,code #c4a72 or 7,,iv7 as determined by the ,president in consultation with the ,director ,general of the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency1 has reduced access of inspectors of the ,agency in such a manner so as to be prejudicial to the ,agency's ability to provide confidence as to the non-diversion of declared nuclear material and absence of undeclared nuclear activities2 7ii7 it is vital to the national security of the ,united ,states to do so2 7iii7 ,israel has no other means to achieve a mutual national security objective of destroying ,iran's underground nuclear infrastructure or facilities2 and 7iv7 a dual key control system is in place requiring approval by the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,defense 7which may not be further delegated7 for deployment of the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a7 prior to ,israeli deployment of such munitions4 7#c7 ,to provide for training of ,israeli personnel with respect to the ,,mop or related munitions described in paragraph 7#a74 7#d7 ,to conduct joint research and development with ,israel to-- 7,a7 enhance ,united ,states ordnance2 and 7,b7 develop ,israeli capability for ordnance to destroy underground infrastructure1 including ,hezbollah rocket storage and manufacturing facilities and underground ,iranian nuclear facilities4 #f4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to serve as an authorization for the use of military force against ,iran4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action ,the term ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action means the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 agreed to at ,vienna ,july #ad1 #bjae1 by ,iran and by the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 ,france1 ,germany1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,united ,kingdom and the ,united ,states1 with the ,high ,representative of the ,european ,union for ,foreign ,affairs and ,security ,policy1 and all implementing materials and agreements related to the ,joint ,comprehensive ,plan of ,action1 and transmitted by the ,president to ,congress on ,july #ai1 #bjae1 pursuant to section #ace7;a7 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied1 as amended by the ,iran ,nuclear ,agreement ,review ,act of #bjae 7,public ,law #aad-ag2 #abi ,stat4 #bja74 7#b7 ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement ,the term ,,npt ,safeguards ,agreement means the ,agreement between ,iran and the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency for the ,application of ,safeguards in ,connection with the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 which entered into force on ,may #ae1 #aigd4