,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ba1       
#bjag,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of        
,pennsylvania 7for himself and ,mr4     
,graves of ,georgia7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 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 a joint        
assessment of quantity of precision     
guided munitions for use by ,israel1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,procure 
,,pgms ,for ,israel ,act4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3  7#a7   
,hezbollah constitutes a major threat4  
7#b7 ,israel uses precision guided      
munitions to save civilian lives4  7#c7 
,congress authorized the ,war ,reserves 

,stockpile-,israel primarily for use by 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces to       
address regional contingencies4  7#d7   
,israeli supplies of precision guided   
munitions dwindled during the #bjjf     
,lebanon ,war4  7#e7 ,given the enhanced
 threat of ,hezbollah to ,israel1 there 
is a need to ensure the ,war ,reserves  
,stock ,allies-,israel is sufficiently  
large to meet the threat while ensuring 
adequate supplies for the ,united       
,states4  #c4 ,joint assessment of      
quantity of precision guided munitions  
for use by ,israel  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,president1 acting through the         
,secretary of ,defense1 is authorized to
 conduct a joint assessment with the    
,government of ,israel with respect to  
the matters described in subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,matters described ,the matters   
described in this subsection are the    
following3 7#a7 ,the quantity and type  
of precision guided munitions that are  
necessary for ,israel to combat         
,hezbollah in the event of a sustained  

armed confrontation between ,israel and 
,hezbollah4  7#b7 ,the plan of the      
,government of ,israel to acquire such  
precision guided munitions4  7#c7 ,the  
role of the ,united ,states to assist   
the ,government of ,israel in carrying  
out the plan described in paragraph     
7#b71 if any4  7c7 ,report ,not later   
than #ae days after the date on which   
the joint assessment authorized under   
subsection 7a7 is completed1 the        
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report that contains the joint          
assessment4  #d4 ,amendment to          
,department of ,defense ,appropriations 
,act1 #bjje ,section #abjja of the      
,department of ,defense ,appropriations 
,act1 #bjje 7,public ,law #ajh-bhg2 #aah
 ,stat4 #ajaa7 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#b71 by inserting 7other 
than precision guided munitions7 after  
and other munitions2  7#b7 in subsection
 7c71 by striking this section and      
inserting subsection 7a72  7#c7 by      
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         

subsection 7e72 and  7#d7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
  7#a7 ,notwithstanding section #ead of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;h71 the ,president 
is authorized to--  7,a7 add precision  
guided munitions to reserve stocks for  
,israel2 and  7,b7 transfer precision   
guided munitions from reserve stocks for
 ,israel to or for use by the           
,government of ,israel for the purpose  
of assisting ,israel defend itself      
against rockets fired by ,hezbollah or  
other terrorist organizations within the
 prior #cj days and with the likely     
possibility of a sustained conflict     
between ,hezbollah and ,israel4  7#b7   
,not later than #e days before making a 
transfer under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,president shall certify to the         
,committees on ,foreign ,relations and  
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and    
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives that the transfer of   

the precision guided munitions--  7,a7  
meets the requirements described in     
paragraph 7#a77;,b72  7,b7 does not     
affect the ability of the ,united       
,states to maintain a sufficient supply 
of precision guided munitions2 and  7,c7
 does not harm the combat readiness of  
the ,united ,states or the ability of   
the ,united ,states to meet its         
commitment to allies for the sale of    
such munitions4  4  #e4 ,sense of       
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that ,department of ,defense should work
 with the defense industrial base to    
ensure it is able to produce precision  
guided munitions with greater rapidity  
in order to resupply ,united ,states    
efforts to combat the ,islamic ,state of
 ,iraq and the ,levant 7,,isil7 and to  
assist allies such as ,israel in their  
fight against ,hezbollah4  #f4          
,modification of rapid acquisition and  
deployment procedures  7a7 ,requirement 
,to establish procedures  7#a7 ,in      
general ,section #hjf7;a7 of the ,bob   

,stump ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjc 7#aj      
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note2 #aaf ,stat4 #bfjg7
 is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph        
7#a77;,c71 by striking 2 and at the end2
  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking   
the period at the end and inserting 2   
and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7#c7 urgently needed to     
support production of precision guided  
munitions--  7,a7 for ,united ,states   
counterterrorism missions2 or  7,b7 to  
assist an ally of the ,united ,states   
under direct missile threat from an     
organization the ,secretary of ,state   
has designated as a foreign terrorist   
organization pursuant to section #bai of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74  4  7#b7          
,prescription of procedures ,the        
,secretary of ,defense shall prescribe  
procedures for the rapid acquisition and
 deployment of supplies and associated  
support services for purposes described 
in paragraph 7#c7 of section #hjf7;a7 of

 the ,bob ,stump ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjc1 as added by paragraph 7#a7 of    
this subsection1 not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7b7 ,use of amounts in      
,special ,defense ,acquisition ,fund    
,section #aad7;c77#c7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting at the end before the period  
the following3 or to assist an ally of  
the ,united ,states that is under direct
 missile threat1 including from a       
terrorist organization supported by     
,iran1 and such threat adversely affects
 the safety and security of such ally4