,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eabf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjah,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida 7= h]self 
& ,mr4 ,ma/7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize        
assi/ance = procurem5t ( missile def5se 
sy/ems = ,israel1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,det]r+ & ,defeat+ ,rocket & ,missile   
,?reats to ,israel ,act ( #bjah4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,israel is surr\nd$ by adv]s>ies4       
,?reats to ,israel emanate f ,hezbollah 
9 ,lebanon to ! nor?1 f !               
,iranian-support$ regime ( ,ba%>        
al-,assad 9 ,syria to ! nor!a/1 f ,hamas
 9 ! ,gaza ,/rip to ! s\?1 & f ,iran to 
! ea/4 ,ea* ( ^! /ate & non-/ate actors 

possess an ars5al ( rockets or missiles 
t c\ld be us$ to t>get ,israel4  7#b7   
,iran possesses ! l>ge/ & mo/ div]se    
missile ars5al 9 ! ,middle ,ea/1 ) ?\s&s
 ( m$ium-range balli/ic & cruise        
missiles capable ( /rik+ ,israel4  7#c7 
,:ile ,syria has us$ mu* ( its balli/ic 
missile inv5tory dur+ its ne>ly sev5-ye>
 civil w>1 x /ill ma9ta9s a robu/ ars5al
 ( %ort-range balli/ic missiles capable 
( /rik+ ,israel4  7#d7 ,hamas & o!r     
t]rori/ gr\ps 9 ,gaza possess almo/     
#ab1jjj rockets t ?reat5 s\!rn ,israel4 
7#e7 ,hezbollah1 an entity designat$ z a
 t]rori/ organization by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate & ! ,european ,union1 cont9ues to 
procure rockets to deploy aga9/ ,israel 
9 violation ( ,unit$ ,nations ,security 
,c\ncil ,resolution #agja 7#bjjf74  7#f7
 ,accord+ to op5 s\rce report+1         
,hezbollah has develop$ an ars5al (     
betwe5 #ajj1jjj & #aej1jjj rockets1 & is
 seek+ to develop an indig5\s rocket    
production capability4  7#g7 ,9 total1  
!re are ?\s&s ( missiles & #bcj1jjj     

rockets aim$ at ,israel4 ,9 #bjaf1 !    
,israeli milit>y e/imat$ t1 9 ! ev5t ( a
 conflict 9 :i* rockets & missiles 7    
fir$ at ,israel f all directions1 betwe5
 #bej & #djj civilians w\ld likely be   
kill$ 9 ! conflict1 includ+ doz5s 9 !   
,tel ,aviv area4 ,hezbollah alone c\ld  
laun* #a1bjj rockets ea* day1 a b>rage t
 w\ld ov]:elm ,israel's missile def5se  
capabilities4  7#h7 ,! #bjaf ,memor&um (
 ,und]/&+ ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,israel 7relat+ to security assi/ance = 
fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbh7 committ$ 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide #ejj million 
annually to support ,israel's missile   
def5se programs4  7#i7 ,! #bjaf         
,memor&um ( ,und]/&+ fur!r /ates t bo?  
sides jo9tly commit to respect ! missile
 def5se fund+ levels specifi$ 9 ?is ,,m\
 & t ,israel may seek additional support
 9 exceptional circum/ances z may be    
jo9tly agre$ by ! ,u4,s4 adm9i/ration & 
,israel4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates /&s beh9d ,israel 9 its que/ =   

peace & security2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%\ld support ,israel's ef=ts to def5d   
itself aga9/ its adv]s>ies1 includ+ by  
facilitat+ ! procurem5t ( missile def5se
 sy/ems critical to ! protection (      
,israel's population2 &  7#c7 !re are   
curr5tly an insuffici5t numb] ( missile 
def5se sy/ems & int]ceptors to address !
 full scope ( ,israel's self-def5se     
requirem5ts 9 light ( ! rocket & missile
 ?reat to ,israel4  #d4 ,au?orization ( 
assi/ance = procurem5t ( missile def5se 
sy/ems = ,israel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 is       
au?oriz$ to provide assi/ance1 ^u reque/
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel & = jo9tly     
agre$ ^u exceptional circum/ances1 to ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,israel = ! procurem5t (    
missile def5se sy/ems1 includ+ ! ,iron  
,dome1 ,david ,sl+1 & ,arr[ sy/ems1     
additional int]ceptors = ^? sy/ems or   
any future missile def5se sy/ems1 &     
missile def5se developm5t4  7b7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,any assi/ance provid$ "u ! 

au?ority ( subsection 7a7 is 9 addition 
to any assi/ance provid$ "u ! au?ority  
specifi$ 9 ! #bjaf ,memor&um ( ,und]/&+ 
,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel4  7c7 
,limitation ,! au?ority specifi$ 9      
subsection 7a7 %all be exclusively = !  
purpose ( enhanc+ ,israeli missile      
def5se1 consi/5t ) ! #bjaf ,memor&um (  
,und]/&+ ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,israel1 to address mutually agre$-^u   
exceptional circum/ances4  7d7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #aj days aft] ! date on :i* 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t receives a    
reque/ f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel z        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se1 ) ! concurr5ce ( ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate1 %all submit to ,congress a      
report t conta9s ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a     
writt5 copy ( ! reque/ f ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,israel4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t ( ! reque/ 
f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,israel4  7#c7 ,! urg5t 
nature ( ! rocket & missile ?reat to    
,israel & a description ( pot5tial      
attacks aga9/ ,israel :i* w\ld ju/ify   
exce$+ ! annual am\nt ( ,unit$ ,/ates   

assi/ance to support ,israel's missile  
def5se programs "u ! #bjaf ,memor&um (  
,und]/&+ ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,israel4  7e7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,presid5t su* sums z may be necess>y to 
c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 ,repl5i%m5t 
,if am\nts made available = ! ,missile  
,def5se ,ag5cy are us$ to c>ry out ?is  
section = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,presid5t %all
 repl5i% su* am\nts = ! ,missile ,def5se
 ,ag5cy = ! subsequ5t fiscal ye> f      
am\nts made available pursuant to !     
au?orization ( appropriations "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 = su* subsequ5t fiscal    
ye>4