,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #digh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #h1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4   
,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 
,mr4 ,hawley1 & ,ms4 ,ern/7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require a /udy & report on 
a pot5tial transf] ( ,israel to ! area (
 responsibility ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5tral 
,comm&4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,israel ,,c5tcom            
,reclassification ,act4  #b4 ,/udy &    
report on pot5tial transf] ( ,israel to 
area ( responsibility ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
,c5tral ,comm&  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress    
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,israel is a 
vital diplomatic1 economic1 & security  
p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 ,israel1 & c]ta9 neighbor+     
,arab c\ntries coop]ate on security     
matt]s to c\nt] %>$ regional ?reats1 su*
 z ,iran4  7#c7 ,! normalization ( ties 
betwe5 ,israel & ! ,unit$ ,arab         

,emirates1 ! normalization ( ties betwe5
 ,israel & ! ,k+dom ( ,bahra91 & !      
ann\ncem5t by ,israel & ,sudan t su*    
c\ntries w pursue ! normalization ( ties
 h dramatically *ang$ ! security        
environm5t 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ 9 favor (   
peace & coop]ation betwe5 ,israel &     
neighbor+ ,arab c\ntries4  7#d7 ,9      
assign+ ! geographic b\nd>ies ( unifi$  
combatant comm&s1 ! ,unifi$ ,comm& ,plan
 specifically requires ! ,*airman ( !   
,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff to consid] :e!r !  
curr5t geographic b\nd>y betwe5 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,c5tral ,comm& & ,european      
,comm& ?r\gh ! ,middle ,ea/ c\ld create 
comm& conflicts 9 ! context ( a major   
regional conflict 9 ! ,middle ,ea/      
region44  7#e7 ,! curr5t placem5t (     
,israel )9 ! area ( responsibility ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,european ,comm& may n    
optimize coord9ation among ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ,israel1 & o!r p>tn]s 9 !       
,middle ,ea/ on issues ( regional       
security4  7#f7 ,ef=ts to improve       
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,israel ,def5se    

,=ces & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5tral ,comm&  
are und]way & h made mean+ful progress 9
 ! pa/ decade4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x
 is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se %\ld consid] opportunities to   
/r5g!n %>$ det]r5ce & fo/] deep]        
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its
 allies & p>tn]s 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ on    
vital def5se activities1 includ+ milit>y
 op]ations1 comb9$ ex]cises1 /rategic   
plann+1 !at] missile def5se1 &          
pre-position+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates weaponry 9
 ! region4  7c7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y %all in/ruct ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ( 
,/aff or "o or m o!r appropriate        
individuals to conduct a /udy on a      
pot5tial transf] ( ,israel f ! area (   
responsibility ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,european ,comm& to ! area (            
responsibility ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5tral
 ,comm&4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! /udy requir$ 
by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,an ov]all assessm5t ( !           
feasibility & advisability ( transf]r+  
responsibility = ,israel f ! ,unit$     

,/ates ,european ,comm& to ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,c5tral ,comm&1 includ+ any      
impact on ! security ( ,israel & !      
op]ational1 read9ess1 tra9+1 p]sonnel1 &
 budget>y implications = ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( !         
advantages & disadvantages associat$ )  
su* a transf]1 includ+ an evaluation ( !
 necess>y /eps to ensure cont9uity (    
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
activities ) ,israel & jo9t ,unit$      
,/ates-,israel missile def5se tra9+ &   
cont+5cy plann+4  7,c7 ,an assessm5t ( !
 advantages & disadvantages associat$ ) 
reta9+ ! /atus quo4  7,d7 ,consid]ation 
( ! views ( ! ,m9i/] ( ,def5se ( ,israel
 & ! head ( ! ,israel ,def5se ,=ces1    
includ+ ) respect to ! pot5tial impact  
on ! op]ations & read9ess ( ,israel4    
7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !     
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   

results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 
7c74  7#b7 ,=m ,! report requir$ by     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9        
classifi$ =m toge!r ) an unclassifi$    
summ>y4