,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1 
#bjba,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,hagerty1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4        
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 
and ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,approving of the sales of
 defense items to ,israel notified to   
,congress on ,may #e1 #bjba4  ,whereas1 
in the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq471 ,congress     
reaffirmed that it is the policy of the 
,united ,states to facilitate the common
 defense of the ,united ,states and     
friendly countries by entering into     
international arrangements with those   
countries through authorized sales of   
defense items2 ,whereas1 in the ,arms   
,export ,control ,act1 ,congress        
established that it is the sense of the 
,congress that all such sales be        
approved only when they are consistent  

with the foreign policy interests of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas section      
#cf7;c7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;c77 requires 
that the ,president transmit to the     
leaders and relevant committees of      
,congress certifications for proposed   
licenses for the export of certain      
defense items to ,israel in the amount  
of #ajj1jjj1jjj or more2 ,whereas1 on   
,may #e1 #bjba1 the ,department of      
,state transmitted to ,congress         
certifications pursuant to section      
#cf7;c7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act for exports to ,israel of defense  
items valued in excess of #hjj1jjj1jjj1 
including munitions and defensive       
systems2 and ,whereas1 on ,january #ai1 
#bjba1 in testimony to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1    
now-,secretary of ,state ,blinken       
emphasized that the incoming            
,presidential administration's          
commitment to ,israel's security is     
sacrosanct and this is something that   

now-,president ,biden feels very        
strongly and that the foundation of our 
relationship is support for ,israel's   
security3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 finds that the sales 
of defense items to ,israel notified to 
,congress by the ,department of ,state  
on ,may #e1 #bjba1 are consistent with  
the foreign policy interests of the     
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 approves of  
those sales4