,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aejd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure peace 
through strength in ,israel by requiring
 a ,department of ,defense assessment of
 the quantity of precision-guided       
munitions and other munitions for use by
 ,israel1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,peace ,through ,strength 
in ,israel ,act4  #b4 ,ensuring peace   
through strength in ,israel  7a7        
,department of ,defense assessment      
,subsection 7b7 of section #abgc of the 
,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb      
,stat4 #bjff7 is amended to read as     
follows3  7b7 ,department of ,defense   
assessment of quantity of               
precision-,guided munitions and other   

munitions for use by ,israel  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than ,april #a1      
#bjbd1 and annually thereafter through  
#bjbh1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
conduct an assessment with respect to   
the following3 7,a7 ,the quantity and   
type of precision-guided munitions      
necessary for ,israel to protect ,israel
 and prevail in the event of a sustained
 armed confrontation between ,israel and
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran and the
 proxy forces of the ,islamic ,republic 
of ,iran1 including ,hezbollah and      
,hamas4  7,b7 ,the quantity and type of 
other munitions necessary for ,israel to
 protect ,israel and prevail in the     
event of a sustained armed confrontation
 between ,israel and the ,islamic       
,republic of ,iran and the proxy forces 
of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1     
including ,hezbollah and ,hamas4  7,c7  
,the quantity and type of               
precision-guided munitions necessary for
 ,israel to protect ,israel and prevail 
in the event of a sustained armed       

confrontation between ,israel and       
,hezbollah4  7,d7 ,the quantity and type
 of precision-guided munitions necessary
 for ,israel to protect ,israel and     
prevail in the event of a sustained     
armed confrontation between ,israel and 
any other armed group or terrorist      
organization1 such as ,hamas4  7,e7 ,the
 resources the ,government of ,israel   
would need to dedicate to acquire the   
quantity and type of munitions described
 in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d74    
7,f7 ,whether1 as of the date on which  
the applicable joint assessment is      
completed1 sufficient quantities and    
types of munitions to conduct operations
 described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,d7 are present in-- 7i7 the inventory
 of the military forces of ,israel2     
7ii7 the ,war ,reserves ,stock          
,allies-,israel2  7iii7 any other       
,united ,states stockpile or depot      
within the area of responsibility of    
,united ,states ,central ,command1 as   
the ,secretary of ,defense considers    

appropriate to disclose to the          
,government of ,israel2 or  7iv7 the    
inventory of the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces1 as the ,secretary of ,defense  
considers appropriate to disclose to the
 ,government of ,israel4  7,g7 ,united  
,states planning-- 7i7 to assist ,israel
 to prepare for the contingencies       
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,d72 and  7ii7 to resupply ,israel with
 the quantity and type of munitions     
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,d7 in the event of such a contingency4
  7,h7 ,the quantity and pace at which  
the ,united ,states is capable of       
pre-positioning1 rapidly replenishing1  
or assisting in the rapid replenishment 
of stockpiles of such munitions in the  
inventory of the military forces of     
,israel and the ,war ,reserves ,stock   
,allies-,israel in preparation for1 and 
to conduct1 the operations described in 
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d74  7#b7  
,consultation ,in carrying out the      
assessment required by paragraph 7#a71  

the ,secretary of ,defense shall consult
 with the ,government of ,israel1       
provided that the ,government of ,israel
 agrees to be so consulted4  4  7b7     
,report ,subsection 7c7 of such section 
is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection     
heading1 by striking ,report and        
inserting ,reports2  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph heading1 by
 striking ,in general and inserting     
,department of ,defense assessment2 and 
7,b7 by striking the ,president and     
inserting the ,secretary of ,defense2   
7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7   
and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d72   
and  7#d7 by inserting after paragraph  
7#a7 the following new paragraph 7#b73  
7#b7 ,inventory ,not later than #ij days
 after the date on which the report in  
paragraph 7#a7 is submitted1 and every  
#ij days thereafter through ,december   
#ca1 #bjbh1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 actions being taken and the progress   

made by the ,united ,states1 since the  
date on which the preceding report under
 paragraph 7#a7 was submitted1 to       
pre-position and ensure that the        
inventory of the military forces of     
,israel and the ,war ,reserves ,stock   
,allies-,israel have sufficient         
quantities and types of munitions in    
preparation for1 and to conduct1 the    
operations described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 through 7,d7 of subsection 7b77#a71
 including procedures implemented by the
 ,united ,states for rapidly            
replenishing1 or assisting in the rapid 
replenishment of1 stockpiles of such    
munitions for use by ,israel as may be  
necessary4  4