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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1218 

To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training to members 

of the air force of Israel on the operation of KC–46 aircraft, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2023 

Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. WITTMAN, 

Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training 

to members of the air force of Israel on the operation 

of KC–46 aircraft, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expediting Israeli Aer5 ial Refueling Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC–46 AIR2 CRAFT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

5 Air Force shall— 

6 (1) make available sufficient resources and ac7 commodations within the United States to train 

8 members of the air force of Israel on the operation 

9 of KC–46 aircraft; and 

10 (2) conduct training for members of the air 

11 force of Israel, including— 

12 (A) training for pilots and crew on the op13 eration of the KC–46 aircraft in accordance 

14 with standards considered sufficient to conduct 

15 coalition operations of the United States Air 

16 Force and the air force of Israel; and 

17 (B) training for ground personnel on the 

18 maintenance and sustainment requirements of 

19 the KC–46 aircraft considered sufficient for 

20 such operations. 

21 (b) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MILITARY PER22 SONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De23 fense shall, with respect to members of the air force of 

24 Israel associated with the operation of KC–46 aircraft— 

25 (1) before the completion of the training re26 quired by subsection (a)(2), authorize the participaVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:18 Mar 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1218.IH H1218

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1 tion of such members of the air force of Israel in the 

2 United States Air Force Military Personnel Ex3 change Program; 

4 (2) make the United States Air Force Military 

5 Personnel Exchange Program available to such 

6 members of the air force of Israel; and 

7 (3) to the extent practicable, ensure that such 

8 members of the air force of Israel may participate 

9 in the United States Air Force Military Personnel 

10 Exchange Program immediately after such members 

11 complete such training. 

12 (c) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to have 

13 effect on the date that is ten years after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 3. FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES KC–46 

16 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL. 

17 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

20 Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 

21 describes the capacity of and requirements for the United 

22 States Air Force to forward deploy KC–46 aircraft to 

23 Israel on a rotational basis until the date on which not 

24 fewer than four KC–46 aircraft procured by the military 


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1 forces of Israel are commissioned into such military forces 

2 and achieve full combat capability. 

3 (b) ROTATIONAL FORCES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

5 the Secretary of Defense shall rotationally deploy 

6 one or more KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the ear7 lier of— 

8 (A) the date on which a KC–46 aircraft 

9 procured by the military forces of Israel is com10 missioned into such military forces and achieves 

11 full combat capability; or 

12 (B) five years after the date of the enact13 ment of this Act. 

14 (2) DESCRIPTION.—The one or more KC–46 

15 aircraft deployed under paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) may vary in size and number, as the 

17 Secretary of Defense considers appropriate; and 

18 (B) beginning in the year that is one year 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

20 in each year thereafter until the applicable date 

21 described in that paragraph, shall remain in 

22 Israel for a period not less than 270 days. 

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