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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 785 

Expressing support for continued cooperation between Israel and the United 

States to ensure adequate capabilities to counter Iran’s destabilizing 

activities and support shared interests, including stability and safety 

in the Middle East, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2018 

Mr. CONAWAY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for continued cooperation between Israel 

and the United States to ensure adequate capabilities 

to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities and support 

shared interests, including stability and safety in the 

Middle East, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the State of Israel plays a critical role in United 

States peace and security, and section 4 of the United 

States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public 

Law 113–296) declared Israel ‘‘a major strategic partner 

of the United States’’; 

Whereas the United States and Israel have a long history of 

mutually beneficial security cooperation; 


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Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaging in destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East that threaten United States interests and the interests of our allies, 

including Israel; 

Whereas Iran continues to support terrorist proxies that continue to threaten Israel and regional stability; 

Whereas Iran continues to support the Assad regime despite 

Assad’s atrocities against his own people; 

Whereas in 2017, the Secretary of State certified to the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives that ‘‘Iran remains a leading state sponsor of terror through many 

platforms and methods’’; 

Whereas since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, 

Syria has become a central source of regional instability 

and as such is a threat to Israel’s northern border; 

Whereas Iran continues to provide support in the form of advanced weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen as well 

as threaten freedom of navigation in the Red Sea; 

Whereas in October 2020, the United Nations ban on Iranian 

arms exports and imports will be lifted as a result of the 

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 

Whereas in October 2023, the United Nations ban on assistance to Iran’s ballistic missile program will be lifted as 

a result of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; 

Whereas Iranian ballistic missiles are capable of reaching 

Israel; 

Whereas Iran continues to test and develop advanced ballistic 

missiles in ‘‘direct defiance of the UN security Council 

Resolution 2231’’ according to the Department of State; 


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Whereas in 2017, the Department of State announced new 

sanctions against ‘‘18 entities and individuals supporting 

Iran’s ballistic missile program and for supporting Iran’s 

military procurement of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 

Guard Corps, as well as an Iran-based transnational 

criminal organization and associated persons’’; 

Whereas the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act 

of 2014 (Public Law 113–296) requires the administration to take steps to include Israel in the first tier of 

countries receiving strategic trade authorization; 

Whereas in 2016, the United States and Israel signed a new 

memorandum of understanding which covers fiscal years 

2019 through 2028 and will provide Israel with $38 billion in Foreign Military Financing and missile defense 

assistance; and 

Whereas the United States announced its intention to move 

the United States Embassy to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem, 

by May 2018: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports continued cooperation between 

3 Israel and the United States to ensure adequate ca4 pabilities to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities 

5 and support shared interests, including stability and 

6 safety in the Middle East; 

7 (2) supports enhancing Israel’s deterrence capa8 bilities and other defensive measures; 

9 (3) reaffirms the 2016 memorandum of under10 standing between the United States and Israel with 

11 utmost importance; 


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1 (4) supports the need to include Israel in the 

2 first tier of countries receiving strategic trade au3 thorization; 

4 (5) reaffirms the United States statement of 

5 policy in the United States-Israel Strategic Partner6 ship Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296) to ‘‘pursue 

7 every opportunity to deepen cooperation with Israel 

8 on a range of critical issues including defense, home9 land security, energy, and cybersecurity’’; and 

10 (6) supports the United States declaration that 

11 recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 

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