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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4408 

To ensure the timely approval of requests to export defense articles and 

provide defense services to the State of Israel and the fulfillment of 

each such agreement. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 23, 2024 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To ensure the timely approval of requests to export defense 

articles and provide defense services to the State of Israel 

and the fulfillment of each such agreement. 

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 ‘‘Assuring Resupply of 

5 Munitions Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘ARM Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIRED PROVISION OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE 

7 TO ISRAEL. 

8 (a) APPROVAL OF LICENSES.—Not later than one 

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1 withstanding any provision of the Arms Export Control 

2 Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the President shall approve 

3 all pending requests, applications, and licenses for the ex4 port of defense articles or defense services to the Govern5 ment of Israel. 

6 (b) TRANSFER OF MUNITIONS AND WEAPONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

9 shall transfer the defense articles and provide the 

10 defense services described in subsection (a) to the 

11 Government of Israel. 

12 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 10 days 

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

14 every 30 days thereafter until December 31, 2025, 

15 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 

16 shall provide to the appropriate congressional com17 mittees a report that includes— 

18 (A) a list of each request, application, or 

19 license for the export of defense articles or de20 fense services to the Government of Israel that 

21 was pending on the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act; and 

23 (B) a certification whether those defense 

24 articles or defense services have been provided 


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1 or, if they have not been provided, an estimate 

2 of when they will be provided. 

3 (c) PROHIBITION ON OBSTRUCTION OF TRANS4 FERS.— 

5 (1) PROHIBITION ON OBSTRUCTION OF TRANS6 FERS.—No executive officer or employee may halt, 

7 defer, or otherwise prevent the transfer of defense 

8 articles or defense services described in subsection 

9 (a) to the Government of Israel. 

10 (2) SUNSET.—The prohibition under paragraph 

11 (1) shall terminate one year after the President cer12 tifies to the appropriate congressional committees 

13 that the state of Israel is not engaged in active hos14 tilities. 

15 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

16 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con17 gressional committees’’ means— 

18 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

19 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 

20 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

21 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

22 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 

23 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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