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Calendar No. 398 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8369 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 20, 2024 

Received; read the first time 

MAY 21, 2024 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles 

and defense services for Israel and other matters. 

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 ‘‘Israel Security Assist5 ance Support Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists 

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1 ing over 1,200 innocent people and taking over 240 

2 hostages, including American citizens. 

3 (2) Since October 7, Israel has faced attacks by 

4 Iran and its proxies including Hezbollah, Hamas, 

5 and the Houthis, which have required significant 

6 military responses. 

7 (3) Under the terms of a 2016 Memorandum of 

8 Understanding, the United States provides Israel 

9 with $3.8 billion per year in security assistance and 

10 missile defense funding from fiscal years 2019 

11 through 2028, which is subject to the approval of 

12 Congress. 

13 (4) Thus far in fiscal year 2024, Congress has 

14 enacted regular and supplemental legislation appro15 priating $12.5 billion in security assistance and mis16 sile defense for Israel without any additional condi17 tions. 

18 (5) Congress plays a vital role in oversight and 

19 approval of direct commercial sales and foreign mili20 tary sales to security partners around the world, in21 cluding Israel. 

22 (6) In May 2024, it was reported that Presi23 dent Biden ordered a pause on certain defense arti24 cles ready for imminent delivery to Israel, without 

25 having consulted with Congress. 


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1 (7) On May 8, 2024, President Biden stated re2 garding Israel, ‘‘We’re not going to supply the weap3 ons and artillery shells’’. 

4 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 Congress— 

6 (1) condemns the Biden Administration’s deci7 sion to pause certain arms transfers to Israel as 

8 Israel faces unprecedented threats from Iran and its 

9 proxies, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the 

10 Houthis; 

11 (2) calls on the Biden Administration to allow 

12 all previously approved arms transfers to Israel to 

13 proceed quickly to ensure that Israel can defend 

14 itself and defeat threats from Iran and its proxies, 

15 including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis; 

16 (3) calls on the Biden Administration to utilize 

17 all congressionally appropriated funds for security 

18 assistance for Israel as Congress intended; 

19 (4) stands with Israel as it defends itself 

20 against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and 

21 other terrorists; and 

22 (5) reaffirms Israel’s right to self-defense. 

23 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION. 

24 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

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1 partment of Defense or the Department of State for fiscal 

2 year 2024 or any prior years may be made available— 

3 (1) to withhold, halt, reverse, or cancel the de4 livery of defense articles or defense services from the 

5 United States to Israel; or 

6 (2) to pay the salary or expenses of any officer 

7 or employee of the Department of Defense or the 

8 Department of State who takes any action to sup9 port or further the withholding, halting, reversal, or 

10 cancellation of the delivery of such defense articles 

11 or services. 

12 SEC. 5. PROMPT DELIVERY. 

13 (a) PROMPT DELIVERY OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND

14 SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

15 with the Secretary of State, shall ensure prompt delivery 

16 of all defense articles and services for Israel which are ex17 pected to be delivered in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, in18 cluding— 

19 (1) those contracted through the Foreign Mili20 tary Sales system; 

21 (2) those supported by prior Acts making ap22 propriations for the Department of Defense; and 

23 (3) those provided pursuant to a declaration in 

24 section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

25 1961. 


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1 (b) PROMPT DELIVERY OF DIRECT COMMERCIAL

2 SALES.—The Secretary of State shall ensure prompt ap3 proval and delivery of all direct commercial sales of de4 fense articles and services for Israel which are expected 

5 to be delivered in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, including 

6 those for the Ministry of Public Security. 

7 (c) PROMPT DELIVERY OF WITHHELD ITEMS.—Any 

8 defense article and defense service described in subsection 

9 (a) or (b) of this section that were withheld from delivery 

10 as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deliv11 ered to Israel not later than 15 days after the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 6. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS. 

14 (a) WITHHOLDING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

15 FUNDS.—None of the unobligated balances of funds made 

16 available by prior Acts making appropriations for the De17 partment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and 

18 Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for the immediate Office of 

19 the Secretary of Defense that are available as of the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended 

21 until the Secretary of Defense certifies and reports to the 

22 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa23 tives and the Senate that the requirements of section 5(c) 

24 have been met. 


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1 (b) WITHHOLDING OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE

2 FUNDS.—None of the unobligated balances of funds made 

3 available by prior Acts making appropriations for the De4 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro5 grams under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for the 

6 Office of the Secretary that are available as of the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended 

8 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 

9 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa10 tives and the Senate that the requirements of section 5(c) 

11 have been met. 

12 (c) WITHHOLDING OF FINANCIAL SERVICES AND

13 GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—None of the unobli14 gated balances of funds made available by prior Acts mak15 ing appropriations for Financial Services and General 

16 Government under the heading ‘‘Executive Office of the 

17 President and Funds Appropriated To the President—Na18 tional Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’ 

19 that are available as of the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act may be obligated or expended until the President cer21 tifies and reports to the Committee on Appropriations of 

22 the House of Representatives and the Senate that the re23 quirements of section 5(c) have been met. 


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1 SEC. 7. OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT. 

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec3 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall obligate 

4 any remaining unobligated balances of funds appropriated 

5 or otherwise made available for assistance for Israel not 

6 later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 SEC. 8. REPORTS. 

9 (a) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 

10 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

11 Inspectors General of the Department of Defense and the 

12 Department of State shall jointly submit to Congress a 

13 report on any actions taken by executive branch officials 

14 before the date of the enactment of this Act to withhold, 

15 halt, reverse, or cancel the delivery of defense articles and 

16 defense services to Israel. 

17 (b) MONTHLY SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not 

18 later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

19 and every 30 days thereafter through fiscal year 2025, the 

20 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

21 of State, shall provide a written report to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs 

23 of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 

24 Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of 

25 the Senate describing United States security assistance 

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1 prehensive list of the defense articles and services provided 

2 to Israel and the associated authority and funding used 

3 to provide such articles and services: Provided, That such 

4 report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

5 be accompanied by a classified annex. 

6 (c) REPORT ON PRIORITY DEFENSE ARTICLES AND

7 SERVICES.—Not later than 30 days after the date of en8 actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina9 tion with the Secretary of State, shall provide a written 

10 report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Serv11 ices, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

12 and the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 

13 and Foreign Relations of the Senate describing urgent and 

14 high priority defense articles and defense services for 

15 Israel and steps taken or planned to expedite the delivery 

16 of such articles and services. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 398 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8369 

AN ACT 

To provide for the expeditious delivery of defense 

matters. articles and defense services for Israel and other 

MAY 21, 2024 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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