Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. I Supplemental appropriations for Israel Department of Defense Operation and maintenance Operation and maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide Provided, Operation and Maintenance Procurement Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Revolving and Management Funds Provided further, Procurement Provided further, Procurement Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Procurement Procurement of ammunition, Army For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Army Provided, Provided further, Procurement, Defense-wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-wide Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Defense Production Act purchases For an additional amount for Defense Production Act Purchases 50 U.S.C. 4518 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Research, development, test and evaluation Research, development, test and evaluation, defense-wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Department of State and related agency Department of State Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic programs For an additional amount for Diplomatic programs Provided, Provided further, Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service For an additional amount for Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service Provided, Provided further, Expanded transfer authority for consular and border security programs During fiscal years 2024 and 2025, funds deposited in the consular and border security programs account in any fiscal year that are available for obligation may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by any Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Diplomatic Programs Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service Provided, Provided further, International security assistance Funds appropriated to the President Foreign Military Financing Program For an additional amount for Foreign Military Financing Program Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, II General provisions 201. Drawdown authority (a) In general Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2318(a) (4) For fiscal year 2024, in addition to amounts otherwise specified in this section, the President may direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, of an aggregate value not to exceed $7,000,000,000, to be provided to Israel. . (b) National interest Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (C) For fiscal year 2024, in addition to amounts otherwise specified in this section, an aggregate value not to exceed $200,000,000 of any such articles, services, and military education and training may be provided to Israel pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, not more than $75,000,000 of which may be provided from the drawdown from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense. . (c) Emergency transfer of funds Section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2348a(c) For fiscal year 2024, in addition to the aggregate value of $25,000,000 authorized in the text in paragraph (1) designated as paragraph (2) of the sentence preceding the immediately preceding sentence, the President may direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government for the purposes of providing necessary and immediate assistance to Israel of a value not to exceed $25,000,000. (d) Special authorities Section 614(a)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(4) (D) Notwithstanding the limitations in this subsection and in addition to other amounts in this subsection, in fiscal year 2024, the authority of this subsection may be used to authorize the use of up to $1,000,000,000 of funds made available for use under this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. . (e) Transfer of funds During fiscal year 2024, section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2360 20 per centum 10 per centum 40 per centum 20 per centum 202. Department of Defense stockpiles Section 12001 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–287 Public Law 115–141 (1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking armor defense articles that are in the inventory of the Department of Defense as of the date of transfer, are intended for use as reserve stocks for Israel, and are located in a stockpile for Israel as of the date of transfer. (2) in subsection (b), by striking at least equal to the fair market value of the items transferred in an amount to be determined by the Secretary of Defense (3) in subsection (c), by inserting after authority of this section , or as far in advance of such transfer as is practicable as determined by the President on a case-by-case basis during extraordinary circumstances impacting the national security of the United States 203. Fiscal year limits on new stockpiles or additions to existing stockpiles located in foreign countries For fiscal year 2024, section 514(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321h(b) 204. General authorities and conditions Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2024. 205. Limitations None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended— (1) in connection with the war in Ukraine; or (2) for assistance to any entity that is— (A) located in the territory of Gaza; or (B) is controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 206. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. 207. Short title This Act may be cited as the Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023 October 26, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023 This bill provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State for assistance to Israel. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill provides appropriations to DOD for Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. The funding is provided for purposes such as replacing defense articles that were provided to Israel; reimbursing DOD for defense services and training provided to Israel; the procurement of Israel's Iron Dome and David's Sling defense systems; Defense Production Act purchases; and the development of Israel's Iron Beam defense system. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Diplomatic Programs, including Worldwide Security Protection; Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service; and the Foreign Military Financing Program. In addition, the bill includes several provisions that expand the authorities of the President to transfer defense articles and services from DOD to Israel. Finally, the bill specifies that the funds provided by this bill may not be used (1) in connection with the war in Ukraine; or (2) for assistance to any entity that is located in the territory of Gaza or is controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any other organization that the State Department has designated as a foreign terrorist organization.