IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4133 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 10, 2012 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To express the sense of Congress regarding the United 
States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the Presi-
dent to submit to Congress reports on United States 
actions to enhance this relationship and to assist in 
the defense of Israel, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel 
Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since 1948, United States Presidents and 
both houses of Congress, on a bipartisan basis and 
supported by the American people, have repeatedly 
reaffirmed the special bond between the United 
States and Israel, based on shared values and 
shared interests. 
(2) The Middle East is undergoing rapid 
change, bringing with it hope for an expansion of de-
mocracy but also great challenges to the national se-
curity of the United States and our allies in the re-
gion, particularly our most important ally in the re-
gion, Israel. Over the past year, the Middle East has 
witnessed the fall of some regimes long considered to 
be stabilizing forces and a rise in the influence of 
radical Islamists. 
(3) Iran, which has long sought to foment in-
stability and promote extremism in the Middle East, 
is now seeking to exploit the dramatic political tran-
sition underway in the region to undermine govern-
ments traditionally aligned with the United States 
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and support extremist political movements in these 
countries. 
(4) At the same time, Iran may soon attain a 
nuclear weapons capability, a development that 
would fundamentally threaten vital American inter-
ests, destabilize the region, encourage regional nu-
clear proliferation, further empower and embolden 
Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, 
and provide it the tools to threaten its neighbors, in-
cluding Israel. 
(5) Over the past several years, with the assist-
ance of Iran and Syria, Hizballah and Hamas have 
increased their stockpiles of rockets, with more than 
60,000 rockets now ready to be fired at Israel. Iran 
continues to add to its arsenal of ballistic missiles 
and cruise missiles, which threaten Iran’s neighbors, 
Israel, and United States military forces in the re-
gion. 
(6) As a result, the strategic environment that 
has kept Israel secure and safeguarded United 
States national interests for the past 35 years has 
eroded. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States: 
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