I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4707 
To authorize a joint assessment of quantity of precision guided munitions 
for use by Israel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2017 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize a joint assessment of quantity of precision 
guided munitions for use by 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Procure PGMS For 
Israel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Hezbollah constitutes a major threat. 
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(2) Israel uses precision guided munitions to 
save civilian lives. 
(3) Congress authorized the War Reserves 
Stockpile-Israel primarily for use by United States 
Armed Forces to address regional contingencies. 
(4) Israeli supplies of precision guided muni-
tions dwindled during the 2006 Lebanon War. 
(5) Given the enhanced threat of Hezbollah to 
Israel, there is a need to ensure the War Reserves 
Stock Allies-Israel is sufficiently large to meet the 
threat while ensuring adequate supplies for the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. JOINT ASSESSMENT OF QUANTITY OF PRECISION 
GUIDED MUNITIONS FOR USE BY ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Secretary of Defense, is authorized to conduct a joint as-
sessment with the Government of Israel with respect to 
the matters described in subsection (b). 
(b) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—The matters described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The quantity and type of precision guided 
munitions that are necessary for Israel to combat 
Hezbollah in the event of a sustained armed con-
frontation between Israel and Hezbollah. 
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(2) The plan of the Government of Israel to ac-
quire such precision guided munitions. 
(3) The role of the United States to assist the 
Government of Israel in carrying out the plan de-
scribed in paragraph (2), if any. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the joint assessment authorized under subsection 
(a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report that contains the joint assessment. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005. 
Section 12001 of the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 
1011) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(other 
than precision guided munitions)’’ after ‘‘and other 
munitions’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President 
is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) add precision guided munitions to reserve 
stocks for Israel; and 
‘‘(B) transfer precision guided munitions from 
reserve stocks for Israel to or for use by the Govern-
ment of Israel for the purpose of assisting Israel de-
fend itself against rockets fired by Hezbollah or 
other terrorist organizations within the prior 30 
days and with the likely possibility of a sustained 
conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 5 days before making a transfer 
under paragraph (1), the President shall certify to the 
Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives that the 
transfer of the precision guided munitions— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements described in para-
graph (1)(B); 
‘‘(B) does not affect the ability of the United 
States to maintain a sufficient supply of precision 
guided munitions; and 
‘‘(C) does not harm the combat readiness of the 
United States or the ability of the United States to 
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meet its commitment to allies for the sale of such 
munitions.’’. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Department of De-
fense should work with the defense industrial base to en-
sure it is able to produce precision guided munitions with 
greater rapidity in order to resupply United States efforts 
to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 
and to assist allies such as Israel in their fight against 
Hezbollah. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF RAPID ACQUISITION AND DE-
PLOYMENT PROCEDURES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 806(a) of the Bob 
Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; 116 Stat. 
2607) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) urgently needed to support production of 
precision guided munitions— 
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‘‘(A) for United States counterterrorism 
missions; or 
‘‘(B) to assist an ally of the United States 
under direct missile threat from an organization 
the Secretary of State has designated as a for-
eign terrorist organization pursuant to section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189).’’. 
(2) PRESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall prescribe procedures for the 
rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and as-
sociated support services for purposes described in 
paragraph (3) of section 806(a) of the Bob Stump 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUI-
SITION FUND.—Section 114(c)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end before 
the period the following: ‘‘or to assist an ally of the United 
States that is under direct missile threat, including from 
a terrorist organization supported by Iran, and such 
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