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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1218 
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training to members 
of the air force of Israel on the operation of KC–46 aircraft, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. WITTMAN, 
Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training 
to members of the air force of Israel on the operation 
of KC–46 aircraft, 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 ‘‘Expediting Israeli Aer-
ial Refueling Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC–46 AIR-
CRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall— 
(1) make available sufficient resources and ac-
commodations within the United States to train 
members of the air force of Israel on the operation 
of KC–46 aircraft; and 
(2) conduct training for members of the air 
force of Israel, including— 
(A) training for pilots and crew on the op-
eration of the KC–46 aircraft in accordance 
with standards considered sufficient to conduct 
coalition operations of the United States Air 
Force and the air force of Israel; and 
(B) training for ground personnel on the 
maintenance and sustainment requirements of 
the KC–46 aircraft considered sufficient for 
such operations. 
(b) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MILITARY PER-
SONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall, with respect to members of the air force of 
Israel associated with the operation of KC–46 aircraft— 
(1) before the completion of the training re-
quired by subsection (a)(2), authorize the participa-
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tion of such members of the air force of Israel in the 
United States Air Force Military Personnel Ex-
change Program; 
(2) make the United States Air Force Military 
Personnel Exchange Program available to such 
members of the air force of Israel; and 
(3) to the extent practicable, ensure that such 
members of the air force of Israel may participate 
in the United States Air Force Military Personnel 
Exchange Program immediately after such members 
complete such training. 
(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall cease to have 
effect on the date that is ten years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES KC–46 
AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
describes the capacity of and requirements for the United 
States Air Force to forward deploy KC–46 aircraft to 
Israel on a rotational basis until the date on which not 
fewer than four KC–46 aircraft procured by the military 
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forces of Israel are commissioned into such military forces 
and achieve full combat capability. 
(b) ROTATIONAL FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Defense shall rotationally deploy 
one or more KC–46 aircraft to Israel until the ear-
lier of— 
(A) the date on which a KC–46 aircraft 
procured by the military forces of Israel is com-
missioned into such military forces and achieves 
full combat capability; or 
(B) five years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) DESCRIPTION.—The one or more KC–46 
aircraft deployed under paragraph (1)— 
(A) may vary in size and number, as the 
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate; and 
(B) beginning in the year that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
in each year thereafter until the applicable date 
described in that paragraph, shall remain in 
Israel for a period not less than 270 days. 
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