I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8733 
To authorize the President to take actions to ensure Israel is prepared 
for all contingencies if Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. MAST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to take actions to ensure Israel 
is prepared for all contingencies if Iran seeks to develop 
a nuclear weapon, 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 ‘‘United States-Israel 
Common Defense Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission defines ‘‘high-enriched uranium’’ as 
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uranium enriched to at least 20 percent uranium- 
235. 
(2) Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac-
tion, Iran agreed to refrain from producing enriched 
uranium containing more than 3.67 percent ura-
nium-235 for 15 years. 
(3) On January 13, 2019, Ali Akbar Salehi, 
head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, 
told the Fars News Agency, ‘‘If we want to come out 
of the nuclear deal and produce, within four days we 
could start our 20 percent.’’. 
(4) On June 17, 2019, the spokesman for 
Iran’s 
Atomic 
Energy 
Organization, 
Behrouz 
Kamalvandi, suggested that Iran’s enrichment could 
reach up to 20 percent. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
should— 
(1) seek to extend the limitations on Iran’s en-
riched uranium, including through engagement in 
multilateral diplomatic initiatives; 
(2) ensure that Israel and other allies are pre-
pared for all contingencies if Iran pursues develop-
ment of a nuclear weapon; 
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(3) send a clear signal to Iran that development 
of a nuclear weapon will never be tolerated; and 
(4) reaffirm the United States commitment to 
deter Iranian nuclear development with a credible 
military threat. 
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—The President, acting through the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall seek to conduct a study with the 
Government of Israel on Israeli military requirements to 
defend itself against a wide range of threats to Israel’s 
qualitative military edge (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 36(h)(3) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2776(h)(3))) and national security, including an Iranian 
nuclear weapon. Such study shall include an analysis of 
gaps in Israel’s security requirements, including infra-
structure, munitions, intelligence sharing, satellites, and 
the extent to which the transfer of United States ordnance 
to Israel would advance the national interests of both 
countries. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to Congress a report that contains the results of the study 
described in subsection (a). 
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