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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3186 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to procure two Iron Dome short- 
range rocket defense system batteries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2019 
Ms. SHERRILL (for herself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to procure two 
Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system batteries, 
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 ‘‘U.S.-Israel Indirect 
Fire Protection Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On July 27, 2012, the United States-Israel 
Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–150; 22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) declared it 
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to be the policy of the United States ‘‘to help the 
Government of Israel preserve its qualitative military 
edge amid rapid and uncertain regional political 
transformation’’ and ‘‘provide Israel defense articles 
and services, to include air refueling tankers, missile 
defense capabilities, and specialized munitions’’. 
(2) On December 19, 2014, the President 
signed into law the United States-Israel Strategic 
Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296) 
which stated the sense of Congress that Israel is a 
major strategic partner of the United States and de-
clared it to be the policy of the United States ‘‘to 
continue to provide Israel with robust security as-
sistance, including for the procurement of the Iron 
Dome Missile Defense System’’. 
(3) In 2014, both governments signed a co-pro-
duction agreement to produce Iron Dome’s compo-
nents in the United States. 
(4) The United States has provided more than 
$1,400,000,000 to Israel for Iron Dome batteries, 
coproduction costs, and general maintenance. 
(5) More than 70 percent of the Iron Dome in-
terceptor is manufactured in the United States. 
(6) The Iron Dome system is now a fielded, 
battle-tested capability in Israel with more than 
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1,700 confirmed air defense intercepts and provides 
a rapid approach to delivering air defense capabili-
ties for the United States. 
(7) As outlined in the National Defense Strat-
egy, the Army has critical capability gaps for cruise 
missile defense, as well as counter-unmanned aerial 
systems and counter-rocket, artillery, and mortars. 
(8) In October 2018, the Army reported to 
Congress that, ‘‘The Iron Dome System has capa-
bility against cruise missiles, unmanned aircraft sys-
tems, and rocket, artillery, and mortar fire,’’ and 
‘‘provides the best value to the Army as an interim 
capability.’’. 
(9) In February 2019, the Army Futures Com-
mand issued a statement noting an ‘‘intent to pro-
cure a limited number of Iron Dome weapon systems 
to fill its short-term need for an interim Indirect 
Fire Protection Capability.’’. 
(10) The Army reported to Congress that ‘‘Iron 
Dome meets the Army’s modernization vision of 
rapid deployment of a mature and affordable weapon 
system.’’. 
(11) Any delay in procuring the Iron Dome bat-
teries for the Army jeopardizes the ability of the 
Army to field an initial capability in 2020 and cre-
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ates continued risk to warfighters by leaving this 
identified critical capability gap unfulfilled. 
(12) At an April 2, 2019, hearing by the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Chief of Staff of the Army General 
Mark Milley stated, ‘‘The Iron Dome is a very capa-
ble system. It has basically a 100 percent track 
record in combat. We clearly need it to protect our 
formations, and we are buying the two batteries.’’. 
(13) Section 112 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232) provides that— 
(A) if the Secretary of Defense certifies the 
need for the Army to deploy an interim missile 
defense capability, the Secretary of the Army 
shall deploy at least two batteries to provide 
such capability not later than September 30, 
2020, and an additional two batteries not later 
than September 30, 2023; and 
(B) to meet such deadlines for deployment, 
the Secretary of the Army may— 
(i) deploy such systems that ‘‘require 
the least amount of development’’; and 
(ii) use any authority of the Secretary 
relating to acquisition, technology transfer, 
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and personnel management that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, including 
rapid acquisition and rapid prototyping au-
thorities, to resource and procure an in-
terim missile defense capability. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO PROCURE IRON DOME BATTERIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 112(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232), the Secretary of the Army may procure two Iron 
Dome batteries to carry out paragraph (1)(A) of such sec-
tion to deploy an interim missile defense capability by not 
later than September 30, 2020. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $9,337,000 to the Secretary 
of the Army to carry out subsection (a). 
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