I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 336 
To make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions 
and to authorize the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize 
the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to 
halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. MCHENRY, and Mr. HURD of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial 
Services, Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To make improvements to certain defense and security assist-
ance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of 
funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan 
Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the whole-
sale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other pur-
poses. 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act 
of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 
SECURITY ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2019 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 
Subtitle A—Security Assistance for Israel 
Sec. 111. Findings. 
Sec. 112. Statement of policy regarding Israel’s defense systems. 
Sec. 113. Assistance for Israel. 
Sec. 114. Extension of war reserves stockpile authority. 
Sec. 115. Extension of loan guarantees to Israel. 
Sec. 116. Transfer of precision guided munitions to Israel. 
Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on rapid acquisition and deployment procedures. 
Sec. 118. Eligibility of Israel for the strategic trade authorization exception to 
certain export control licensing requirements. 
Subtitle B—Enhanced United States-Israel Cooperation 
Sec. 121. United States-Israel space cooperation. 
Sec. 122. United States-Israel enhanced partnership for development coopera-
tion in developing nations. 
Sec. 123. Authority to enter into a cooperative project agreement with Israel 
to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that threaten the United 
States or Israel. 
Subtitle C—Ensuring Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge 
Sec. 131. Statement of policy. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES-JORDAN DEFENSE COOPERATION 
EXTENSION ACT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Findings. 
Sec. 203. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 204. Reauthorization of United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 
2015. 
Sec. 205. Report on establishing an enterprise fund for Jordan. 
TITLE III—CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019 
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Sec. 301. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Additional Actions in Connection With the National Emergency 
With Respect to Syria 
Sec. 311. Measures with respect to Central Bank of Syria. 
Sec. 312. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that engage in certain 
transactions. 
Subtitle B—Assistance for the People of Syria 
Sec. 321. Codification of certain services in support of nongovernmental organi-
zations’ activities authorized. 
Sec. 322. Briefing on strategy to facilitate humanitarian assistance. 
Subtitle C—General Provisions 
Sec. 331. Suspension of sanctions. 
Sec. 332. Waivers and exemptions. 
Sec. 333. Implementation and regulatory authorities. 
Sec. 334. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 335. Sunset. 
TITLE IV—COMBATING BDS ACT OF 2019 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest 
from entities that engage in certain boycott, divestment, or 
sanctions activities targeting Israel or persons doing business 
in Israel or Israeli-controlled territories. 
Sec. 403. Safe harbor for changes of investment policies by asset managers. 
Sec. 404. Sense of congress regarding certain ERISA plan investments. 
Sec. 405. Rule of construction. 
TITLE I—ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN 
UNITED STATES-ISRAEL SE-
CURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
AU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 2019 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 
United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization 
Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 102. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle A—Security Assistance for 
Israel 
SEC. 111. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In February 1987, the United States grant-
ed Israel major non-NATO ally status. 
(2) On August 16, 2007, the United States and 
Israel signed a 10-year Memorandum of Under-
standing on United States military assistance to 
Israel. The total assistance over the course of this 
understanding would equal $30 billion. 
(3) 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 
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 
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