(1) On September 14, 2016, the United States 
and Israel signed a 10-year Memorandum of Under-
standing reaffirming the importance of continuing 
annual United States military assistance to Israel 
and cooperative missile defense programs in a way 
that enhances Israel’s security and strengthens the 
bilateral relationship between the two countries. 
(2) The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding 
reflected United States support of Foreign Military 
Financing (FMF) grant assistance to Israel over the 
10-year period beginning in fiscal year 2019 and 
ending in fiscal year 2028. Such FMF grant assist-
ance would equal $3.3 billion annually, totaling $33 
billion. 
(3) The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding 
also reflected United States support for funding for 
cooperative programs to develop, produce, and pro-
cure missile, rocket and projectile defense capabili-
ties over a 10-year period beginning in fiscal year 
2019 and ending in fiscal year 2028 at a level of 
$500 million annually, totaling $5 billion. 
SEC. 202. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to provide assist-
ance to the Government of Israel in order to help enable 
Israel to defend itself by itself and develop long-term ca-
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pacity, primarily through the acquisition of advanced ca-
pabilities that are available from the United States. 
SEC. 203. CONTINGENCY PLANS TO PROVIDE ISRAEL WITH 
NECESSARY DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERV-
ICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Secretary of Defense and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall establish and update as appropriate 
contingency plans to provide Israel with defense articles 
and services that are determined by the Secretary of De-
fense to be necessary for the defense of Israel. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the status of the contingency 
plans required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 204. WAIVER FOR EXISTING OR IMMINENT MILITARY 
THREAT TO ISRAEL. 
Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) WAIVER FOR EXISTING OR IMMINENT MILITARY 
THREAT TO ISRAEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving information 
that Israel is under an existing or imminent threat 
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of military attack, the President may waive the re-
quirements of this Act and direct the immediate 
transfer to Israel of such defense articles or services 
the President determines to be necessary to assist 
Israel in its defense against such threat. Amounts 
obligated or expended to carry out this paragraph 
shall not be subject to any limitation in law, or pro-
vision of any bilateral agreement, relating to the 
amount of United States assistance authorized to be 
made available to Israel. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—As soon as 
practicable after a transfer of defense articles or 
services pursuant to the authority provided by para-
graph (1), the President shall provide a notification 
in writing to Congress of the details of such trans-
fer, consistent with the requirements of section 36 of 
this Act.’’. 
SEC. 205. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL. 
Section 513(c) of the Security Assistance Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–280; 114 Stat. 856) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2002 and 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 
2024’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘equal to—’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘not less than 
$3,300,000,000.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Funds au-
thorized’’ and all that follows through ‘‘later.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Funds authorized to be available for 
Israel under subsection (b)(1) and paragraph (1) of 
this subsection for fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, 
2023, and 2024 shall be disbursed not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of an Act mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs for the re-
spective fiscal year, or October 31 of the respective 
fiscal year, whichever is later.’’. 
SEC. 206. JOINT ASSESSMENT OF QUANTITY OF PRECISION 
GUIDED MUNITIONS FOR USE BY ISRAEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Secretary of Defense and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, is authorized to conduct a joint assess-
ment 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 
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Hezbollah in the event of a sustained armed con-
frontation between Israel and Hezbollah. 
(2) The quantity and type of precision guided 
munitions that are necessary for Israel in the event 
of a sustained armed confrontation with other armed 
groups and terrorist organizations such as Hamas. 
(3) The resources the Government of Israel can 
plan to dedicate to acquire such precision guided 
munitions. 
(4) United States planning to assist Israel to 
prepare for the sustained armed confrontations de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) as well as the abil-
ity of the United States to resupply Israel in the 
event of such confrontations described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2), if any. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date on which the joint assessment authorized 
under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that contains the joint 
assessment. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
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