Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3706
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2021-06-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations

Foreign aid and international relief

Gaza Strip

Israel

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the President to make all unexpended funding for assistance to Gaza available instead for grants to Israel for its Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3706 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2021 Mr. Guest (for himself, Mr. Norman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Mast , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. DesJarlais , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Steube , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Posey , Mr. Perry , Mr. Roy , Mr. Mann , Mr. Budd , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Emmer , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Harris , Mr. McClintock , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Good of Virginia , and Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide that funding for Gaza shall be made available instead for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021 . 2. Funding for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 1649 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) and sections 482(b) and 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2291a(b) and 2346(e)), the President shall transfer all unexpended balances of appropriations made available for assistance to Gaza— (1) to the Department of Defense, to be available for grants to Israel for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system; or (2) to the Foreign Military Financing Program authorized under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2763 ), to be available for grants to Israel for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system.