To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

Bill: 119-hr-3565
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2025-05-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the President from selling, transferring, or exporting certain defense articles or services to Israel, except in specified circumstances.&nbsp;</p><p>Defense articles covered by the prohibition include BLU-109 bunker busting bombs, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) assemblies, and 155mm artillery ammunition. Defense services directly related to such articles are also covered.&nbsp;</p><p>The President may sell, transfer, or export such defense articles or services to Israel if (1) a law is enacted specifying the purposes for which such articles or services may be used, and (2) Israel provides written assurances that the defense articles or services will be used for those specific statutory purposes and in a manner consistent with certain other laws, including international human rights laws.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2025 Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Balint , Mr. Carson , Mr. Casar , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Frost , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Omar , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Simon , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Velázquez , and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

1. Limitation on transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not sell, transfer, or authorize a license for the export of any defense article described in subsection (b) or defense services directly related to such defense articles pursuant to any authority under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ) to the Government of Israel, or to any agency or instrumentality of Israel, unless— (1) a law is enacted identifying the specific purpose or purposes for which such articles or services may be used for in accordance with the general purposes authorized in section 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2754 ); and (2) the Government of Israel has given written assurances satisfactory to the President that such articles and services will be used— (A) for the specific purposes identified in such law; and (B) consistent with the goals and principles described in the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ), including pursuant to section 620M(c) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2378d(c) ), and in accordance with international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and relevant bilateral agreements. (b) Defense articles described The defense articles described in this subsection are the following: (1) BLU–109 bunker busting bombs. (2) MK80 series bomb variants. (3) GBU–39 small diameter bomb variants (including Increment I). (4) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) assemblies. (5) SPICE gliding bomb assemblies. (6) 120mm tank ammunition. (7) 155mm artillery ammunition, including white phosphorus munitions.