Sec. 1265. Enhancement of U.S.-Israel defense cooperation

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Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–287 ; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking after September 30, 2018 and inserting after September 30, 2023 . The President, acting through the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, is authorized to conduct a joint assessment with the Government of Israel with respect to the matters described in paragraph (2). The matters described in this paragraph are the following: The quantity and type of precision guided munitions that are necessary for Israel to combat Hezbollah in the event of a sustained armed confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah.

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. The resources the Government of Israel plans to dedicate to acquire such precision guided munitions. United States planning to assist Israel to prepare for sustained armed confrontations described in this subsection as well as the ability of the United States to resupply Israel in the event of confrontations described in subparagraphs

(A)and (B), if any. Not later than 15 days after the date on which the joint assessment authorized under paragraph

(1)is completed, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the joint assessment. The report required under subparagraph

(A)shall be submitted in classified form, but may contain an unclassified summary. In this paragraph, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. Section 806(a) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ( 10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 107–314 ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ; and ; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: urgently needed to support production of precision guided munitions— for the United States to meet requirements; or to assist an ally of the United States under direct missile threat from— an organization the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); or a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. 4605(j) ) (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 ), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 ), or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and associated support services for purposes described in paragraph

(3)of section 806(a) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, as added by paragraph (1)(C).

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