Sec. 1232. Ensuring Israel’s defense
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It is the policy of the United States to work with Israel to ensure adequate stocks of components and munitions to defend Israel against threats from Iran and Iranian military proxies, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall, on a biannual basis, submit to the appropriate committees a report on the extent to which Israel is subject to aerial attacks described in paragraph
(2)and that contains the matters described in paragraph (3). An aerial attack described in this paragraph is an aerial attack, including a rocket or missile attack, that Israel counters by deploying or utilizing— not less than 50 interceptors under its Iron Dome defense system; its David’s Sling defense system; or its Arrow defense system. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include a description of the following: An identification of— any components or munitions required for the replenishment of the defense systems described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C)of paragraph
(2)deployed or utilized to counter the attack; any requests made by the Government of Israel to the Government of the United States for any such replenishment; the funding requirements for any such replenishment; the Government of the United States’ adjudication of any such requests from the Government of Israel; and the time frame under which the United States can resupply the Israeli Defense Forces with such defense systems and the surge capacity after an incident. A description of any other funding requirements to support Israeli military operations in defense against Iran or any Iranian military proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. A description of— the current levels of stocks of components and munitions that would be used for any such replenishment; the projected needs, including to address emergent requirements, with estimated costs and sources of such replenishment; and the number of deployments of the defense system described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C)of paragraph
(2)and expenditures of interceptors under the Iron Dome defense system within the reporting period. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall seek to consult with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State’s counterpart in the Government of Israel in preparing the report required by paragraph (1). The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.