119-hr3565

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

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Introduced:
May 21, 2025
Policy Area:
International Affairs

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May 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - May 21, 2025 00
<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>

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
May 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
May 21, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
May 21, 2025

Subjects (1)

International Affairs (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

May 21, 2025

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Length: 3,087 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: May 21, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3565 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3565

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

_______________________________________________________________________

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.
Garcia 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. Velazquez, 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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
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.
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.
(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.
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