H.R. 3565

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3565

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

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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

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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. 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.
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