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<title>Guaranteeing Israel’s QME Act of 2020</title>
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<action-date>2020-10-01</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Guaranteeing Israel's QME Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the President to seek to consult with appropriate officials of the Israeli government before making a determination that the sale or export of defense articles or services to a country in the Middle East will not adversely affect Israel's qualitative military edge. The President must also submit a determination with regard to the impact on Israel's qualitative military edge of fulfilling a letter of request for defense articles or defense services sent by a country in the Middle East.</p>]]></summary-text>
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