[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3428]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 237--APPROVING OF THE SALES OF DEFENSE ITEMS TO 
               ISRAEL NOTIFIED TO CONGRESS ON MAY 5, 2021

  Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 237

       Whereas, in the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.), Congress reaffirmed that it is the policy of the 
     United States to facilitate the common defense of the United 
     States and friendly countries by entering into international 
     arrangements with those countries through authorized sales of 
     defense items;
       Whereas, in the Arms Export Control Act, Congress 
     established that it is ``the sense of the Congress that all 
     such sales be approved only when they are consistent with the 
     foreign policy interests of the United States'';
       Whereas section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c)) requires that the President transmit to the 
     leaders and relevant committees of Congress certifications 
     for proposed licenses for the export of certain defense items 
     to Israel in the amount of $100,000,000 or more;
       Whereas, on May 5, 2021, the Department of State 
     transmitted to Congress certifications pursuant to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act for exports to Israel of 
     defense items valued in excess of $800,000,000, including 
     munitions and defensive systems; and
       Whereas, on January 19, 2021, in testimony to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate, now-Secretary of State 
     Blinken emphasized that the incoming Presidential 
     administration's ``commitment to Israel's security is 
     sacrosanct and this is something that [now-President Biden] 
     feels very strongly'' and that ``the foundation of our 
     relationship is support for Israel's security'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) finds that the sales of defense items to Israel 
     notified to Congress by the Department of State on May 5, 
     2021, are consistent with the foreign policy interests of the 
     United States; and
       (2) approves of those sales.

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