[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 23 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S507-S509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1407. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1388 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. 
Schumer) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 815, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to 
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency 
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $4,400,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, to respond to the attacks in Israel:  
     Provided, That such amounts may be transferred to accounts 
     under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance'' and 
     ``Procurement'' for replacement of defense articles from the 
     stocks of the Department of Defense, and for reimbursement 
     for defense services of the Department of Defense and 
     military education and training, provided to Israel or 
     identified and notified to Congress for provision to Israel:  
     Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the 
     previous proviso shall be merged with and available for the 
     same purposes and for the same time period as the 
     appropriations to which the funds are transferred:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the details of such 
     transfers not less than 15 days before any such transfer:  
     Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
     necessary for the purposes provided under this heading, such 
     amounts may be transferred back and merged with this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That any transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is

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     in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                              PROCUREMENT

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $801,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2026, to respond to the attacks in Israel:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to 
     respond to the attacks in Israel:  Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $38,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2026, to respond to the attacks in Israel:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of 
     Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome and David's Sling 
     defense systems to counter short-range rocket threats:  
     Provided, That such funds shall be transferred pursuant to an 
     exchange of letters and are in addition to funds provided 
     pursuant to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, 
     as amended:  Provided further, That nothing under this 
     heading shall be construed to apply to amounts made available 
     in prior appropriations Acts for the procurement of the Iron 
     Dome and David's Sling defense systems:  Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $1,350,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the attacks 
     in Israel, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for the Secretary 
     of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the 
     development of the Iron Beam defense system to counter short-
     range rocket threats:  Provided, That such funds shall be 
     transferred pursuant to an exchange of letters:  Provided 
     further, That nothing in the preceding proviso shall be 
     construed to apply to amounts made available in prior 
     appropriations Acts for the development of the Iron Beam 
     defense system:  Provided further, That such amounts may be 
     transferred to ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' for the 
     production of such system:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees of the details of such transfers not less than 15 
     days before any such transfer:  Provided further, That upon a 
     determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
     this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
     provided under this heading, such amounts may be transferred 
     back and merged with this appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That any transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 101.  Section 12001 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287), as amended by 
     Public Law 115-141, is amended as follows:
       (1) In paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``armor'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     paragraph and inserting ``defense articles that are in the 
     inventory of the Department of Defense as of the date of 
     transfer, are intended for use as reserve stocks for Israel, 
     and are located in a stockpile for Israel as of the date of 
     transfer'';
       (2) In subsection (b), by striking ``at least equal to the 
     fair market value of the items transferred'' and inserting 
     ``in an amount to be determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (3) In subsection (c), by striking ``30'' and inserting 
     ``15'', and by inserting ``Appropriations,'' after 
     ``Committees on'' in both places it occurs.
       Sec. 102.  During fiscal year 2024, section 514(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall not 
     apply to defense articles to be set aside, earmarked, 
     reserved, or intended for use as reserve stocks in stockpiles 
     in the State of Israel.
       Sec. 103.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through 
     fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State, shall provide a written report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate describing United States security 
     assistance provided to Israel since the October 7, 2023, 
     terrorist attack on Israel, including a comprehensive list of 
     the defense articles and services provided to Israel and the 
     associated authority and funding used to provide such 
     articles and services: Provided, That such report shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a 
     classified annex.
       Sec. 104.  Concurrent with any notification of assistance 
     made pursuant to section 506(b)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a written notification to the congressional 
     defense committees that contains a description of the defense 
     articles and defense services to be furnished, including the 
     quantity, approximate value, and an estimate of the cost to 
     replace such article or an equivalent capability; and a 
     timeline for the delivery of such defense articles and 
     defense services.

                                TITLE II

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                          diplomatic programs

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic Programs'', 
     $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
     for responding to the attacks in Israel and areas impacted by 
     the attacks in Israel, including for crisis response and 
     relocation support for Mission Israel, of which $100,000,000 
     shall be available until expended for Worldwide Security 
     Protection to sustain requirements for Mission Israel and 
     other United States missions affected by the attacks in 
     Israel:  Provided,  That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For an additional amount for ``Emergencies in the 
     Diplomatic and Consular Service'', $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, for emergency evacuation 
     of United States Government personnel and citizens in Israel 
     and in countries in the region impacted by the attacks in 
     Israel:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $3,500,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, to respond to the attacks in Israel:  
     Provided, That funds made available under this heading in 
     this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     for fiscal year 2024, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes, may be used by the Department of 
     State for necessary expenses for the general costs of 
     administering military assistance and sales, including 
     management and oversight of such programs and activities:  
     Provided further, That, to the extent that the Government of 
     Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants 
     made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed 
     by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced 
     weapons systems, of which up to $3,500,000,000 may be 
     available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles 
     and defense services:  Provided further, That any 
     congressional notification requirement applicable to funds 
     made available under this heading for Israel may be waived if 
     a determination is made that extraordinary circumstances 
     exist that impact the national security of the United States: 
      Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 201. (a) During fiscal year 2024, and subject to 
     subsection (b), section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``$2,500,000,000'' for ``$100,000,000''.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not take effect unless the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the exercise of the authority 
     of such subsection is necessary to respond to the situation 
     in Israel.

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       Sec. 202.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations a report on the proposed 
     uses of funds appropriated by this title to respond to the 
     situation in Israel: Provided, That such report shall be 
     updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days 
     thereafter until September 30, 2025, and every 180 days 
     thereafter until all funds have been expended, and shall 
     include information detailing how estimates and assumptions 
     contained in previous reports have changed, including 
     obligations and expenditures.

                               TITLE III

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 301.  Each amount appropriated or made available by 
     this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
     the fiscal year involved.
       Sec. 302.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 303.  Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the 
     additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations 
     accounts shall be available under the authorities and 
     conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for 
     fiscal year 2024.
       Sec. 304.  Each amount designated in this Act by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, shall be available (or 
     rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 
     President subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
     transmits such designations to the Congress.
       Sec. 305.  Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and subsequently so 
     designated by the President, and transferred pursuant to 
     transfer authorities provided by this Act shall retain such 
     designation.


                           budgetary offsets

       Sec. 306.  (a) Rescission of Certain Balances Made 
     Available to the Internal Revenue Service.--Of the 
     unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available for activities of the Internal Revenue Service 
     by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), (2), (3), (4), 
     and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly 
     known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'') as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, $14,300,000,000 are hereby 
     rescinded.
       (b) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the budgetary effects of this section shall not be 
     estimated--
       (1) for purposes of section 251 of such act;
       (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on 
     Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
       (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
     appropriation Act.
        This Act may be cited as the ``Israel Security 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024''.
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