[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 70 (Saturday, April 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2607-H2614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         ISRAEL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1160, I call 
up the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to 
respond to the situation in Israel and for related expenses for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, and ask 
for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1160, the bill 
is considered read.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 8034

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,  That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfers 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 situation in Israel:  
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading in this 
     Act may be may be transferred to accounts under the headings 
     ``Operation and Maintenance'', ``Procurement'', and 
     ``Revolving and Management Funds'' for replacement, through 
     new procurement or repair of existing unserviceable 
     equipment, 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 the government of Israel or 
     identified and notified to Congress for provision to the 
     government of Israel or to foreign countries that have 
     provided support to Israel at the request of the United 
     States:  Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to 
     the preceding 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 herein, such amounts may 
     be transferred back and merged with this appropriation:  
     Provided further, That any transfer authority provided herein 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
     law:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                              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 situation in Israel:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $5,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     to respond to the situation in Israel and for related 
     expenses:  Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading in this Act, $4,000,000,000 shall be 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 further, That of the total amount provided under 
     this heading in this Act, $1,200,000,000 shall be for the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel 
     for the procurement of the Iron Beam defense system to 
     counter short-range rocket threats:  Provided further, That 
     funds in the preceding provisos 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 in this Act 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 or for the procurement of the Iron Beam defense 
     system:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Production Act 
     Purchases'', $198,600,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for activities by the Department of Defense 
     pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 
     4533):  Provided, That such amounts shall be obligated and 
     expended by the Secretary of Defense as if delegated the 
     necessary authorities conferred by the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 101.  For an additional amount for the Department of 
     Defense, $2,440,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2024, for transfer to military personnel accounts, 
     operation and maintenance accounts, procurement accounts, 
     research, development, test and evaluation accounts, and the 
     Defense Working Capital Funds, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available for such purpose, only for U.S. 
     operations, force protection, deterrence, and the replacement 
     of combat expenditures in the United States

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     Central Command region: Provided, That none of the funds 
     provided under this section may be obligated or expended 
     until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the 
     congressional defense committees an execution plan: Provided 
     further, That not less than 15 days prior to any transfer of 
     funds, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the details of any such 
     transfer: Provided further, That upon transfer, the funds 
     shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and 
     for the same time period, as the appropriation to which 
     transferred: Provided further, That any transfer authority 
     provided herein is in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided by law: Provided further, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE II

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

            PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                         operations and support

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency--Operations and Support'', $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses 
     related to the administration of nonprofit security grants:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                           federal assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency--Federal Assistance'', $390,000,000, of which 
     $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, 
     and $230,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2026, for Nonprofit Security Grant Program under section 2009 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609a) for 
     eligible nonprofit organizations to prevent, prepare for, 
     protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism or other 
     threats:  Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall make programmatic 
     adjustments as necessary to expedite the disbursement of, and 
     provide flexibility in the use of, amounts made available 
     under this heading in this Act:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any provision of 6 U.S.C. 609a, and in 
     addition to amounts available under 6 U.S.C. 609a(c)(2), the 
     Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
     permit a State to use up to two percent of a grant awarded 
     under this heading in this Act to provide outreach and 
     technical assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations to 
     assist them with applying for Nonprofit Security Grant 
     Program awards under this heading in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That such outreach and technical assistance should 
     prioritize rural and underserved communities and nonprofit 
     organizations that are traditionally underrepresented in the 
     Program:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               TITLE III

                 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, 
     to respond to the situation in Israel and areas and countries 
     impacted by the situation in Israel:  Provided,  That of the 
     total amount provided under this heading in this Act, 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     for Worldwide Security Protection, including to respond to 
     the situation in Israel and areas impacted by the situation 
     in Israel:  Provided further, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $4,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
     2025:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

           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 expended, to meet unforeseen emergencies 
     arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, as 
     authorized:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $3,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2025:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $5,655,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address humanitarian needs, including the 
     provision of emergency food and shelter, of vulnerable 
     populations and communities:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $3,495,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to address humanitarian needs of vulnerable 
     populations and communities:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $75,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, for assistance for the 
     Middle East, following consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees, including to enhance law 
     enforcement capabilities, counter terrorism, combat narcotics 
     trafficking, and meet other critical partner requirements:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                        peacekeeping operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
     including for a United States contribution to the 
     Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai to 
     enhance force protection capabilities:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                  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, for assistance for Israel and for related 
     expenses:  Provided, 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 in this 
     Act shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which up to 
     $769,300,000 may be available for the procurement in Israel 
     of defense articles and defense services:  Provided further, 
     That the limitation in the preceding proviso may be exceeded, 
     if agreed by the United States and Israel, following 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That any congressional notification requirement 
     applicable to funds made available under this heading in this 
     Act for Israel may be waived if the Secretary of State 
     determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
     of the United States:  Provided further, That up to 
     $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading in this 
     Act, 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 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301.  During fiscal year 2024, up to $250,000,000 of 
     funds deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs 
     account in any fiscal year that are available for obligation 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
     any Act making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic Programs'' (including for Worldwide Security 
     Protection) and ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
     Service'' for emergency evacuations or to prevent or respond 
     to security situations and related requirements: Provided, 
     That such transfer authority is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided by law, and any such transfers 
     are subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 302.  During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(1) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) 
     shall be applied by substituting ``$7,800,000,000'' for 
     ``$100,000,000''.
       Sec. 303.  During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(2)(B) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of

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     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``$400,000,000'' for ``$200,000,000'' in the 
     matter preceding clause (i), and by substituting 
     ``$150,000,000'' for ``$75,000,000'' in clause (i).
       Sec. 304.  During fiscal year 2024, section 552(c)(2) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2)) 
     shall be applied by substituting ``$50,000,000'' for 
     ``$25,000,000''.
       Sec. 305.  Section 12001 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287) 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''.
       (3) In subsection (c), by inserting before the comma in the 
     first sentence the following: ``, or as far in advance of 
     such transfer as is practicable as determined by the 
     President on a case-by-case basis during extraordinary 
     circumstances impacting the national security of the United 
     States''.
       Sec. 306.  For 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. 307. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' may be transferred to, 
     and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under such 
     headings.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', 
     ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated by this Act under such headings.
       (c) The transfer authorities provided by this section are 
     in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law, 
     and are subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
     transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this 
     section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may 
     be transferred back to such appropriations.
       Sec. 308.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs may be made available for a contribution, grant, or 
     other payment to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       Sec. 309. (a) Certification.--The Secretary of State shall 
     certify and report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees not later than fifteen days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, that--
       (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures have been 
     established by the Department of State and the United States 
     Agency for International Development, as appropriate, and are 
     in use to prevent the diversion, misuse, or destruction of 
     assistance, including through international organizations, to 
     Hamas and other terrorist and extremist entities in Gaza; and
       (2) such policies, processes, and procedures have been 
     developed in coordination with other bilateral and 
     multilateral donors and the Government of Israel, as 
     appropriate.
       (b) Oversight Policy and Procedures.--The Secretary of 
     State and the USAID Administrator shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, concurrent with the 
     submission of the certification required in subsection (a), a 
     written description of the oversight policies, processes, and 
     procedures for funds appropriated by this title that are made 
     available for assistance for Gaza, including specific actions 
     to be taken should such assistance be diverted, misused, or 
     destroyed, and the role of Israel in the oversight of such 
     assistance.
       (c) Requirement to Inform.--The Secretary of State and 
     USAID Administrator shall promptly inform the appropriate 
     congressional committees of each instance in which funds 
     appropriated by this title that are made available for 
     assistance for Gaza have been diverted, misused, or 
     destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a description 
     of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 
     the response of the Department of State or USAID, as 
     appropriate.
       (d) Third Party Monitoring.--Funds appropriated by this 
     title shall be made available for third party monitoring of 
     assistance for Gaza, including end use monitoring, following 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
       (e) Offices of Inspectors General.--
       (1) Department of State.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
     title under the heading ``Office of Inspector General'' for 
     the Department of State, $4,000,000 shall be made available 
     for the oversight and monitoring of assistance made available 
     for Gaza by this title and in prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       (2) United States Agency For International Development.--Of 
     the funds appropriated by this title under the heading 
     ``Office of Inspector General'' for USAID, $3,000,000 shall 
     be made available for the oversight and monitoring of 
     assistance made available for Gaza by this title and in prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the initial 
     obligation of funds appropriated by this title that are made 
     available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days 
     thereafter until all such funds are expended, the Secretary 
     of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     the amount and purpose of such assistance provided during 
     each respective quarter, including a description of the 
     specific entity implementing such assistance.
       (g) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until 
     September 30, 2025, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Director of National Intelligence and other heads of 
     elements of the intelligence community that the Secretary 
     considers relevant, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report assessing whether funds 
     appropriated by this title and made available for assistance 
     for the West Bank and Gaza have been diverted by Hamas or 
     other terrorist and extremist entities in the West Bank and 
     Gaza: Provided, That such report shall include details on the 
     amount and how such funds were made available and used by 
     such entities: Provided further, That such report may be 
     submitted in classified form, if necessary.
       (h) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation of 
     funds made available by this title for humanitarian 
     assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and USAID 
     Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the amount and anticipated 
     uses of such funds.
       Sec. 310.  Prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
     available in this title in this Act, but not later than 15 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations--
       (1) spend plans, as defined in section 7034(s)(4) of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328), 
     at the country, account, and program level, for funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'': 
     Provided, That plans submitted pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall include for each program notified--(A) total funding 
     made available for such program, by account and fiscal year; 
     (B) funding that remains unobligated for such program from 
     prior year base or supplemental appropriations; (C) funding 
     that is obligated but unexpended for such program; and (D) 
     funding committed, but not yet notified for such program; and
       (2) operating plans, as defined in section 7062 of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328), 
     for funds appropriated by this title under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic 
     and Consular Service''.

                                TITLE IV

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 401.  Each amount appropriated or made available by 
     this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
     the fiscal year involved.
       Sec. 402.  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. 403.  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. 404. (a) Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, as appropriate, shall brief the appropriate 
     congressional committees, in classified form, if necessary, 
     on the status and welfare of hostages being held in Gaza.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the following:
       (1) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       (3) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (4) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       Sec. 405.  Funds appropriated by this Act for foreign 
     assistance (including foreign military sales), for the 
     Department of State, for broadcasting subject to supervision 
     of United States Agency for Global Media, and for 
     intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to 
     be specifically authorized by the Congress for the purposes 
     of section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 
     15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization

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     Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 
     504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3094(a)(1)).
       Sec. 406.  Each amount designated in this Act by the 
     Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or repurposed 
     or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President 
     subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits 
     such designations to the Congress.
       Sec. 407.  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, and subsequently so designated 
     by the President, and transferred pursuant to transfer 
     authorities provided by this Act shall retain such 
     designation.


                       spending reduction account

       Sec. 408. $0.
        This Act may be cited as the ``Israel Security 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill shall be debatable for 30 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert) and the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert).


                             General Leave

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer H.R. 8034, the Israel Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024.
  This bill provides $26.38 billion to fortify America's support of 
Israeli allies and defend our troops in the region.
  It is part of a larger package of three security supplemental 
appropriations acts before us for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-
Pacific. All three are essential to deter our adversaries.
  There are moments when our actions are optional, a convenience but 
not a necessity, a choice. This is not one of those moments.
  The world is in chaos. Americans have been killed, and our allies and 
partners are dying on the front lines every day.
  Ukraine is entering its third year of a war to repel Russia's 
invasion while forced to conserve their munitions and choose which 
areas to defend. Israel is avenging its innocent civilians who were 
murdered, raped, brutalized, and taken hostage by Hamas while defending 
its country from a barrage of Iranian missiles. Indo-Pacific nations 
face China daily with strength and resolve, knowing they are likely 
next.

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  The United States is not on the sidelines in these conflicts. Our 
servicemembers are under daily attack in the Red Sea, standing watch 
along NATO's eastern flank and being routinely challenged in the Indo-
Pacific. Mr. Speaker, five American flag-draped coffins have returned 
home in the past 6 months.
  When we go to war, we go to war with what we have. There is no time 
to forge new alliances, no ability to reconstruct abandoned production 
lines, and no hidden reserve of fully trained and ready troops.
  This is the situation our allies and partners in Israel, Ukraine, 
Taiwan, and other Indo-Pacific nations face today. It is a situation we 
ourselves may face sooner than we think.
  Xi, Putin, Khamenei, and terrorist leaders will not back down unless 
met with a strong and resolute America, standing shoulder to shoulder 
with our constellation of allies and partners. These bills provide the 
funding necessary to defeat and deter our enemies.
  While the bills carry the names of other countries, there is one 
Nation that I care about above all others. That is ours. These 
conflicts have exposed the fragility of our defense industrial base and 
the dire need to invest in factories, shipyards, and assembly lines 
that manufacture the instruments of our national defense.
  In recognition of this fact, over $59 billion across these bills go 
into our defense industrial base, including $3.3 billion to supercharge 
our submarine industrial base; $29.5 billion to replenish our stocks of 
U.S. defense systems and services provided to Israel, Ukraine, and 
Taiwan; and $1.13 billion to expand procurement and development of 
artillery and critical munitions.
  Each conflict has its unique needs addressed in these bills, 
including: $5.2 billion to replenish Israel's Iron Dome and David's 
Sling and procure Iron Beam missile defense systems; $542 million for 
unfunded priorities expressly requested by the USINDOPACOM commander; 
and $13.8 billion directly to procure U.S. capabilities for Ukraine.
  Our servicemen and servicewomen across the globe are being tasked to 
operate at a wartime tempo to track, respond, and engage emerging 
threats. These bills provide the resources necessary to support their 
operations with $11.3 billion for current U.S. operations in Europe and 
$2.4 billion for our forces in the Middle East who are under daily 
attack.
  Mr. Speaker, we have been complacent far too long as our allies and 
partners and our own servicemembers have been under attack. This 
Congress has a solemn obligation to our military to provide them with 
the resources they need to deter and win our Nation's wars.
  Douglas MacArthur once said: ``The history of the failure of war can 
almost be summed up in two words: too late.''
  When conflict occurs, we will fight with what we have and who is with 
us.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on these bills 
to ensure our military readiness and reinvigorate the American defense 
industry.
  I encourage them to vote ``yes'' to reinforce our Israeli, Ukrainian, 
Taiwanese, and Indo-Pacific allies and partners.
  I encourage them to vote ``yes'' so that future generations may write 
of what we did here today: They weren't too late.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Israel Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, which will provide Israel with 
desperately needed aid to respond to the horrific October 7 attacks and 
protect itself from Iran and its proxies.
  What happened in Israel on October 7 was horrifying. On a recent trip 
to Israel, I saw firsthand the remnants of the violence that innocent 
people were subjected to, including the site of the Supernova Sukkot 
Gathering music festival that Hamas attacked, Kibbutz Be'eri and the 
homes where so many were massacred, and Hostage Square where I met with 
families of those taken hostage by Hamas.
  The United States has not forgotten October 7. Today, we are 
providing the aid Israel has needed since the day Hamas terrorists 
killed innocent Israeli civilians in the worst attack on Jewish people 
since the Holocaust.
  Just last weekend, Israel was openly and directly attacked by Iran. I 
applaud the role of the United States in providing Israel with support 
in its defense against that attack.
  While we must ensure Israel can stand strong in the face of 
adversaries like Iran that seek its annihilation, we must also ensure 
that every step possible is taken to protect innocent life in Gaza and 
elsewhere.
  On my trip, we also went to Khirbet Zanutah, a Palestinian village in 
the West Bank where settlers destroyed homes and a school. On the trip, 
we were also briefed from Gaza by humanitarian organizations, including 
UNRWA, which have lost hundreds of staff to the violence.
  To that end, I have called for an immediate cease-fire of at least 6 
weeks to facilitate the safe delivery of aid to civilians in Gaza. We 
must protect aid workers. We must open additional crossings to bring in 
at least 500 trucks a day and ensure that food is never used as a 
weapon of war.
  Innocent families are in danger, children are starving, and civilian 
casualties are mounting, not just in Gaza but in conflict zones all 
around the world. The more than $9 billion in humanitarian support in 
this bill would make sure that we are not leaving Gazans, the 
Ukrainians, the Sudanese, the Haitians, or the Rohingya behind.

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  We must pass this bill and ensure Israel has the resources it needs 
to defend itself and that much-needed humanitarian aid can flow to 
millions of vulnerable people around the world.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge your support, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Clyde), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, I will always stand with our greatest ally in 
the Middle East, Israel, but I rise today to express my serious 
concerns with a very flawed supplemental.
  In November, I supported the first security supplemental for Israel, 
which was financially paid for and would have provided weapons and 
equipment for Israel's fight against Hamas. The cost was offset by 
rescinding the Democrats' unprecedented expansion of the IRS.
  Today, we are considering a vastly different bill, one that is all 
borrowing, another $26 billion of debt with no rescissions.
  The legislation also contains $400 million for FEMA, which has 
nothing to do with supporting Israel, and over $9 billion for 
humanitarian aid in Hamas-controlled Gaza and the West Bank.
  A report from The Heritage Foundation stated: ``The problem with aid 
diversion to Hamas and other terrorist groups plagues all international 
and nongovernmental aid organizations operating in Gaza. . . .
  ``It is therefore highly likely that U.S. taxpayer-funded 
humanitarian aid to Gaza, including some of the aid in this bill, would 
again be diverted to support further Hamas attacks against Israel.''
  Why would we knowingly be sending money into the hands of Hamas in 
any bill? If we are feeding Gaza, we are feeding Hamas. Therefore, with 
great disappointment, I cannot in good conscience vote for this bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on 
Financial Services and General Government.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation 
and all of the bills that will address the issues at hand.
  I often say it is never too late to do the right thing, but waiting 
to do the right thing comes at a cost. We saw that cost in Israel this 
week as an emboldened Iran launched an unprecedented attack on our 
ally.
  For Ukraine, the cost of our inaction is great, if incalculable. It 
is measured in Ukrainian lives, towns, and territory lost. For 478 
days, Congress' words of support fell silent on Ukrainian ears deafened 
by air raid sirens, artillery bombardments, and drone attacks.
  Today, we act. We act to make it clear to the world that America is 
still the defender of freedom, democracy, and international law--as 
well as our friends and allies--and the opponent of tyrants and 
terrorists.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.'' Vote ``yes'' to show Jews in 
Israel, America, and beyond, that this Congress will always stand up 
for their safety.
  Vote ``yes'' to demonstrate to Russia, Iran, North Korea, and every 
other authoritarian despot and to terrorists everywhere that America 
remains committed to defending freedom here and around the world.
  Let our bipartisan support for our allies endure in the months ahead, 
whether it is to secure the release of the 134 hostages held captive in 
Gaza or to turn back Putin's criminal invasion.
  The voice of resolve and opposition to tyranny must not be muted, nor 
should it be delayed. Let us pray that the majority that speaks today 
will remain loud and clear for all to hear.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McClintock).
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, Ukraine and Israel are in growing danger 
and running out of arms and ammunition while China casts a hungry eye 
on Taiwan. History warns us of allowing aggression to grow unchecked 
and of how quickly events in an unstable world can unravel.
  Profligate spending is exhausting our resources and damaging our 
economy, but as Reagan reminded us, defense is not a budget issue. You 
spend what you need to spend. Although the defense of these besieged 
nations is one step removed from our own, it would be a very good thing 
to keep it that way.
  I regret that the three military aid bills are larded up with about 
$20 billion of economic handouts, but we are out of options, and we are 
out of time. I am afraid that is the price we now have to pay for 
months of dithering in this House. Without these bills today, we and 
the world risk a future butcher's bill that is incalculable.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the ranking member of the Subcommittee 
on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, it is incomprehensible that the 
Israeli hostages captured on Simchat Torah are still in Hamas' 
captivity as we approach Passover. I rise to finally provide long 
overdue aid to our ally Israel as she fights to defend herself against 
threats on multiple fronts.
  On October 7, Hamas launched a massacre that led to the deadliest day 
for Jews since the Holocaust. Hamas murdered, raped, and captured 
Israelis, Americans, Jews, Muslims, Christians, and people from dozens 
of countries.
  Hamas broke a cease-fire and declared war on humanity. Since that 
bloody day, Hamas terrorists have promised to carry out the attack 
again and again.
  I recently visited Israel for the third time since October 7. I saw 
the realities of Hamas' dedication to annihilate Israel. I will never 
be able to unsee the images at the Nova Festival site where Hamas 
massacred hundreds of young people. The road leading toward the site is 
littered with burn marks where cars with people fleeing for their lives 
were burned alive on the spot. You walk into the festival site and see 
hundreds of memorials to the innocent victims who were murdered in cold 
blood.
  At Kibbutz Kfar Aza, we saw homes riddled with bullet holes and 
burned to the ground with people still in them.
  This is what Israel is up against. This is what Israel must defend 
against, maniacal terrorism dedicated to the destruction of not just 
the State of Israel but of all Jews.

  Israel fights not only to destroy Hamas' Iran-backed military 
capabilities but to send a clear message to our adversaries who seek to 
erase the Jewish state: You will not be successful.
  President Biden, Leader Jeffries, and Democrats have fought for 
months to send this critical security assistance, as well as lifesaving 
humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people, who are also victims of 
Hamas. A vote against this bill is a vote to deny that aid.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to support this vital effort to help Israel 
in this existential battle and aid civilians, and I urge my colleagues 
to join me to free Gaza from Hamas. ``The people of Israel live.'' ``Am 
Yisrael Chai.''
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Lawler).
  Mr. LAWLER. Mr. Speaker, our country is at a most critical juncture. 
Do we take a step back, watch our allies fall, and allow terror to 
spread? Or do we stand strong as the leader of the free world and stand 
up for our allies and take on our adversaries?
  To me, the answer is clear. The legislation we are debating today has 
the potential to turn the tide in Ukraine, protect our ally Israel, and 
deter China from attacking Taiwan.
  There is no question that under the Biden administration the world 
has become a tinderbox. Conflict is erupting across the globe. Our 
allies are under attack.

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  China, Russia, and Iran are engaged in an unholy alliance seeking to 
undermine and destabilize the U.S., Israel, and the free world.
  We are the leader of the free world. It requires us to lead. We 
cannot abdicate the responsibilities that come along with it.
  The time for choosing is here. The time for action is now. I choose 
to act in defense of freedom, democracy, and America's role in the 
world.
  I support aid to our allies. I support holding our adversaries 
accountable. I support America being that shining city upon a hill.
  We cannot give in. Victory at all costs.

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  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Ms. Lois Frankel), who is a member of the Appropriations 
Committee.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this 
bill, which sends military aid to Israel to defend herself, protects 
U.S. troops in the Middle East, and provides urgently needed food and 
medicine to those suffering in places like Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine.
  Mr. Speaker, my grandfather Abe fled Europe as the Nazis took over 
and murdered 6 million Jews. Today, almost one-half of the world's 
Jewish population, over 7 million people, live in Israel.
  With calls of ``from the river to the sea,'' Iran's regime and its 
proxies have vowed to wipe Israel off the map. Hezbollah fires rockets. 
Hamas brutally attacks innocent Israelis, raping women and taking 
hostages. Iran sends a barrage of missiles as it builds its arsenal.
  Make no mistake, Mr. Speaker, Iran is not our friend either. Israel's 
security is our security, and without our attention and resources, the 
Middle East is at risk.
  The funding in this bill will save lives with missile defense for our 
ally, protecting our troops in the Middle East, and humanitarian aid 
for the heartbreaking need around the world.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Kean).
  Mr. KEAN of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024.
  This bill will ensure that Israel has the means to defeat its enemies 
and defend its people. This legislation also sends a signal to Iran and 
its proxies that the United States stands with its allies and partners 
in the Middle East and will remain a strong presence in the region.
  I also urge support for the Ukraine Security Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2024. Ukraine is fighting for its life every day 
against Vladimir Putin. Make no mistake, Mr. Speaker, Putin is seeking 
to extend his control over Central and Eastern Europe, including 
nations that are now NATO allies. He does not recognize national 
sovereignty or borders. Putin is deepening his ties with Iran.
  These bills are not only for the security and preservation of Israel, 
Ukraine, and Taiwan but also for continued American leadership on the 
world stage. We must stand together with our allies and partners and 
against authoritarianism.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan), who is a member of the Appropriations 
Committee.
  Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, since the October 7 Hamas attack, Netanyahu 
has responded with a widespread bombing campaign in Gaza.
  Just yesterday, nine Palestinians were killed in a strike near Rafah, 
six being children. This is anything but going after Hamas. This is a 
collective punishment of all Palestinians in Gaza.
  Netanyahu doesn't support the United States' position of a two-state 
solution for peace. He doesn't respect our urges not to invade Rafah. 
He disputes what the U.S. and aid groups have said about famine taking 
over in Gaza. He launched an attack on Iran after the White House told 
him not to.
  If he is not listening to us on matters of international security, 
how can he be trusted with more offensive weapons? Enough is enough.
  I support the people of Israel, who don't want bombs raining on them 
from extremists in Gaza, and the hostages must be released. I also 
support the Palestinians, who deserve human rights and dignity.
  Mr. Speaker, 35,000 people have been killed, and thousands more will 
die from starvation and disease. We are better than that, and so is 
Israel. I am not sure Netanyahu is, and that is why I can't vote to 
provide him with more unconditional offensive weapons today.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith.)
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, the United States must make 
absolutely clear in both word and deed, not just today but every day, 
and without equivocation that we stand with Israel.
  Both defensive weapons systems like Iron Dome and David's Sling and 
all necessary offensive military capabilities must be conveyed without 
delay to Israel for as long as it takes to defeat Hamas and deter Iran, 
Hezbollah, and other radical Islamists.
  Of significance, H.R. 8034 prohibits aid to Gaza from flowing through 
UNRWA, an anti-Semitic and disgraceful organization that teaches 
Palestinian children to hate Jews and glorifies suicidal martyrdom and 
the evisceration of Israel as a state.
  UNRWA is a child soldier factory that we have funded for decades. 
Twenty-one years ago on this floor, in 2003, I offered an amendment 
that passed the House to defund UNRWA. The Senate never acted. A few 
weeks ago, the Foreign Affairs Committee passed my bill to stop UNRWA 
funding.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends for bringing this bill to the floor. 
It defunds UNRWA.
  Israel has an absolute right to exist free from aggression and anti-
Semitic hate.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Sherman).
  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to focus on the 40 percent of this 
bill that gets little or no attention. It provides $9.1 billion in 
humanitarian aid, and that aid is un-earmarked.
  So at a hearing last week, I got the administration to go on record 
as to where that money will be spent.
  It will be spent in Haiti where 80 percent of the capital is in the 
hands of gangs and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee.
  It will be spent in Sudan where 18 million people face ``acute food 
insecurity'' due to civil war.
  It will be spent in Ethiopia, where we have seen the highest casualty 
war of this decade. Five hundred thousand Tigrayans have died, and now 
millions face famine.
  It will be spent in eastern Congo where 7 million people have been 
displaced by war. It will be spent on the 1.1 million Rohingya in 
camps, where they are due to ethnic cleansing by Myanmar, and where 
rations have recently been cut by 30 percent due to lack of funding.
  It will be spent in Armenia where 120,000 refugees are there because 
of Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing.
  It will be spent to meet the critical needs in Gaza.
  This bill will save hundreds of thousands, I believe millions, of 
lives. Vote ``yes.''
  Mr. Speaker, I commend President Biden for putting this whole package 
together back in October. It is time to pass it now.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick).
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, several months ago, a bipartisan group 
of my colleagues and I introduced a bill, the Defending Borders, 
Defending Democracies Act, and that is exactly what we will be voting 
on today.
  First, as far as defending our border from cartels, there are 200 
kids today dying in this country from fentanyl that we can trace 
directly back to that southern border. That is the equivalent of a 
Boeing 747 aircraft crashing every single day and nobody caring about 
it. We have to fix our southern border.
  Second, we are also going to defend the borders of our democratic 
allies, Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine--Taiwan and Ukraine from being 
invaded by communist dictators, and Israel from being invaded by 
terrorists.
  I would hope we could all agree on those two concepts in this 
Chamber. We have to defend borders and defend democracies.
  Mr. Speaker, you can't pick and choose which one of those you are 
going to support. That is hypocritical and intellectually inconsistent.
  We need to defend our border and the borders of Ukraine, Israel, and 
Taiwan, all of the above. I am proudly going to vote for all three.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Manning).
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 8034, the 
long-overdue aid to our democratic ally Israel.
  Israel is fighting an existential battle against Iran and its 
proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. I have seen with my own eyes the gruesome 
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wrought by Hamas' October 7 terrorist attack, and I worry every day 
about the hostages who are still being held by Hamas.
  Last Saturday, Iran unleashed an unprecedented attack on Israel with 
300 drones and missiles. If only one ballistic missile had hit its 
target, there would have been a devastating loss of life, loss of Jews, 
Muslims, and Christians.
  I ask my colleagues to remember that a ``no'' vote would deny much-
needed humanitarian aid and much-needed funding for the Nonprofit 
Security Grant Program to help high-risk religious institutions in our 
country.
  The world is watching to see if we will stand with our allies, with 
Israel and Ukraine, in their time of need.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, we are in a war we didn't 
choose. Dictators with rule of gun are invading democracies with rule 
of law.
  We see this with the invasion by Putin, but I am really grateful to 
see the bipartisanship here today.
  Donald Trump established the Embassy in Jerusalem. He stood with 
Israel. He sent Javelin missiles to stop Putin in Ukraine. He put 
American troops in Poland to stop war criminal Putin. It was Donald 
Trump who tried to stop Nord Stream 2, which finances the oppression by 
Putin of the people of Russia, leading to the assassination of Alexei 
Navalny.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, we can do no less than to come to this 
floor today to be the America that we have been known around the world 
to have become, and that is a freedom-loving democracy standing for and 
watching our men and women go overseas, in many instances to shed their 
blood for others as well as the American people.
  I cannot stand by while babies die and while mothers lose their 
babies in their wombs.
  I stand today so that we can make sure that the people in Gaza 
continuously have the funding that is necessary and that Israel and 
Ukraine can stand up for others while they are fighting for democracy.
  It is important to take note that our allies include Taiwan, as well.
  It is important to note, as well, that the future of America is not 
yesterday. It is now.
  Are we going to accept the challenge of being the kind of nation that 
does not only stand for itself but fights for others?
  Let us vote for this funding bill because the war must end in peace 
and must end now. End the war now in peace.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise here today to express my support for the National 
Security Supplemental package to not only help our foreign allies but 
to also help protect our national interests here at home.
  We need to reinvigorate our industrial base and provide Ukraine and 
Israel with critically needed security assistance and these bills do 
exactly that.
  This package further helps U.S. national security interests by 
investing in our submarine industrial base and in other systems vital 
to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
  We must vote to pass this supplemental package which provides over 
$95 billion in funding for critical bipartisan national security 
priorities included in the following outlined bills.


           H.R. 8038--21st Century Peace through Strength Act

  I want to express support this bill, which contains a number of 
Republican and bipartisan bills that are generally related to sanctions 
on Russia and Iran.
  And notably, the majority of the bills that make up this package 
passed the House under suspension of the Rules.
  The Ranking Member will vote in support of H.R. 8038.
  In particular, this sidecar bill includes the following:
  A modified version of H.R. 4l75--REPO for Ukrainians Act which would 
authorize the President to seize Russian sovereIgn assets.
  In addition to H.R. 7520--Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign 
Adversaries act of 2024, which would protect Americans' sensitive 
personal data by prohibiting data brokers from profiting off our data 
by selling that data to foreign adversaries or entities controlled by 
foreign adversaries.
  And H.R. 7521--Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversaries 
Controlled Applications--Act, which further seeks to protect Americans' 
sensitive data from foreign adversaries by forcing the social media 
platform TikTok's Chinese parent company to divest or face a ban in the 
US.
  While this is certainly a commendable effort to combat the threat of 
foreign adversary-controlled applications, I must also express my 
general support for the use of social media platforms in this digital 
age.
  Any restrictions on the use of globally used platforms must also be 
done with careful consideration and protection of the incredible 
national and global benefits.


 H.R. 8036--Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

  This bill allocates $8.12 billion to counter and deter the Chinese 
Communist Party's involvement in the Indo-Pacific region.
  Specifically, the bill allots $2 billion to the Foreign Military 
Financing Program (FMF) for Taiwan and other key stakeholders in the 
region and expands the use of FMF loans to additional countries;
  $1.9 billion to replenish defensive capabilities provided to Taiwan 
and others in the Indo-Pacific, with an additional $542 million to 
strengthen U.S. military capability;
  and $3.3 billion to develop and augment U.S. submarine infrastructure 
in the region.


   H.R. 8035--Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

  This bill provides a direly needed $60.84 billion to bolster Ukraine 
in the face of the ongoing Russian assault.
  $23.2 billion of this pot will go to replenishing U.S. weapons, 
equipment stocks, and defensive capability expended on behalf of or 
sent to Ukraine, while $13.8 billion is flagged for procurement of new 
weapons and defensive capabilities.
  $11.3 billion will also go to current U.S. military operations in the 
region.
  Providing this aid to Ukraine is necessary and long overdue.
  As we are all reminded that on February 24, 2022, Russia, under the 
leadership of Vladimir Putin, launched a premeditated war against 
Ukraine in an attack on democracy and a grave violation of 
international law, global peace, and security.
  The war has caused Ukrainian women and children to become more 
vulnerable to being trafficked.
  The unjust and brutal war put millions of Ukrainian women and 
children at risk of trafficking, millions of children have been 
deprived of their education and are experiencing trauma, and according 
to a report by Yale University, more than 6,000 children are in 
Russians custody.
  According to a report by Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab 
(Yale HRL), at least 6,000 children from Ukraine ages four months to 17 
years have been held at camps and other facilities within Russia-
occupied Crimea and mainland Russia since Russia's full-scale invasion 
began.
  As reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education, over 400 schools 
have been destroyed and an additional 2,600 schools are damaged across 
Ukraine.
  The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that 90 
percent of the 5.8 million refugees who have fled Ukraine for Europe 
are women and children.
  That is why I introduced H.R. 5800, The Oleksandr Ivanov Act.
  My bill imposes financial blocking and visa sanctions on any foreign 
person or organization that the President or Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, determine are responsible 
for engaging in or facilitating the transfer of Ukrainian children to 
Russia or Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine or for their forced 
assimilation, adoption, or placement in a foster Home, and engaging in 
or facilitating the human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees.
  The Oleksandr Ivanov Act also contains a provision that requires the 
Department of State to submit a report on United States efforts for 
reintegrating Ukrainian children affected by the war--including but not 
limited to: supporting the rebuilding and redevelopment of the 
Ukrainian education system, and the implementation of mental health 
supports to address trauma and family separations.
  Holding Russia accountable for war crimes is crucial.
  There can be no impunity for these heinous crimes.


    H.R. 8034--Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

  This important bill appropriates $26.38 billion to support our ally 
Israel and provide critical global humanitarian assistance.
  A combined $5.2 billion will go towards replenishing or bolstering 
the Iron Dome, Iron Beam, and David's Sling.
  $3.5 billion is set aside for the procurement of weapons and other 
defensive capabilities, with an additional $4.4 billion tagged to 
replenish U.S. defensive reserves.
  $2.4 billion will be appropriated for current U.S. military 
operations in the region in response to recent attacks.

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  And $9.2 billion is specifically held for humanitarian assistance in 
Gaza and around the world.
  Supporting this supplemental funding is critical to help Israel 
protect its people against the threats it faces from Hamas and Iran and 
its other proxies, including Hezbollah.
  This supplemental would provide urgent life-saving humanitarian 
assistance for Palestinian civilians in Gaza and vulnerable people 
suffering around the globe.
  For these reasons, I ask my colleagues to come together and encourage 
the House to pass these important measures expeditiously.

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 3\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to 
close.
  This bill provides urgently needed humanitarian aid for millions of 
civilians who have been caught in the crossfire across many theaters, 
whether it is Ukraine against Russian aggression; Israel in its war 
against Iran and its proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis; or 
our Indo-Pacific partners against an adversarial China.
  Innocent families are in danger today. Children are starving, and 
civilian casualties are mounting in conflict zones all around the 
world. The humanitarian support in this bill would make sure that we 
are not leaving these people behind.

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  It is, again, so critically important that the United States 
demonstrate its support for its allies, and its leadership when it 
comes to humanitarian assistance, wherever it is needed.
  We come here to govern. We come here to take our responsibilities 
seriously, and I believe that the majority of people here do take 
responsibilities seriously.
  Today, we have the ability to help to make a difference. In this 
piece of legislation, in addition to our support for our ally, Israel, 
we have the moral responsibility to provide humanitarian assistance. 
The United States cannot stand by and watch people starve to death and 
be caught in crossfires without our standing up and saying: ``No.''
  I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill. As I said at another 
meeting this week, the moment has met us. We need to meet that moment
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, in closing, this is a day we are going to 
act. I urge all my colleagues to support these critical national 
security bills. They provide the resources necessary to bolster our 
military, reassure our allies and partners, and commit to stand against 
tyranny.
  The world is waiting, watching, and wanting America to lead. This is 
our moment.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Israel suffered a tragic loss on 
October 7, 2023. The people of Israel are in mourning. The lives of 
innocent civilian Israeli men, women, and especially children matter. 
They must be protected. This includes the hostages, all of whom must be 
immediately returned in tandem with a lasting ceasefire as the genesis 
of a two-state solution.
  After the horrific human rights violations committed by Hamas on 
October 7, 2023, the Netanyahu administration had just cause catalyzing 
a de jure right to pursue justice as it did by declaring war on Hamas, 
not hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian Palestinian men, women, 
and especially children.
  To the contrary, and shamefully, Prime Minister Netanyahu has engaged 
in an unjust, revengeful, might-makes-right offense, creating more 
enemies than have been killed. He has engaged in lethal atrocities 
wherein the ends of destroying Hamas justifies:
  Killing thousands of innocent civilian Palestinian children;
  Collectively harming thousands upon thousands of innocent civilian 
Palestinian men, women, and especially children;
  Failing to properly aid hundreds of thousands of food-deprived 
Palestinians; and
  Committing domicide by destroying approximately 62 percent of 
Palestinian homes in Gaza, as well as damaging at least 84 percent of 
Gaza's health facilities, together with over 275 schools.
  It has become intuitively and painfully obvious to me that Prime 
Minister Netanyahu's definition of ``the right to defend'' embraces an 
invidious ends-justifies-the-means strategy. This imprudent and unjust 
strategy of domicide, collective harm, and failure to feed the hungry, 
in tandem with the killing of thousands of innocent Palestinian 
children, cannot in good conscience receive a blind eye.
  No one, no political entity, no country can commit such atrocious 
injustices in the name of justice and expect the blessings of people of 
good will. Injustice in the name of justice is still an injustice. 
Israel's de jure right (in the hands of Prime Minister Netanyahu) to 
defend itself in the name of justice has metamorphosed into 
unconscionable de facto human rights violations that offend the 
conscience and grievously tarnishes Israel's global image. In truth, 
Prime Minister Netanyahu's might-makes-right, by any means necessary--
war--is making Israel an existential threat to Palestinians living in 
Gaza.
  I cannot in good conscience oppose the above-cited atrocious 
transgressions and contemporaneously provide the munitions which can 
beget more of these God-awful inhumanities. Sadly, but righteously, I 
cannot vote to send the pending billions of supplemental funds to the 
opprobrious administration of Prime Minister Netanyahu. To do so would 
allow those funds, or free up other funds in their treasury, to 
purchase the lethality to kill more innocent civilian Palestinian men, 
women, and especially children, which I oppose.
  Palestinians (like Israelis) are in mourning, and the lives of 
innocent civilian Palestinian men, women, and especially children 
matter. They too must be protected.
  For the reasons enumerated above, I will vote no on The Israel 
Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 1160, the previous question is ordered 
on the bill.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and 
nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
are postponed.

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