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handle is hein.crs/govygq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 (S.1): An Overview Updated January 9, 2019 Overview On January 3, 2019, Senator Marco Rubio and three cosponsors introduced S. 1, the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 (or SASME). The bill combines four legislative proposals, three of which were passed in some form by at least one chamber during the 115th Congress. While significant portions of SASME received broad bipartisan support during the 115th Congress, Members differ over whether S. 1 should be considered amidst a partial government shutdown. On January 8, cloture on the motion to proceed to Senate floor consideration of S. 1 was rejected by a vote of 56-44. The following is a summary of the four titles of the bill: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Authorization Assistance Act of 2019 Title I of S. 1 incorporates the Senate-passed and House-amended United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 considered during the 115th Congress. Title I would, among other things * authorize the annual provision of not less than $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing to Israel through FY2028, per the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding on Assistance; * reauthorize both the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I) program and Israel's access to $3.8 billion in U.S. loan guarantees through FY2023; * authorize the President to transfer precision guided munitions from reserve stocks to Israel as necessary for legitimate self-defense; and * require the President to report to Congress on steps the Administration is taking to include Israel in the list of countries eligible for the 15 CFR 740.20-License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA). Tier 1 of the STA license exception includes 37 countries, who are allowed to receive U.S. high technology and military items without individual export licenses. Israel is currently in Tier 2, which is subject to national security controls. In the 115th Congress, the Senate passed the United States-Israel Security Authorization Assistance Act of 2018 (S. 2497) by voice vote on August 1, 2018. The House amended S. 2497 and passed it by voice vote on September 12, 2018. Before the Senate took up floor consideration of the final bill, Senator Rand Paul placed a hold on S. 2497, saying that, If we are going to send aid to Israel it should be limited in time and scope so we aren't doing it forever. The 115th Congress ended without further action on the bill. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11014 1

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