S.Amdt. 1397

SA 1397. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Ms. Butler, Ms. Hirono,
and Mr. Coons) 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:

On page 61, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

SEC. 709.(A) IN THIS SECTION--

(1) the term ``civilians'' means individuals who are not on
active duty as members of the Israel Defense Forces or the
Israel National Police; and
(2) the term ``United States Conventional Arms Transfer
Policy'' means the United States Conventional Arms Transfer
Policy described in National Security Memorandum/NSM-18,
dated February 23, 2023.
(b) None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this division may be obligated or expended to
facilitate the commercial export, foreign military sale,
transfer, or delivery of any firearms, including pistols and
semi-automatic and fully automatic rifles, to Israel, unless
the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the
Secretary has received written assurance from the Government
of Israel that--
(1) such firearms--
(A) will be used only by active duty members of the Israel
Defense Forces and the Israel National Police; and
(B) will not be transferred to civilians;
(2) any such firearms used by activated reserves of the
Israel Defense Forces or the Israel National Police will be
returned to the Israel Defense Forces or the Israel National
Police once those reserves have been deactivated; and
(3) such firearms will be used in accordance with United
States law and the United States Conventional Arms Transfer
Policy.
(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to Congress that describes--
(1) the number of firearms that have been transferred to
the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel National Police
since the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) whether the firearms referred to in paragraph (1) were
used by the Israel Defense Forces and Israel National Police
in accordance with United States law and the United States
Conventional Arms Transfer Policy;
(3) any cases in which the firearms referred to in
paragraph (1) were used in violation of United States law and
the Conventional Arms Transfer Policy during the period
covered by the report;
(4) the number of firearms have been transferred to
civilians in violation of United States law and policy since
the date of the enactment of this Act;
(5) where and to whom the firearms referred to in paragraph
(4) were ultimately delivered; and
(6) whether the firearms referred to in paragraph (4) were
used in documented cases of violence by Israeli settlers in
the West Bank.
On page 61, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
Sec. 709.  Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror
attacks from Gaza against Israel, it is the policy of the
United States that--
(1) Israel should be secure from terrorism and other
violent attacks emanating from Gaza;
(2) there should be no forcible displacement of
Palestinians from Gaza;
(3) Palestinians displaced during the war must be allowed
to return to their homes;
(4) Israel should not reoccupy Gaza;
(5) there should not be any reduction of the area or land
of Gaza; and
(6) there should not be a blockade on Gaza.
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