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https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20140411_RL33222_f9d4688164adbb5262f549cbda2faa9b31e184f2.pdf
Emergency U.S. Stockpile in Israel In the early 1980s, Israeli leaders sought to expand what they called their “strategic collaboration” with the United States military by inviting U.S. arms and equipment to be stockpiled at Israeli bases for use in wartime.37 Nearly a decade later, the United States agreed to establish munitions stockpiles in Israel for use by the United States and, with U.S. permission, for use by Israel in emergency situations. The United States European Command (EUCOM) manages the War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I) program. The United States stores missiles, armored vehicles, and artillery ammunition in Israel.38 According to one Israeli officer,
“Officially, all of this equipment belongs to the US military IDF [Israel Defense Forces] can ask for permission to use some of the equipment.”39 During the 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the United States granted Israel access to the stockpile. The initial value of the U.S. materiel stored in Israel was set at $100 million. It increased over time to $800 million in 2010. In the 111th Congress, lawmakers passed P.L. 111-266, the Security Cooperation Act of 2010. Section 302 of the act amended the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005, to extend the President’s authority to transfer to Israel surplus defense items that are stockpiled in Israel and intended for use as Israeli reserve stocks. This amendment increased the statutorily permitted maximum value of U.S. materiel stored in Israel from $800 million to $1.2 billion.40 The U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112- 150) further extended the WRSA-I program through FY2014, and, as discussed above, the U.S.- Israel Strategic Partnership Act (H.R. 938, S. 462) would extend it through FY2015
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