▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁the ▁US DA . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁provide ▁appropri ations ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁( DO D ) ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Israel ▁with ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁D ome ▁defense ▁system ▁to ▁counter ▁short - range ▁ro cket ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁design ate ▁fund ing ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁Act ▁as ▁an ▁emer gency ▁requirement ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁Bal anced ▁Bud get ▁And ▁Emer gency ▁Def ic it ▁Control ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁specify ▁author ized , ▁restricted , ▁and ▁prohib ited ▁uses ▁of ▁appropri ated ▁funds . ▁ ▁Pro ced ural ▁history ▁The ▁Emer gency ▁Supp lement al ▁App ropri ations ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁by ▁Senator ▁Barbara ▁Mik ul ski ▁( D - MD ). ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁administration ▁policy ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁bill , ▁ur ging ▁" C ong ress ▁to ▁act ▁swift ly ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁bill ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁tim ely ▁and ▁effective ▁response ▁to ▁these ▁pressing ▁needs ." ▁ ▁Deb ate ▁and ▁discussion ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁the ▁crisis ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁and