As the Middle East grows more and more unstable, and as groups that threaten to destroy us race to stockpile weapons, we need to stay a step ahead of the game. The F–35 gives us the edge we need to take on groups and armies with even the most advanced technology. . 3. Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States that a proposed sale or export of defense articles or defense services must be determined not to adversely affect Israel’s ability to counter and defeat any credible conventional military threat from any individual state or possible coalition of states or from non-state actors, while sustaining minimal damages and casualties, through the use of superior military means possessed in sufficient quantity, including weapons, command, control, communication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities that in their technical characteristics are superior in capability to those of such other individual state or possible coalition states or non-state actors, consistent with section 36(h) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(h) ). 4. Certification on criteria for transfer of covered defense articles and defense services (a) In general Subject to subsections (c) and (d), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not transfer covered defense articles or defense services to any country in the Middle East other than Israel until at least 60 days after the date on which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification described in subsection (b) with respect to the proposed transfer. (b) Certification described A certification described in this subsection is a certification in writing of the following: (1) The recipient country has signed an agreement of peace or normalization with Israel. (2) The transfer of the covered defense articles or defense services includes a determination pursuant to section 36(h) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776(h) ). (3) The transfer of the covered defense articles or