Sec. 205. Cooperation on directed energy capabilities
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The Secretary of Defense, upon a request from the Ministry of Defense of Israel, and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to carry out research, development, test, and evaluation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, to establish directed energy capabilities that address threats to the United States, deployed forces of the United States, or Israel. Any activities carried out under this paragraph shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information, the national security interests of the United States, and the national security interests of Israel. The activities described in paragraph
(1)may be carried out after the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— a memorandum of agreement between the United States and Israel regarding sharing of research and development costs for the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and any supporting documents; and a certification that the memorandum of agreement referred to in subparagraph (A)— requires sharing of costs of projects, including in-kind support, between the United States and Israel; establishes a framework to negotiate the rights to any intellectual property developed under the memorandum of agreement; and requires the United States Government to receive semiannual reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the Government of Israel, including— a description of what the funds have been used for and when funds were expended; and the identification of entities that expended such funds. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide maintenance and sustainment support to Israel for the directed energy capabilities research, development, test, and evaluation activities authorized under subsection (a)(1), including the installation of equipment that is necessary to carry out such research, development, test, and evaluation. The support described in paragraph
(1)may not be provided until 15 days after the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes in detail the support to be provided. The support described in paragraph
(1)may not be provided unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Israel will contribute to such support— an amount equal to not less than the amount of support to be so provided; or an amount that otherwise meets the best efforts of Israel, as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel. The Secretary of Defense shall designate an appropriate research and development entity of a military department as the lead agency of the Department of Defense in carrying out this section. The Secretary of Defense shall submit a semiannual report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes the most recent semiannual report provided by the Government of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii).