Sec. 1649. Plan on delivering Shared Early Warning System data to certain allies and partners of the United States
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Congress finds the following: The Shared Early Warning System currently provides accurate and timely ballistic missile warning information generated by space-based infrared sensors to the United States and select foreign countries. As has been demonstrated in Russia's unlawful invasion of and war in Ukraine, missile warning data provided to allies and partners of the United States could allow for critical warning to prevent widespread civilian casualties. The rapid technical fielding of Shared Early Warning System capabilities should be prioritized in future bilateral defense negotiations with allies and partners of the United States.
The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop a technical fielding plan to deliver information under the Shared Early Warning System regarding a current or imminent missile threat to allies and partners of the United States that, as of the date of the plan, do not receive such information. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on how rapid technical fielding of the Shared Early Warning System could be provided to allies and partners of the United States that— are not member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and are under current or imminent hostile aggression and threat of missile attack.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The congressional defense committees. The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.