Sec. 252. Report on potential inclusion of Israel in the national technology and industrial base
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The Secretary of Defense shall assess the feasibility and advisability of including Israel in the national technology and industrial base. The assessment under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A detailed assessment of the potential benefit to the national security of the United States of including Israel in the national technology and industrial base. An assessment of how Israel’s inclusion in the national technology and industrial base may affect research and development projects on which Israel and the United States are collaborating. Detailed delineation of the specific steps Israel must take to facilitate eligibility for inclusion in the national technology and industrial base. An analysis of the progress Israel has made, as of the date of the assessment, with respect to the steps described in paragraph (3). Analysis of how Israel's potential inclusion in the national technology and industrial base could aid United States strategic competitiveness with China. An assessment of any barriers— to expansion of the national technology and industrial base generally; and to Israel's inclusion in the national technology and industrial base specifically. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). The report required under subsection
(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term national technology and industrial base has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code.