Sec. 1653. Sense of Congress with respect to arrow interceptor production capacity and inventory
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It is the sense of Congress that— it is in the national security interest of the United States to help allies and partners of the United States, including Israel, strengthen— the air and missile defense capability of such allies and partners; and the capacity of such allies and partners against common threats; such efforts help deter and defeat aggression that threatens— allies; forward-positioned members of the Armed Forces; and Americans residing in allied countries; and increased partner air and missile defense capacity also reduces demand on the Armed Forces.
Not later than the first March 1 following the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on cooperation between the United States and Israel with respect to increased production capacity and inventory of the Arrow interceptor. Such report shall include: An assessment of Israel’s Arrow missile defense system capacity as of the date of the enactment of this section, including launchers and interceptors.
An assessment of the current supply base for such system and how such supply base can be strengthened. A detailed summary of the steps the Department of Defense is taking in cooperation with industry and the State of Israel to increase Arrow missile defense production capacity and inventory. An identification of any challenges or obstacles encountered and current plans to address such challenges or obstacles. Specific authorities or appropriations that Congress could provide to expedite and expand efforts to increase Arrow missile defense system production capacity and the number of deployed systems and interceptors.
An assessment of what additional steps would be required to establish a fully redundant Arrow production capacity in the United States. The report described in this section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.