Sec. 1280. COOPERATION ON DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES
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## SEC. 1280 COOPERATION ON DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES **[**[22 U.S.C. 8606 note](/us/usc/t22/s8606)**]** ###
(a)Report Not later than March 15, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on potential areas for directed energy cooperation. ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)A description of any science and technology effort or research, development, test, and evaluation effort associated with directed energy. ####
(2)A description of activities or efforts recommended for potential defense cooperation activities associated with directed energy between the United States and Israel in support of development of military capabilities of mutual benefit. ####
(3)A description of any obstacle or challenge associated with an effort described under paragraph
(2)and recommendations to address such obstacle or challenge. ####
(4)A description of any authority or authorization of appropriations required for the execution of efforts described under paragraph (2). ###
(c)Form The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex, as determined necessary by the Secretary of Defense. ###
(d)Program Authority If recommended as a result of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 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 promote directed energy capabilities of mutual benefit to both the United States and Israel that address threats to the United States, deployed forces of the United States, and Israel. Any activities carried out under this subsection shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information, intellectual property, the national security interests of the United States, and the national security interests of Israel. Any such program shall take into consideration the recommendations of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group. ###
(e)Notification ####
(1)In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment detailing— #####
(A)the most promising directed energy missile defense technologies available for co-development with the Government of Israel; #####
(B)any risks relating to the implementation of a directed energy missile defense technology co-development program with the Government of Israel; #####
(C)an anticipated spending plan for fiscal year 2024 funding authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 to carry out this section; and #####
(D)initial projections for likely funding requirements to carry out a directed energy missile defense technology co-development program with the Government of Israel over the five fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment this subsection, as applicable. ####
(2)Appropriate committees of congress defined In this subsection, the term “**appropriate committees of Congress**” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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Sec. 1280
COOPERATION ON DIRECTED ENERGY CAPABILITIES
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