Sec. 1299M. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL OPERATIONS-TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE ACQUISITION ADVISORY GROUP

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## SEC. 1299M UNITED STATES-ISRAEL OPERATIONS-TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE ACQUISITION ADVISORY GROUP ###

(a)Requirement ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take actions within the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group that may be necessary— #####

(A)to systematically evaluate and share potential options to develop and acquire intelligence-informed military requirements that directly support warfighting capabilities of both the Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Israel; and #####

(B)to develop, as feasible and advisable, combined United States-Israel plans to research, develop, procure, and field weapon systems and military capabilities as quickly and economically as possible to meet common capability requirements of the Department and the Ministry of Defense of Israel. ####

(2)Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring the establishment or termination of any existing United States defense activity, group, program, or partnership with Israel. ###

(b)Bilateral Coordination To enhance cooperation and encourage military-to-military engagement on operations and technology, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other appropriate Cabinet members, shall take appropriate actions to consult and cooperate with the Government of Israel on the requirements. ###

(c)Establishment of Working Group Within the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the appropriate heads of other Federal agencies, may establish, under the United States vice chairman of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group, a working group to address operations and technology matters described in subsection (a)(1). ###

(d)Reports ####

(1)In general Not later than March 15 each year through 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on any actions taken by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to the requirements in subsection (a)(1). ####

(2)Elements Each report required by paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)A description of any science and technology effort or research, development, test, and evaluation effort considered, facilitated, or recommended by the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group, including any effort that results in a United States or Israel program of record. #####

(B)A description of military capabilities the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group has determined should be pursued through a defense cooperation effort between the Government of the United States and the Government of Israel. #####

(C)A description of any science and technology effort or research, development, test, and evaluation effort facilitated and recommended by the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group, in support of the development of the military capabilities referred to in subparagraph (B), including any effort that results in a United States or Israel program of record. #####

(D)A description of any obstacle or challenge associated with an effort described in subparagraph

(B)and the plan of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group to address such obstacle or challenge. #####

(E)A description of the efforts of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group to prevent the People’s Republic of China or the Russian Federation from obtaining intellectual property or military technology associated with combined United States and Israel science and technology efforts and research, development, test, and evaluation efforts. #####

(F)A list of potential areas the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group is considering for cooperation on defense issues. #####

(G)A description of any authority or authorization of appropriations required for the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(1). ####

(3)Form Each report required by paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall include a classified annex in which the elements required under subparagraphs

(B)and

(E)of paragraph

(2)and any additional classified information, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall be addressed. ###

(e)Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this subsection, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.