Sec. 1211. REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES

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## SEC. 1211 REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY EXERCISES ###

(a)Exercises Required Beginning on January 1 of the year which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the United States Central Command or other relevant commands, units, or organizations of the United States Armed Forces, as the Secretary deems appropriate, to conduct military exercises that— ####

(1)occur not fewer than two times in a calendar year; ####

(2)shall include invitations for the armed forces of Israel, provided that the Government of Israel consents to the participation of its forces in such exercises; ####

(3)may include invitations for the armed forces of other allies and partners of the United States to take part in the exercises; ####

(4)seek to enhance the interoperability and effectiveness of the United States Armed Forces, the armed forces of Israel, and the armed forces of other allies and partners of the United States in coalition operations; and ####

(5)shall include, at a minimum, the following activities— #####

(A)practicing or simulating large-scale and long-range strike missions; #####

(B)practicing the aerial refueling of combat aircraft of the armed forces of Israel by United States aerial refueling aircraft; and #####

(C)practicing the provision by the United States Armed Forces of other enabling capabilities to the armed forces of Israel, including— ######

(i)logistics support; ######

(ii)intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and ######

(iii)air defense. ###

(b)Certification Not later than December 31 of the calendar year specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— ####

(1)submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the requirements of this section have been met by December 31 of such calendar year; or ####

(2)if the requirements of this section are not met by December 31 of such calendar year, provide, in writing, the reasons the requirements of this section were not met. ###

(c)Sunset The requirements in subsection

(a)shall terminate on December 31 of the calendar year specified in subsection (a). ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. ## Subtitle B Matters Relating to Other Authorities of the Department of Defense