H.R. 1229House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

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The United States‑Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 aims to deepen bilateral defense cooperation by creating new joint programs, increasing funding for existing ones, and expanding collaboration on emerging technologies. It establishes a Counter‑Unmanned Systems program, boosts anti‑tunnel and counter‑UAS initiatives, and launches an emerging‑tech partnership covering AI, cyber, robotics, quantum and automation. The bill also creates a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel, seeks to integrate Israel into the U.S. defense industrial base, and requires an assessment of regional air‑and‑missile defense capabilities.

Key Provisions

Creates a U.S.-Israel Counter‑Unmanned Systems Program to develop, test, and field technologies that defeat hostile drones, with joint research, training, and a dedicated program office; authorizes $150 million per year for FY 2026‑2030 and requires annual unclassified reports to Congress.
Increases funding for the existing U.S.-Israel anti‑tunnel cooperation from $50 million to $80 million and extends its deadline to Dec 31 2028; similarly raises the counter‑UAS cooperation budget from $55 million to $75 million and extends its deadline to Dec 31 2028.
Authorizes a new Emerging Technology Capabilities program for joint work on AI, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum and automation, with $50 million per year for FY 2026‑2030 and mandates cost‑sharing agreements, IP frameworks, and semi‑annual reporting.
Extends the authority for the War Reserves Stockpile program through Jan 1 2029.
Directs the Department of Defense to establish a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel within 180 days to collaborate on counter‑Iran dual‑use technologies.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to engage Israel on integrating Israel into the U.S. national technology and industrial base, while protecting sensitive information.
Mandates an assessment of integrated air and missile defense in the U.S. Central Command area, with a report due within 180 days, covering current capabilities, improvement options, and needed resources.

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Armed Services Committee

February 12, 2025

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Rep. Monica De La CruzR-TX-15 · Jul 9, 2026

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 7: Mr. Van Epps. H.R. 138: Ms. Norton, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 491: Ms. Wilson of…

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public

bills and resolutions, as follows:

H.R. 7: Mr. Van Epps.

H.R. 138: Ms. Norton, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, and Mr. Calvert.

H.R. 491: Ms. Wilson of Florida.

H.R. 516: Mr. Mullin.

H.R. 569: Ms. Fedorchak.

H.R. 614: Mr. Lawler.

H.R. 652: Ms. Moore of Wisconsin.

H.R. 1055: Mr. Costa and Mr. Keating.

H.R. 1065: Ms. Garcia of Texas.

H.R. 1105: Mr. Gallagher.

H.R. 1106: Mr. Riley of New York.

H.R. 1138: Ms. Salazar.

H.R. 1189: Ms. Clarke of New York.

H.R. 1227: Mr. Himes and Mr. Rulli.

H.R. 1229: Mr. Van Epps.

H.R. 1340: Mr. Obernolte.

H.R. 1589: Mr. Pappas.

H.R. 1685: Ms. DelBene.

H.R. 1700: Ms. McCollum.

H.R. 1782: Mr. Case.

H.R. 1787: Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Levin, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Ivey, Mr.

Pocan, and Mr. Menefee.

H.R. 1946: Mr. Higgins of Louisiana.

H.R. 1970: Mr. Van Orden.

H.R. 2002: Mr. Fitzpatrick.

H.R. 2028: Mr. Torres of New York.

H.R. 2089: Mr. Timmons, Mr. Van Epps, Mrs. Fischbach, and

Ms. De La Cruz.

H.R. 2120: Ms. Perez.

H.R. 2245: Mr. Carson.

H.R. 2305: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Magaziner.

H.R. 2332: Mr. Carey.

H.R. 2350: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania.

H.R. 2414: Ms. McBride.

H.R. 2509: Mr. Langworthy.

H.R. 2531: Mr. Costa, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Norcross, and Mr.

Van Orden.

H.R. 2587: Mr. Figures.

H.R. 2678: Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mrs. McIver, and Mr.

Conaway.

H.R. 2767: Mr. Lynch.

H.R. 2859: Ms. Ross.

H.R. 2936: Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Amo.

H.R. 3045: Mr. Riley of New York and Mr. Whitesides.

H.R. 3057: Mr. Hunt.

H.R. 3105: Mr. Fitzgerald.

H.R. 3111: Mr. Pallone.

H.R. 3184: Mr. Crow and Mrs. Grijalva.

H.R. 3199: Mrs. Kim.

H.R. 3206: Mr. Cuellar.

H.R. 3223: Ms. Perez.

H.R. 3243: Mr. Cohen, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Casar,

Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Case, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms.

Pettersen, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Brown, and Ms. Meng.

H.R. 3295: Mrs. Kim.

H.R. 3307: Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Mackenzie, and Mr. Buchanan.

H.R. 3310: Mr. Moskowitz.

H.R. 3505: Mr. Amo.

H.R. 3644: Mr. Subramanyam.

H.R. 3821: Mr. Riley of New York.

H.R. 3906: Ms. Williams of Georgia.

H.R. 4092: Mr. Fulcher.

H.R. 4119: Mr. DesJarlais and Mr. Van Epps.

H.R. 4180: Mr. Beyer.

H.R. 4443: Mr. Larson of Connecticut.

H.R. 4487: Ms. Waters.

H.R. 4525: Mr. Deluzio.

H.R. 4620: Ms. De La Cruz.

H.R. 4696: Ms. Crockett and Mr. Torres of New York.

H.R. 4763: Mr. Raskin.

H.R. 4876: Ms. Scholten, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Crow.

H.R. 4881: Mr. Case.

H.R. 4958: Ms. Schrier.

H.R. 5106: Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona.

H.R. 5199: Mr. Nunn of Iowa.

H.R. 5203: Ms. Stansbury.

H.R. 5335: Mr. Gimenez.

H.R. 5448: Mr. McGovern.

H.R. 5463: Mr. Onder.

H.R. 5486: Mr. Pallone and Mrs. Fletcher.

H.R. 5521: Ms. Salinas.

H.R. 5543: Mr. Raskin.

H.R. 5549: Mrs. Spartz and Mr. Fulcher.

H.R. 5731: Mr. Figures.

H.R. 5791: Mr. Carbajal and Ms. Meng.

H.R. 6056: Mr. Correa, Mr. Meeks, and Ms. Williams of

Georgia.

H.R. 6130: Mr. Gray, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Costa, Mr.

Garbarino, Mr. Rouzer, and Ms. McClellan.

H.R. 6181: Mr. Cisneros and Mr. Harder of California.

H.R. 6509: Mr. Mrvan.

H.R. 6520: Mr. Messmer.

H.R. 6529: Mr. Vindman.

H.R. 6574: Ms. Goodlander.

H.R. 6610: Mr. McCormick.

H.R. 6617: Ms. Hoyle of Oregon.

H.R. 6677: Ms. Hoyle of Oregon and Mr. Amo.

H.R. 6682: Mr. Riley of New York.

H.R. 6694: Ms. Velazquez and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez.

H.R. 6718: Mr. Carson.

H.R. 6766: Mr. Landsman and Mr. Obernolte.

H.R. 6806: Mr. Olszewski and Mr. Amo.

H.R. 6832: Mr. Feenstra.

H.R. 6849: Mr. Costa.

H.R. 7016: Mr. Beyer, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Simon.

H.R. 7411: Mr. Carson.

H.R. 7539: Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Fine, Mrs. Miller of

Illinois, and Mr. Stauber.

H.R. 7601: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez.

H.R. 7622: Mr. Carson and Mr. Amo.

H.R. 7625: Mr. Garamendi.

H.R. 7651: Mr. Alford, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, and Ms.

Boebert.

H.R. 7905: Mr. Bacon.

H.R. 7945: Mr. Kustoff.

H.R. 7961: Ms. Houlahan and Mr. Amo.

H.R. 7977: Mr. Norcross.

H.R. 7986: Ms. Lofgren.

H.R. 7998: Ms. Norton.

H.R. 8016: Ms. Wasserman Schultz.

H.R. 8045: Mr. Scott of Virginia.

H.R. 8073: Mr. Figures.

H.R. 8162: Mr. Lawler.

H.R. 8200: Mr. Bost.

H.R. 8205: Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mrs. Hayes, Mr.

Latimer, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. McBride, Mr. Riley

of New York, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Ross, Ms.

Pingree, Mr. Himes, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Casten, Mr.

Landsman, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Larson of

Connecticut, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Peters, Mr. Jackson of

Illinois, Ms. Adams, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. Beatty, Mr.

Magaziner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Suozzi,

and Ms. Scanlon.

H.R. 8271: Ms. Tenney.

H.R. 8330: Mr. Gallagher.

H.R. 8373: Mrs. Grijalva.

H.R. 8375: Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Budzinski, and Mr.

Ciscomani.

H.R. 8411: Mr. Johnson of Georgia.

H.R. 8465: Mr. Keating.

H.R. 8468: Mr. Hunt.

H.R. 8490: Mr. Carson.

H.R. 8501: Mr. Figures and Mr. Thompson of California.

H.R. 8600: Mr. Whitesides.

H.R. 8666: Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Friedman, and Mr. Tran.

H.R. 8691: Mr. Carson and Mr. Costa.

H.R. 8730: Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Crockett, and

Mr. Mrvan.

H.R. 8839: Mr. Moskowitz.

H.R. 8887: Mr. Neguse.

H.R. 8892: Mr. Carey.

H.R. 8898: Ms. McBride and Mrs. Miller-Meeks.

H.R. 8909: Ms. Velazquez.

H.R. 8939: Ms. Waters.

H.R. 8955: Mr. Crow.

H.R. 8979: Mr. Figures.

H.R. 8982: Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Simon, and Mr. Subramanyam.

H.R. 8990: Mr. Moran.

H.R. 9021: Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Titus, and Mrs. McIver.

H.R. 9032: Ms. Waters and Ms. Crockett.

H.R. 9043: Mr. McDowell.

H.R. 9048: Mr. Riley of New York, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia,

and Mr. Weber of Texas.

H.R. 9129: Ms. Salinas.

H.R. 9169: Mr. Van Drew.

H.R. 9183: Ms. Crockett.

H.R. 9189: Ms. Tlaib.

H.R. 9199: Mr. Norman.

H.R. 9204: Ms. Chu.

H.R. 9205: Ms. Chu.

H.R. 9211: Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Bell.

H.R. 9216: Mr. Cohen and Ms. Waters.

H.R. 9250: Mr. Garbarino, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Moore of West

Virginia, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Levin,

Mr. Flood, Ms. Chu, Mr. Meuser, and Ms. Crockett.

H.R. 9289: Mr. Vindman.

H.R. 9293: Mr. Evans of Colorado and Mr. Mackenzie.

H.R. 9332: Mr. Vindman.

H.R. 9339: Mr. Vindman.

H.R. 9361: Mr. Finstad and Mr. Jackson of Texas.

H.R. 9370: Ms. Brown and Ms. Scholten.

H.R. 9371: Mr. Frost.

H.R. 9382: Mr. Mannion and Ms. Tenney.

H.R. 9401: Mr. Lawler, Mr. Crow, and Ms. DelBene.

H.R. 9411: Mr. Fitzpatrick.

H.R. 9414: Mr. Vindman, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Keating, and Ms.

McBride.

H.R. 9417: Mr. Moylan, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Rogers of

Kentucky, and Mr. McDowell.

H.R. 9421: Ms. Tenney and Mr. Steube.

H.R. 9441: Ms. Dexter and Mr. Tonko.

H.R. 9448: Ms. Ross, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Nadler.

H.R. 9451: Mr. Fitzpatrick.

H.R. 9492: Mr. Fitzpatrick.

H.R. 9508: Mr. Fitzpatrick.

H.R. 9535: Mr. Van Drew.

H.R. 9580: Mr. Messmer.

H.R. 9591: Ms. Crockett, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms.

Williams of Georgia, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Simon, Ms. Wilson of

Florida, and Ms. Chu.

H.J. Res. 12: Mr. Ciscomani.

H.J. Res. 135: Mr. Whitesides.

H.J. Res. 200: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Pallone.

H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Tonko, Ms. Bonamici, and Mrs. Foushee.

H. Con. Res. 44: Ms. Pingree, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr.

Vargas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, and Mr.

Pocan.

H. Res. 547: Ms. Waters.

H. Res. 1025: Ms. Waters.

H. Res. 1382: Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina.

H. Res. 1384: Mr. Bell, Ms. Brown, Mr. Garcia of Illinois,

Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Norton, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Goldman of New

York, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Davis of

Illinois, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Takano,

Mr. Menefee, Ms. Salinas, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cohen,

and Mr. Gomez.

H. Res. 1395: Mr. Fields.

H. Res. 1415: Mr. DeSaulnier and Ms. Jayapal.

H. Res. 1420: Ms. Underwood and Ms. Bynum.

Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2 · Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to remove the gentleman from California (Mr. Liccardo) as cosponsor of

Rep. Robert GarciaD-CA-42 · Apr 21, 2026

Mr. Speaker, I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 1229.

Rep. Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17 · Jun 10, 2026

Mr. Speaker, I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 12, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1229

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2025

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To enhance bilateral defense cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025.

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

the United States and Israel—

(A)

are bound closely by historic and cultural ties and mutual interests; and

(B)

face common threats, which are constantly evolving in scope, scale, and lethality;

(2)

to most effectively counter such shared threats, the United States and Israel must expand their defense partnership to develop new technologies and leverage the unique capabilities offered by defense industrial base of each country; and

(3)

this Act furthers such goal through the establishment of several joint initiatives.

United States-Israel program on countering unmanned systems

(a)

Findings

Congress makes the following findings:

(1)

The increasing use of unmanned systems by state and nonstate actors poses a significant threat to the national security of the United States and its allies, including Israel.

(2)

Cooperation in developing and deploying counter-unmanned systems technology will enhance mutual security and strengthen bilateral defense capabilities.

(3)

Israel is a global leader in the development of advanced counter-unmanned systems technologies, and a cooperative program will leverage shared expertise and resources to address evolving threats.

(b)

Establishment

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Minister of Defense of Israel, shall establish a cooperative program between the United States and Israel, to be known as the United States-Israel Counter-Unmanned Systems Program, for the purpose of enhancing cooperation between the United States and Israel for purposes of—

(A)

developing, testing, evaluating, and deploying advanced technologies for countering unmanned systems that threaten the United States and Israel;

(B)

sharing technical expertise and data on emerging unmanned systems and related threats;

(C)

conducting joint research and development initiatives; and

(D)

deploying and integrating counter-unmanned systems for mutual defense.

(2)

Activities

The program established under this subsection shall include the following:

(A)

Collaborative research initiatives involving government, private sector, and academic institutions in the United States and Israel, conducted in a manner that protects sensitive technology and information and the national security interests of the United States and Israel.

(B)

Joint training exercises and information-sharing mechanisms to enhance operational readiness of personnel of the United States and of Israel.

(C)

The establishment, within the Department of Defense, of a United States-Israel Counter-Unmanned Systems Program Office to oversee program execution and coordination.

(D)

The procurement and deployment of counter-unmanned systems.

(c)

Annual report

(1)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of the program established under this section.

(2)

Elements

Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include, for the preceding year—

(A)

a description of activities conducted under the program;

(B)

an assessment of progress made in addressing unmanned systems threats and requirements;

(C)

an assessment of the program’s collaboration with other relevant United States Government programs, including the United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group and Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems program run by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate; and

(D)

recommendations for future program activities and funding.

(3)

Form

Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex as necessary to protect sensitive information.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program under this section.

(e)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or supersede agreements or obligations between the United States and Israel in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation

Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(4), by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $80,000,000; and

(2)

in subsection (f), by striking December 31, 2026 and inserting December 31, 2028.

Extension and modification of United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned aerial systems

Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(4), by striking $55,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000; and

(2)

in subsection (f), by striking December 31, 2026 and inserting December 31, 2028.

United States-Israel emerging technology capabilities cooperation

(a)

Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States to support and encourage further defense collaboration with Israel in areas of emerging technologies capable of enabling the warfare capabilities of both the United States and Israel to meet emerging defense challenges, including in the areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, and automation.

(b)

Authority To establish emerging defense technology capabilities program with Israel

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Defense, upon request by the Ministry of Defense of Israel and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, is authorized to carry out, jointly with Israel, research, development, test, and evaluation in areas of emerging technologies capable of enabling the warfare capabilities of the United States and Israel to meet emerging defense challenges, including in the areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, and automation.

(2)

Protection of sensitive information

Any activity carried out pursuant to the authority provided by paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States and Israel.

(3)

Report

None of the activities described in paragraph (1) may be carried out until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that sets forth the following:

(A)

A memorandum of agreement between the United States and Israel regarding sharing of research and development costs for the capabilities described in paragraph (1), and any supporting documents.

(B)

A certification that such memorandum of agreement—

(i)

requires sharing of costs of projects, including in-kind support, between the United States and Israel;

(ii)

establishes a framework to negotiate the rights to any intellectual property developed under the memorandum of agreement; and

(iii)

requires the United States Government to receive semiannual reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the Government of Israel, including a description of what the funds have been used for, when funds were expended, and an identification of entities that expended the funds.

(c)

Lead agency

Not earlier than the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by subsection (b)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall designate the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate as the lead agency of the Department of Defense in carrying out this section.

(d)

Semiannual reports

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress on a semiannual basis a report that contains a copy of the most recent semiannual report provided by the Government of Israel to the Department of Defense pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(B)(iii).

(e)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program under this section.

Extension of War Reserves Stockpile authority

Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking after January 1, 2027 and inserting after January 1 2029.

Establishment of Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish in Israel a Defense Innovation Unit office—

(1)

to engage the Minister of Defense of Israel and representatives of the private sector in collaborative efforts to counter development by Iran of dual-use defense technologies; and

(2)

to leverage resources and innovation activities of the United States and Israel for the benefit of the national security of the United States and Israel.

National Technology Industrial Base

(a)

In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to engage the Minister of Defense of Israel in a discussion of the process of the ascension of Israel into the national technology and industrial base (as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code).

(b)

Protection of sensitive information

Any activity carried out pursuant to the authority provided by subsection (a) shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States and Israel.

10.

Assessment of integrated air and missile defense in region covered by United States Central Command

(a)

Assessment required

The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the integrated air and missile defense in the region cover by United States Central Command.

(b)

Elements

The assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall cover the following:

(1)

The current strength of the integrated air and missile defense in the region described in subsection (a).

(2)

How best to strengthen the integrated air and missile defense described in paragraph (1).

(3)

What would be required to expand or deepen cooperation among the United States, Israel, and other regional partners of the United States to achieve full operational capability of the integrated air and missile defense described in paragraph (1), including identification of the amount of funding and new legal authorities that may be required for such expansion or deepening.

(c)

Considerations

In carrying out the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the following:

(1)

The strategy required by section 1658(b) of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263).

(2)

Current cooperation among partners of the United States in the region described by subsection (a) on integrated air and missile defense.

(3)

Lessons learned in countering the April 13, 2024, and October 1, 2024, airstrikes by Iran against Israel.

(d)

Report

(1)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the assessment conducted under this section.

(2)

Form

The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.