,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dcff ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #i1 #bjbb,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,defense to seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the ,middle ,east to identify an architecture and develop an acquisition approach for certain countries in the ,middle ,east to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability to protect the people1 infrastructure1 and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles1 manned and unmanned aerial systems1 and rocket attacks from ,iran1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,deterring ,enemy ,forces and ,enabling ,national ,defenses ,act of #bjbb or the ,,defend ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,middle ,east integrated air and missile defense 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the ,middle ,east to identify an architecture and develop an acquisition approach for the countries specified in subsection 7b7 to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability to protect the people1 infrastructure1 and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles1 manned and unmanned aerial systems1 and rocket attacks from ,iran and groups linked to ,iran4 7b7 ,countries specified ,the countries specified in this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,countries of the ,gulf ,cooperation ,council4 7#b7 ,iraq4 7#c7 ,israel4 7#d7 ,jordan4 7#e7 ,egypt4 7#f7 ,such other regional allies or partners of the ,united ,states as the ,secretary may identify4 7c7 ,strategy 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy on cooperation with allies and partners in the ,middle ,east to identify an architecture and develop an acquisition approach for the countries specified in subsection 7b7 to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability to protect the people1 infrastructure1 and territory of such countries from cruise and ballistic missiles1 manned and unmanned aerial systems1 and rocket attacks from ,iran and groups linked to ,iran4 7#b7 ,contents ,the strategy submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the threat of ballistic and cruise missiles1 manned and unnamed aerial systems1 and rocket attacks from ,iran and groups linked to ,iran to the countries specified in subsection 7b74 7,b7 ,a description of current efforts to coordinate indicators and warnings from such attacks with the countries specified in subsection 7b74 7,c7 ,a description of current systems to defend against attacks in coordination with the countries specified in subsection 7b74 7,d7 ,an explanation of how an integrated air and missile defense architecture would improve collective security in the region covered by the countries specified in subsection 7b74 7,e7 ,a description of efforts to engage specified foreign partners in establishing such an architecture4 7,f7 ,an identification of elements of the integrated air and missile defense architecture that-- 7i7 can be acquired and operated by specified foreign partners2 and 7ii7 can only be provided and operated by members of the ,armed ,forces4 7,g7 ,an identification of any challenges in establishing an integrated air and missile defense architecture with specified foreign partners4 7,h7 ,an assessment of progress1 and key challenges1 in the implementation of the strategy using such metrics identified under paragraph 7#d74 7,i7 ,recommendations for improvements in the implementation of the strategy based on the metrics identified under paragraph 7#d74 7,j7 ,such other matters as the ,secretary considers relevant4 7#c7 ,protection of sensitive information ,any activity carried out under paragraph 7#a7 shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,metrics ,the ,secretary shall identify metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the strategy required in paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,format ,the strategy submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7d7 ,feasibility study 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7,a7 complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a fund for an integrated air and missile defense system to counter the threats from cruise and ballistic missiles1 manned and unmanned aerial systems1 and rocket attacks for the countries specified in subsection 7b7 from ,iran and groups linked with ,iran2 and 7,b7 submit to the congressional defense committees the findings of the ,secretary with respect to the study completed under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,assessment of contributions ,the study completed under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall include an assessment of funds that could be contributed by allies of the ,united ,states and countries that are partners with the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,congressional defense committees defined ,in this section1 the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4