,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #accd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbc ,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mr4          
,lankford7 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 develop1 in cooperation  
with allies and partners in the ,middle 
,east1 an integrated maritime domain    
awareness and interdiction capability1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,maritime ,architecture and ,response to
 ,international ,terrorism ,in the      
,middle ,east ,act of #bjbc or the      
,,maritime ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,middle  
,east integrated maritime domain        
awareness and interdiction capability   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,defense1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of ,state1 shall seek to     
build upon the historic opportunities   

created by the ,abraham ,accords and the
 incorporation of ,israel into the area 
of responsibility of the ,united ,states
 ,central ,command to develop a ,middle 
,east integrated maritime domain        
awareness and interdiction capability   
for the purpose of protecting the       
people1 infrastructure1 and territory of
 such countries from--  7#a7 manned and 
unmanned naval systems1 undersea warfare
 capabilities1 and anti-ship missiles of
 ,iran and groups affiliated with ,iran2
 and  7#b7 violent extremist            
organizations1 criminal networks1 and   
piracy activities that threaten lawful  
commerce in the waterways within the    
area of responsibility of the ,united   
,states ,naval ,forces ,central         
,command4  7b7 ,strategy  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #fj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of ,congress a strategy for  

the cooperation described in subsection 
7a74  7#b7 ,matters to be included ,the 
strategy required by paragraph 7#a7     
shall include the following3  7,a7 ,an  
assessment of the threats posed to ally 
or partner countries in the ,middle     
,east by-- 7i7 manned and unmanned naval
 systems1 undersea warfare capabilities1
 and anti-ship missiles of ,iran and    
groups affiliated with ,iran2 and  7ii7 
violent extremist organizations1        
criminal networks1 and piracy activities
 that threaten lawful commerce in the   
waterways within the area of            
responsibility of the ,united ,states   
,naval ,forces ,central ,command4  7,b7 
,a description of existing multilateral 
maritime partnerships currently led by  
the ,united ,states ,naval ,forces      
,central ,command1 including the        
,combined ,maritime ,forces 7including  
its associated ,task ,forces #aej1 #aea1
 #aeb1 and #aec71 the ,international    
,maritime ,security ,construct          
7including its ,coalition ,task ,force  

,,sentinel71 and the ,navy's ,task      
,force #ei1 and a discussion of the role
 of such partnerships in building an    
integrated maritime security capability4
  7,c7 ,a description of efforts made   
and lessons learned in advancing the    
integration of ,israel into the existing
 multilateral maritime partnerships     
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,d7 ,a
 description of efforts among countries 
in the ,middle ,east to coordinate      
intelligence1 reconnaissance1 and       
surveillance capabilities and indicators
 and warnings with respect to the       
threats described in subparagraph 7,a71 
and a description of any impediment to  
optimizing such efforts4  7,e7 ,a       
description of the current ,department  
of ,defense systems that1 in            
coordination with ally and partner      
countries in the ,middle ,east-- 7i7    
provide awareness of and defend against 
such threats2 and  7ii7 address current 
capability gaps4  7,f7 ,an explanation  
of the manner in which an integrated    

maritime domain awareness and           
interdiction architecture would improve 
collective security in the ,middle      
,east4  7,g7 ,a description of existing 
and planned efforts to engage ally and  
partner countries in the ,middle ,east  
in establishing such an architecture4   
7,h7 ,an identification of the elements 
of such an architecture that may be     
acquired and operated by ally and       
partner countries in the ,middle ,east1 
and a list of such elements for each    
such ally and partner4  7,i7 ,an        
identification of the elements of such  
an architecture that may only be        
provided and operated by members of the 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces4  7,j7   
,an identification of any challenge to  
optimizing such an architecture in the  
,middle ,east4  7,k7 ,an assessment of  
progress and key challenges in the      
implementation of the strategy required 
by paragraph 7#a7 using the metrics     
identified in accordance with paragraph 
7#c74  7,l7 ,recommendations for        

improvements in the implementation of   
such strategy based on such metrics4    
7,m7 ,an assessment of any capabilities 
or lessons from the ,navy's ,task ,force
 #ei that may be leveraged to support an
 integrated maritime domain awareness   
and interdiction capability in the      
,middle ,east4  7,n7 ,a description and 
assessment of the joint bilateral and   
multinational maritime exercises        
conducted in the ,middle ,east since the
 establishment of the ,navy's ,task     
,force #ei1 including a discussion of   
the manner in which such exercises have 
impacted the efforts and lessons        
detailed under subparagraphs 7,c71 7,d71
 and 7,m74  7,o7 ,a description of      
collaboration opportunities between the 
intelligence1 reconnaissance1 and       
surveillance capabilities of the ,navy's
 ,task ,force #ei and the ,air ,force's 
,task ,force #ii to support a           
joint-service approach to maritime      
domain awareness with sea-based and     
air-based unmanned assets4  7,p7 ,any   

other matter the ,secretary of ,defense 
considers relevant4  7#c7 ,metrics ,the 
,secretary of ,defense shall identify   
metrics to assess progress in the       
implementation of the strategy required 
by paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,format ,the   
strategy required by paragraph 7#a7     
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may include a classified annex4  7c7
 ,feasibility study  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
conduct a study on the feasibility and  
advisability of establishing a fund for 
an integrated maritime domain awareness 
and interdiction capability to protect  
the people1 infrastructure1 and         
territory of ally and partner countries 
in the ,middle ,east from-- 7,a7 manned 
and unmanned naval systems1 undersea    
warfare capabilities1 and anti-ship     
missiles of ,iran and groups affiliated 
with ,iran2 and  7,b7 violent extremist 
organizations1 criminal networks1 and   
piracy activities that threaten lawful  
commerce in the waterways of the ,middle

 ,east4  7#b7 ,element ,the study       
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 an assessment of funds that could be   
contributed by ally and partner         
countries of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report on the results of the
 study conducted under paragraph 7#a74  
7d7 ,protection of sensitive information
 ,any activity carried out under this   
section shall be conducted in a manner  
that appropriately protects sensitive   
information and the national security   
interests of the ,united ,states4  7e7  
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on            
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select    
,committee on ,intelligence of the      

,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4