,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,ms4 
,ernst7 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 develop and implement a     
strategy to field an integrated air     
defense system to bolster the capability
 of ,,nato to defeat unmanned aerial    
systems and deter ,russian aggression1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,integrated
 ,,nato air defense against unmanned    
aerial systems  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 
with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall    
engage the ,secretary ,general of ,,nato
 and relevant policymakers of ,,nato    
countries to develop and implement a    
strategy to rapidly field a             
multi-layered1 integrated air defense   
system that would bolster allied air    
defense capabilities to defeat unmanned 

aerial systems and deter ,russian       
aggression against ,,nato1 particularly 
against the alliance's eastern flank    
members1 including ,estonia1 ,finland1  
,latvia1 ,lithuania1 ,poland1 and       
,romania4  7b7 ,elements ,the strategy  
required by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 
identify existing gaps in the defense   
efforts of ,,nato against unmanned      
aerial systems1 particularly with regard
 to-- 7,a7 impediments to using         
mass-produced1 low-cost effectors1 such 
as improved ammunition and rockets1     
against low-cost unmanned aerial        
systems1 which risk requiring ,,nato to 
use expensive1 high-cost weaponry1      
thereby depleting ,,nato stocks in a    
non-economical manner2  7,b7 impediments
 to using next-generation technologies1 
such as artificial intelligence and     
high-power microwave weapons1 to better 
coordinate defense responses2 and  7,c7 
impediments to allied command and       
control1 multilateral coordination1     
leveraging of shared facilities1 and    

enhancing operability2  7#b7 describe   
current ,united ,states contributions to
 ,,nato air defense and identify future 
actions to be taken over the next five  
years by the ,department of ,defense--  
7,a7 to enhance the ability of ,,nato to
 produce1 at scale1 low-cost effectors1 
such as improved ammunition and rockets1
 to defeat low-cost unmanned aerial     
systems2  7,b7 to enhance the ability of
 ,,nato to develop next-generation      
technologies to defeat low-cost unmanned
 aerial systems1 particularly artificial
 intelligence and high-power microwave  
weapons1 to better coordinate defense   
responses2 and  7,c7 to expand the      
production by ,,nato of mass-produced1  
low-cost unmanned aerial systems1       
including through cooperation with      
,ukraine1 given ,ukraine's demonstrated 
expertise in the production of low-cost 
unmanned aerial systems2 and  7#c7      
describe actions that ,,nato and        
specific ,,nato allies1 including the   
,united ,states1 should take over the   

next five years-- 7,a7 to solve the     
impediments described in subsection     
7b77#a72 and  7,b7 to achieve the goals 
described in subsection 7b77#b74  7c7   
,submission ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the strategy required by     
subsection 7a71 including an            
identification of-- 7#a7 any changes to 
funding or policy required to bolster   
,,nato's multi-layered1 integrated air  
defense against unmanned aerial systems2
 and  7#b7 any additional resources     
required to carry out the specific      
initiatives described in subsection 7b74
  7d7 ,interim report on implementation 
,not later than ,march #ae1 #bjbg1 the  
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report on the progress made in       
implementing the strategy required by   
subsection 7a71 including any gaps in   
resources or authorities identified in  

the ability of the ,department of       
,defense to implement the strategy4  7e7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the             
congressional defense committees2 and   
7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,,nato
 ,the term ,,nato means the ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4