,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbf,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 take action to improve   
air and missile defense acquisition1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,optimizing ,acquisition ,strategies for
 ,integrated ,security in the ,middle   
,east ,act of #bjbf or the ,,oasis ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,improvements to air and 
missile defense acquisition  7a7        
,assessment of air and missile defense  
systems and interceptors  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state-- 7,a7 complete an assessment of 

,united ,states and foreign specified   
partner air and missile defense systems 
and interceptors in the area of         
responsibility of the ,united ,states   
,central ,command2 and  7,b7 submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report on the findings of the ,secretary
 with respect to the assessment         
completed under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7
 ,contents ,the report submitted        
pursuant to paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall   
include the following 7,a7 ,a           
description of current air and missile  
defense systems and interceptors used by
 the ,united ,states and foreign        
specified partners to defend against    
attacks4  7,b7 ,an analysis of current  
inventories and production rates of air 
and missile defense systems and         
interceptors produced by the ,united    
,states and foreign specified partners4 
7,c7 ,an assessment of the number of air
 and missile defense systems deployed   
and interceptors expended to defend     
against attacks within the area of      

responsibility of the ,united ,states   
,central ,command since ,october #g1    
#bjbc1 disaggregated by-- 7i7 the       
,united ,states2 and  7ii7 foreign      
specified partners4  7,d7 ,an assessment
 of the air and missile defense systems 
within the area of the responsibility of
 the ,united ,states ,central ,command  
that have been damaged or destroyed in  
attacks since ,october #g1 #bjbc4  7,e7 
,an assessment of the air and missile   
defense systems and interceptors        
developed and produced by the ,united   
,states for which the ,united ,states   
defense industry cannot fulfill the     
orders placed by foreign specified      
partners so as to necessitate           
acquisition from other sources4  7b7    
,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall1 in consultation with 
the ,secretary of ,state1 submit to the 
congressional defense committees a      
strategy and implementation plan for    

cooperation with foreign specified      
partners to implement a multinational   
air and missile defense system and      
interceptor acquisition strategy to     
defend ,united ,states nationals and    
assets and foreign specified partners   
from attacks4  7#b7 ,elements ,the      
strategy and implementation plan        
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
include the following3 7,a7 ,a          
description of current efforts by the   
,united ,states to engage foreign       
specified partners to prioritize air and
 missile defense needs1 including       
coordination-- 7i7 to replenish         
interceptor stock supplies2  7ii7 to    
facilitate the transfer and delivery of 
air and missile defense systems from the
 ,united ,states to foreign specified   
partners2 and  7iii7 to increase air and
 missile defense system and interceptor 
supply bases located within the area of 
responsibility of ,untied ,states       
,central ,command4  7,b7 ,an assessment 
of the feasibility and cost of creating 

an air and missile defense system and   
interceptor stockpile located within the
 area of responsibility of ,united      
,states ,central ,command to be         
exclusively used by--  7i7 the ,united  
,states2 and  7ii7 foreign specified    
partners4  7,c7 ,an assessment of the   
feasibility of establishing joint       
ventures1 licensing agreements1 and     
co-production and manufacturing         
partnerships between the ,united ,states
 and foreign specified partners to      
accelerate the production of air and    
missile defense systems and             
interceptors4  7,d7 ,an identification  
of steps that can be taken to accelerate
 the joint research1 development1       
acquisition1 and transfer of alternative
 or lower-cost interceptor solutions and
 complementary air and missile defense  
capabilities between the ,united ,states
 and foreign specified partners1 and the
 co-production of interceptors in the   
,united ,states1 where feasible4  7,e7  
,an analysis of the legal1 economic1 and

 defense policy aspects of a closer air 
and missile defense acquisition         
partnership between the ,united ,states 
and foreign specified partners4  7,f7   
,an analysis of lessons learned from air
 defense efforts in regional theaters1  
including ,ukraine1 the ,middle ,east   
and ,north ,africa1 the ,caucasus1 and  
the ,horn of ,africa4  7#c7 ,protection 
of sensitive information ,the strategy  
and plan submitted under paragraph 7#a7 
shall provide that any activity carried 
out pursuant to the strategy and plan is
 conducted in a manner that is          
consistent with protection of           
intelligence sources and methods and    
appropriately protects sensitive        
information and the national security   
interests of the ,united ,states4  7#d7 
,form ,the strategy and implementation  
plan submitted under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but may include a classified annex4    
7c7 ,missile ,defense ,agency regional  
working group  7#a7 ,establishment  7,a7

 ,not later than #abj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,director of the ,missile ,defense      
,agency shall1 in consultation with the 
commander of ,united ,states ,central   
,command1 and the ,secretary of ,state1 
establish a working group-- 7i7 to      
facilitate the systematic and regular   
sharing of lessons learned on the       
battlefield to inform future air and    
missile defense requirements1 including 
research1 development1 testing1         
evaluation1 production1 procurement1    
training1 and doctrine2 and  7ii7 to    
integrate ideas1 policies1 proposals1   
findings1 and best practices into       
regional strategy and other relevant    
regional planning documents relating to 
missile defense4  7,b7 ,the working     
group established under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall be known as the ,multilateral
 ,middle ,east ,missile and ,drone      
,defense ,working ,group 7in this       
section referred to as the ,working     
,group74  7,c7 ,the ,working ,group     

shall consist of representatives of the 
following3 7i7 ,the ,united ,states4    
7ii7 ,foreign specified partners4  7iii7
 ,such others as the ,director considers
 appropriate4  7#b7 ,duties and         
responsibilities of ,director ,the      
,director shall1 in consultation with   
the ,commander of ,united ,states       
,central ,command1 lead the working     
group and be responsible for regularly  
engaging with foreign specified partners
 to exchange information and develop    
best practices to expand upon existing  
efforts to integrate air and missile    
defenses and to replenish and expand    
interceptor inventories and air and     
missile defense capacity4  7#c7         
,convening ,the ,working ,group shall   
convene not less frequently than once   
every six months1 with meeting frequency
 determined by the ,director1 in        
consultation with the ,commander of     
,united ,states ,central ,command and   
foreign specified partners4  7#d7       
,annual reports  7,a7 ,not later than   

one year after the date of the          
establishment of the ,working ,group1   
and not less frequently than annually   
thereafter1 the ,director shall1 in     
consultation with the commander of the  
,united ,states ,central ,command1      
submit to the congressional defense     
committees an annual report on the      
activities of the ,working ,group4  7,b7
 ,each report submitted pursuant to     
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include1 for the
 period covered by the report1 the      
following3 7i7 ,a list of partner       
governments participating in the        
,working ,group and a description of the
 degree of participation of each        
partner4  7ii7 ,a description of the    
meetings conducted4  7iii7 ,a summary of
 battlefield lessons learned shared     
through the ,working ,group1 including  
lessons derived from operations against 
attacks in the area of responsibility of
 ,united ,states ,central ,command4     
7iv7 ,an identification of capability   
gaps among the ,united ,states and      

foreign specified partners and          
recommendations for how such gaps should
 be addressed to inform future air and  
missile defense requirements4  7v7 ,such
 recommendations for legislative or     
administrative action as the ,director  
may have to improve the effectiveness of
 the ,working ,group4  7,c7 ,each report
 submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall
 be submitted in an unclassified form1  
but may include a classified annex4  7d7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,the term air and missile defense       
systems means air and missile defense   
articles1 unmanned aerial defense       
articles1 rocket defense articles1      
including kinetic and nonkinetic        
capabilities1 and all of their component
 parts1 including command and control   
centers1 sensors1 radars1 and launchers4
  7#b7 ,the term attacks means missile1 
manned and unmanned aerial system1 and  
rocket attacks from ,iran and armed     
groups linked to ,iran4  7#c7 ,the term 
congressional defense committees has the

 meaning given such term in section     
#aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#d7 ,the term foreign specified
 partners means allies and partners in  
the area of responsibility of the       
,united ,states ,central ,command4  7#e7
 ,the term interceptors means air and   
missile1 unmanned aerial1 nonkinetic    
payloads1 and rocket defense articles   
designed to detect1 track1 disable1 or  
destroy incoming missiles1 manned and   
unmanned aerial systems1 and rockets4