Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses Act of 2022 or the DEFEND Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to cooperate with Middle East allies and partners (i.e., countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and other countries in the region as appropriate) to identify and develop an approach for such allies and partners to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability to protect against attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7987 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7987
To require the Secretary of Defense to seek cooperation 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 people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from cruise
and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket
attacks from Iran, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 2022
Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Wagner,
Mr. Trone, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to seek cooperation 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 people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from cruise
and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket
attacks from Iran, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling
National Defenses Act of 2022'' or the ``DEFEND Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE.
(a) 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 (b) to implement an integrated air and missile defense
capability to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such
countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned
aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.
(b) Countries Specified.--The countries specified in this
subsection are as follows:
(1) Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
(2) Iraq.
(3) Israel.
(4) Jordan.
(5) Egypt.
(6) Such other regional allies or partners of the United
States as the Secretary may identify.
(c) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, 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 (b) to implement an
integrated air and missile defense capability to protect the
people, infrastructure, and territory of such countries from
cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial
systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to
Iran.
(2) Contents.--The strategy submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An assessment of the threat of ballistic and
cruise missiles, manned and unnamed aerial systems, and
rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran to
the countries specified in subsection (b).
(B) A description of current efforts to coordinate
indicators and warnings from such attacks with the
countries specified in subsection (b).
(C) A description of current systems to defend
against attacks in coordination with the countries
specified in subsection (b).
(D) 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 (b).
(E) A description of efforts to engage specified
foreign partners in establishing such an architecture.
(F) An identification of elements of the integrated
air and missile defense architecture that--
(i) can be acquired and operated by
specified foreign partners; and
(ii) can only be provided and operated by
members of the Armed Forces.
(G) An identification of any challenges in
establishing an integrated air and missile defense
architecture with specified foreign partners.
(H) An assessment of progress, and key challenges,
in the implementation of the strategy using such
metrics identified under paragraph (4).
(I) Recommendations for improvements in the
implementation of the strategy based on the metrics
identified under paragraph (4).
(J) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
relevant.
(3) Protection of sensitive information.--Any activity
carried out under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner
that appropriately protects sensitive information and the
national security interests of the United States.
(4) Metrics.--The Secretary shall identify metrics to
assess progress in the implementation of the strategy required
in paragraph (1).
(5) Format.--The strategy submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Feasibility Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(A) 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 missiles, manned and unmanned
aerial systems, and rocket attacks for the countries
specified in subsection (b) from Iran and groups linked
with Iran; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees
the findings of the Secretary with respect to the study
completed under subparagraph (A).
(2) Assessment of contributions.--The study completed under
paragraph (1)(A) shall include an assessment of funds that
could be contributed by allies and of the United States and
countries that are partners with the United States.
(e) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given such
term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
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