Reporting

(a) Interim progress update Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing or written update describing— (1) steps taken to stand up the initiative; (2) early coordination with Israeli counterparts; (3) initial technology areas identified for accelerated cooperation and technologies with operational utility for integration into United States systems and programs of record; (4) Department of Defense components designated to lead implementation; and (5) any early transition, prototyping, or integration activities initiated during the period covered by the update. (b) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on implementation of the program established under this section. Each such report shall include— (1) a description of activities conducted under the program; (2) an assessment of progress made in advancing shared national security interests; (3) an assessment of the program’s collaboration with other relevant Federal programs, including the United States-Israel operations-technology working group and United States-Israel cooperative programs run by the capability development and innovation division and the irregular warfare technical support directorate; (4) a description of technologies transitioned into United States acquisition programs or fielded systems; (5) a description of partnerships established with United States and Israeli industry; and (6) recommendations for future priorities and assessment of resource needs, including further authorities necessary to promote the long-term integration of joint capabilities between the United States and Israel. (c) Form Each report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (d) Public transparency The Secretary of Defense shall make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense periodic, unclassified updates, to the maximum extent practicable, on activities conducted under the Initiative, including a description of how these activities contribute to American technological and military supremacy. Such updates shall be made in a manner that ensures that classified information or other information that would compromise operational security, export controls, or sensitive technology are not released. (e) Congressional defense committees defined In this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.