Assessment of integrated air and missile defense in region covered by United States Central Command

(a) Assessment required The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the integrated air and missile defense in the region cover by United States Central Command. (b) Elements The assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall cover the following: (1) The current strength of the integrated air and missile defense in the region described in subsection (a). (2) How best to strengthen the integrated air and missile defense described in paragraph (1). (3) What would be required to expand or deepen cooperation among the United States, Israel, and other regional partners of the United States to achieve full operational capability of the integrated air and missile defense described in paragraph (1), including identification of the amount of funding and new legal authorities that may be required for such expansion or deepening. (c) Considerations In carrying out the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the following: (1) The strategy required by section 1658(b) of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). (2) Current cooperation among partners of the United States in the region described by subsection (a) on integrated air and missile defense. (3) Lessons learned in countering the April 13, 2024, and October 1, 2024, airstrikes by Iran against Israel. (d) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the assessment conducted under this section. (2) Form The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.