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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4366 

To require the Secretary of Defense to seek to cooperate 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 9, 2022 

Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. LANKFORD, and Mr. BOOKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Defense to seek to cooperate 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Deterring Enemy 

3 Forces and Enabling National Defenses Act of 2022’’ or 

4 the ‘‘DEFEND Act of 2022’’. 

5 SEC. 2. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DE6 FENSE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

8 seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the Middle 

9 East to identify an architecture and develop an acquisition 

10 approach for the countries specified in subsection (b) to 

11 implement an integrated air and missile defense capability 

12 to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such 

13 countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and 

14 unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran 

15 and groups linked to Iran. 

16 (b) COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The countries specified 

17 in this subsection are as follows: 

18 (1) Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 

19 (2) Iraq. 

20 (3) Israel. 

21 (4) Jordan. 

22 (5) Egypt. 

23 (6) Such other regional allies or partners of the 

24 United States as the Secretary may identify. 

25 (c) STRATEGY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall submit to the congressional defense com4 mittees a strategy on cooperation with allies and 

5 partners in the Middle East to identify an architec6 ture and develop an acquisition approach for the 

7 countries specified in subsection (b) to implement an 

8 integrated air and missile defense capability to pro9 tect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such 

10 countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned 

11 and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks 

12 from Iran and groups linked to Iran. 

13 (2) CONTENTS.—The strategy submitted under 

14 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) An assessment of the threat of ballistic 

16 and cruise missiles, manned and unnamed aer17 ial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and 

18 groups linked to Iran to the countries specified 

19 in subsection (b). 

20 (B) A description of current efforts to co21 ordinate indicators and warnings from such at22 tacks with the countries specified in subsection 

23 (b). 


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1 (C) A description of current systems to de2 fend against attacks in coordination with the 

3 countries specified in subsection (b). 

4 (D) An explanation of how an integrated 

5 air and missile defense architecture would im6 prove collective security in the region covered by 

7 the countries specified in subsection (b). 

8 (E) A description of efforts to engage spec9 ified foreign partners in establishing such an 

10 architecture. 

11 (F) An identification of elements of the in12 tegrated air and missile defense architecture 

13 that— 

14 (i) can be acquired and operated by 

15 specified foreign partners; and 

16 (ii) can only be provided and operated 

17 by members of the Armed Forces. 

18 (G) An identification of any challenges in 

19 establishing an integrated air and missile de20 fense architecture with specified foreign part21 ners. 

22 (H) An assessment of progress, and key 

23 challenges, in the implementation of the strat24 egy using such metrics identified under para25 graph (4). 


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1 (I) Recommendations for improvements in 

2 the implementation of the strategy based on the 

3 metrics identified under paragraph (4). 

4 (J) Such other matters as the Secretary 

5 considers relevant. 

6 (3) PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE INFORMA7 TION.—Any activity carried out under paragraph (1) 

8 shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately 

9 protects sensitive information and the national secu10 rity interests of the United States. 

11 (4) METRICS.—The Secretary shall identify 

12 metrics to assess progress in the implementation of 

13 the strategy required in paragraph (1). 

14 (5) FORMAT.—The strategy submitted under 

15 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

16 form, but may include a classified annex. 

17 (d) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this act, the Sec20 retary of Defense shall— 

21 (A) complete a study on the feasibility and 

22 advisability of establishing a fund for an inte23 grated air and missile defense system to 

24 counter the threats from cruise and ballistic 

25 missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, 


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1 and rocket attacks for the countries specified in 

2 subsection (b) from Iran and groups linked with 

3 Iran; and 

4 (B) submit to the congressional defense 

5 committees the findings of the Secretary with 

6 respect to the study completed under subpara7 graph (A). 

8 (2) ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 

9 study completed under paragraph (1)(A) shall in10 clude an assessment of funds that could be contrib11 uted by allies of the United States and countries 

12 that are partners with the United States. 

13 (e) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

15 committees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

16 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 

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