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US HR7987

DEFEND Act of 2022 Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses Act of 2022


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Introduced
06/08/2022
In Committee
06/08/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses Act of 2022 (DEFEND Act of 2022), requires 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 region to implement an integrated air and missile defense capability. The goal is to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of these countries from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran. The bill specifies the countries to be covered, including the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and other regional allies or partners of the U.S. The bill also requires the Secretary to submit a strategy on this cooperation and a feasibility study on establishing a fund for the integrated air and missile defense system.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (54)

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)* Jake Auchincloss (D),  Don Bacon (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Kat Cammack (R),  Ed Case (D),  Ben Cline (R),  Steve Cohen (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Tom Emmer (R),  Pat Fallon (R),  Randy Feenstra (R),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Lois Frankel (D),  Jenniffer González (R),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Michael Guest (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Mike Johnson (R),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  John Katko (R),  Susie Lee (D),  Debbie Lesko (R),  Mike Levin (D),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Tracey Mann (R),  Kathy Manning (D),  Lisa McClain (R),  David McKinley (R),  Grace Meng (D),  Carol Miller (R),  Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R),  Alex Mooney (R),  Blake Moore (R),  Stephanie Murphy (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  John Rose (R),  María Salazar (R),  Brad Schneider (D),  Adrian Smith (R),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Pete Stauber (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Ritchie Torres (D),  David Trone (D),  David Valadao (R),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Susan Wild (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism. (on 06/08/2022)

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