SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO MISSILE DEFENSE.

SEC. 1226. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO MISSILE DEFENSE. It is the sense of Congress that—(1) cooperation between the United States and Russia with regard to missile defense is in the interest of the United States;(2) there does not exist strong enough engagement between the United States and Russia with respect to missile defense cooperation;(3) the United States should explore innovative and nontraditional means of cooperation with Russia on issues pertaining to missile defense; and(4) as part of such an effort, the Secretary of Defense should consider the possibilities for United States-Russian cooperation with respect to missile defense through—(A) the testing of specific elements of the detection and tracking equipment of the Missile Defense Agency of the United States Department of Defense through the use of Russian target missiles; (B) the provision of early warning radar to the Missile Defense Agency by the use of Russian radar data; and(C) the implementation of the Joint Data Exchange Center in Moscow to improve early warning capabilities.