POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON PROTECTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES AGAINST IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILES.

SEC. 229. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON PROTECTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES AGAINST IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILES.(a) Finding.—Congress finds that Iran maintains a nuclear program in continued defiance of the international community while developing ballistic missiles of increasing sophistication and range that—(1) pose a threat to—(A) the forward-deployed forces of the United States;(B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in Europe; and(C) other allies and friendly foreign countries in the region; and(2) eventually could pose a threat to the United States homeland.(b) Policy of the United States.—It is the policy of the United States—(1) to develop, test, and deploy, as soon as technologically feasible, in conjunction with allies and friendly foreign countries whenever possible, an effective defense against the threat from Iran described in subsection (a) that will provide protection—(A) for the forward-deployed forces of the United States, NATO allies, and other allies and friendly foreign countries in the region; and(B) for the United States homeland;(2) to encourage the NATO alliance to accelerate its efforts to—(A) protect NATO territory in Europe against the existing threat of Iranian short- and medium-range ballistic missiles; and(B) facilitate the ability of NATO allies to acquire the missile defense systems needed to provide a wide-area defense capability against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles; and(3) to proceed with the activities specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) in a manner such that any missile defense systems fielded by the United States in Europe are integrated with or complementary to missile defense systems fielded by NATO in Europe.