STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.

SEC. 1214. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL. The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a partnership between the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense and appropriate counterparts of Israel in order to— (1) enhance market opportunities for United States-based and Israeli-based defense technology companies; (2) increase interoperability through dual-use and emerging technologies; (3) counter Iran and Iran-aligned adversarial proxy group development of dual-use defense technologies; and (4) in coordination with appropriate counterpart offices of the Israeli ministry of defense— (A) enable coordination on defense industrial priorities; (B) streamline emerging defense technology research and development; (C) create more pathways to market for defense technology startups; (D) collaborate on the development of dual-use defense capabilities through coordination; and (E) leverage other private capital, equity or venture funding opportunities to augment government funds for technology deployment or scaling.