Key Partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program: Report

Statutory Text

(g) Report.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes—

(A) a summary of the activities of the exchange program during the prior year, including—

(i) the countries participating;

(ii) the subject matter covered;

(iii) developments, insights, and progress achieved through the program; and

(iv) any new topics added to the exchange as well as a justification for adding the new topic;

(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the exchange program; and

(C) recommendations on further improvements to the exchange program.

(2) Form.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 118-159 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Dec. 23, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-159).
2. Text: “Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Dec. 23, 2024 + 1 year = Dec. 23, 2025.
3. Text limits the recurrence to 5 years after the first deadline: ends Dec. 23, 2030.
4. Recurs every 1 year, running from the first deadline: Dec. 23, 2025 + k × 1 year.
5. As of Nov. 11, 2026: next deadline Dec. 23, 2026 (42 days away); previous Dec. 23, 2025.

Delivery Status

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Public Evidence

• No public document located that shows delivery.

Evidence Searched

• GovInfo Congressionally Mandated Reports collection: 1,209 packages listed; titles searched for Middle East terms; 55 State, Defense, Treasury and executive-office summaries checked for citations to Pub. L. 118-159 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
• MEF hand review: evidence.json, items with a link and a note on what the document shows (Oct. 17, 2026)

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