Assessment Submitted to Appropriate Committees of Congress

Statutory Text

(b) Assessment Submitted to Appropriate Committees of Congress.—

(1) Requirement.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress

a written assessment of the lessons learned from the Israel-Hamas war.

(2) Elements.—The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) Lessons learned from advances in warfare, including the use by adversaries of a complex tunnel network.

(B) Lessons learned from attacks by adversaries against maritime shipping routes in the Red Sea.

(C) Lessons learned from the use by adversaries of rockets, missiles, and unmanned aerial systems, including attacks by Iran.

(D) Analysis of the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on the global security environment, including the war in Ukraine.

(3) Form.—The assessment 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 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Dec. 23, 2024 + 90 days = Mar. 23, 2025.
3. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Mar. 23, 2025.

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