; and (B) appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States. (b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East to develop an integrated regional cybersecurity architecture to defend military networks, infrastructure, and systems against hostile cyber activity. (2) Elements The strategy submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the threat landscape of cyberattacks, military networks, infrastructure, and systems against allies and partners within the Middle East. (B) A description of current efforts to share, between the United States and allies and partners within the Middle East, indicators and warnings, tactics, techniques, procedures, threat signatures, planning efforts, training, and other similar information about cyber threats. (C) An analysis of current bilateral and multilateral defense protocols protecting military networks, infrastructure, and systems and sharing sensitive cyber threat information between the United States and allies and partners in the Middle East. (D) An assessment of whether a multinational integrated military cybersecurity partnership, including establishing a center in the Middle East to facilitate such activities, would improve collective security in the Middle East. (E) An assessment of gaps in ally and partner capabilities that would have to be remedied in order to establish such a center. (F) A description of any prior or ongoing effort to engage allies and partners in the Middle East in establishing— (i) a multinational integrated cybersecurity partnership or other bilateral or multilateral defensive cybersecurity information sharing and training partnership