,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #caih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjah ,mr4  
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require annual reports on alli$         
contributions to ! common def5se1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,alli$ ,burd5 ,%>+     
,report ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+2 s5se (
 ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+ ,congress f9ds t  
section #ajjc ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   
,au?orization ,act1 #aihe 7,public ,law 
#ih-ebe2 #fc ,/at4 #bbda7--  7#a7       
expresses ! s5se ( ,congress t1 due to  
?reats t are ev]-*ang+1 ,congress mu/ be
 in=m$ ) respect to alli$ contributions 
to ! common def5se to prop]ly assess !  
read9ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & alli$      
nations = ?reats2 &  7#b7 requires !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se to submit to        
,congress an annual report on !         
contributions ( allies to ! common      
def5se4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !  

s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ?reats fac+ 
! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7,a7 ext5d beyond !  
global w> on t]ror2 &  7,b7 include     
ne>-pe] ?reats2 &  7#b7 ! ,presid5t %\ld
 seek f ea* alli$ nation acceptance (   
int]national security responsibilities &
 agreem5ts to make contributions to !   
common def5se comm5surate ) ! economic  
res\rces & security environm5t ( su*    
alli$ nation4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,alli$ nation ,! t]m alli$   
nation means--  7,a7 ea* memb] /ate ( ! 
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2  
7,b7 ,au/ralia2  7,c7 ,japan2  7,d7 ,s\?
 ,korea2  7,e7 ,new ,zeal&2 &  7,f7 ea* 
memb] /ate ( ! ,gulf ,coop]ation        
,c\ncil4  7#b7 ,appropriate committees (
 ,congress ,! t]m appropriate committees
 ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on      
,=eign ,relations1 & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 

( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se4  #d4 ,reports on alli$         
contributions to ! common def5se  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #a ea* ye>1 !   
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! heads ( o!r
 ,f$]al ag5cies1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
to be necess>y1 %all submit to !        
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report conta9+ a description (--  7#a7 !
 annual def5se sp5d+ by ea* alli$       
nation1 includ+ available data on nom9al
 budget figures & def5se sp5d+ z a      
p]c5tage ( ! gross dome/ic products (   
su* alli$ nations = ! fiscal ye>        
imm$iately prec$+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !  
report is submitt$2  7#b7 ! activities (
 ea* su* alli$ nation to contribute to  
milit>y or /ability op]ations 9 :i* !   
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are a     
p>ticipant2  7#c7 any limitations plac$ 
by any su* alli$ nation on ! use ( su*  
contributions2 &  7#d7 any actions      
und]tak5 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates or by o!r   
c\ntries to m9imize su* limitations4    

7b7 ,=m ,ea* report "u subsection 7a7   
%all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may
 conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7c7         
,availability ,a report submitt$ "u     
subsection 7a7 %all be made available on
 reque/ to any ,memb] ( ,congress4