,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,paul1 and ,mr4
 ,braun7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require annual reports on   
allied contributions to the common      
defense1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,allied ,burden ,sharing ,report    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,finding2 sense of  
,congress  7a7 ,finding ,congress finds 
that section #ajjc of the ,department of
 ,defense ,authorization ,act1 #aihe    
7,public ,law #ih-ebe2 #fc ,stat4       
#bbda7--  7#a7 expresses the sense of   
,congress that1 due to threats that are 
ever-changing1 ,congress must be        
informed with respect to allied         
contributions to the common defense to  
properly assess the readiness of the    
,united ,states and the countries       
described in section #c7;b7 for threats2

 and  7#b7 requires the ,secretary of   
,defense to submit to ,congress an      
annual report on the contributions of   
allies to the common defense4  7b7      
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 the threats facing
 the ,united ,states--  7,a7 extend     
beyond the global war on terror2 and    
7,b7 include near-peer threats2 and     
7#b7 the ,president should seek from    
each country described in section #c7;b7
 acceptance of international security   
responsibilities and agreements to make 
contributions to the common defense in  
accordance with the collective defense  
agreements or treaties to which such    
country is a party4  #c4 ,reports on    
allied contributions to the common      
defense  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 ,march #a each year1 the ,secretary1 in
 coordination with the heads of other   
,federal agencies1 as the ,secretary    
determines to be necessary1 shall submit
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress a report containing a         

description of--  7#a7 the annual       
defense spending by each country        
described in subsection 7b71 including  
available data on nominal budget figures
 and defense spending as a percentage of
 the gross domestic products of each    
such country for the fiscal year        
immediately preceding the fiscal year in
 which the report is submitted2  7#b7   
the activities of each such country to  
contribute to military or stability     
operations in which the ,armed ,forces  
of the ,united ,states are a participant
 or may be called upon in accordance    
with a cooperative defense agreement to 
which the ,united ,states is a party2   
7#c7 any limitations placed by any such 
country on the use of such              
contributions2 and  7#d7 any actions    
undertaken by the ,united ,states or by 
other countries to minimize such        
limitations4  7b7 ,countries described  
,the countries described in this        
subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,each
 member state of the ,north ,atlantic   

,treaty ,organization4  7#b7 ,each      
member state of the ,gulf ,cooperation  
,council4  7#c7 ,each country party to  
the ,inter-,american ,treaty of         
,reciprocal ,assistance 7,rio ,treaty71 
done at ,rio de ,janeiro ,september #b1 
#aidg1 and entered into force ,december 
#c1 #aidh 7,,tias #ahch74  7#d7         
,australia4  7#e7 ,japan4  7#f7 ,new    
,zealand4  7#g7 ,the ,philippines4  7#h7
 ,south ,korea4  7#i7 ,thailand4  7c7   
,form ,each report under subsection 7a7 
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but may contain a classified annex4    
7d7 ,availability ,a report submitted   
under subsection 7a7 shall be made      
available on request to any ,member of  
,congress4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of   
,congress ,the term appropriate         
committees of ,congress means--  7,a7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on   

,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on
 ,appropriations of the ,house of       
,representatives4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,defense4