,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa      
7legislative day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 
,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1    
,mr4 ,paul1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,defense to   
submit annual reports on allied         
contributions to the common defense1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,nato   
,burden ,sharing ,report ,act4  #b4     
,report on allied contributions to the  
common defense  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 subsection 7c77#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 include near-peer threats2 and     
7,b7 require the ,united ,states to     
prioritize military assets and resources
 in accordance with the most recent     
,national ,defense ,strategy2  7#b7 the 
,united ,states should not continue to  
shoulder a disproportionate share of the
 burden for ,european security while    
current and prospective members of the  
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
neglect to meet defense spending        
guidelines2 and  7#c7 the ,president    
should seek from each member country of 
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty            
,organization acceptance of             

international security responsibilities 
and agreements to make contributions to 
the common defense in accordance with   
the collective defense treaty to which  
such country is a party4  7c7 ,reports  
on allied contributions to the common   
defense  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than ,march #a each year1 the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 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 paragraph 7#b71 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  7,d7 any actions        
undertaken by the ,united ,states or by 
other countries to minimize such        
limitations2 and  7,e7 with respect to  
each such country-- 7i7 the             
contributions made by the country to    
,ukraine1 including an indication of    
whether such contributions relate to    
hard or soft power2  7ii7 an assessment 
of the health of the defense industrial 
base of the country2  7iii7 the         
comparative advantages of the defense   
industrial base of the country2  7iv7   
the size and structure of the military  
forces of the country1 including an     
estimate of the amount of time required 
for such forces to achieve full military
 mobilization2  7v7 any area in which   
the country would be fully dependent on 

allied military assets2  7vi7 any       
delivery received or contract entered   
into by the country through the ,foreign
 ,military ,sales or the ,foreign       
,military ,financing program during the 
preceding year2  7vii7 any change in    
defense spending during the preceding   
year2 and  7viii7 the amount defense    
spending anticipated in the subsequent  
year4  7#b7 ,countries described ,the   
countries described in this paragraph   
are the following3 7,a7 ,each member    
country of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization4  7,b7 ,each country      
participating in a ,north ,atlantic     
,treaty ,organization ,membership       
,action ,plan4  7#c7 ,form ,each report 
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted 
in unclassified form1 but may contain a 
classified annex4  7#d7 ,availability ,a
 report submitted under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be made available on request to   
any ,member of ,congress4  7d7          
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined ,in this section1 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