,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eedc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,bell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1
 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,ans>i1 ,mr4       
,au*9closs1 ,mr4 ,bi%op1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1
 ,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4       
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mrs4               
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4  
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,doggett1  
,ms4 ,elfre?1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4   
,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,goodl&]1   
,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1  
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 
,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,ms4 ,mc,bride1 ,mr4      
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,utah1 ,mr4       
,panetta1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4         
,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,turn] (   
,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?
 ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,hurd ( ,colorado1 ,ms4  
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 & ,mr4 ,coh57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 

to submit a report on em]g+ ?reats pos$ 
to ! ,republics ( ,e/onia1 ,latvia1 &   
,li?uania1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,baltic
 ,security ,assessm5t ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4
 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (       
,congress t-- 7#a7 support+ & /r5g!n+ ! 
security ( ! ,republics ( ,e/onia1      
,latvia1 & ,li?uania is 9 ! national    
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7#b7 cont9u+ to /r5g!n & update !       
security coop]ation roadmap = ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ! ,baltic c\ntries is critical 
to a*iev+ /rategic security priorities z
 ! ,republics ( ,e/onia1 ,latvia1 &     
,li?uania face ongo+ bellig]5ce & ?reats
 f ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 includ+ amid ! 
,russian ,f$]ation's illegal & unprovok$
 w> 9 ,ukra9e t began on ,febru>y #bd1  
#bjbb2  7#c7 ,e/onia1 ,latvia1 &        
,li?uania h be5 valu$ memb]s ( ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 & cont9ue to contribute to !           
organizations' collective security &    
p>tn]%ip2 &  7#d7 improv$ economic ties 

betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,e/onia1        
,latvia1 & ,li?uania1 includ+ to c\nt]  
economic pressure by ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a1 (f] an opportunity to /r5g!n !    
,unit$ ,/ates-,baltic /rategic p>tn]%ip4
  #c4 ,report on em]g+ ?reats to !      
,baltic c\ntries  7a7 ,report ,n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1    
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a report on--  
7#a7 em]g+ milit>y1 cyb]1 hybrid1 &     
political ?reats pos$ to ! ,republic (  
,e/onia1 ! ,republic ( ,latvia1 & !     
,republic ( ,li?uania 79 ?is section    
ref]r$ to collectively z ! ,baltic      
c\ntries72  7#b7 ! roles ( ! ,russian   
,f$]ation1 ! ,republic ( ,bel>us1 ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,islamic ,republic 
( ,iran1 & o!r malign actors 9 advanc+  
su* ?reats2  7#c7 ! curr5t po/ure &     
pres5ce ( ,unit$ ,/ates & ,,nato =ces 9 
! region 9 det]r+ su* ?reats2  7#d7     
opportunities to enhance bilat]al &     

multilat]al def5se coop]ation betwe5 !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,baltic c\ntries2 &   
7#e7 recomm5dations = /r5g!n+ ! det]r5ce
 po/ure1 cyb]security infra/ructure1 &  
democratic resili5ce ( ! ,baltic        
c\ntries4  7b7 ,=m ,! report requir$ by 
subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ 9       
unclassif$ =m & may conta9 a classifi$  
annex4  7c7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7#b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations &
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !     
,s5ate4