,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4 
,self introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require a report on ,eastern ,frontier  
infrastructure readiness4  #a4 ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,eastern ,frontier ,defense             
,infrastructure ,readiness ,act4  #b4   
,findings and sense of ,congress  7a7   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,the ,government of the ,russian  
,federation continues to pose a         
long-term threat to ,euro-,atlantic     
security1 as reaffirmed by allies in the
 ,hague ,summit ,declaration issued on  
,june #be1 #bjbe4  7#b7 ,under that     
,declaration1 allies of the ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
committed to invest five percent of     
gross domestic product annually on core 
defense requirements and on defense- and
 security-related spending by #bjce1 of 

which up to #a4e percent is to be       
accounted for to protect critical       
infrastructure1 defend networks1 ensure 
civil preparedness and resilience1      
unleash innovation1 and strengthen the  
defense industrial base4  7#c7 ,the     
,supreme ,allied ,commander-,europe1 has
 identified military mobility1          
host-nation infrastructure1 and         
theater-wide resilience as essential to 
executing the ,alliance's new family of 
regional defense plans approved at the  
#bjbc ,vilnius ,summit4  7#d7 ,allies   
located on the ,eastern ,frontier of the
 ,alliance bear disproportionate        
first-responder responsibilities under  
those plans and require infrastructure  
that can sustain large-scale            
reinforcement1 sustainment1 and combat  
operations in the event of conflict with
 the ,russian ,federation4 ,gaps in     
transportation1 energy1 communications1 
and financial infrastructure along the  
,eastern ,frontier directly affect the  
ability of the ,united ,states ,armed   

,forces and the forces of other allies  
to deter aggression and1 if necessary1  
to defend allied territory4  7b7 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that the ,united ,states has a
 vital national security interest in the
 timely and verifiable integration of   
the infrastructure of ,eastern ,frontier
 allies with the requirements of the    
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4 
#c4 ,report on ,eastern ,frontier       
infrastructure readiness  7a7  ,in      
general  ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,state and in consultation with the     
,supreme ,allied ,commander-,europe1    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 progress of each ,eastern ,frontier    
ally in integrating its national        
infrastructure with the ,north ,atlantic
 ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7         
infrastructure requirements4  7b7       

,contents ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,for each ,eastern      
,frontier ally1 an assessment of such   
ally's progress1 as of the date of the  
report1 in meeting ,,nato infrastructure
 requirements1 including--  7,a7        
transportation infrastructure1 including
 roads1 bridges1 rail1 ports1 inland    
waterways1 and airfields1 with          
particular attention to                 
military-mobility corridors and dual-use
 capacity2  7,b7 energy infrastructure1 
including pipelines1 refineries1        
electricity generation and transmission1
 fuel storage1 and grid                 
interconnections2  7,c7 communications  
and digital infrastructure1 including   
telecommunications networks1 undersea   
cables1 satellite ground stations1 and  
cybersecurity of national networks2     
7,d7 financial systems infrastructure1  
including the resilience and continuity 
of payment1 clearing1 and settlement    
systems necessary to sustain            

mobilization1 host-nation support1 and  
,alliance operations2  7,e7 civil       
preparedness and resilience1 including  
water1 medical1 and emergency-services  
infrastructure2 and  7,f7 defense       
industrial base infrastructure1         
including munitions production1         
maintenance and overhaul capacity1 and  
storage4  7#b7 ,an assessment of the    
ally's progress toward1 and the         
credibility of its plan to reach1 the   
#a4e percent of gross domestic product  
commitment described in section         
#b7;a77#b71 including a description of  
the categories of expenditure being     
counted toward that commitment and      
whether such expenditure is materially  
improving infrastructure relevant to    
,alliance defense plans4  7#c7 ,an      
identification of the most consequential
 infrastructure shortfalls1 including   
any shortfall that would1 in the event  
of conflict with the ,russian           
,federation--  7,a7 impede the timely   
reinforcement of the ally by ,united    

,states forces or by other allied       
forces2  7,b7 impede the sustainment of 
combat operations in the ally's         
territory2 or  7,c7 create a single     
point of failure exploitable by the     
,russian ,federation1 including through 
cyber or sabotage operations4  7#d7     
,recommendations to address the         
shortfalls identified under paragraph   
7#c71 including--  7,a7 recommended     
adjustments to ,united ,states security 
cooperation programs under chapter #af  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2    
7,b7 recommended prioritization within  
the ,european ,deterrence ,initiative2  
7,c7 recommended use of authorities     
under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of  
#aifa and the ,arms ,export ,control    
,act1 in coordination with the          
,secretary of ,state2  7,d7             
opportunities for cost-sharing with the 
ally1 with the ,alliance through the    
,,nato ,security ,investment ,program1  
or with the ,european ,union2 and  7,e7 
any legislative recommendations the     

,secretary of ,defense considers        
appropriate4  7#e7 ,a description of    
,russian ,federation activities1        
including cyber operations1 sabotage1   
and hybrid operations1 targeting the    
infrastructure described in paragraph   
7#a74  7c7 ,form ,the report required by
 subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in   
unclassified form1 and may contain a    
classified annex4  #d4 ,comptroller     
,general review  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date on  
which the report required under section 
#c7;a7 is submitted1 the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a review of that report4  7b7
 ,contents ,the review required under   
subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an  
independent assessment of the           
methodology1 data sources1 and analytic 
rigor of the report and an evaluation of
 the extent to which the recommendations
 in the report are supported by the     
underlying findings2  7#b7 an assessment

 of the extent to which expenditures    
counted by ,eastern ,frontier allies    
toward the #a4e percent of gross        
domestic product commitment are         
materially improving ,north ,atlantic   
,treaty ,organization infrastructure    
requirements2 and  7#c7 any             
recommendations of the ,comptroller     
,general to improve the prioritization  
of ,united ,states security assistance  
and security cooperation for ,eastern   
,frontier allies4  7c7 ,form ,the review
 required by subsection 7a7 shall be    
submitted in unclassified form1 and may 
contain a classified annex4  #e4        
,authorization for security assistance  
and security cooperation prioritization 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,defense is authorized to prioritize    
security assistance in the ,european    
,deterrence ,initiative1 and in         
programming security cooperation        
activities under chapter #af of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for ,eastern
 ,frontier allies4  7b7 ,annual briefing

 ,not later than #cj days after the date
 of the submission of the ,president's  
budget under section #aaje of title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code1 for each of     
fiscal years #bjbh through #bjcb1 the   
,secretary of ,defense shall provide to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a briefing on the manner in which the  
budget request implements subsection    
7a74  #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3   
7#a7 ,the term appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services1 ,foreign ,affairs1
 and ,appropriations of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committees on ,armed ,services1        
,foreign ,relations1 and ,appropriations
 of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,the term        
,eastern ,frontier ally means each of   
the following member states of the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization3 
7,a7 ,the ,republic of ,estonia4  7,b7  
,the ,republic of ,latvia4  7,c7 ,the   
,republic of ,lithuania4  7,d7 ,the     
,republic of ,poland4  7,e7 ,the ,czech 

,republic4  7,f7 ,the ,slovak ,republic4
  7,g7 ,hungary4  7,h7 ,romania4  7,i7  
,the ,republic of ,bulgaria4  7,j7 ,the 
,republic of ,finland4  7,k7 ,the       
,kingdom of ,sweden4  7,l7 ,the ,kingdom
 of ,norway4