,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,paul7 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 ,allied  
,burden ,sharing ,report ,act4  #b4     
,annual 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 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    
subsection 7c77#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  7c7  ,annual report 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 and  7,d7 any actions    
undertaken by the ,united ,states or by 
other countries to minimize such        
limitations4  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      
member country 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  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