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7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
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,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to /r5g!n
 /rategic def5se coop]ation betwe5 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ,,nato allies on !      
,ea/]n ,flank1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ea/]n ,flank ,/rategic ,p>tn]%ip ,act (
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foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! frontl9e ,nor?    
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 allies ( ,bulg>ia1 ,e/onia1 ,f9l&1     
,hung>y1 ,latvia1 ,li?uania1 ,pol&1     
,romania1 & ,slovakia play a critical   
role 9 regional & transatlantic         
security4  7#b7 ,^? ,,nato allies h     
demon/rat$ consi/5t commitm5ts to ,,nato
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aggression4  7#c7 ,^? ,,nato allies are 

on ! front l9e ( det]r+ & def5d+ aga9/  
?reats f ,russia & ,bel>us1 & require   
cont9u$ ,unit$ ,/ates coord9ation1      
def5se coop]ation1 & security assi/ance4
  7#d7 ,ukra9e is on ! front l9e (      
,unit$ ,/ates & ,,nato security1 fight+ 
to def5d itself aga9/ ,russian          
aggression t c\ld also be turn$ ^u ^?   
same ,,nato allies4  7#e7 ,! ,unit$     
,/ates possesses exi/+ au?orities &     
tools1 includ+ assi/ance "u ! ,=eign    
,milit>y ,f9anc+ program "u section #bc 
( ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc71 assi/ance "u section  
#ccc ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
transf] ( excess def5se articles "u     
section #eaf ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j71 & ! ,w>
 ,res]ve ,/ocks = ,allies program       
adm9i/]$ "u section #ead ( ! ,=eign     
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcba;h71 t c be us$ to enhance         
resili5ce1 logi/ics1 & int]op]ability ) 
^? ,,nato allies4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate             

congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,ea/]n ,flank /rategic    
def5se p>tn] ,! t]m ,ea/]n ,flank       
/rategic def5se p>tn]-- 7,a7 means a    
,,nato memb] /ate t-- 7i7 %>es a bord]  
)1 or is 9 direct geographic proximity  
to1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ! ,republic ( 
,bel>us1 or ,ukra9e1 & plays a role 9 ! 
def5se ( ,,nato's ,ea/]n ,flank due to  
its geographic proximity to ^? c\ntries2
  7ii7 has committ$ to allocat+ #e p]c5t
 ( its gross dome/ic product annually to
 def5se by #bjce1 includ+ at lea/ #c4e  
p]c5t = meet+ core def5se requirem5ts & 
,,nato capability t>gets & #a4e p]c5t = 
o!r def5se- & security-relat$ inve/m5ts2
  7iii7 ho/s or supports ! =w>d         
deploym5t ( ,,nato milit>y =ces1 includ+
 rotational deploym5ts2 &  7iv7 faces   
p]si/5t ?reats f ho/ile /ate actors2 &  
7,b7 includes ,bulg>ia1 ,e/onia1 ,f9l&1 

,hung>y1 ,latvia1 ,li?uania1 ,pol&1     
,romania1 & ,slovakia4  #d4 ,policy &   
priority = /rategic def5se coop]ation   
7a7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to recognize !    
critical role ( ,ea/]n ,flank /rategic  
def5se p>tn]s 9 def5d+ ,,nato's ,ea/]n  
,flank1 det]r+ aggression f ho/ile /ate 
actors1 & advanc+ transatlantic         
security2  7#b7 to prioritize coop]ation
 ) ,ea/]n ,flank /rategic def5se p>tn]s 
9 ! implem5tation ( def5se coop]ation   
au?orities2  7#c7 to treat ,ea/]n ,flank
 /rategic def5se p>tn]s z priority      
recipi5ts ( security assi/ance "u       
security assi/ance au?orities2 &  7#d7  
to support ,ukra9e1 includ+ ) ! security
 assi/ance necess>y to det] ,russian    
aggression aga9/ allies along ,,nato's  
,ea/]n ,flank4  7b7 ,priority ,!        
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se %all1 z appropriate & consi/5t )
 law1 give priority to ,ea/]n ,flank    
/rategic def5se p>tn]s = ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,assi/ance "u ! ,=eign ,milit>y ,f9anc+ 

program "u section #bc ( ! ,arms ,export
 ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc74   
7#b7 ,assi/ance "u section #ccc ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+ to     
au?ority to build ! capacity ( =eign    
security =ces74  7#c7 ,transf] ( excess 
def5se articles "u section #eaf ( !     
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j74  7#d7 ,p>ticipation 
9 bilat]al & multilat]al milit>y        
ex]cises1 int]op]ability tra9+1         
logi/ics1 & =w>d mobility plann+4  7c7  
,implem5tation ,! policy e/abli%$ by    
subsection 7a7 & ! priority e/abli%$ by 
subsection 7b7 %all be implem5t$ to     
re9=ce bilat]al def5se coop]ation       
arrangem5ts1 includ+ def5se coop]ation  
agreem5ts1 /atus ( =ces agreem5ts1 & o!r
 bilat]al or multilat]al agreem5ts4  #e4
 ,/ockpil+ & pre-position+ ( def5se     
articles ,consi/5t ) op]ational         
requirem5ts & 9 consultation ) ,,nato   
allies1 & ) ! goal ( increas+ regional  
det]r5ce & r$uc+ /rategic response "t1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all-- 7#a7        

prioritize ,ea/]n ,flank /rategic def5se
 p>tn]s "u ! ,w> ,res]ve ,/ocks =       
,allies program adm9i/]$ "u section #ead
 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;h72 &  7#b7 consid]    
exp&+ /ockpiles "u su* program 9        
additional ,ea/]n ,flank /rategic def5se
 p>tn] c\ntries1 z appropriate4  #f4    
,congressional brief+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9          
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all 
brief ! appropriate congressional       
committees on ! implem5tation ( sections
 #c & #d1 includ+ timel9es1 goals1 &    
coop]ative me*anisms4