,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,boozman1
 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4      
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,welch1
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4   
,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4
 ,booker7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,state1 in coordination with the       
,secretary of ,defense1 to submit a     
report on emerging threats posed to     
,estonia1 ,latvia1 and ,lithuania1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,baltic  
,security ,assessment ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 supporting and
 strengthening the security of ,estonia1
 ,latvia1 and ,lithuania 7referred to in

 this section as the ,baltic countries7 
is in the national security interests of
 the ,united ,states2  7#b7 continuing  
to strengthen and update the security   
cooperation roadmap for the ,united     
,states and the ,baltic countries is    
critical to achieving strategic security
 priorities as the ,baltic countries    
face ongoing belligerence and threats   
from the ,russian ,federation1 including
 amid the ,russian ,federation's illegal
 and unprovoked war in ,ukraine that    
began on ,february #bd1 #bjbb2  7#c7 the
 ,baltic countries have been valued     
members of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization 7,,nato7 and continue to  
contribute to ,,nato's collective       
security and partnership2 and  7#d7     
improved economic ties between the      
,united ,states and the ,baltic         
countries1 including to counter economic
 pressure by the ,people's ,republic of 
,china1 offer an opportunity to         
strengthen the ,united ,states-,baltic  
strategic partnership4  #c4 ,report on  

emerging threats to the ,baltic         
countries  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in coordination with the     
,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
a report on-- 7#a7 emerging military1   
cyber1 hybrid1 and political threats to 
the ,baltic countries2  7#b7 the roles  
of the ,russian ,federation1 the        
,republic of ,belarus1 the ,people's    
,republic of ,china1 the ,islamic       
,republic of ,iran1 and other malign    
actors in advancing such threats2  7#c7 
the current posture and presence of     
,united ,states and ,,nato forces in the
 ,baltic region for the purpose of      
deterring such threats2  7#d7           
recommendations for strengthening the   
deterrence posture1 cybersecurity       
infrastructure1 and democratic          
resilience of the ,baltic countries2 and
  7#e7 opportunities to enhance         
bilateral and multilateral defense      

cooperation between the ,united ,states 
and the ,baltic countries1 including    
through the ,baltic ,security           
,initiative established under section   
#abdg of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbf 7,public ,law #aai-fj74  7b7 ,form
 ,the report required by subsection 7a7 
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex4  7c7
 ,appropriate committees of ,congress   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4