S.Amdt. 2504

1. Adds SEC. 1237. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE at the end of subtitle C of title XII

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   (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: SEC. 1237. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on allied contributions to the common defense.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (1) A comparison of the fair and equitable shares of the mutual defense burdens of alliances with NATO member nations and other allied nations that should be borne by the United States, by other member nations of NATO, and by other allied nations, based upon economic strength and other relevant factors, and the actual defense efforts of each nation together with an explanation of disparities that currently exist and their impact on mutual defense efforts.

   Inserted: (2) A description of efforts by the United States and the efforts of other members of the alliances to eliminate any existing disparities.

   Inserted: (3) Projected estimates of the real growth in defense spending for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted for each NATO member nation and other allied nations.

   Inserted: (4) A description of the defense-related initiatives undertaken by each NATO member nation and other allied nations within the real growth in defense spending of such nation in the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.

   Inserted: (5) An explanation of those instances in which the commitments to real growth in defense spending have not been realized and a description of efforts being made by the United States to ensure fulfillment of these important NATO and other alliance commitments.

   Inserted: (6) A description of the activities of each NATO member and other allied nations to enhance the security an stability of the Southwest Asia region and to assume additional missions for their own defense as the United States allocates additional resources to the mission of protecting Western interests in world areas not covered by existing alliances.

   Inserted: (7) A description of what additional actions the President plans to take should the efforts by the United States referred to in paragraphs (2) and (5) fail, and, in those instances where such additional actions do not include consideration of the repositioning of the United States Armed Forces, a detailed explanation as to why such repositioning is not being so considered.

   Inserted: (8) A description of the United States military forces assigned to permanent duty ashore in European member nations of NATO and an analysis of the cost of providing and maintaining such forces in such assignment primarily for support of NATO roles and missions.

   Inserted: (9) A description of the United States military forces assigned to permanent duty ashore in European member nations of NATO primarily in support of other United States interests in other regions of the world and an analysis of the cost of providing and maintaining such forces in such assignment primarily for that purpose.

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   Inserted: (10) A specific enumeration and description of the offsets to United States costs of providing and maintaining United States military forces in Europe that the United States received from other NATO member nations in the fiscal year covered by the report, set out by country and by type of assistance, including both in-kind assistance and direct cash reimbursement, and the projected offsets for the five fiscal years following the fiscal year covered by the report.

   Inserted: (c) Form.--The report required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex as necessary.

   Inserted: (d) Other Allied Nations Defined.--In this section, the term "other allied nations" means the member nations of--

   Inserted: (1) the Australia, New Zealand, and United States Security Treaty;

   Inserted: (2) the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan;

   Inserted: (3) the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea; and

   Inserted: (4) the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

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   At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

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