S.Amdt. 6012
What it does: Adds SEC. 1262. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE at the end of subtitle E of title XII
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1262. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE at the end of subtitle E of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(4) North Africa.
Inserted: SEC. 1262. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE.
Inserted: (a) Finding.--Congress finds that section 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 63 Stat. 2241)--
Inserted: (1) expresses the sense of Congress that, due to threats that are ever-changing, 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 (c)(2) for threats; and
Inserted: (2) requires the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report on the contributions of allies to the common defense.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
Inserted: (1) the threats facing the United States--
Inserted: (A) extend beyond the global war on terror; and
Inserted: (B) include near-peer threats; and
Inserted: (2) the President should seek from each country described in subsection (c)(2) 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 party.
Inserted: (c) Reports on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than March 1 each year, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, as the Secretary determines to be necessary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing a description of--
Inserted: (A) the annual defense spending by each country described in paragraph (2), 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 submitted;
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Inserted: (B) 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 party;
Inserted: (C) any limitations placed by any such country on the use of such contributions; and
Inserted: (D) any actions undertaken by the United States or by other countries to minimize such limitations.
Inserted: (2) Countries described.--The countries described in this paragraph are the following:
Inserted: (A) Each member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Inserted: (B) Each member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Inserted: (C) Each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), done at Rio de Janeiro September 2, 1947, and entered into force December 3, 1948 (TIAS 1838).
Inserted: (D) Australia.
Inserted: (E) Japan.
Inserted: (F) New Zealand.
Inserted: (G) The Philippines.
Inserted: (H) South Korea.
Inserted: (I) Thailand.
Inserted: (3) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
Inserted: (4) Availability.--A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be made available on request to any Member of Congress.
Inserted: (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--
Inserted: (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
Inserted: (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 6012. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1262. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that section 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 63 Stat. 2241)--
(1) expresses the sense of Congress that, due to threats that are ever-changing, 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 (c)(2) for threats; and
(2) requires the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report on the contributions of allies to the common defense.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the threats facing the United States--
(A) extend beyond the global war on terror; and
(B) include near-peer threats; and
(2) the President should seek from each country described in subsection (c)(2) 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 party.
(c) Reports on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1 each year, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, as the Secretary determines to be necessary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing a description of--
(A) the annual defense spending by each country described in paragraph (2), 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 submitted;
(B) 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 party;
(C) any limitations placed by any such country on the use of such contributions; and
(D) any actions undertaken by the United States or by other countries to minimize such limitations.
(2) Countries described.--The countries described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Each member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(B) Each member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
(C) Each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), done at Rio de Janeiro September 2, 1947, and entered into force December 3, 1948 (TIAS 1838).
(D) Australia.
(E) Japan.
(F) New Zealand.
(G) The Philippines.
(H) South Korea.
(I) Thailand.
(3) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
(4) Availability.--A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be made available on request to any Member of Congress.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 28, 2022