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H.R. 3202House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Strengthening Support of NATO Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act

Sponsored by Anthony G. BrownRep. Anthony G. Brown (D-MD)
Introduced June 11, 2019

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The Strengthening Support of NATO Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act directs the U.S. Secretary of Defense, together with the Secretary of State, to prepare a report on how NATO members' investments in dual‑use infrastructure contribute to military mobility and deterrence in Europe. The report must be delivered to the relevant congressional defense and foreign affairs committees by June 1, 2020, and it will help the United States evaluate where it can assist or prioritize such projects.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State must submit the report to the defense and foreign‑affairs committees by June 1, 2020.
  • The report must detail the value of NATO members’ dual‑use infrastructure investments for collective deterrence and meeting NATO’s 2018 military‑mobility goals.
  • It must assess proposed dual‑use projects and identify which ones the United States could support, including a recommended prioritization.
  • The report is to be unclassified, though it may include a classified annex, and defines “dual‑use infrastructure projects” as those identified by the EU’s Action Plan on Military Mobility to improve the trans‑European transport network for military use.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.

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June 27, 2019

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June 11, 2019

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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June 11, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.

Europe Subcommittee

June 27, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 11, 2019

I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3202

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2019

Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Ms. Spanberger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To require a report on the value of investments in dual use infrastructure projects by the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to improve military mobility and interoperability across Europe.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Support of NATO Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act.

2.

Report on value of investments in dual use infrastructure projects by NATO member states

(a)

In general

Not later than June 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the value of investments in dual use infrastructure projects by the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to improve military mobility and interoperability across Europe.

(b)

Elements

The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

The value to collective deterrence provided by investments in dual use infrastructure projects by the member states of NATO in order to meet the military mobility goals set out at the 2018 NATO Summit in Brussels.

(2)

An assessment of proposed dual use infrastructure projects for NATO.

(3)

An assessment of proposed dual use infrastructure projects with respect to which the United States can provide support, including a recommended prioritization of such projects.

(c)

Form

The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(d)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Dual use infrastructure projects

The term dual use infrastructure projects means those projects identified by the European Commission Action Plan on Military Mobility as necessary to improve the trans-European transport network (TEN–T) to meet the military requirements for military mobility within and beyond the European Union.

(2)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term appropriate congressional committees means—

(A)

the congressional defense committees (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code); and

(B)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.