H.R. 2047 · 116th Congress

Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mark Green
Introduced
2019-04-03
Latest action
2019-04-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.

Summary

Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress on (1) the defense spending and military activities of certain countries with cooperative defense agreements with the United States, (2) whether a country places limits on the use of funds contributed to the common defense, and (3) any U.S. actions to minimize such limitations.

The report shall cover each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state, each Gulf Cooperation Council member state, each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), and other specified countries.