Sec. 1274. Report on impact of any significant reduction in United States troop levels or materiel in Europe on NATO’s ability to credibly address external threats to any NATO member State
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It is the sense of Congress that— in order to demonstrate United States commitment to North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)allies, especially those NATO allies under pressure on the Eastern flank of the Alliance, and to enhance the United States deterrent presence and resolve to countering threats to NATO’s collective security, United States Armed Forces stationed and deployed in Europe should be increased in number and combat power; and the current and foreseeable security environment , as referenced in paragraph 12 of Section IV on Political-Military Matters of the Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation (NATO-Russia Founding Act), has changed significantly since the signing of such Act in 1997 and thus such Act should not be read, interpreted, or implemented so as to constrain or in any way limit additional permanent stationing of substantial combat forces anywhere on the territory of any NATO member State in furtherance of NATO’s core mission of collective defense and other missions. In order to ensure that the United States contribution to NATO’s core mission of collective defense remains robust and ready to meet any future challenges, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the impact of any significant reduction in United States troop levels or materiel in Europe on NATO’s ability to credibly deter, resist, and, if necessary, repel external threats to any NATO member State. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the date on which any significant reduction described in paragraph
(1)is scheduled to take place. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.