Sec. 1237. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH RESPECT TO WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES

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## SEC. 1237 REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH RESPECT TO WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on security cooperation with respect to Western Balkan countries. ###

(b)Matters to Be Included The report required under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)An assessment of security cooperation between each Western Balkan country and the Russian Federation, including the following: #####

(A)A list of Russian weapons systems and other military hardware and technology valued at $1,000,000 or more that have been provided to or purchased by each Western Balkan country since 2012. #####

(B)A description of the participation of each Western Balkan country’s security forces in training or exercises with the Russian Federation since 2012. #####

(C)A description of any security cooperation agreements each Western Balkan country has entered into with the Russian Federation. #####

(D)An assessment of intelligence cooperation between each Western Balkan country and the Russian Federation. #####

(E)An assessment of how security cooperation between each Western Balkan country and the Russian Federation affects the security interests of the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Western Balkan country, and each NATO member state that borders the Western Balkan country. ####

(2)An assessment of security cooperation between each Western Balkan country and the United States, including the following: #####

(A)A list of United States weapons systems and other military hardware and technology valued at $1,000,000 or more that have been provided to or purchased by each Western Balkan country since 2012. #####

(B)A description of the participation of each Western Balkan country’s security forces in training or exercises with the United States since 2012. #####

(C)A description of any security cooperation agreements each Western Balkan country has entered into with the United States. #####

(D)An assessment of intelligence cooperation between each Western Balkan country and the United States. ####

(3)An assessment of security cooperation between each Western Balkan country and NATO. ####

(4)A description of each Western Balkan country’s participation and activities in NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, if applicable. ###

(c)Form The report required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(d)Definition The term “Western Balkan countries” means— ####

(1)Serbia; ####

(2)Bosnia and Herzegovina; ####

(3)Kosovo; and ####

(4)Macedonia.