Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO’s eastern flank

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States remains steadfast in its ironclad commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the foundation of transatlantic security and to upholding its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including its commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of the Treaty; (2) at this time, United States forces stationed in and deployed to NATO’s eastern flank remain critical to conventional deterrence and defense on the European continent; and (3) NATO allies should strengthen the alliance by contributing further to the costs associated with the alliance’s force posture on NATO’s eastern flank, including United States forces stationed in and deployed to other allied countries, not solely within their own national borders, using the authorities of section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b). (b) Amendments Section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting another country or before a regional organization; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting before the colon at the end the following:, to be allocated as the country or regional organization making the contribution may specify; (B) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the period the following: in the host nation or another country; (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the period the following: in the host nation or another country; (D) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the period the following: in the host nation or another country; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (4) Sustainment of United States armed forces in a deployed, rotational, or permanent change of station status in a NATO country.; (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Limitation on availability of contributions for costs of military construction projects The authority to provide for the payment of military construction projects of the Department of Defense under subsection (c)(2) may be exercised only with respect to contributions accepted under subsection (a) on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection.; and (5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) (as so amended), by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: (E) The amount of such burden sharing contributions expended, by eligible category, including compensation for— (i) local national employees; (ii) military construction projects; (iii) supplies and services of the Department of Defense; and (iv) sustainment of United States armed forces in a deployed, rotational, or permanent change of station status in a NATO country.. (c) Definition In this section, the term sustainment of United States armed forces — (1) means the provision of the reasonable and proper costs of United States armed forces in a deployed, rotational, or permanent change of station status in a NATO country, for fuel, transportation, force protection including cyber protection, training ammunition, utilities, medical and maintenance services, including that which is required to keep infrastructure, pre-positioned stocks, and equipment in good working order; and (2) does not include pay, allowances, and other normal benefits to which the United States forces are entitled.

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States remains steadfast in its ironclad commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the foundation of transatlantic security and to upholding its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including its commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of the Treaty; (2) at this time, United States forces stationed in and deployed to NATO’s eastern flank remain critical to conventional deterrence and defense on the European continent; and (3) NATO allies should strengthen the alliance by contributing further to the costs associated with the alliance’s force posture on NATO’s eastern flank, including United States forces stationed in and deployed to other allied countries, not solely within their own national borders, using the authorities of section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b). (b) Amendments Section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting another country or before a regional organization; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting before the colon at the end the following:, to be allocated as the country or regional organization making the contribution may specify; (B) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the period the following: in the host nation or another country; (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the period the following: in the host nation or another country; (D) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the period the following: in the host nation or another country; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (4) Sustainment of United States armed forces in a deployed, rotational, or permanent change of station status in a NATO country.; (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Limitation on availability of contributions for costs of military construction projects The authority to provide for the payment of military construction projects of the Department of Defense under subsection (c)(2) may be exercised only with respect to contributions accepted under subsection (a) on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection.; and (5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) (as so amended), by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: (E) The amount of such burden sharing contributions expended, by eligible category, including compensation for— (i) local national employees; (ii) military construction projects; (iii) supplies and services of the Department of Defense; and (iv) sustainment of United States armed forces in a deployed, rotational, or permanent change of station status in a NATO country.. (c) Definition In this section, the term sustainment of United States armed forces — (1) means the provision of the reasonable and proper costs of United States armed forces in a deployed, rotational, or permanent change of station status in a NATO country, for fuel, transportation, force protection including cyber protection, training ammunition, utilities, medical and maintenance services, including that which is required to keep infrastructure, pre-positioned stocks, and equipment in good working order; and (2) does not include pay, allowances, and other normal benefits to which the United States forces are entitled.