Report on Eastern Frontier infrastructure readiness

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress of each Eastern Frontier ally in integrating its national infrastructure with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) infrastructure requirements. (b) Contents The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) For each Eastern Frontier ally, an assessment of such ally’s progress, as of the date of the report, in meeting NATO infrastructure requirements, including— (A) transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, rail, ports, inland waterways, and airfields, with particular attention to military-mobility corridors and dual-use capacity; (B) energy infrastructure, including pipelines, refineries, electricity generation and transmission, fuel storage, and grid interconnections; (C) communications and digital infrastructure, including telecommunications networks, undersea cables, satellite ground stations, and cybersecurity of national networks; (D) financial systems infrastructure, including the resilience and continuity of payment, clearing, and settlement systems necessary to sustain mobilization, host-nation support, and Alliance operations; (E) civil preparedness and resilience, including water, medical, and emergency-services infrastructure; and (F) defense industrial base infrastructure, including munitions production, maintenance and overhaul capacity, and storage. (2) An assessment of the ally’s progress toward, and the credibility of its plan to reach, the 1.5 percent of gross domestic product commitment described in section 2(a)(2), including a description of the categories of expenditure being counted toward that commitment and whether such expenditure is materially improving infrastructure relevant to Alliance defense plans. (3) An identification of the most consequential infrastructure shortfalls, including any shortfall that would, in the event of conflict with the Russian Federation— (A) impede the timely reinforcement of the ally by United States forces or by other allied forces; (B) impede the sustainment of combat operations in the ally’s territory; or (C) create a single point of failure exploitable by the Russian Federation, including through cyber or sabotage operations. (4) Recommendations to address the shortfalls identified under paragraph (3), including— (A) recommended adjustments to United States security cooperation programs under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code; (B) recommended prioritization within the European Deterrence Initiative; (C) recommended use of authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, in coordination with the Secretary of State; (D) opportunities for cost-sharing with the ally, with the Alliance through the NATO Security Investment Program, or with the European Union; and (E) any legislative recommendations the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. (5) A description of Russian Federation activities, including cyber operations, sabotage, and hybrid operations, targeting the infrastructure described in paragraph (1). (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, and may contain a classified annex.