Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) Eastern Flank strategic defense partner The term Eastern Flank strategic defense partner — (A) means a NATO member state that— (i) shares a border with, or is in direct geographic proximity to, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or Ukraine, and plays a role in the defense of NATO’s Eastern Flank due to its geographic proximity to those countries; (ii) has committed to allocating 5 percent of its gross domestic product annually to defense by 2035, including at least 3.5 percent for meeting core defense requirements and NATO capability targets and 1.5 percent for other defense- and security-related investments; (iii) hosts or supports the forward deployment of NATO military forces, including rotational deployments; and (iv) faces persistent threats from hostile state actors; and (B) includes Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.