Enhanced cooperation in North Atlantic and Arctic regions

(a) Assignment of permanent liaison officer of the Kingdom of Denmark to United States Northern Command The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall formally invite the Kingdom of Denmark to designate and assign a permanent defense liaison officer to the headquarters of the United States Northern Command. (b) Responsibilities The responsibilities of a liaison officer of the Kingdom of Denmark assigned to the United States Northern Command under this section shall include— (1) facilitating daily coordination and information sharing between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States Northern Command on security matters relating to the Arctic and North Atlantic regions; and (2) supporting planning, exercises, and operational integration relating to homeland defense and Arctic domain awareness. (c) Status and protections Such a liaison officer shall be afforded the privileges and immunities customary for foreign liaison officers assigned to a United States combatant command, subject to all applicable United States laws and Department of Defense regulations. (d) Oversight Not later than 60 days after the date on which a liaison officer is assigned under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification that— (1) describes the role and responsibilities of the liaison officer and the anticipated contributions of the liaison officer to United States and allied defense cooperation; and (2) includes a strategy to increase the integration of the liaison officer into command policy discussions and operational planning, as appropriate. (e) Notification Not later than 30 days before entering into an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the proposed agreement. (f) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.