Reports on Arctic and High North defense integration

(a) United States defense integration with Canada and Nordic allies in the Arctic and High North (1) 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, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on United States defense integration with Canada and Nordic allies in the Arctic and High North. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the current United States defense cooperation and force presence across the Arctic and High North region. (B) An assessment of current efforts to work with Canada and Nordic allies to meet shared security interests, including in— (i) integrated air and missile defense; (ii) training, exercises, and operations; (iii) maritime domain awareness; (iv) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; (v) logistics, pre-positioning, and sustainment; and (vi) space and cyber defense cooperation. (C) An assessment of current infrastructure, access, and basing arrangements, and any recommendation with respect to modifications that would better enable Arctic and High North operations. (D) An identification of any gaps in existing United States bilateral defense agreements with Canada and Nordic allies that may limit effective defense integration. (E) Recommendations for strengthening coordination within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization relevant to the Arctic and High North. (F) An identification of any additional resources or authorities that would enable deeper integration to meet shared security objectives. (3) Form The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (b) United States-Denmark defense cooperation regarding Greenland (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of defense coordination and cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark with respect to Greenland. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of current United States military activities, posture, and access in Greenland. (B) A description of ongoing and planned activities with the Kingdom of Denmark related to air, missile, maritime, space, and domain awareness missions in and around Greenland. (C) An assessment of any recommended infrastructure resilience investments in Greenland to enhance United States and allied operations. (D) Recommendations for strengthening United States-Denmark defense cooperation in Greenland consistent with allied unity and High North security objectives. (3) Form The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) High North The term High North means the territories of Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States located throughout the Arctic region within the Arctic Circle. (2) Nordic allies The term Nordic allies means— (A) the Kingdom of Denmark, including the territory of Greenland; (B) Finland; (C) Iceland; (D) Norway; and (E) Sweden.