Report and strategy

(a) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report, which may include a classified annex, examining— (A) the extent of Russian political, economic, energy, and security influence in Serbia; (B) the extent of investment, infrastructure, and political and security-sector ties between Serbia and the People’s Republic of China, including any implications for NATO and European Union interests in the Western Balkans; and (C) the extent to which Serbia’s close economic, political, and other ties with the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China risk United States interests, including when pursuing bilateral cooperation in the fields of defense, telecommunications, and national security. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a detailed strategy that— (A) outlines specific objectives for bilateral engagement that reflect the current domestic political environment in Serbia including an assessment of how the U.S.-Serbia Strategic Dialogue will further these objectives; (B) assesses the tools, resources, and foreign assistance funding available to support independent media, civil society, and judicial reform in Serbia; (C) assesses whether the Government of Serbia has taken credible steps to investigate the Novi Sad disaster and allegations of excessive force against protesters; (D) assesses the extent to which the Government of Serbia’s foreign and security policy remains aligned, or has diverged, from that of NATO and the European Union, including through its ties to Russia and China; (E) includes bilateral consultations on issues of corruption, public procurement, and rule of law including in the context of EXPO 2027; and (F) includes a path forward for the United States to support continued progress in the European Union-led dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo in accordance with section 8340 of the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act (22 U.S.C. 10709). (2) Form The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, with a classified annex as necessary.