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119-hr-9366119th Congress

Eastern Frontier Defense Infrastructure Readiness Act

Sponsored By: Representative Self, Keith [R-TX-3]

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Summary

This bill would push to _align Eastern Frontier allies' infrastructure with NATO requirements_ to strengthen deterrence against the Russian Federation. It creates rules for reporting, oversight, and U.S. prioritization to find and fix gaps in transport, energy, communications, finance, civil preparedness, and defense industrial base infrastructure.

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  • Eastern Frontier allies such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, and Norway would be assessed on progress integrating national infrastructure with NATO needs across multiple sectors.
  • The Department of Defense, working with the State Department and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, would have to produce a detailed report within 180 days assessing shortfalls, the credibility of each ally’s plan to meet a 1.5% of GDP infrastructure commitment, and Russian activities targeting that infrastructure. An independent Comptroller General review must follow within 180 days of that report.
  • The Secretary of Defense could prioritize security assistance through the European Deterrence Initiative and other programs and must brief Congress annually for fiscal years 2028-2032 on how the budget request implements that prioritization.

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Assess Eastern Frontier infrastructure readiness

If enacted, the Secretary of Defense, working with the Secretary of State and NATO's SACEUR, would send Congress a public report within 180 days after enactment. The report would check each listed Eastern Frontier ally on transport, energy, communications and cyber, financial systems, civil preparedness, and defense industrial base infrastructure. It would assess allies' plans to reach the 1.5% of GDP infrastructure-related target, list major shortfalls and Russian activity targeting infrastructure, and give options for U.S. security cooperation and cost-sharing with NATO or the EU. The Comptroller General would then do an independent review within 180 days after that report and judge the report's methods and whether counted ally spending materially improves NATO infrastructure. The bill would also name the specific allies covered and the congressional committees that must get the reports.

Priority security aid for Eastern allies

If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would be allowed to give priority to security assistance for the bill's named Eastern Frontier allies. This prioritization would apply to funds and programs in the European Deterrence Initiative and to U.S. security cooperation programming under chapter 16 of title 10. The Secretary would have to brief Congress each year for fiscal years 2028 through 2032, within 30 days after the President's budget, explaining how the budget request carries out that prioritization.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Self, Keith [R-TX-3]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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