Proposal:Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 117th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 677
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	117
Status	Archived — 117th Congress concluded
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress on the contributions of allies to the common defense.

Specifically, DOD must report on (1) the defense spending and military activities of certain countries with cooperative defense agreements with the United States, (2) whether a country places limits on the use of funds contributed to the common defense, and (3) any U.S. actions to minimize such limitations.

The report shall cover each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state, each Gulf Cooperation Council member state, each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), and other specified countries.

Bill Title

Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2021-03-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• 2021-03-10: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.