Strengthening Support of NATO Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3202 To require a report on the value of investments in dual use infrastructure projects by the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to improve military mobility and interoperability across Europe. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 11, 2019 Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require a report on the value of investments in dual use infrastructure projects by the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to improve military mobility and interoperability across Europe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Support 4 of NATO Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3202.IH H3202 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3202 IH SEC. 2. REPORT ON VALUE OF INVESTMENTS IN DUAL USE 1 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY NATO MEM- 2 BER STATES. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2020, the 4 Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Secretary of State, 5 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 6 a report on the value of investments in dual use infrastruc- 7 ture projects by the member states of the North Atlantic 8 Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to improve military 9 mobility and interoperability across Europe. 10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 11 (a) shall include the following: 12 (1) The value to collective deterrence provided 13 by investments in dual use infrastructure projects by 14 the member states of NATO in order to meet the 15 military mobility goals set out at the 2018 NATO 16 Summit in Brussels. 17 (2) An assessment of proposed dual use infra- 18 structure projects for NATO. 19 (3) An assessment of proposed dual use infra- 20 structure projects with respect to which the United 21 States can provide support, including a rec- 22 ommended prioritization of such projects. 23 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 24 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 25 a classified annex. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:40 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3202.IH H3202 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3202 IH (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 1 (1) DUAL USE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 2 The term ‘‘dual use infrastructure projects’’ means 3 those projects identified by the European Commis- 4 sion Action Plan on Military Mobility as necessary 5 to improve the trans-European transport network 6 (TEN–T) to meet the military requirements for mili- 7 tary mobility within and beyond the European 8 Union. 9 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 10 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 11 mittees’’ means— 12 (A) the congressional defense committees 13 (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(16) 14 of title 10, United States Code); and 15 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 16 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af- 17 fairs of the House of Representatives. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3202.IH H3202 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS