I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4694 To require a review of United States-Turkey relations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 16, 2019 Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. STANTON, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require a review of United States-Turkey relations, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘United States-Turkey 4 Relations Review Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4694.IH H4694 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4694 IH (1) The Republic of Turkey has been a long- 1 standing ally of the United States, not only bilat- 2 erally, but also through the NATO alliance. 3 (2) The United States is concerned with the in- 4 creasing cooperation between Recep Erdogan, the 5 President of Turkey, and Vladimir Putin, the Presi- 6 dent of the Russian Federation. 7 (3) The United States remains concerned with 8 patterns of antidemocratic behavior espoused by the 9 Government of Turkey under the leadership of 10 President Erdogan. 11 (4) The United States is concerned with the 12 Government of Turkey’s decision to acquire the S– 13 400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia. 14 (5) The United States is concerned with Presi- 15 dent Erdogan’s order on October 9, 2019, to send 16 forces into northeastern Syria to attack the Syrian 17 Democratic Forces, America’s partners in combating 18 ISIS. 19 (6) The United States is gravely concerned 20 that, in the event of regional upheaval, American 21 forces cannot guarantee the safety of strategic as- 22 sets. 23 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 24 It shall be the policy of the United States to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4694.IH H4694 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 4694 IH (1) promote democratic reforms to counter the 1 deteriorating political situation in Turkey; and 2 (2) encourage NATO member states to protect 3 democratic values, civil rights, and human rights not 4 only globally, but internally and amongst themselves. 5 SEC. 4. REVIEW OF UNITED STATES-TURKEY RELATIONS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi- 7 nation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Na- 8 tional Intelligence, and the Secretary of Energy, shall— 9 (1) work with NATO member states to assess 10 and address the Republic of Turkey’s aptitude and 11 willingness to fulfill its duties and obligations to the 12 NATO alliance; 13 (2) review America’s bilateral relationship with 14 Turkey; and 15 (3) conduct an assessment of American force 16 posture in the Republic of Turkey, as well as the 17 surrounding region, to protect American service 18 members and critical technology. 19 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 22 of State, in coordination with the Secretary of De- 23 fense, Director of National Intelligence, and the Sec- 24 retary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4694.IH H4694 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 4694 IH congressional committees a report, based on the ac- 1 tions carried out under subsection (a), detailing the 2 following: 3 (A) A diplomatic assessment of relocating 4 American military personnel and assets from 5 Turkey. 6 (B) The security of United States and 7 NATO assets based at Incirlik Air Base, 8 Adana, Turkey. 9 (C) The current capability to host United 10 States military assets, as well as current United 11 States basing rights and required upgrades to 12 infrastructure at the following bases: 13 (i) RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. 14 (ii) Romanian Air Force Base 71st 15 Air Base, Caˆmpia Turzii, Romania. 16 (iii) Air fields located in Larissa, 17 Greece. 18 (iv) Bezmer Air Base, Yambol, Bul- 19 garia. 20 (v) Vaziani Military Base, Gamarj- 21 veba, Georgia. 22 (vi) Aviano Air Base, Aviano, Italy. 23 (vii) Naval Air Station Sigonella, 24 Lentini, Italy. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4694.IH H4694 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 4694 IH (D) The feasibility and strategic advan- 1 tages of expanding cooperation with each of the 2 bases specified in subparagraph (C). 3 (E) The feasibility and strategic advan- 4 tages of reallocating United States and NATO 5 assets from Turkey to each of such bases. 6 (F) A cost assessment of relocating United 7 States and NATO assets to each of such bases. 8 (2) FORM.—The report required under para- 9 graph (1) may be submitted in classified form. If 10 such report is so submitted, such report shall include 11 an unclassified summary. 12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- 13 priate congressional committee’’ means— 14 (1) in the House of Representatives— 15 (A) the Committee on Armed Services; 16 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 17 Committee; and 18 (C) the Permanent Select Committee on 19 Intelligence; and 20 (2) in the Senate— 21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services; 22 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4694.IH H4694 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 4694 IH (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence. 1 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:52 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4694.IH H4694 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS