House Bill 1743
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 10, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1743
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 10, 2021
03/10/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/10/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:21 PM