Bill Summary
This bill, titled the "Strengthening Support of NATO Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act," requires a report to be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional committees by June 1, 2020. The report will assess the value of investments made by NATO member states in dual use infrastructure projects, which are designed to improve military mobility and interoperability across Europe. The report will also evaluate proposed dual use infrastructure projects for NATO and prioritize them for potential support from the United States. "Dual use infrastructure projects" refers to projects that are necessary to improve transportation networks for military purposes within and beyond the European Union. The "appropriate congressional committees" refer to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect people in member states of NATO by potentially requiring them to contribute to investments in dual use infrastructure projects in order to improve military mobility and interoperability. This could lead to increased taxes or reallocation of funds for citizens in these countries.
2. The prioritization of dual use infrastructure projects by the United States could also impact people living in those specific areas. They may experience disruption or delays due to construction or changes in transportation routes.
3. The report required by this Act may include classified information, which could potentially affect people by revealing sensitive military information or compromising national security.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3202 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Support of NATO
Through Dual Use Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON VALUE OF INVESTMENTS IN DUAL USE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS BY NATO MEMBER STATES.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense, jointly with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees 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.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) The value to collective deterrence provided by
investments in dual use infrastructure projects by the member
states of NATO in order to meet the military mobility goals set
out at the 2018 NATO Summit in Brussels.
(2) An assessment of proposed dual use infrastructure
projects for NATO.
(3) An assessment of proposed dual use infrastructure
projects with respect to which the United States can provide
support, including a recommended prioritization of such
projects.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Dual use infrastructure projects.--The term ``dual use
infrastructure projects'' means those projects identified by
the European Commission Action Plan on Military Mobility as
necessary to improve the trans-European transport network (TEN-
T) to meet the military requirements for military mobility
within and beyond the European Union.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees (as such
term is defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,
United States Code); and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
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