Defense Secretary would report on Western Balkan security ties

With the Secretary of State’s agreement, the Defense Secretary would send the report to congressional defense and foreign affairs committees. It would cover Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. The review would assess ties with Russia, China, the United States, and NATO, including training, agreements, intelligence cooperation, and security effects. Since-2012 lists would cover weapons systems, military hardware, and technology valued at $1 million or more. The report would also review NATO partnership activity and the Russian Humanitarian Center in Niš, Serbia. The report would be due no later than 180 days after enactment.

Officials would submit the report in unclassified form. The format rule would apply to the security cooperation report sent to the named congressional committees. The report could include a classified annex. The text does not require public release.