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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 612 

To require a report on security cooperation with respect to Western Balkan 

countries. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 27, 2023 

Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself and Mrs. MCCLAIN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To require a report on security cooperation with respect 

to Western Balkan countries. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Balkans Security Co5 operation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH RE7 SPECT TO WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De10 fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall 


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1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re2 port on security cooperation with respect to Western Bal3 kan countries. 

4 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re5 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

6 (1) An assessment of security cooperation be7 tween each Western Balkan country and the Russian 

8 Federation, including the following: 

9 (A) A list of Russian weapons systems and 

10 other military hardware and technology valued 

11 at $1,000,000 or more that have been provided 

12 to or purchased by each Western Balkan coun13 try since 2012. 

14 (B) A description of the participation of 

15 each Western Balkan country’s security forces 

16 in training or exercises with the Russian Fed17 eration since 2012. 

18 (C) A description of any security coopera19 tion agreements each Western Balkan country 

20 has entered into with the Russian Federation. 

21 (D) An assessment of intelligence coopera22 tion between each Western Balkan country and 

23 the Russian Federation. 

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1 try and the Russian Federation affects the se2 curity interests of the United States, the North 

3 Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the 

4 Western Balkan country, and each NATO 

5 member state that borders the Western Balkan 

6 country. 

7 (2) An assessment of security cooperation be8 tween each Western Balkan country and the Peo9 ple’s Republic of China, including the following: 

10 (A) A list of Chinese weapons systems and 

11 other military hardware and technology valued 

12 at $1,000,000 or more that have been provided 

13 to or purchased by each Western Balkan coun14 try since 2012. 

15 (B) A description of the participation of 

16 each Western Balkan country’s security forces 

17 in training or exercises with the People’s Re18 public of China since 2012. 

19 (C) A description of any security coopera20 tion agreements each Western Balkan country 

21 has entered into with the People’s Republic of 

22 China. 

23 (D) An assessment of intelligence coopera24 tion between each Western Balkan country and 

25 the People’s Republic of China. 


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1 (E) An assessment of how security co2 operation between each Western Balkan coun3 try and the People’s Republic of China affects 

4 the security interests of the United States, the 

5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 

6 the Western Balkan country, and each NATO 

7 member state that borders the Western Balkan 

8 country. 

9 (3) An assessment of security cooperation be10 tween each Western Balkan country and the United 

11 States, including the following: 

12 (A) A list of United States weapons sys13 tems and other military hardware and tech14 nology valued at $1,000,000 or more that have 

15 been provided to or purchased by each Western 

16 Balkan country since 2012. 

17 (B) A description of the participation of 

18 each Western Balkan country’s security forces 

19 in training or exercises with the United States 

20 since 2012. 

21 (C) A description of any security coopera22 tion agreements each Western Balkan country 

23 has entered into with the United States. 


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1 (D) An assessment of intelligence coopera2 tion between each Western Balkan country and 

3 the United States. 

4 (4) An assessment of security cooperation be5 tween each Western Balkan country and NATO. 

6 (5) A description of each Western Balkan coun7 try’s participation and activities in NATO’s Partner8 ship for Peace program, if applicable. 

9 (6) An assessment of the Russian Humani10 tarian Center in Nisˇ, Serbia, and any influence or 

11 coordination it may have with Russian Federation 

12 Intelligence Agencies. 

13 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

14 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

15 a classified annex. 

16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

17 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means— 

19 (A) congressional defense committees (as 

20 such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, 

21 United States Code); and 

22 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

23 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af24 fairs of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (2) the term ‘‘Western Balkan countries’’ 

2 means— 

3 (A) Albania; 

4 (B) Bosnia and Herzegovina; 

5 (C) Croatia; 

6 (D) Kosovo; 

7 (E) Montenegro; 

8 (F) North Macedonia; 

9 (G) Serbia; and 

10 (H) Slovenia. 

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