(F) An overview of Foreign Military Fi-
nancing, International Military Education and 
Training, and other United States security as-
sistance to the region. 
(G) A plan for communicating the changes 
to NATO posture to the public in allied and 
partner countries, as well as in the Russian 
Federation and Belarus. 
(H) 
A 
plan 
for 
combating 
Russian 
disinformation and propaganda in the Black 
Sea region, utilizing the resources of the United 
States Government, including the Global En-
gagement Center. 
(I) A plan to promote greater freedom of 
navigation, working primarily with Turkey, 
Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria to allow for 
greater security and economic Black Sea access. 
(2) ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.—The strategy es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing elements related to economic prosperity: 
(A) A strategy to foster dialogue between 
experts from the United States and from the 
Black Sea states on economic expansion, for-
eign direct investment, strengthening rule of 
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law initiatives, and mitigating economic coer-
cion by Russia and the PRC. 
(B) A strategy for the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation and 
all Federal departments and agencies that con-
tribute to United States economic statecraft to 
identify new opportunities for private invest-
ment in Black Sea states. 
(C) An evaluation undertaken by United 
States International Development Finance Cor-
poration to establish regional offices in Georgia, 
Ukraine, or Romania. 
(D) Assessments on energy diversification. 
The assessment should focus on the immediate 
need to replace energy supplies from Russia, 
and recognize the long-term importance of 
broader energy diversification, including clean 
energy initiatives. 
(E) Assessments of potential food security 
solutions. 
(3) DEMOCRATIC
RESILIENCE.—The strategy 
established under subsection (a) shall include the 
following elements related to democratic resilience: 
(A) A strategy to increase independent 
media and United States-supported media ini-
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tiatives to combat foreign malign influence in 
the Black Sea region. 
(B) Greater mobilization of initiatives 
spearheaded by the Global Engagement Center 
and the United States Agency for International 
Development to counter Russian propaganda 
and disinformation in the Black Sea region. 
(4) REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY.—The strategy 
established under subsection (a) shall promote re-
gional connectivity by sending high-level representa-
tives of the Department of State or other agency 
partners to— 
(A) the Black Sea region not less fre-
quently than twice a year; and 
(B) major regional fora on infrastructure 
and energy security, including the Three Seas 
Initiative Summit. 
(d) IDENTIFICATION OF NECESSARY PROGRAMS AND 
RESOURCES.—No later than 360 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the interagency shall identify 
any necessary program, policy, or budgetary resources re-
quired, by agency, to support implementation of the Black 
Sea Security Strategy for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 
2026. 
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SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) BLACK SEA STATES.—The term ‘‘Black Sea 
states’’ means Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, 
Ukraine, and Georgia. 
(3) THREE
SEAS
INITIATIVE
INVESTMENT 
FUND COUNTRIES.—The term ‘‘Three Seas Initiative 
Investment Fund countries’’ means Estonia, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, 
Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Romania, and 
Bulgaria. 
Æ 
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