(7) the United States should also work with the 
European Union in coordinating a strategy to sup-
port democratic initiatives and economic prosperity 
in the region, which includes two European Union 
members and four aspirant nations; 
(8) the United States should explore efforts to 
rebuild trust and bilateral relations with Turkey, a 
key ally in the Black Sea region and a bulwark 
against Iran; 
(9) it is in the interest of the United States 
that NATO adopt a robust strategy toward the 
Black Sea, including by working with interested 
partner countries in the region to advance common 
security objectives; 
(10) the United States should work to foster 
dialogue among countries within the Black Sea re-
gion to improve communication and intelligence 
sharing and increase cyber defense capabilities; 
(11) countries with historic and economic ties 
to Russia are looking to the United States and Eu-
rope to provide a positive economic presence in the 
broader region as a counterbalance to the Russian 
Federation’s malign influence in the region; 
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(12) it is in the interest of the United States 
to support and bolster the economic ties between the 
United States and Black Sea partners; 
(13) the United States should support the ini-
tiative undertaken by central and eastern European 
states to advance the Three Seas Initiative Fund to 
strengthen transport, energy, and digital infrastruc-
ture connectivity in the region between the Adriatic 
Sea, Baltic Sea, and Black Sea; 
(14) there are mutually beneficial opportunities 
for increased investment and economic expansion, 
particularly on energy, climate, and transport infra-
structure initiatives, between the United States and 
Black Sea states and the broader region; 
(15) improved economic ties between the United 
States and the Black Sea states and the broader re-
gion can lead to a strengthened strategic partner-
ship; 
(16) the United States must address the food 
security challenges arising from closure of Ukraine’s 
Black Sea ports, as this global challenge will have 
critical national security implications for the United 
States, our partners, and allies; 
(17) Russia has a brutal history of using hun-
ger as a weapon and must be stopped; and 
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(18) countering the PRC’s coercive economic 
pursuits remains an important policy imperative in 
order to further integrate the Black Sea countries 
into western economies and improve regional sta-
bility. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE 
BLACK SEA REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the National Security 
Council, in coordination with the Department of State, 
Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, 
the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
the Trade and Development Agency, the United States 
Export-Import Bank, the Department of Agriculture, and 
the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, shall deliver to the appropriate congressional 
committees an interagency report that outlines current 
United States efforts and policy options toward Black Sea 
countries and the broader region and addresses the mat-
ters addressed in section 3, including NATO engagement 
in the region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
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(1) An overview of ongoing efforts by relevant 
United States Government agencies toward the 
Black Sea region, both through bilateral initiatives 
with Black Sea countries and any regional initiatives 
toward the region, to provide military and security 
assistance, economic support, and good governance 
initiatives. 
(2) A description of current efforts and policy 
options that can be undertaken by the Department 
of State, the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation, the United States Ex-
port-Import Bank, the Trade and Development 
Agency, the Department of Energy, the Department 
of the Treasury, the Department of Commerce, and 
the Department of Agriculture to promote economic 
growth, integration, and quality infrastructure (in-
cluding for energy integration and independence) in 
the Black Sea littoral states and the broader region. 
(3) A breakdown of initiatives to provide the 
following types of support, together with a break-
down of funding to support these efforts: 
(A) Military assistance, including infra-
structure in support of enhanced deployments 
and supply logistics in the region. 
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(B) Economic assistance, including support 
for the food security crisis. 
(C) Countering Russian disinformation and 
propaganda in the Black Sea region. 
(D) Energy diversification and regional 
market integration and supply to reduce de-
pendence on energy from the Russian Federa-
tion and promote clean energy initiatives. 
(E) Using economic statecraft tools, such 
as trade and monetary policy, equity invest-
ments and debt financing and political risk in-
surance, to increase the United States bilateral 
trade and investment in the region and oppor-
tunities for near-shoring production in the 
broader region for the European market. 
(F) Fostering greater regional cooperation. 
(G) Increasing access to global capital 
markets and enhancement of local and regional 
sources of capital for critical infrastructure and 
other investments. 
(H) A plan for helping United States allies 
in the region to accelerate their transitions 
from legacy Russian military equipment and 
promote NATO interoperability. 
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