Title: U.S.-Albania Cooperation Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
U.S.-Albania Cooperation Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of State to report on the viability of military infrastructure in two port cities in Albania as locations for cooperative security activities, including NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) activities and exercises. The report must also include a description of opportunities and cost estimates for the United States to support training and equipment for Albania's military forces.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8320 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8320

      To require a report on improving the diplomatic and defense 
           relationship with Albania, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2022

    Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require a report on improving the diplomatic and defense 
           relationship with Albania, and for other purposes.

    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 ``U.S.-Albania Cooperation Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON IMPROVED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND DEFENSE 
              RELATIONSHIP WITH ALBANIA.

    (a) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment of the viability of military infrastructure in 
Durres, Albania, and Vlore, Albania, as locations for cooperative 
security activities, including NATO activities and exercises that 
advance NATO and shared security objectives and enhance 
interoperability. The report shall also include a description of--
            (1) opportunities for the United States to support training 
        for Albania's military forces;
            (2) the current status of such training activities with 
        Albania, including the level of progress toward 
        interoperability, absorption of assistance, ability to sustain 
        equipment provided, and other relevant factors that enhance 
        Albania's ability to contribute to NATO objectives and maritime 
        security; and
            (3) a cost estimate for any potential U.S. investments and 
        activities.
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