The Allied Burden Sharing Report Act requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to Congress by March 1st each year detailing how U.S. allies are contributing to shared defense efforts and military operations. The reports must cover defense spending by NATO members, Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Rio Treaty signatories, and key U.S. partners including Australia, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines, showing both dollar amounts and spending as a percentage of each country's economy. Each report should describe military contributions these allies make, any restrictions they place on their forces, and U.S. efforts to address those limitations. The bill aims to give Congress better information about whether allied countries are meeting their defense obligations under mutual defense agreements, particularly as threats have evolved beyond terrorism to include near-peer competitors. The reports will be unclassified but may include classified annexes and must be available to any member of Congress upon request.
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