This bill directs the U.S. government to prioritize military cooperation and security assistance with nine NATO allies bordering Russia and Belarus—Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. The legislation establishes these "Eastern Flank strategic defense partners" as priority recipients for military financing, training programs, excess military equipment transfers, and joint military exercises to strengthen their defenses against Russian aggression and support Ukraine. The Secretaries of State and Defense are instructed to increase military stockpiles in these countries under existing authorities and reinforce bilateral defense agreements. The bill does not specify new funding amounts, instead directing the administration to use existing defense cooperation programs, and requires the Defense Secretary to brief Congress within 180 days on implementation plans, goals, and timelines for strengthening cooperation with these allied nations.
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