MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE.

SEC. 1238. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE.(a) Modification of Certain Reports on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense.—Section 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–525; 98 Stat. 2576) is amended—(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and(2) adding at the end the following new subsections:“(c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives each year, not later than March 1, a report containing a description of—“(1) annual defense spending by each member nation of NATO, by each member nation of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), and by Japan, including available nominal budget figures and defense spending as a percentage of the respective nation’s gross domestic product for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted;“(2) activities of each NATO member nation, each EAPC member nation, and Japan to contribute to military or stability operations in which the United States Armed Forces are a participant;“(3) any limitations that such nations place on the use of their national contributions described in paragraph (2); and“(4) any actions undertaken by the United States Government to minimize those limitations described in paragraph (3).“(d) The report required under subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.”(b) Repeal of Report on Cost-Sharing.—Section 1313 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2894) is amended—(1) by striking subsection (c); and(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsections (c).