ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE ON NATO’S EASTERN FLANK.

SEC. 1246. ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE ON NATO’S EASTERN FLANK. Section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting “another country or” before “a regional organization”; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the period the following: “in the host nation or another country”; (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the period the following: “in the host nation or another country”; (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the period the following: “in the host nation or another country”; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(4) Other logistical and operational support for the armed forces in a deployed or rotational status in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.” ; (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f), by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: “(E) The amount of such burden sharing contributions expended, by eligible category, including compensation for— “(i) local national employees; “(ii) military construction projects; “(iii) supplies and services of the Department of Defense; and “(iv) other logistical and operational support for the armed forces in a deployed or rotational status in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.” ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(g) Other Logistical and Operational Support for the Armed Forces Defined.—In this section, the term ‘other logistical and operational support for the armed forces’— “(1) means the reasonable and proper costs of the armed forces for fuel, transportation, force protection (including cyber protection), training ammunition, utilities, and medical and maintenance services, including services required to maintain infrastructure, pre-positioned stocks, and equipment in good working order; and “(2) does not include pay, allowances, and other normal benefits to which members of the United States armed forces are entitled.” .