BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

SEC. 1069. BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) Briefings.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter for a one-year period, and on a biannual basis thereafter until the date of termination described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the expenditures or planned expenditures of funds allocated pursuant to section 20009(12) of the Act titled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14”, approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21), for the exploration and development of existing Arctic infrastructure. Each such briefing shall include— (1) an identification of the amount of such funds expended to date; (2) a timeline for the future use of such funds; and (3) an assessment of the feasibility of any viable infrastructure options in the Arctic region. (b) Sunset.—The date of termination described in this subsection is the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.