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HR 612 118th Congress House International Affairs

Balkans Security Cooperation Act

Introduced: January 27, 2023 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Balkans Security Cooperation Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on security cooperation between Western Balkan countries and the United States, Russia, China, and NATO.

For the purposes of this bill, the Western Balkan countries are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.

The report must include (1) an assessment of how Western Balkan security cooperation with Russia and China affect the security interests of the United States and NATO; and (2) an assessment of the Russian Humanitarian Center in Nis, Serbia, and any influence or coordination it may have with Russian intelligence agencies.

What's happening now January 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Jan 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 612: Balkans Security Cooperation Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-612/
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"H.R. 612: Balkans Security Cooperation Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-612/.
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H.R. 612, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-612/.
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