Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025

This bill defines "Eastern Flank strategic defense partners" as NATO members near Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine that host NATO forces and have committed to spend 5 percent of their economy on defense by 2035, and it names Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. It directs the Secretaries of State and Defense to give these countries priority for U.S. military financing, training and capacity-building aid, excess defense equipment, and joint exercises. It requires the Secretary of Defense to prioritize these countries for U.S. weapons stockpiles stored for allies and to consider expanding those stockpiles to more of them. It also states a U.S. policy of supporting Ukraine and requires a briefing to Congress within 180 days on how the law is being carried out.

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Sponsors

• Joe Wilson Republican sponsor
• 4 cosponsors