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C-ID-81-3 1 (1981-01-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbxk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~?7t77 COMPTROL TO THE C ON APPRO REPRESEN This is an unclassified digest furnished in lieu of a report containing classified security information. LER GENERAL REPORT INCREASED COST SHARING FOR U.S. HAIRMAN, COMMITTEE FORCES IN EUROPE NEEDS A MORE PRIATIONS, HOUSE OF SYSTEMATIC APPROACH ITATIVES The question of whether North Atlantic 115227 Treaty Organization (NATO) allies should share more U.S. stationing costs and if so, how much, has not been resolved. Supporting military and related civilian personnel sta- tioned in Europe is costly.' i In fiscal year 1979, an estimated $40.5 billion was budgeted for U.S. forces directly- committed to NATO and $4.3 billion entered the Department of Defense international balance-of-payment expenditures as costs borne in NATO countries outside the United States. More recent Defense estimates of the cost of the U.S. commitment to NATO run as high as $65 bil- lion annually. The Congress has indicated a strong desire to reduce this financial burden by encouraging the President to seek increased peacetime host nation cost sharing. However, Defense and State emphasis lies in other areas such as committing host nations to provide wartime support and seeking to improve allied defense capabilities. This report discusses U.S. efforts to increase the types and amounts of support currently received and recommends a more systematic approach toward reducing U.S. stationing costs through cost sharing. SHARING DEFENSE COSTS--PRESENT AND PAST ARRANGEMENTS Currently, host nations contribute directly and indirectly to support U.S. forces. The extent to which they provide such support is not fully known because neither Defense nor State routinely monitors the types and amount of support provided. In the Federal C-ID-81-3 JANUARY 19, 1981 2 [I IS 13 IIIIII

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