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Requires DoD (with EUCOM) to produce a 120-day report to congressional armed services committees on MDCA basing rights, investments, Alexandroupolis needs, and options to expand U.S. presence in Greece.
Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the security relationship between the United States and the Hellenic Republic, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 10, 2025 by Grace Meng · Last progress July 10, 2025
The bill strengthens U.S. military access, logistics, and strategic planning with Greece—boosting NATO deterrence and crisis response—but does so at the expense of higher taxpayer costs and increased local risks and entanglement in regional tensions.
U.S. forces and NATO allies gain improved access to multiple Greek bases (Alexandroupolis, Larisa, Stefanovikio, Souda Bay) and clearer options for expanded presence, enabling faster deployments and greater operational flexibility in the Eastern Mediterranean and Europe.
Alexandroupolis is recognized and planned as a logistical hub, which should speed movement of equipment and supplies to U.S. forces and partners and shorten crisis response times.
Stronger U.S.–Greece cooperation and planning improves NATO interoperability and deterrence in the region, which can reduce the likelihood of regional escalation.
Taxpayers face increased long-term costs from expanded basing, infrastructure investments, and ongoing maintenance and operations overseas if projects proceed.
Larger U.S. military presence near Greek ports and bases could raise local political tensions and make nearby communities or transport hubs more likely targets during crises.
Deeper military cooperation and expanded footprint risk entangling the U.S. more directly in regional disputes, increasing the chance of U.S. involvement in local conflicts and associated costs.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Requires the Secretary of Defense, working with U.S. European Command, to deliver a report within 120 days to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees analyzing the 2021 U.S.–Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), current U.S. activities and investments at MDCA-covered sites, infrastructure needs (notably for Alexandroupolis), and options for expanding U.S. presence in Greece. Also records congressional findings about the strategic value of the U.S.–Greece security relationship and identifies key Greek locations that support U.S. and NATO operations in the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeastern and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.