; (2) expand United States assistance to regional integration efforts in the Western Balkans; (3) strengthen and expand regional economic integration in the Western Balkans, especially enterprises owned by and employing women and youth; (4) work with allies and partners committed to improving the rule of law, energy resource diversification, democratic and economic reform, and the eradication of poverty in the Western Balkans; (5) increase United States trade and investment with the Western Balkans, particularly in ways that— (A) decrease dependence on Russian energy sources and fossil fuels; (B) increase energy diversification, efficiency, and conservation; and (C) facilitate the transition to cleaner and more reliable sources of energy, including renewables; (6) support the efforts of countries of the Western Balkans to develop— (A) strong civil societies; (B) public-private partnerships and dialogue in policy development; (C) independent media; (D) transparent, accountable, citizen-responsive governance, including expanded representation for women and youth in democratic spaces; and (E) political stability; (7) support the expeditious accession of the Western Balkans countries to the European Union and to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section as NATO ) for those that desire and meet the criteria for membership; (8) support— (A) maintaining the full European Union Force (EUFOR) mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina as being in the national security interests of the United States; (B) encouraging NATO and the European Union to review their mission mandates and posture in Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure they are playing a proactive role in establishing a safe and secure environment, particularly the defense environment