,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjad ,mr4  
,turn] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4
 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,mc,keon1 ,mr4 ,au/9     
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4   
,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mrs4      
,mill] ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,mica1 & ,mr4   
,diaz-,bal>t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage       
cont9u$ enl>gem5t ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic   
,treaty ,organization4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,nato        
,alliance ,recognition & ,promotion     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,m>* #ab1 #bjad1 !    
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
7,,nato7 m>ks ! #ae? anniv]s>y (        
enl>gem5t ?r\gh ! accession ( #c ,c5tral
 ,european c\ntries3 ! ,cze* ,republic1 
,pol&1 & ,hung>y4  7#b7 ,on ,m>* #bi1   
#bjad1 ,,nato m>ks ! #aj? anniv]s>y (   
enl>gem5t ?r\gh ! accession ( #g ,c5tral
 ,european c\ntries3 ,bulg>ia1 ,e/onia1 

,latvia1 ,li?uania1 ,romania1 ,slovakia1
 & ,slov5ia4  7#c7 ,on ,april #g1 #bjad1
 ,,nato m>ks ! #e? anniv]s>y ( enl>gem5t
 ?r\gh ! accession ( ,albania &         
,croatia4  7#d7 ,! incorporation ( ^!   
,european c\ntries into ,,nato has      
contribut$ t[>d a vision ( ,europe t is 
aim$ at promot+ /ability & coop]ation1  
at build+ a ,europe :ole & free1 unit$ 9
 peace1 democracy & common values4  7#e7
 ,s9ce jo9+ ! ,alliance1 ^! #ab memb]   
/ates h contribut$ to num]\s ,,nato-l$  
peace & security & /ability op]ations1  
includ+ p>ticipation 9 ! ,int]national  
,security ,assi/ance ,=ce's 7,,isaf7    
mission 9 ,afghani/an4  #c4 ,/atem5t (  
,congress ,congress decl>es t--  7#a7   
,,nato has be5 ! corn]/one (            
transatlantic security coop]ation & an  
endur+ in/rum5t = promot+ /ability 9    
,europe & ar\nd ! _w = ov] sixty-five   
ye>s2  7#b7 ! incorporation ( ! ,cze*   
,republic1 ,pol&1 ,hung>y1 ,bulg>ia1    
,e/onia1 ,latvia1 ,li?uania1 ,romania1  
,slovakia1 ,slov5ia1 ,albania1 &        

,croatia has be5 ess5tial to ! success (
 ,,nato 9 ?is mod]n era2  7#c7 ! ,cze*  
,republic1 ,pol&1 ,hung>y1 ,bulg>ia1    
,e/onia1 ,latvia1 ,li?uania1 ,romania1  
,slovakia1 ,slov5ia1 ,albania & ,croatia
 has ov] "t add$ to & /r5g!n$ ! li/ (   
key ,european allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7#d7 s9ce jo9+ ,,nato1 ^! memb] /ates h 
rema9$ committ$ to ! collective def5se (
 ! ,alliance & h demon/rat$ _! w &      
ability to contribute to transatlantic  
solid>ity & assume increas+ly m         
responsibility = int]national peace &   
security2  7#e7 ^! ,,nato memb] /ates h 
become reliable p>tn]s & support]s (    
aspir+ memb]s1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
recognizes _! cont9u$ ef=ts to aid 9    
fur!r enl>gem5t initiatives2 &  7#f7 !  
commitm5t by ^! ,,nato memb]s to        
,alliance pr9ciples & active            
p>ticipation 9 ,alliance initiatives %[s
 ! success ( ,,nato's ,op5-,door        
,policy4  #d4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates %\ld rema9 committ$ to ma9ta9+ a 

milit>y pres5ce 9 ,europe z a means (   
promot+ alli$ int]op]ability & provid+  
visible assurance to ,,nato allies 9 !  
region2 &  7#b7 at ! ,septemb] #bjad    
,,nato ,summit 9 ,wales1 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 along ) ,,nato allies1 %\ld     
cont9ue to pursue enl>gem5t initiatives 
= ! aspirant c\ntries4