,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fecj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjah,mr4 
,panetta 7for himself and ,mr4 ,knight7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the use of funds to withdraw   
the ,united ,states from the ,north     
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,no ,,nato    
,withdrawal ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress finds that3  7#a7 ,the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
7,,nato71 which came into being through 
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 which     
entered into force on ,april #d1 #aidi1 
between the ,united ,states of ,america 

and the other founding members of the   
,north ,american ,treaty ,organization1 
has served as a pillar of international 
peace and stability1 a critical         
component of ,united ,states security1  
and a deterrent against adversaries and 
external threats4  7#b7 ,the ,house of  
,representatives affirmed in ,h4 ,res4  
#cig1 on ,june #bg1 #bjag1 that-- 7,a7  
,,nato is one of the most successful    
military alliances in history1 deterring
 the outbreak of another world war1     
protecting the territorial integrity of 
its members1 and seeing the ,cold ,war  
through to a peaceful conclusion2  7,b7 
,,nato remains the foundation of ,united
 ,states foreign policy to promote a    
,europe that is whole1 free1 and at     
peace2  7,c7 the ,united ,states is     
solemnly committed to the ,north        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization's       
principle of collective defense as      
enumerated in ,article #e of the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty2 and  7,d7 the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7i7 strongly      

supports the decision at the ,,nato     
,wales ,summit in #bjad that each       
alliance member would aim to spend at   
least #b percent of its nation's gross  
domestic product on defense by #bjbd2   
7ii7 condemns any threat to the         
sovereignty1 territorial integrity1     
freedom and democracy of any ,,nato     
ally2 and  7iii7 welcomes the ,republic 
of ,montenegro as the #bith member of   
the ,,nato ,alliance4  7#c7 ,on ,july   
#ab1 #bjah1 ,speaker ,ryan stated that  
,,nato is indispensable4 ,it is as      
important today as it ever has been44   
#c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,president
 shall not unilaterally withdraw the    
,united ,states from ,,nato2 and  7#b7  
the case ,goldwater v4 ,carter is not   
controlling legal precedent with respect
 to the unilateral withdrawal of the    
,united ,states from a treaty4  #d4     
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to remain 
a member in good standing of ,,nato2    

7#b7 to reject any efforts to withdraw  
the ,united ,states from ,,nato1 either 
directly or through condemnation of the 
organization2 and  7#c7 to continue to  
work with ,,nato members to ensure each 
country spends at least #b percent of   
its gross domestic product on defense   
spending1 at least #bj percent of which 
should be for procurement4  #e4         
,prohibition on the use of funds to     
withdraw from ,,nato ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 no funds are
 authorized to be appropriated1         
obligated1 or expended to take any      
action to withdraw the ,united ,states  
from the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 done 
at ,washington1 ,,dc on ,april #d1      
#aidi1 between the ,united ,states of   
,america and the other founding members 
of the ,north ,american ,treaty         
,organization4  #f4 ,report on the      
military and security ramifications of  
,,nato  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    

thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 
in concurrence with the ,secretary of   
,state1 shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that  
includes each of the following3  7#a7   
,the number of ,,nato forces committed  
to operations in which the ,united      
,states participates4  7#b7 ,the number 
of ,,nato forces killed in the previous 
year during the course of such          
operations4  7#c7 ,an assessment of the 
impact on ,united ,states readiness in  
the event that the ,armed ,forces were  
required to fill positions vacated by   
,,nato as a result of the withdrawal of 
the ,united ,states from that           
organization4  7#d7 ,a description of   
defense spending levels of ,,nato member
 states tracing the trajectory over the 
last five years and future projections4 
7b7 ,form ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7c7 ,appropriate     
congressional committees ,in this       

section1 the term appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the    
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 the     
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate4