,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fecj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjah,mr4  
,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,knight7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use ( funds to  
)draw ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,nor?         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,no ,,nato ,)drawal     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t3     
7#a7 ,! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty         
,organization 7,,nato71 :i* came into   
be+ ?r\gh ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty1 :i*
 ent]$ into =ce on ,april #d1 #aidi1    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! o!r
 f\nd+ memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,treaty
 ,organization1 has s]v$ z a pill> (    
int]national peace & /ability1 a        

critical compon5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
security1 & a det]r5t aga9/ adv]s>ies & 
ext]nal ?reats4  7#b7 ,! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives affirm$ 9 ,h4 ,res4     
#cig1 on ,june #bg1 #bjag1 t-- 7,a7     
,,nato is "o ( ! mo/ successful milit>y 
alliances 9 hi/ory1 det]r+ ! outbreak ( 
ano!r _w w>1 protect+ ! t]ritorial      
integrity ( its memb]s1 & see+ ! ,cold  
,w> ?r\gh to a peaceful conclusion2     
7,b7 ,,nato rema9s ! f\ndation ( ,unit$ 
,/ates =eign policy to promote a ,europe
 t is :ole1 free1 & at peace2  7,c7 !   
,unit$ ,/ates is solemnly committ$ to ! 
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization's 
pr9ciple ( collective def5se z enum]at$ 
9 ,article #e ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic       
,treaty2 &  7,d7 ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives-- 7i7 /rongly supports !
 decision at ! ,,nato ,wales ,summit 9  
#bjad t ea* alliance memb] w\ld aim to  
sp5d at lea/ #b p]c5t ( its nation's    
gross dome/ic product on def5se by      
#bjbd2  7ii7 condemns any ?reat to !    
sov]eignty1 t]ritorial integrity1 fre$om

 & democracy ( any ,,nato ally2 &  7iii7
 welcomes ! ,republic ( ,mont5egro z !  
#bi? memb] ( ! ,,nato ,alliance4  7#c7  
,on ,july #ab1 #bjah1 ,speak] ,ryan /at$
 t ,,nato is indisp5sable4 ,x is z      
important today z x ev] has be544  #c4  
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t %all n   
unilat]ally )draw ! ,unit$ ,/ates f     
,,nato2 &  7#b7 ! case ,goldwat] v4     
,c>t] is n controll+ legal prec$5t )    
respect to ! unilat]al )drawal ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates f a treaty4  #d4 ,/atem5t 
( policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates-- 7#a7 to rema9 a memb] 9 good   
/&+ ( ,,nato2  7#b7 to reject any ef=ts 
to )draw ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ,,nato1 ei!r 
directly or ?r\gh condemnation ( !      
organization2 &  7#c7 to cont9ue to "w )
 ,,nato memb]s to ensure ea* c\ntry     
sp5ds at lea/ #b p]c5t ( its gross      
dome/ic product on def5se sp5d+1 at lea/
 #bj p]c5t ( :i* %\ld be = procurem5t4  
#e4 ,prohibition on ! use ( funds to    
)draw f ,,nato ,not)/&+ any o!r         

provision ( law1 no funds are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$1 obligat$1 or exp5d$  
to take any action to )draw ! ,unit$    
,/ates f ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty1 done
 at ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc on ,april #d1 #aidi1 
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! o!r
 f\nd+ memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,treaty
 ,organization4  #f4 ,report on !       
milit>y & security ramifications (      
,,nato  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se1 9 concurr5ce ) ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate1 %all submit to ! appropriate     
congressional committees a report t     
includes ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] 
( ,,nato =ces committ$ to op]ations 9   
:i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipates4  7#b7  
,! numb] ( ,,nato =ces kill$ 9 ! previ\s
 ye> dur+ ! c\rse ( su* op]ations4  7#c7
 ,an assessm5t ( ! impact on ,unit$     
,/ates read9ess 9 ! ev5t t ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 7 requir$ to fill positions vacat$ by  
,,nato z a result ( ! )drawal ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates f t organization4  7#d7 ,a      

description ( def5se sp5d+ levels (     
,,nato memb] /ates trac+ ! trajectory   
ov] ! la/ five ye>s & future            
projections4  7b7 ,=m ,! report requir$ 
by subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ 9    
unclassifi$ =m b may conta9 a classifi$ 
annex4  7c7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs1 ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on               
,appropriations1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select   
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on     
,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on         
,appropriations1 & ! ,select ,committee 
on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate4