,h4 ,,res4 #cig  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,june #bg1  
#bjag  ,,resolution  ,whereas more than 
#bej1jjj ,americans died in the ,second 
,world ,war to liberate ,europe from the
 scourge of genocidal fascism2 ,whereas 
in the wake of the cataclysm of the     
,second ,world ,war1 the ,united        
,states1 ,canada1 and ,european partners
 founded the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization 7,,nato7 in ,washington in
 #aidi2 ,whereas the foundation of      
,,nato is collective defense as         
enumerated in ,article #e of the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty which states that1    
,the ,parties agree that an armed attack
 against one or more of them in ,europe 
or ,north ,america shall be considered  
an attack against them all42 ,whereas   
,,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       

,whereas ,article #e of the ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty has only been invoked 
once in history when alliance members   
came to the aid of the ,united ,states  
following the terrorist attacks of      
,september #aa1 #bjja2 ,whereas ,,nato  
allies and partners1 including ,canada  
and countries in ,central1 ,eastern1 and
 ,northern ,europe1 including countries 
of the ,western ,balkans1 and the former
 ,soviet ,union have stood alongside the
 ,united ,states in joint operations in 
the ,western ,balkans1 ,afghanistan1    
,iraq1 and elsewhere around the globe2  
,whereas ,,nato remains the foundation  
of ,united ,states foreign policy of    
promoting a ,europe that is whole1 free1
 and at peace2 ,whereas at the ,wales   
,summit in #bjad1 ,,nato leaders agreed 
that each alliance member would spend at
 least #b percent of its nation's gross 
domestic product on defense by #bjbd2   
,whereas multiple ,presidents have      
reaffirmed the commitment of the ,united
 ,states to the collective defense      

guarantees in ,article #e of the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty2 and ,whereas the     
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
grants ,congress the sole power to      
declare war3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 solemnly reaffirms the commitment  
of the ,united ,states to the ,north    
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization's       
principle of collective defense as      
enumerated in ,article #e of the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty2  7#b7 strongly       
supports the decision at the ,,nato     
,wales ,summit in #bjad that each       
alliance member would spend at least #b 
percent of its nation's gross domestic  
product on defense by #bjbd2  7#c7      
condemns any threat to the sovereignty1 
territorial integrity1 freedom and      
democracy of any ,,nato ally2 and  7#d7 
welcomes the ,republic of ,montenegro as
 the #bith member of the ,,nato         
,alliance4  ,clerk4