#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fgf  ,,an ,,act  ,to reiterate the 
support of the ,congress of the ,united 
,states for the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,nato ,support ,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 ,atlantic
 ,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  #c4 ,sense of    

,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that--  7#a7 the ,president shall not   
withdraw the ,united ,states from       
,,nato2 and  7#b7 the case ,goldwater v4
 ,carter is not controlling legal       
precedent with respect to the 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 or to indirectly withdraw from  
,,nato by condemning or reducing        
contributions to ,,nato structures1     
activities1 or operations1 in a manner  
that creates a de facto withdrawal2     
7#c7 to continue to work with ,,nato    
members to meet their #bjad ,wales      
,defense ,investment ,pledge            
commitments2 and  7#d7 to support robust
 ,united ,states funding for the        
,european ,deterrence ,initiative1 which
 increases the ability of the ,united   
,states and its allies to deter and     

defend against ,russian aggression4  #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 ,atlantic ,treaty         
,organization4  ,passed the ,house of   
,representatives ,january #bb1          
#bjai4;,clerk4