,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4  
,connolly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,turn]7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates rema9s committ$ to ! ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4        
,:]eas1 = #gj ye>s1 ! ,nor? ,atlantic   
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 has s]v$ 
z ! _w's preem95t political & milit>y   
alliance committ$ to ! collective def5se
 ( its memb]s & d$icat$ to ensur+ !     
peace1 security1 & /ability ( !         
,euro-,atlantic area2 ,:]eas ,,nato 0   
f\nd$ on ! pr9ciples ( democracy1       
individual lib]ty1 & ! rule ( law2      
,:]eas ! security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is  
insep>able f ! p>ticipation & lead]%ip (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,,nato2 ,:]eas ,,nato
 cont9ues to promote a ,europe t is     
:ole1 free1 & at peace2 ,:]eas1 s9ce !  
end ( ! cold w>1 ,,nato has cont9u$ to  

r$ef9e & trans=m itself & take on new   
missions & confront em]g+ ?reats su* z  
t]rorism1 hybrid w>f>e1 in/ability caus$
 by fail$ /ates1 cyb] attacks1 piracy1 &
 ?reats to global en]gy security2 ,:]eas
 aft] ! #bjja t]rori/ attacks on !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 article #e ( ! ,nor?     
,atlantic ,treaty1 sign$ 9 ,wa%+ton on  
,april #d1 #aidi1 0 invok$ = ! fir/ "t 9
 ! hi/ory ( ! organization2 ,:]eas      
,,nato memb]s subsequ5tly deploy$ t5s ( 
?\s&s ( troops to ,afghani/an to respond
 to a dang]\s t]rori/ ?reat2 ,:]eas     
,european allies & ,canada suff]$       
approximately "o-?ird ( all fatalities  
suff]$ by ,,nato =ces 9 ,afghani/an2    
,:]eas ,,nato has work$ to det] ,russian
 aggression1 includ+ respond+ to !      
illegal invasions & occupations (       
,georgia & ,ukra9e by ! ,russian        
,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
recognizes ! significant increases 9    
alli$ national def5se budgets foll[+ !  
,wales ,summit 9 #bjad & cont9ues to    
recognize alli$ burd5-%>+ z a critical  

compon5t ( collective def5se2 ,:]eas    
,,nato cont9ues to support an op5-door  
memb]%ip policy ( admitt+ any ,european 
c\ntry t c contribute to ! promotion &  
protection ( fre$om1 democracy1         
/ability1 & peace ?r\gh\t ,europe2      
,:]eas ,,nato cont9ues to enhance !     
security ( ,europe & ! _w by /r5g!n+    
p>tn]%ips ) c\ntries ar\nd ! _w2 &      
,:]eas ,congress recognizes its         
commitm5t to ! alliance by actively     
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,,nato ,p>liam5t>y       
,assembly & fulfill+ its /atutory       
commitm5t to ! assembly 9 ord] to       
facilitate legislative aw>5ess & und]/&+
 ( critical security issues affect+ !   
alliance3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 reaffirms its   
unequivocal support = ! ,nor? ,atlantic 
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 & its    
corn]/one article #e collective def5se  
commitm5t2  7#b7 calls on allies to     
uphold ! f\nd+ pr9ciples ( ! alliance by
 /r5g!n+ democratic in/itutions1        
respect+ individual lib]ty1 & re9=c+ !  

rule ( law2  7#c7 supports cont9u$      
progress by all allies t[>ds ! fair     
burd5-%>+ commitm5ts made at ! ,wales   
,summit2  7#d7 supports ! /atutory      
m&ates reg>d+ ,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipation
 9 ! ,,nato ,p>liam5t>y ,assembly2 &    
7#e7 recognizes ! success ( ,,nato z a  
triumph = lib]al democracy & a          
rules-bas$ int]national ord]4