,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #d  ,,in ,,the ,,senate  
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#ag1 #bjai,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,graham1    
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,coons1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7
 introduced the following joint         
resolution2 which was read twice and    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,joint ,,resolution        
,requiring the advice and consent of the
 ,senate or an ,act of ,congress to     
suspend1 terminate1 or withdraw the     
,united ,states from the ,north         
,atlantic ,treaty and authorizing       
related litigation1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,opposition of ,congress 
to suspension1 termination1 or          
withdrawal from ,north ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,the ,president shall not suspend1     
terminate1 or withdraw the ,united      
,states from the ,north ,atlantic       
,treaty1 done at ,washington1 ,,dc1     
,april #d1 #aidi1 except by and with the

 advice and consent of the ,senate1     
provided that two thirds of the         
,senators present concur1 or pursuant to
 an ,act of ,congress4  #b4 ,limitation 
on the use of funds ,no funds authorized
 or appropriated by any ,act may be used
 to support1 directly or indirectly1 any
 efforts on the part of any ,united     
,states ,government official to take    
steps to suspend1 terminate1 or withdraw
 the ,united ,states from the ,north    
,atlantic ,treaty1 done at ,washington1 
,,dc1 ,april #d1 #aidi1 until such time 
as the ,senate passes1 by an affirmative
 vote of two-thirds of ,members1 a      
resolution advising and consenting to   
the withdrawal of the ,united ,states   
from the treaty or pursuant to an ,act  
of ,congress4  #c4 ,notification of     
treaty action ,the ,president shall     
notify the ,committee on ,foreign       
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives in writing of
 any effort to suspend1 terminate1 or   

withdraw the ,united ,states from the   
,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 as soon as    
possible but in no event later than #dh 
hours after any such action is taken4   
#d4 ,authorization of ,legal ,counsel to
 represent ,congress ,both the ,senate  
,legal ,counsel and the ,general        
,counsel to the ,house of               
,representatives are authorized to      
independently or collectively represent 
,congress in initiating or intervening  
in any judicial proceedings in any      
,federal court of competent jurisdiction
 on behalf of ,congress in order to     
oppose any effort to suspend1 terminate1
 or withdraw the ,united ,states from   
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty in a manner
 inconsistent with this joint           
resolution4  #e4 ,reporting requirement 
,any legal counsel operating pursuant to
 section #d shall report as soon as     
practicable to the ,committee on        
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives with     

respect to any judicial proceedings     
which the ,senate ,legal ,counsel or the
 ,general ,counsel to the ,house of     
,representatives1 as the case may be1   
initiates or in which it intervenes     
pursuant to this resolution4