,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for     
himself and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate regarding      
,turkey's purchase of the ,s-#djj air   
and missile defense system from the     
,russian ,federation and its membership 
in ,,nato1 and for other purposes4      
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,turkey have been ,north   
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 allies since #aieb2 ,whereas ,,nato    
exists for democratic nation states to  
band together to 8safeguard the freedom1
 common heritage and civilization of    
their peoples1 founded on the principles
 of democracy1 individual liberty1 and  
the rule of law02 ,whereas ,,nato       
,member ,states 8seek to promote        
stability and well-being in the ,north  

,atlantic area02 ,whereas the primary   
threat posed by the ,soviet ,union that 
precipitated the formation of ,,nato    
continues today1 and recent actions by  
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation have reaffirmed the         
importance of this alliance to the      
security of the ,member ,states2        
,whereas the ,government of the ,russian
 ,federation has threatened the peace   
and security of the ,north ,atlantic    
area1 invading and occupying the        
territory of its non-,,nato neighbors   
and menacing ,,nato ,member ,states     
since #bjjh2 ,whereas the ,government of
 the ,russian ,federation has interfered
 and attempted to wreak havoc in the    
election processes of ,,nato ,member    
,states and continues to do so2 ,whereas
 the ,government of the ,russian        
,federation has maintained and          
strengthened its ties with the          
repressive and corrupt regime of ,nicols
 ,maduro in ,venezuela in an effort to  
prop him up in his illegitimate hold    

over the state2 ,whereas the ,government
 of the ,russian ,federation is         
strengthening its ties with the         
,government of ,cuba1 including a recent
 port call in ,havana with its most     
powerful warship2 ,whereas the          
government of ,president ,recep ,tayyip 
,erdoan has taken the ,republic of      
,turkey down a path of authoritarianism 
and human rights abuses1 aligns itself  
with radical ,islamic terror groups1 and
 agitates against regional allies of the
 ,united ,states1 such as ,israel2      
,whereas the ,government of the         
,republic of ,turkey has cooperated with
 the ,governments of the ,russian       
,federation and ,iran against the       
strategic interests of the ,,nato       
,member ,states1 continues to occupy    
northern ,cyprus1 and continues to      
unjustly detain ,united ,states         
citizens2 ,whereas the ,government of   
the ,republic of ,turkey has supported  
the ,maduro regime with illegal         
financial transactions2 ,whereas the    

,government of the ,republic of ,turkey 
has acquired the ,s-#djj air and missile
 defense system from the ,russian       
,federation1 which constitutes a direct 
and dire threat to the security         
interests of the ,united ,states and    
,,nato2 and ,whereas the foregoing      
demonstrates that the ,republic of      
,turkey is consistently contradicting   
the standards and purposes of the ,,nato
 treaty3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 declares that the    
,republic of ,turkey's receipt of the   
,russian ,s-#djj air and missile defense
 system is a significant transaction    
within the meaning of section #bca of   
the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries 
,through ,sanctions ,act 7,,caatsa7 of  
#bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebe72  7#b7 calls
 for full implementation of sanctions   
under ,,caatsa2  7#c7 calls upon the    
,president to consult with ,,nato       
,member ,states1 pursuant to ,article #d
 of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 signed
 at ,washington ,april #d1 #aidi1 based 

upon threats to the political           
independence and security of the        
,parties by the ,russian actions        
described in the preamble2 and  7#d7    
calls upon the ,president1 during such  
consultation with ,,nato ,member        
,states1 to review the ,treaty with     
regard to the factors affecting peace   
and security in the ,north ,atlantic    
area described in the preamble1 and to  
consider the continued inclusion of the 
,republic of ,turkey in ,,nato4