,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #chh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cruz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cotton7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,call+ = !    
)drawal ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,op5      
,skies ,treaty1 & = o!r purposes4       
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate has repeat$ly
 assess$ & docum5t$ 9 its annual report 
on ,adh]5ce to & ,compliance ) ,arms    
,control1 ,nonprolif]ation1 & ,dis>mam5t
 ,agreem5ts & ,commitm5ts1 t ,russia is 
violat+ ! ,treaty on ,op5 ,skies1 done  
at ,hels9ki ,m>* #bd1 #aiib1 & ent]$    
into =ce ,janu>y #a1 #bjjb 7commonly    
kn[n z ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty72 ,:]eas1 9
 #bjae1 ,director ( ! ,def5se           
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy1 ,lieut5ant ,g5]al  
,v9c5t ,r4 ,/ew>t1 te/ifi$ to ,congress 
t the ,op5 ,skies con/ruct 0 design$ = a
 diff]5t era1 & 9 #bjaf1 t ! treaty     
all[s ,russia to get incr$ible          
f\ndational intellig5ce on critical     

infra/ructure1 bases1 ports1 all ( our  
facilities & provides ,russia ) a       
significant advantage2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 
! ,comm&] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategic   
,comm&1 ,admiral ,cecil ,haney1 te/ifi$ 
to ,congress t ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty    
gives ,russia a capability to be able to
 reconnoit] p>ts ( our c\ntry & o!r     
nations2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 ! ,*airman ( !
 ,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff1 ,g5]al ,joseph   
,dun=d1 te/ifi$ to ,congress t we don't 
believe ! treaty %\ld be 9 place if !   
,russians ar5't comply+2 ,:]eas !       
gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation has     
rec5tly us$ ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty =     
surveillance ( major ,am]ican cities &  
infra/ructure1 includ+ ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 &
 ,new ,york ,city2 ,:]eas ! gov]nm5t ( !
 ,russian ,f$]ation has in/all$ advanc$ 
digital te*nology = use 9 ,op5 ,skies   
flights1 enhanc+ its surveillance &     
espionage capabilities2 ,:]eas !        
gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation has     
limit$ & at times outright d5i$ access =
 surveillance flights by ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 & o!r c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,congress has   
repeat$ly s\ght to limit implem5tation (
 ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty 9 response to    
,russian treaty violations1 includ+ 9 ! 
,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,def5se    
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 
7,public ,law #aae-bcb72 ,:]eas ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has develop$ & deploy$
 te*nology s t x does n ga9 significant 
additional intellig5ce f p>ticipat+ 9 ! 
,op5 ,skies ,treaty2 & ,:]eas p>ticipat+
 9 ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty co/s ! ,unit$  
,/ates hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s 9    
unnecess>y sp5d+3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t--
 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld    
declassify to ! maximum ext5t possible1 
)\t mat]ially or imm$iately ?reat5+ !   
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its         
intellig5ce & assessm5ts reg>d+ ,russian
 exploitation ( ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty to
 und]m9e ,unit$ ,/ates national         
security2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld  
)draw f ! ,op5 ,skies ,treaty4