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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,panetta introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to reit]ate
 ! support ( ! ,congress ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates = ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,nato ,support ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t3 7#a7 ,! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7ref]r$ 
to z ,,nato71 :i* came into be+ ?r\gh ! 
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty1 :i* ent]$ into 
=ce on ,april #d1 #aidi1 betwe5 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ! o!r f\nd+ memb]s ( ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 has    
s]v$ z a pill> ( int]national peace &   
/ability1 a critical compon5t ( ,unit$  
,/ates security1 & a det]r5t aga9/      
adv]s>ies & ext]nal ?reats4  7#b7 ,!    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives affirm$ 9 ,h4   
,res4 #cig1 on ,june #bg1 #bjag1 t--    
7,a7 ,,nato is "o ( ! mo/ successful    

milit>y alliances 9 hi/ory1 det]r+ !    
outbreak ( ano!r _w w>1 protect+ !      
t]ritorial integrity ( its memb]s1 &    
conclud+ ! ,cold ,w> peacefully2  7,b7  
,,nato rema9s ! f\ndation ( ,unit$      
,/ates =eign policy to promote a ,europe
 t is prosp]\s1 free1 & at peace2  7,c7 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is solemnly committ$ to 
! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty               
,organization's pr9ciple ( collective   
def5se z enum]at$ 9 ,article #e ( !     
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty2 &  7,d7 ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7i7 condemns any   
?reat to ! sov]eignty1 t]ritorial       
integrity1 fre$om1 & democracy ( any    
,,nato ally2  7ii7 supports ! decision  
at ! ,,nato ,wales ,summit 9 #bjad t ea*
 alliance memb] aim to sp5d at lea/ #b  
p]c5t ( its nation's gross dome/ic      
product on def5se by #bjbd2  7iii7      
/rongly supports collaboration ) ,,nato 
allies to en=ce ,ukra9e's t]ritorial    
integrity aga9/ unprovok$ aggression f !
 ,russian ,f$]ation2  7iv7 recognizes ! 
advantages t mult9ational tra9+ ex]cises

 & jo9t rese>* & education programs )   
,,nato allies h (f]$ = int]op]ability & 
read9ess2 &  7v7 welcomes ! addition (  
,f9l& z ! #ca/ memb] ( ! ,,nato         
,alliance & supports ! swift accession (
 ,sw$5 z an additional memb]4  #c4 ,s5se
 ( congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--
 7#a7 ! ,presid5t %all n )draw ! ,unit$ 
,/ates f ,,nato2 &  7#b7 ! case         
,goldwat] v4 ,c>t] is n controll+ legal 
prec$5t ) respect to ! )drawal ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates f a treaty4  #d4 ,/atem5t 
( policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates-- 7#a7 to rema9 a memb] 9 good   
/&+ ( ,,nato2  7#b7 to reject any ef=ts 
to )draw ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ,,nato1 or to
 indirectly )draw f ,,nato by condemn+  
or r$uc+ contributions to ,,nato        
/ructures1 activities1 or op]ations1 9 a
 mann] t creates a de facto )drawal2    
7#c7 to cont9ue to "w ) ,,nato memb]s to
 meet _! #bjad ,wales ,def5se ,inve/m5t 
,pl$ge commitm5ts2 &  7#d7 to support   
robu/ ,unit$ ,/ates fund+ = ! ,european 
,det]r5ce ,initiative1 :i* increases !  

ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its allies  
to det] & def5d aga9/ ,russian          
aggression4  #e4 ,prohibition on ! use (
 funds to )draw f nato ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 no funds are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$1 obligat$1 or exp5d$  
to take any action to )draw ! ,unit$    
,/ates f ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty1 done
 at ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 on ,april #d1 #aidi1
 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! o!r f\nd+   
memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
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