,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,self 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new   
,york1 & ,mr4 ,lawl]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives 9 support ( !           
integration ( ,kosovo into ! ,nor?      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4  ,:]eas
 ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization
 7,,nato7 has s]v$ z ! corn]/one (      
,euro-,atlantic security s9ce its f\nd+ 
9 #aidi1 pres]v+ peace & /ability ?r\gh 
collective def5se "u article #e ( !     
,wa%+ton ,treaty2 ,:]eas ,,nato         
enl>gem5t has hi/orically /r5g!n$ !     
,alliance by incorporat+ nations        
committ$ to democracy1 individual       
lib]ty1 & ! rule ( law1 consi/5t )      
article #aj ( ! ,wa%+ton ,treaty2 ,:]eas
 ! ,we/]n ,balkans rema9 "o ( ! f9al    
regions ( ,europe 9 :i* sev]al /ates h n
 integrat$ into ,,nato1 leav+ a /rategic

 gap t adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
allies ( su* adv]s>ies seek to exploit2 
,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a1 & o!r malign actors h 
exp&$ _! political1 economic1 &         
p>amilit>y influ5ce across ! ,we/]n     
,balkans1 pos+ a direct ?reat to !      
security ( ,unit$ ,/ates =ces /ation$ 9 
! region & to ! broad] /rategic int]e/s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,s\!a/]n ,europe2   
,:]eas ,kosovo decl>$ indep5d5ce on     
,febru>y #ag1 #bjjh1 & has s9ce be5     
recogniz$ by ov] #ajj c\ntries1 includ+ 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & a majority ( ,,nato   
memb] /ates2 ,:]eas ,kosovo has         
demon/rat$ its commitm5t to democratic  
gov]nance1 civilian ov]sight ( security 
=ces1 & multie?nic coexi/5ce1 & has     
actively s\ght clos] integration )      
,,nato2 ,:]eas ! ,p>tn]%ip = ,peace & ! 
,memb]%ip ,action ,plan h s]v$ z        
effective & prov5 pa?ways = aspir+      
,,nato memb]s to und]take ! political1  
milit>y1 & in/itutional re=ms necess>y =
 full ,alliance memb]%ip2 & ,:]eas !    

normalization ( relations betwe5 ,kosovo
 & ,s]bia1 :ile a wor?:ile diplomatic   
objective1 %\ld n be treat$ z a         
pr]equisite = ,kosovo's progress t[>d   
,,nato memb]%ip3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x  
is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives   
t-- 7#a7 ! full integration ( ,kosovo   
into ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty          
,organization 7,,nato7 is a priority = !
 national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates 9 ,s\!a/]n ,europe2  7#b7 !      
,unit$ ,/ates is deeply conc]n$ ) ! gr[+
 malign activities ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation1 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 &   
o!r malign actors 9 ! ,we/]n ,balkans1 &
 ! ?reat ^! pose to ! security ( ,unit$ 
,/ates =ces /ation$ 9 ! region & to !   
/rategic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
,s\!a/]n ,europe2  7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
/rongly supports ! sov]eignty &         
t]ritorial integrity ( ,kosovo z a      
democratic1 multie?nic /ate1 & reaffirms
 its recognition ( ,kosovo's indep5d5ce2
  7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates /rongly supports 
,kosovo's aspirations z a democratic1   

multie?nic /ate1 & enc\rages ,kosovo's  
cont9u$ progress t[>d integration into  
,,nato2  7#e7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld      
cont9ue & deep5 its support = !         
mod]nization ( ! ,kosovo ,security ,=ce1
 ! ,kosovo ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy1 & o!r   
relevant security organs ( ! ,kosovo    
/ate1 9 ord] to /r5g!n ,kosovo's        
capacity = self-def5se & int]op]ability 
) ,,nato =ces2  7#f7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
urges ! rema9+ #d non-recogniz+ memb]   
/ates ( ,,nato1 namely ,greece1         
,romania1 ,slovakia1 & ,spa91 to am5d _!
 positions on ,kosovo's sov]eignty1 s z 
to all[ ,kosovo to =mally comm5ce       
movem5t t[>d integration into ,,nato2   
7#g7 ! pa?way t[>d ,kosovo's full ,,nato
 memb]%ip %\ld proce$ ?r\gh sequ5tial   
/eps1 includ+-- 7,a7 ,kosovo's inclusion
 9 ! ,,nato ,p>tn]%ip = ,peace program2 
7,b7 ,kosovo's admission into ! ,,nato  
,memb]%ip ,action ,plan2 &  7,c7        
,kosovo's full admission into ,,nato z a
 memb] /ate2 &  7#h7 x is ! policy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7,a7 actively        

advocate )9 ,,nato = ,kosovo's inclusion
 9 ! ,p>tn]%ip = ,peace & ! ,memb]%ip   
,action ,plan2  7,b7 engage             
diplomatically ) non-recogniz+ ,,nato   
memb] /ates to enc\rage recognition (   
,kosovo's sov]eignty2 &  7,c7 cont9ue   
security assi/ance & capacity-build+    
ef=ts ) ,kosovo's security & intellig5ce
 in/itutions4