,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself and ,mrs4    
,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish the ,senate ,,nato ,observer  
,group1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,united ,states ,senate ,,nato ,observer
 ,group  7a7  ,establishment  ,there is 
established within the ,senate a group  
of ,senators to address and advise on   
matters relating to the ,north ,atlantic
 ,treaty ,organization1 to be known as  
the ,senate ,,nato ,observer ,group4    
7b7  ,functions  ,the ,senate ,,nato    
,observer ,group shall-- 7#a7 serve as a
 forum for addressing matters relating  
to the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty         
,organization that fall within the      
jurisdictions of #b or more committees  
of the ,senate2  7#b7 advise the ,senate
 on issues relating to the ,north       

,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1        
including ,north ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization enlargement2 and  7#c7    
with respect to any matter involving the
 ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 
and the ,united ,states ,government1    
particularly during negotiations on     
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
enlargement1 engage in close            
interactions between and among the      
executive branch1 the ,senate1 the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 
any other member country of the ,north  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 and any
 country that is a candidate for        
membership in the ,north ,atlantic      
,treaty ,organization4  7c7             
,appointment of members  7#a7  #aaith   
,congress  ,during the #aaith ,congress1
 the ,senate ,,nato ,observer ,group    
shall exist in the manner established by
 the majority leader and the minority   
leader of the ,senate in the            
,congressional ,record at the beginning 
of first session of the #aaith          

,congress4  7#b7  ,subsequent           
,congresses  7,a7  ,appointment         
,beginning in the #abjth ,congress1 not 
later than #fj days after the date on   
which of the first session of each      
,congress convenes1 the majority leader 
and the minority leader of the ,senate  
shall each appoint to the ,senate ,,nato
 ,observer ,group not more than #g      
,senators4  7,b7  ,co-chairs  ,of the   
members appointed under subparagraph    
7,a71 the majority leader and the       
minority leader of the ,senate shall    
each appoint #a co-chairperson of the   
,senate ,,nato ,observer ,group4  7d7   
,foreign travel  ,each co-chair of the  
,senate ,,nato ,observer ,group and #a  
designated staff member may engage in   
foreign travel for official purposes if 
such travel is authorized by the other  
co-chair of the ,senate ,,nato ,observer
 ,group4  7e7  ,interparliamentary      
services  ,the ,office of               
,interparliamentary ,services of the    
,senate shall be designated to provide  

administrative support and protocol     
functions to the ,senate ,,nato         
,observer ,group1 and for special       
delegations or travel authorized by the 
majority leader or the minority leader  
of the ,senate4  7f7  ,use of foreign   
currencies  ,beginning on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
co-chairs of the ,senate ,,nato         
,observer ,group are authorized to use  
funds in accordance with the provisions 
of law relating to foreign currencies1  
as codified in section #aged of title   
#bb1 ,united ,states ,code1 for         
activities critical to carrying out the 
functions of the ,senate ,,nato         
,observer ,group4  7g7  ,report  ,not   
less frequently than annually1 the      
,senate ,,nato ,observer ,group shall   
submit to the majority leader and       
minority leader of the ,senate and the  
chairperson and ranking member of the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report on the activities     
undertaken by the ,senate ,,nato        

,observer ,group during the preceding   
fiscal year1 including with respect to  
travel1 legislative efforts1 and public 
diplomacy initiatives4