,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aihj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,tillis 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli%
 ! ,s5ate ,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4  ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate    
,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p  7a7  ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ )9 ! ,s5ate a gr\p (   
,s5ators to address & advise on matt]s  
relat+ to ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty     
,organization1 to be kn[n z ! ,s5ate    
,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p4  7b7  ,functions  
,! ,s5ate ,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p %all--   
7#a7 s]ve z a =um = address+ matt]s     
relat+ to ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty     
,organization t fall )9 ! jurisdictions 
( #b or m committees ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7  
advise ! ,s5ate on issues relat+ to !   
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1  
includ+ ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty         
,organization enl>gem5t2 &  7#c7 )      
respect to any matt] involv+ ! ,nor?    

,atlantic ,treaty ,organization & !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 p>ticul>ly dur+
 negotiations on ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization enl>gem5t1 engage 9 close
 int]actions betwe5 & among ! executive 
bran*1 ! ,s5ate1 ! ,nor? ,atlantic      
,treaty ,organization1 any o!r memb]    
c\ntry ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization1 & any c\ntry t is a      
c&idate = memb]%ip 9 ! ,nor? ,atlantic  
,treaty ,organization4  7c7  ,appo9tm5t 
( memb]s  7#a7  #aai? ,congress  ,dur+ !
 #aai? ,congress1 ! ,s5ate ,,nato       
,obs]v] ,gr\p %all exi/ 9 ! mann]       
e/abli%$ by ! majority lead] & ! m9ority
 lead] ( ! ,s5ate 9 ! ,congressional    
,record at ! beg9n+ ( fir/ session ( !  
#aai? ,congress4  7#b7  ,subsequ5t      
,congresses  7,a7  ,appo9tm5t  ,beg9n+ 9
 ! #abj? ,congress1 n lat] ?an #fj days 
aft] ! date on :i* ( ! fir/ session (   
ea* ,congress conv5es1 ! majority lead] 
& ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all ea*   
appo9t to ! ,s5ate ,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p 
n m ?an #g ,s5ators4  7,b7  ,co-*airs   

,( ! memb]s appo9t$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! majority lead] & ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate %all ea* appo9t #a co-*airp]son (
 ! ,s5ate ,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p4  7d7    
,=eign travel  ,ea* co-*air ( ! ,s5ate  
,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p & #a designat$ /aff
 memb] may engage 9 =eign travel =      
(ficial purposes if su* travel is       
au?oriz$ by ! o!r co-*air ( ! ,s5ate    
,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p4  7e7              
,int]p>liam5t>y s]vices  ,! ,(fice (    
,int]p>liam5t>y ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate %all
 be designat$ to provide adm9i/rative   
support & protocol functions to ! ,s5ate
 ,,nato ,obs]v] ,gr\p1 & = special      
delegations or travel au?oriz$ by !     
majority lead] or ! m9ority lead] ( !   
,s5ate4  7f7  ,use ( =eign curr5cies    
,beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! co-*airs ( ! ,s5ate ,,nato      
,obs]v] ,gr\p are au?oriz$ to use funds 
9 accordance ) ! provisions ( law relat+
 to =eign curr5cies1 z codifi$ 9 section
 #aged ( title #bb1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 = activities critical to c>ry+ out !   

functions ( ! ,s5ate ,,nato ,obs]v]     
,gr\p4  7g7  ,report  ,n less frequ5tly 
?an annually1 ! ,s5ate ,,nato ,obs]v]   
,gr\p %all submit to ! majority lead] & 
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate & ! *airp]son &
 rank+ memb] ( ! ,committee on ,=eign   
,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report on !     
activities und]tak5 by ! ,s5ate ,,nato  
,obs]v] ,gr\p dur+ ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 
includ+ ) respect to travel1 legislative
 ef=ts1 & public diplomacy initiatives4