,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bagd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be 7legislative 
day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe ,mr4 ,lee        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !   
,presid5t to give notice ( d5unciation (
 ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty = purposes ( 
)draw+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,nor?        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,n ,a ,tru/$            
,organization ,act or ! ,,nato ,act4    
#b4  ,f9d+s  ,congress makes ! foll[+   
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty  
7also kn[n z ! ,wa%+ton ,treaty7 0 sign$
 on ,april #d1 #aidi1 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 
& creat$ ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization 7,,nato74  7#b7 ,,nato 0  
int5d$ to c\nt]balance ! political &    
milit>y p[] ( ! ,soviet ,union 9 ,ea/]n 
,europe & 0 orig9ally compos$ ( #ab     
memb] /ates repres5t+ ,we/]n ,europe &  
its transatlantic p>tn]s4  7#c7 ,!      

preamble to ! ,wa%+ton ,treaty affirms t
 ! ,p>ties w unite _! ef=ts = collective
 def5se4 ,simil>ly1 ,article #c ( !     
,wa%+ton ,treaty provides t ea* ,p>ty w 
ma9ta9 & develop _! individual &        
collective capacity to resi/ arm$       
attack4  7#d7 ,! ,w>saw ,pact s]v$ z !  
collective def5se bloc ( ! ,soviet      
,union & collaps$ 9 #aiia1 foll[$ by !  
collapse ( ! ,soviet ,union itself by ! 
end ( t ye>4  7#e7 ,%ortly be=e !       
collapse ( ! ,soviet ,union1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,james ,bak]   
made assurances to ,soviet ,union lead] 
,mikhail ,gorba*ev t ,,nato w\ld n exp& 
ea/w>d4  7#f7 ,! dissolution ( bo? !    
,w>saw ,pact & ! ,soviet ,union         
fundam5tally alt]$ ! security environm5t
 9 ,europe & r5d]$ ,,nato's f\nd+       
collective def5se mission irrelevant4   
7#g7 ,despite its wan+ relevance & prior
 assurances to ! contr>y1 ,,nato began a
 pr(\nd ea/w>d expansion 9 #aiii1 :i*1 z
 ( #bjbe1 culm9at$ 9 a l& bord] ) !     
,russian ,f$]ation t exce$s #a1ejj miles

 & encircles ! ,baltic ,sea4  7#h7      
,successive ,national ,milit>y ,doctr9es
 & ,national ,security ,/rategies ( !   
,russian ,f$]ation h fram$ ! expansion (
 ,,nato z a p]vasive ?reat to ,russian  
security4  7#i7 ,9 a spee* be=e ! ,muni*
 ,security ,conf]5ce 9 #bjjg1 ,presid5t 
( ! ,russian ,f$]ation ,vladimir ,put9  
describ$ ,,nato expansion z a s]i\s     
provocation & ref]5c$ ! assurances      
previ\sly made by ! ,unit$ ,/ates4      
7#aj7 ,! invasion ( ,ukra9e by !        
,russian ,f$]ation 9 #bjbb demon/rates !
 ,russian ,f$]ation's will+ness to      
employ milit>y action 9 response to     
p]ceiv$ security ?reats4  7#aa7 ,,nato  
memb]s h refus$ to rule out fur!r       
expansion4  7#ab7 ,s9ce ! f\nd+ (       
,,nato1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has %\ld]$ !    
burd5 ( :at 0 *>act]iz$ z a collective  
security alliance1 z ! l>ge/ f9ancial & 
h>d p[] contributor4  7#ac7 ,at ! ,wales
 ,summit 9 #bjad1 ,,nato memb]s pl$g$ to
 sp5d #b p]c5t ( _! gross dome/ic       
product on def5se1 kn[n z ! ,wales      

,pl$ge4  7#ad7 ,m ?an a decade lat]1    
ne>ly #a_/c ( ,,nato memb]s fail to meet
 ! ,wales ,pl$ge4  7#ae7 ,consi/5t )    
,unit$ ,/ates national security int]e/s1
 ,europe is n a priority !at] = ,unit$  
,/ates engagem5t4 ,! pr9cipal int]e/ ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,europe is prev5t+ !   
em]g5ce ( a regional hegemon4  7#af7 ,! 
comb9$ milit>y & economic capacity (    
,european ,,nato memb]s exce$s t ( !    
,russian ,f$]ation1 s]v+ z a suffici5t  
c\nt]weight to a prospective regional   
hegemon )\t ,unit$ ,/ates engagem5t4    
7#ag7 ,:ile ! ,unit$ ,/ates cont9ues to 
subsidize ,european security1 ,european 
,,nato memb]s are dis9c5tiviz$ f =w>d   
movem5t on burd5 %ift+ 9 ! ,european    
!at]4  7#ah7 ,memb]%ip ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 9 ,,nato is inconsi/5t ) ! national    
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4
  ,d5unciation ( ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty
  ,consi/5t ) ,article #ac ( ! ,nor?    
,atlantic ,treaty1 done at ,wa%+ton     
,april #d1 #aidi1 n lat] ?an #cj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  

,presid5t %all give notice ( d5unciation
 ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty = purposes 
( )draw+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,nor?      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4  #d4   
,fulfillm5t ( requirem5t ( section      
#abej;,a ( ! ,national ,def5se          
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbd 
,?is ,act satisfies ! requirem5t (      
section #abej;,a ( ! ,national ,def5se  
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbd 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #aibh;f7 = congressional 
au?orization ( susp5sion1 t]m9ation1    
d5unciation1 or )drawal f ! ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty4  #e4  ,prohibition on
 ! use ( funds  ,no funds au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$1 appropriat$1 or o!rwise   
made available by any ,act may be us$ to
 fund1 directly or indirectly1 ,unit$   
,/ates contributions to ! common-fund$  
budgets ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty     
,organization1 includ+ ! civil budget1 !
 milit>y budget1 or ! ,security         
,inve/m5t ,program4  #f4  ,sev]ability  
,if any provision ( ?is ,act or !       
application ( su* provision to any p]son

 or circum/ance is held to be           
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & 
! application ( ! provision to any o!r  
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$4