,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbf,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit ! use 
( funds to ass]t control ov] ! sov]eign 
t]ritory ( a ,,nato memb] /ate1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,nato ,unity ,protection  
,act or ! ,,nato ,,up ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! unifi$ 
/r5g? ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty       
,organization 7,,nato7 is critical to ! 
national security & =eign policy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,any occupation or 
takeov] ( ! sov]eign t]ritory ( a ,,nato
 ally w\ld violate ! ,*>t] ( ! ,unit$   
,nations & num]\s articles ( ! ,nor?    
,atlantic ,treaty1 done at ,wa%+ton     
,april #d1 #aidi1 & approv$ =           
ratification by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate  
on ,july #ba1 #aidi 7also kn[n z !      
,wa%+ton ,treaty74  7#c7 ,occupation or 

simil> actions aga9/ ! sov]eign t]ritory
 ( a ,,nato ally by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9   
circum/ances o!r ?an to repel a =eign   
invasion by a non-,,nato-memb] /ate w\ld
 put ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a conflict )     
,,nato & ,,nato memb] /ates1 possibly   
weak5+ ,,nato to ! po9t ( x ceas+ to be 
an effective collective security        
alliance4  7#d7 ,su* an outcome w\ld    
s]ve ! /rategic int]e/s ( ! ,russian    
,f$]ation & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a :ile
 significantly und]m9+ ! national       
security & =eign policy objectives ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,limitation on use (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se funds ,none ( !    
funds appropriat$ or o!rwise made       
available = any fiscal ye> = ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se may be us$ to blockade1      
occupy1 annex1 conduct milit>y op]ations
 aga9/1 or o!rwise ass]t control ov] !  
sov]eign t]ritory ( a ,,nato memb] /ate1
 o!r ?an z au?oriz$ by t ,,nato memb]   
/ate or ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,c\ncil4  #d4 
,limitation on use ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  
funds ,none ( ! funds appropriat$ or    

o!rwise made available = any fiscal ye> 
= ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate may be us$ to     
develop1 support1 or implem5t any plan =
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to blockade1 occupy1   
annex1 conduct milit>y op]ations aga9/1 
or o!rwise ass]t control ov] ! sov]eign 
t]ritory ( a ,,nato memb] /ate1 o!r ?an 
z au?oriz$ by t ,,nato memb] /ate or !  
,nor? ,atlantic ,c\ncil4  #e4 ,rule (   
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates f     
def5d+ itself or an ally f an arm$      
attack or f a cr$ible ?reat ( an imm95t 
arm$ attack4