,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbe ,mr4 
,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1    
,mr4 ,tub]ville1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4      
,budd1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 & ,ms4 ,lummis7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,urg+ all     
memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization to sp5d a m9imum ( #e     
p]c5t ( gross dome/ic product on def5se4
  ,:]eas ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty      
,organization 7,,nato7 has long s]v$ z a
 pill> ( collective security &          
transatlantic coop]ation1 ensur+        
/ability & %>$ def5se among memb] /ates2
  ,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump   
play$ a lead+ role 9 secur+ increas$    
def5se sp5d+ commitm5ts f ,,nato allies 
to ensure ! ,alliance rema9s capable (  
address+ #ba/-c5tury ?reats2  ,:]eas !  
,hague ,summit ,decl>ation enc\rag$     
allies to allocate at lea/ #e p]c5t (   
gross dome/ic product 7,,gdp7 to def5se 

sp5d+1 demon/rat+ a commitm5t to %>+ !  
burd5 ( collective def5se2  ,:]eas ! #e 
p]c5t ,,gdp sp5d+ commitm5t w be split  
betwe5 sp5d+ #c4e p]c5t on milit>y sp5d+
 & #a4e p]c5t on non-traditional def5se 
sp5d+ su* z infra/ructure & cyb]        
security resili5ce2  ,:]eas ?is t>get1  
if implem5t$ ) discipl9e & transp>5cy1  
has ! pot5tial to significantly enhance 
,,nato's milit>y read9ess1 det]r5ce     
po/ure1 & ability to respond to evolv+  
?reats includ+ cyb] w>f>e2  ,:]eas !    
imprecise language ( ! ,hague ,agreem5t 
leaves ambiguity ab\t ! requirem5t ( all
 allies rea*+ ! #e p]c5t ( ,,gdp goal2  
,:]eas ! exclusion ( c]ta9 memb]        
c\ntries f ! commitm5t to sp5d #e p]c5t 
( ,,gdp on def5se und]m9es fidelity to !
 ,alliance2  ,:]eas ! commitm5t to sp5d+
 #e p]c5t ( ,,gdp on v]ifiable def5se   
exp5ditures is important to ! def5se (  
all memb] nations2  ,:]eas ! inclusion (
 dome/ic infra/ructure 9 allies'        
calculations t[>d _! #a4e p]c5t         
commitm5t to non-traditional def5se     

exp5ditures contributes m9imally to !   
,alliance's ability to address ext]nal  
?reats2 &  ,:]eas ! commitm5t f         
economies ( all sizes )9 ,,nato to meet 
! =m] goal ( sp5d+ #b p]c5t ,,gdp on    
def5se %[s t n meet+ sp5d+ commitm5ts is
 a *oice ( w & n ( circum/ance3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7         
congratulates ,presid5t ,donald ,j4     
,trump & ,,nato lead]%ip on ! new       
commitm5t to def5se inve/m5t1 & comm5ds 
! ,alliance = its r5ew$ focus on        
collective def5se2  7#b7 lauds ,,nato   
memb]s :o sp5t m ?an #b p]c5t ( _! ,,gdp
 on def5se prior to ! ,hague ,summit2   
7#c7 /rongly urges ,,nato lead]%ip to   
compel memb]s to adh]e to ! #e p]c5t    
,,gdp commitm5t to def5se sp5d+2  7#d7  
calls on all ,,nato allies to ensure _! 
non-traditional def5se exp5ditures are  
demon/rably align$ ) legitimate def5se  
objectives2 &  7#e7 reaffirms !         
importance ( ,,nato & ! commitm5t ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate to ma9ta9+ a /rong1
 capable1 & unit$ ,alliance4