,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,justice1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1   
,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mrs4      
,capito7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that member countries of    
,,nato must commit at least #b percent  
of their national gross domestic product
 to national defense spending to hold   
leadership or benefit at the expense of 
those counties who meet their           
obligations4  ,whereas1 in #bjad1 the   
heads of state and governments of the   
member countries of the ,north ,atlantic
 ,treaty ,organization 7commonly known  
as ,,nato7 renewed their earlier        
commitment to invest #b percent of their
 national gross domestic product        
7referred to in this preamble as ,,gdp7 
to defense spending to help ensure the  

continued military readiness of ,,nato2 
,whereas ,,nato considers the #b percent
 commitment as a floor and not a ceiling
 for what member countries of ,,nato    
have committed to invest in their       
national defense efforts2 ,whereas the  
current global security environment has 
caused the current leadership of ,,nato 
and the ,united ,states to consider     
raising this commitment even higher2    
,whereas #bc of the #ca member countries
 spent at least #b percent of their     
,,gdp on national defense in #bjbd2     
,whereas1 since the year #bjjj1 ,,nato  
has lost almost #b1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in   
mutual defense spending capability from 
member countries not meeting the        
commitment of #b percent of their ,,gdp 
towards defense2 and ,whereas it is in  
the interest of all member countries to 
meet the #b percent minimum commitment  
or have a plan in place to do so before 
the opening session of the ,,nato       
,summit in ,the ,hague1 which is        
scheduled to take place in ,june #bjbe3 

,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the  
sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 any    
citizen of a member country of the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
7commonly known as ,,nato7 that is not  
meeting its commitment to spend #b      
percent of its gross domestic product   
7referred to in this resolution as      
,,gdp7 on national defense should not be
 allowed to hold any position within the
 leadership of ,,nato1 including        
positions such as-- 7,a7 the ,secretary 
,general of ,,nato2  7,b7 the ,deputy   
,secretary ,general of ,,nato2  7,c7 any
 ,assistant ,secretaries ,general of    
,,nato2  7,d7 the ,,nato ,spokesperson2 
and  7,e7 any uniformed military        
leadership or command positions within  
the structure of ,,nato at the #b-star  
7,,of-#g7 level or above2 and  7#b7 any 
member country of ,,nato that fails to  
meet its commitment to spend #b percent 
of its ,,gdp on national defense should 
not be allowed to host any significant  
formal or informal meetings1            

conferences1 or summits of ,,nato at the
 ministerial level or above1 outside    
established routine corporate processes 
of ,,nato that direct military          
operations or coordination at a         
headquarters location1 that would       
provide substantial economic benefit to 
the economy and enable the ability for  
that member country to receive          
international recognition1 including--  
7,a7 the ,,nato ,summit2  7,b7 meetings 
of ,,nato ,ministers of ,foreign        
,affairs2  7,c7 ,,nato ,parliamentary   
,assembly sessions2 and  7,d7 the ,,nato
 ,youth ,summit or similar events4