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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4243 

To strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2012 

Mr. TURNER of Ohio (for himself and Mr. MILLER of Florida) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NATO Enhancement 

5 Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The sustained commitment of the North At9 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to mutual de10 fense has made possible the democratic trans11 formation of Central and Eastern Europe. 


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1 (2) Lasting stability and security in Europe re2 quires the further military, economic, and political 

3 integration of emerging democracies into existing 

4 European and transatlantic structures. 

5 (3) NATO is not directed against any single ad6 versary and must continue to develop close partner7 ships with non-member nations. 

8 (4) In an era of threats from terrorism and the 

9 proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the 

10 North Atlantic Treaty Organization has effectively 

11 adapted its mission and responded to new threats 

12 and challenges. 

13 (5) NATO is currently involved in several oper14 ations benefiting United States national security, in15 cluding the International Security and Assistance 

16 Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan, NATO’s Kosovo 

17 Force (KFOR), the counter-terrorism Operation Ac18 tive Endeavor in the Mediterranean Sea, anti-piracy 

19 Operation Ocean Shield off the Horn of Africa, sup20 port for African Union missions, as well as the com21 pleted missions of Operation Unified Protector in 

22 Libya in 2011, the Implementation (IFOR) and Sta23 bilization Forces (SFOR) in Bosnia and 

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1 itarian missions after Hurricane Katrina, in Darfur, 

2 and in Pakistan. 

3 (6) NATO serves as a force multiplier, whose 

4 command structures, training institutions, and mul5 tilateral exercises have generated unprecedented 

6 multinational contributions to United States na7 tional security priorities and enabled European sol8 diers to fight side-by-side with members of the 

9 United States Armed Forces. 

10 (7) NATO is a community of democracies that 

11 can act collectively to promote freedom, stability, 

12 and peace around the globe. 

13 (8) Allies who have recently acceded to NATO, 

14 as well as partner nations such as Bosnia and 

15 Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, 

16 and Montenegro are among the highest per capita 

17 contributors to NATO missions. 

18 (9) Members of the United States Armed 

19 Forces and NATO forces have provided tremendous 

20 sacrifice on behalf of the freedom and security of the 

21 NATO alliance, and those soldiers who have per22 ished fighting on behalf of the Western alliance 

23 should be forever remembered for their ultimate sac24 rifice. 


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1 (10) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 

2 (title II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 

3 note), Congress declared that ‘‘full and active par4 ticipants in the Partnership for Peace in a position 

5 to further the principles of the North Atlantic Trea6 ty and to contribute to the security of the North At7 lantic area should be invited to become full NATO 

8 members in accordance with Article 10 of such 

9 Treaty at an early date’’. 

10 (11) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation 

11 Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note 110 Stat. 3009– 

12 173), Congress called for the prompt admission of 

13 Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia 

14 to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and de15 clared that ‘‘in order to promote economic stability 

16 and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 

17 Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine 

18 . . . the process of enlarging NATO to include 

19 emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Eu20 rope should not be limited to consideration of admit21 ting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slo22 venia as full members of the NATO Alliance’’. 

23 (12) At the Madrid Summit of the North Atlan24 tic Treaty Organization in July 1997, Poland, Hun25 gary, and the Czech Republic were invited to join 


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1 the Alliance, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organi2 zation Heads of State and Government issued a dec3 laration stating, ‘‘The alliance expects to extend fur4 ther invitations in coming years to nations willing 

5 and able to assume the responsibilities and obliga6 tions of membership . . . No European democratic 

7 country whose admission would fulfill the objectives 

8 of the [North Atlantic] Treaty will be excluded from 

9 consideration.’’. 

10 (13) In the European Security Act of 1998 (22 

11 U.S.C. 1928 note; 112 Stat. 2681–839), Congress 

12 declared that ‘‘Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Re13 public should not be the last emerging democracies 

14 in Central and Eastern Europe invited to join 

15 NATO’’ and that ‘‘Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lith16 uania, and Bulgaria . . . would make an out17 standing contribution to furthering the goals of 

18 NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace 

19 in Europe should they become NATO members 

20 [and] upon complete satisfaction of all relevant cri21 teria should be invited to become full NATO mem22 bers at the earliest possible date’’. 

23 (14) On February 11, 1998, the Senate ap24 proved the resolution of advice and consent to ratifi25 cation of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty 


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1 of 1949 on Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the 

2 Czech Republic (Treaty Document 105–36), inviting 

3 Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join 

4 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

5 (15) At the Washington Summit of the North 

6 Atlantic Treaty Organization in April 1999, the 

7 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Heads of State 

8 and Government issued a communique declaring, 

9 ‘‘We pledge that NATO will continue to welcome 

10 new members in a position to further the principles 

11 of the [North Atlantic] Treaty and contribute to 

12 peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area . . . 

13 The three new members will not be the last . . . No 

14 European democratic country whose admission 

15 would fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be ex16 cluded from consideration, regardless of its geo17 graphic location . . .’’. 

18 (16) In the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom 

19 Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–187; 22 

20 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress endorsed ‘‘the vision of 

21 further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articu22 lated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 

23 2001, and by former President William J. Clinton 

24 on October 22, 1996’’. 


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1 (17) At the Prague Summit of the North Atlan2 tic Treaty Organization in November 2002, Bul3 garia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slo4 vakia, and Slovenia were invited to join the Alliance 

5 in the second round of enlargement of the North At6 lantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold 

7 War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

8 Heads of State and Government issued a declaration 

9 stating, ‘‘NATO’s door will remain open to Euro10 pean democracies willing and able to assume the re11 sponsibilities and obligations of membership, in ac12 cordance with Article 10 of the Washington Trea13 ty.’’. 

14 (18) On May 8, 2003, the Senate unanimously 

15 approved the resolution of advice and consent to 

16 ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic 

17 Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, 

18 Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, 

19 inviting Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Roma20 nia, Slovakia, and Slovenia (Treaty Document 108– 

21 4), inviting those countries to join the North Atlan22 tic Treaty Organization. 

23 (19) At the Istanbul Summit of the North At24 lantic Treaty Organization in June 2004, the North 

25 Atlantic Treaty Organization Heads of State and 


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1 Government issued a communique reaffirming that 

2 NATO’s door remains open to new members, declar3 ing, ‘‘We celebrate the success of NATO’s Open 

4 Door Policy, and reaffirm today that our seven new 

5 members will not be the last. The door to member6 ship remains open. We welcome the progress made 

7 by Albania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1) 8 in implementing their Annual 

9 National Programmes under the Membership Action 

10 Plan, and encourage them to continue pursuing the 

11 reforms necessary to progress toward NATO mem12 bership. We also commend their contribution to re13 gional stability and cooperation. We want all three 

14 countries to succeed and will continue to assist them 

15 in their reform efforts. NATO will continue to assess 

16 each country’s candidacy individually, based on the 

17 progress made towards reform goals pursued 

18 through the Membership Action Plan, which will re19 main the vehicle to keep the readiness of each aspi20 rant for membership under review. We direct that 

21 NATO Foreign Ministers keep the enlargement 

22 process, including the implementation of the Mem23 bership Action Plan, under continual review and re24 port to us. We will review at the next Summit 


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1 progress by aspirants towards membership based on 

2 that report.’’. 

3 (20) At the Riga Summit of the North Atlantic 

4 Treaty Organization in November 2006, the Heads 

5 of State and Government of the member countries of 

6 NATO issued a declaration reaffirming that NATO’s 

7 door remains open to new members, declaring, ‘‘[A]ll 

8 European democratic countries may be considered 

9 for MAP (Membership Action Plan) or admission, 

10 subject to decision by the NAC (North Atlantic 

11 Council) at each stage, based on the performance of 

12 these countries towards meeting the objectives of the 

13 North Atlantic Treaty. We direct that NATO For14 eign Ministers keep that process under continual re15 view and report to us. We welcome the efforts of Al16 bania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of 

17 Macedonia to prepare themselves for the responsibil18 ities and obligations of membership. We reaffirm 

19 that the Alliance will continue with Georgia and 

20 Ukraine its Intensified Dialogues which cover the 

21 full range of political, military, financial and security 

22 issues relating to those countries’ aspirations to 

23 membership, without prejudice to any eventual Alli24 ance decision. We reaffirm the importance of the 

25 NATO-Ukraine Distinctive Partnership, which has 


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1 its 10th anniversary next year and welcome the 

2 progress that has been made in the framework of 

3 our Intensified Dialogue. We appreciate Ukraine’s 

4 substantial contributions to our common security, in5 cluding through participation in NATO-led oper6 ations and efforts to promote regional cooperation. 

7 We encourage Ukraine to continue to contribute to 

8 regional security. We are determined to continue to 

9 assist, through practical cooperation, in the imple10 mentation of far-reaching reform efforts, notably in 

11 the fields of national security, defence, reform of the 

12 defence-industrial sector and fighting corruption. We 

13 welcome the commencement of an Intensified Dia14 logue with Georgia as well as Georgia’s contribution 

15 to international peacekeeping and security oper16 ations. We will continue to engage actively with 

17 Georgia in support of its reform process. We encour18 age Georgia to continue progress on political, eco19 nomic and military reforms, including strengthening 

20 judicial reform, as well as the peaceful resolution of 

21 outstanding conflicts on its territory. We reaffirm 

22 that it is of great importance that all parties in the 

23 region should engage constructively to promote re24 gional peace and stability.’’. 


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1 (21) In the NATO Freedom Consolidation Act 

2 of 2007 (Public Law 110–17; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), 

3 Congress designated Albania, Croatia, Georgia, the 

4 Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine eligible to re5 ceive assistance under the NATO Participation Act 

6 of 1994 and expressed support for ‘‘qualified can7 didate states, specifically by entering into a Member8 ship Action Plan with Georgia and recognizing the 

9 progress toward meeting the responsibilities and ob10 ligations of NATO membership by Albania, Croatia, 

11 Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine’’. 

12 (22) At the Bucharest Summit of the North At13 lantic Treaty Organization in April 2008, the Heads 

14 of State and Government of the member countries of 

15 NATO declared, ‘‘NATO’s ongoing enlargement 

16 process has been an historic success in advancing 

17 stability and cooperation and bringing us closer to 

18 our common goal of a Europe whole and free, united 

19 in peace, democracy and common values. NATO’s 

20 door will remain open to European democracies will21 ing and able to assume the responsibilities and obli22 gations of membership, in accordance with Article 

23 10 of the Washington Treaty. We reiterate that de24 cisions on enlargement are for NATO itself to 

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1 (23) At the Bucharest Summit of the North At2 lantic Treaty Organization in April 2008, the Heads 

3 of State and Government of the member countries of 

4 NATO declared, ‘‘NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and 

5 Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership 

6 in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will 

7 become members of NATO. Both nations have made 

8 valuable contributions to Alliance operations.’’. 

9 (24) The Bucharest Declaration also stated, 

10 ‘‘[W]e have decided to invite Albania and Croatia to 

11 begin accession talks to join our Alliance. We con12 gratulate these countries on this historic achieve13 ment, earned through years of hard work and a 

14 demonstrated commitment to our common security 

15 and NATO’s shared values.’’. 

16 (25) On September 25, 2008, the Senate ap17 proved the Resolution Advising and Consenting to 

18 Ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic 

19 Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Albania and Croatia 

20 (Treaty Document 110–20), inviting Croatia and Al21 bania to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza22 tion. 

23 (26) At the Strasbourg/Kehl NATO Summit, 

24 the Heads of State and Government participating in 

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1 4, 2009, reiterated that ‘‘[i]n accordance with Arti2 cle 10 of the Washington Treaty, NATO’s door will 

3 remain open to all European democracies which 

4 share the values of our Alliance, which are willing 

5 and able to assume the responsibilities and obliga6 tions of membership, and whose inclusion can con7 tribute to common security and stability’’. 

8 (27) On April 4, 2009, at the Strasbourg/Kehl 

9 NATO Summit, President Barack Obama stated, 

10 ‘‘I’d also like to note that as we welcome Albania 

11 and Croatia to NATO, this will not be the last time 

12 that we have such a celebration, and I look forward 

13 to the day when we can welcome Macedonia to the 

14 Alliance. The door to membership will remain open 

15 for other countries that meet NATO’s standards and 

16 can make a meaningful contribution to allied secu17 rity.’’. 

18 (28) At the Lisbon Summit of the North Atlan19 tic Treaty Organization in November 2010, the 

20 Heads of State and Government of the member 

21 countries of NATO declared, ‘‘NATO’s door will re22 main open to all European democracies which share 

23 the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able 

24 to assume the responsibilities and obligations of 

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1 principles of the Treaty, and whose inclusion can 

2 contribute to the security of the North Atlantic 

3 area.’’. 

4 (29) The Lisbon Declaration of November 2010 

5 included the following statements: 

6 (A) ‘‘We reiterate the agreement at our 

7 2008 Bucharest Summit to extend an invitation 

8 to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 

9 as soon as a mutually acceptable solution to the 

10 name issue has been reached within the frame11 work of the UN, and urge intensified efforts to12 wards that end.’’. 

13 (B) ‘‘We welcome the considerable 

14 progress that Montenegro has made on its road 

15 to Euro-Atlantic integration and its contribu16 tion to security in the region and beyond, in17 cluding through its participation in ISAF. Its 

18 active engagement in the Membership Action 

19 Plan (MAP) process demonstrates 

20 Montenegro’s firm commitment to join the Alli21 ance.’’. 

22 (C) ‘‘We fully support the membership as23 piration of Bosnia and Herzegovina.’’. 

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1 mitment to Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic integra2 tion.’’. 

3 (E) ‘‘At the 2008 Bucharest Summit we 

4 agreed that Georgia will become a member of 

5 NATO and we reaffirm all elements of that de6 cision, as well as subsequent decisions.’’. 

7 (F) ‘‘A stable, democratic and economically 

8 prosperous Ukraine is an important factor for 

9 Euro-Atlantic security.’’. 

10 (30) The Republic of Macedonia should not 

11 have been denied NATO Membership in 2008. 

12 (31) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Re13 public of Macedonia, and Montenegro have expressed 

14 a clear national intent to join NATO and should 

15 therefore be granted Membership Action Plans. 

16 (32) The Governments of Bosnia and 

17 Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, 

18 and Montenegro have met the basic standards for 

19 accession (even as specific defense reforms continue) 

20 and displayed their willingness and ability to meet 

21 the responsibilities of membership in the North At22 lantic Treaty Organization, and the accession of 

23 these countries, as well as continued development of 

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1 and advance United States national security inter2 ests. 

3 (33) The NATO Lisbon Declaration of 2010 

4 also enshrined NATO’s commitment to territorial 

5 missile defense, stating, ‘‘The threat to NATO Eu6 ropean populations, territory and forces posed by the 

7 proliferation of ballistic missiles is increasing. As 

8 missile defence forms part of a broader response to 

9 counter this threat, we have decided that the Alli10 ance will develop a missile defence capability to pur11 sue its core task of collective defence.’’. 

12 (34) Political support for missile defense as a 

13 NATO mission will be strongest if the costs and 

14 benefits are broadly shared throughout the Alliance, 

15 including through greater European financial and 

16 industrial contributions to the missile defense mis17 sion. 

18 (35) The NATO Lisbon Declaration reaffirmed 

19 the Alliance commitment to fund NATO operations 

20 at adequate levels, stating, ‘‘We reaffirm our resolve 

21 to continue to provide the resources, including the 

22 forces and capabilities required to perform the full 

23 range of Alliance missions. . . . We are determined 

24 to pursue reform and defence transformation and 


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1 continue to make our forces more deployable, sus2 tainable, interoperable, and thus more usable.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

4 (a) ENLARGEMENT.—It is the policy of the United 

5 States— 

6 (1) to continue to foster the creation of a Eu7 rope whole, free, and at peace; 

8 (2) to support the right of every nation of Eu9 rope to choose its own defense alliances and security 

10 relationships; 

11 (3) to reject the notion of privileged spheres of 

12 influence; 

13 (4) to continue to strongly support an ‘‘open 

14 door’’ policy with respect to the accession of addi15 tional countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Orga16 nization, including the NATO aspirant nations of 

17 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of 

18 Macedonia, and Montenegro; 

19 (5) to continue to provide assistance to coun20 tries aspiring to accede to, or deepen relationships 

21 with, NATO in terms of providing training, defense 

22 planning assistance, military exchanges, and security 

23 assistance; and 

24 (6) to continue to advocate these goals within 

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1 NATO of all aspirant nations, including Bosnia and 

2 Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, 

3 and Montenegro. 

4 (b) DETERRENCE.—With respect to United States 

5 forward deployed nuclear weapons in Europe, the policy 

6 of the United States will be guided by the following prin7 ciples: 

8 (1) As long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO 

9 will remain a nuclear alliance. 

10 (2) The presence of nuclear weapons of the 

11 United States in Europe—combined with NATO’s 

12 unique nuclear sharing arrangements under which 

13 non-nuclear members participate in nuclear planning 

14 and possess specially configured aircraft capable of 

15 delivering nuclear weapons—contributes to the cohe16 sion of NATO and provides reassurance to allies and 

17 partners who feel exposed to regional threats and a 

18 tool in dealing with neighboring states hostile to 

19 NATO. 

20 (3) The United States should pursue negotia21 tions with the Russian Federation aimed at the re22 duction of Russian deployed and nondeployed, non23 strategic nuclear forces. 

24 (4) Nonstrategic nuclear weapons should be 

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1 forces of the United States and the Russian Federa2 tion. 

3 (5) Any geographical relocation or storage of 

4 nonstrategic nuclear weapons by the Russian Fed5 eration does not constitute a reduction or elimi6 nation of such weapons. 

7 (6) The vast advantage of the Russian Federa8 tion in nonstrategic nuclear weapons constitutes a 

9 threat to the United States and its allies and a 

10 growing asymmetry in Western Europe. 

11 (c) NATO MISSILE DEFENSE.—It is the policy of the 

12 United States that— 

13 (1) the European Phased Adaptive Approach 

14 (EPAA) is a United States program to support 

15 NATO’s mission of territorial defense against bal16 listic missile attack; 

17 (2) the United States will continue to imple18 ment and fund, with financial support of allies, all 

19 four phases of the EPAA, consistent with President 

20 Obama’s letter to the Senate on December 18, 2010; 

21 (3) the United States will continue to seek fur22 ther allied contributions to this mission (including 

23 radars, sensors, interceptors, and financial support), 

24 in addition to European commitments regarding 


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1 NATO’s Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile 

2 Defense (ALTBMD); and 

3 (4) broad allied burden and risk sharing for the 

4 NATO territorial missile defense mission will be crit5 ical to its long-term viability and success. 

6 (d) SMART DEFENSE.—It is the policy of the United 

7 States— 

8 (1) to seek defense efficiencies where possible to 

9 ensure that the NATO alliance is effective and effi10 cient, including elements of greater specialization, 

11 prioritization, and cooperation (pooling and sharing); 

12 and 

13 (2) to nonetheless press NATO allies to reduce 

14 the defense gap with the United States by equipping 

15 themselves with capabilities that are deemed to be 

16 critical, deployable, and sustainable, to meet the 

17 agreed upon benchmark of spending at least 2 per18 cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense, 

19 and to demonstrate political determination to 

20 achieve these goals. 

21 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that, at the Chicago Sum23 mit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in May 

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1 (1) to ensure that enlargement remains a pri2 ority; 

3 (2) to grant or provide a clear roadmap for the 

4 granting of a NATO Membership Action Plan (or 

5 other equivalent plan) to Georgia and Bosnia and 

6 Herzogovina; and 

7 (3) to invite, or provide a clear roadmap for in8 viting, the Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro 

9 to join NATO. 

10 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND 

11 MONTENEGRO AS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AS12 SISTANCE UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPATION 

13 ACT OF 1994. 

14 (a) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Bosnia and Herzegovina is 

16 designated as eligible to receive assistance under the 

17 program established under section 203(a) of the 

18 NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public 

19 Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), and shall be 

20 deemed to have been so designated pursuant to sec21 tion 203(d)(1) of such Act. 

22 (2) ASSISTANCE TO PLACE IMMOVABLE DE23 FENSE PROPERTY UNDER MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

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1 couraging and assisting the Government of Bosnia 

2 and Herzegovina in its efforts to place all immovable 

3 defense property under the jurisdiction of the Min4 istry of Defense in order to fulfill the requirements 

5 to join the NATO Membership Action Plan. 

6 (b) MONTENEGRO.—Montenegro is designated as eli7 gible to receive assistance under the program established 

8 under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 

9 1994, and shall be deemed to have been so designated pur10 suant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act. 

11 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO 

12 BOSNIA AND HERZOGOVINA AND MONTE13 NEGRO UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPATION 

14 ACT OF 1994. 

15 Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2012 

16 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

17 U.S.C. 2763), such sums as may be necessary are author18 ized to be appropriated for assistance to Bosnia and 

19 Herzegovina and Montenegro. 

20 SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR 

21 COUNTRIES PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AS EL22 IGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 

23 NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994. 

24 Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2012 

25 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 


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1 U.S.C. 2763) such sums as may be necessary are author2 ized to be appropriated for assistance to Georgia, the Re3 public of Macedonia, and Ukraine. 

4 SEC. 8. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE 

5 TRANSITION TO NATO MEMBERSHIP. 

6 Section 203 of the NATO Participation Act (Public 

7 Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘The President may estab10 lish a program’’ and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘The President— 

12 ‘‘(1) may establish a program’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘pursuant to subsection 

14 (d).’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘pursuant to 

15 subsection (d); and 

16 ‘‘(2) shall establish and regularly update bilat17 eral programs to assist Bosnia and Herzogovina 

18 Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Monte19 negro to achieve full NATO membership.’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraphs: 

3 ‘‘(4) bilateral exchanges of military officers; 

4 ‘‘(5) joint assessments of defense needs upon 

5 the request of any country designated under sub6 section (d), including with respect to the objectives 

7 under section 1242 of the National Defense Author8 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 

9 81); and 

10 ‘‘(6) sales of defense articles and services nec11 essary to maintain sufficient territorial self-defense 

12 capabilities in accordance with every nation’s right 

13 to self-defense under Article 51 of the Charter of the 

14 United Nations.’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) by striking paragraph (5); 

17 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 

18 (4), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (6), 

19 (9), and (11), respectively; 

20 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

21 following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(2) The transfer of nonlethal excess defense 

23 articles under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance 

24 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), without regard to 

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1 lating to the justification of the foreign military fi2 nancing program for the fiscal year in which a 

3 transfer is authorized).’’; 

4 (D) by inserting after paragraph (4), as 

5 redesignated by subparagraph (B), the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(5) Approval of commercial export sales under 

8 the Arms Export Control Act.’’; 

9 (E) by inserting after paragraph (6), as re10 designated by subparagraph (B), the following 

11 new paragraphs: 

12 ‘‘(7) Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 

13 Demining, and Related Programs assistance. 

14 ‘‘(8) Assistance under section 481 of the For15 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291; relat16 ing to international narcotics control and law en17 forcement).’’; and 

18 (F) by inserting after paragraph (9), as re19 designated by subparagraph (B), the following 

20 new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(10) Military assistance under section 1206 of 

22 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

23 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 2456).’’; 

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1 (4) by inserting at the end the following new 

2 subsection: 

3 ‘‘(h) UKRAINE.—The programs established under 

4 subsection (a) shall not inhibit security cooperation in 

5 terms of interoperability, training, reform, joint exercises, 

6 and bilateral exchanges with nations previously designated 

7 as eligible to receive security assistance under this Act but 

8 no longer expressing a national intent to join the NATO 

9 Alliance.’’. 

10 SEC. 9. PRIORITY DELIVERY OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI11 CLES. 

12 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pro13 vision and delivery of excess defense articles to Bosnia and 

14 Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and 

15 Montenegro under the authority of paragraphs (1) and (2) 

16 of section 203(c) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 

17 (Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended 

18 by section 8, and section 516 of the Foreign Assistance 

19 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) shall be given priority to 

20 the maximum extent practicable. 

21 SEC. 10. REPORT REQUIRED. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

24 shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

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1 Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

2 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 

3 on NATO accession. 

4 (b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 

5 (a) shall include the following elements: 

6 (1) A description of all assistance provided 

7 under the programs established under section 203(a) 

8 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (Public Law 

9 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by sec10 tion 7, or otherwise provided by the United States 

11 Government to facilitate the transition to full NATO 

12 membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, 

13 the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and other 

14 countries designated pursuant to section 203(d) of 

15 the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (Public Law 

16 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note). 

17 (2) A description of United States diplomatic 

18 efforts currently underway or anticipated to facili19 tate an agreement between the Republic of Mac20 edonia and Greece concerning the dispute over the 

21 official name of the Republic of Macedonia, taking 

22 into consideration the December 5, 2011, judgment 

23 by the International Court of Justice concerning the 

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1 (3) A description of additional national steps, if 

2 any, that must be undertaken by Bosnia and 

3 Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, 

4 and Montenegro in terms of reform, doctrine, and 

5 readiness in order to meet the qualifications nec6 essary to achieve accession to NATO. 

7 (4) A description of United States efforts to up8 hold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Geor9 gia. 

10 (5) A description of all current and projected fi11 nancial and technical contributions by NATO allies 

12 to the NATO territorial missile defense mission, in13 cluding all national assets that have been or will be 

14 dedicated to the NATO missile defense mission. 

15 (c) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclas16 sified format and may be supplemented by a classified 

17 annex. 

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