110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 494

AN ACT

To endorse further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other purposes.

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 Freedom Con5 solidation Act of 2007’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) The sustained commitment of the North At4 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to mutual de5 fense has made possible the democratic trans6 formation of Central and Eastern Europe. Members 

7 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization can and 

8 should play a critical role in addressing the security 

9 challenges of the post-Cold War era in creating the 

10 stable environment needed for those emerging de11 mocracies in Europe. 

12 (2) Lasting stability and security in Europe re13 quires the military, economic, and political integra14 tion of emerging democracies into existing European 

15 structures. 

16 (3) In an era of threats from terrorism and the 

17 proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the 

18 North Atlantic Treaty Organization is increasingly 

19 contributing to security in the face of global security 

20 challenges for the protection and interests of its 

21 member states. 

22 (4) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 

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

24 note), Congress declared that ‘‘full and active par25 ticipants in the Partnership for Peace in a position 

26 to further the principles of the North Atlantic Trea-
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1 ty and to contribute to the security of the North At2 lantic area should be invited to become full NATO 

3 members in accordance with Article 10 of such 

4 Treaty at an early date. . .’’. 

5 (5) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act 

6 of 1996 (title VI of section 101(c) of title I of divi7 sion A of Public Law 104–208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 

8 note), Congress called for the prompt admission of 

9 Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia 

10 to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and de11 clared that ‘‘in order to promote economic stability 

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

13 Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine 

14 . . . the process of enlarging NATO to include 

15 emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Eu16 rope should not be limited to consideration of admit17 ting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slo18 venia as full members of the NATO Alliance’’. 

19 (6) In the European Security Act of 1998 (title 

20 XXVII of division G of Public Law 105–277; 22 

21 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared that ‘‘Poland, 

22 Hungary, and the Czech Republic should not be the 

23 last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern 

24 Europe invited to join NATO’’ and that ‘‘Romania, 

25 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria . . . would 
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1 make an outstanding contribution to furthering the 

2 goals of NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, 

3 and peace in Europe should they become NATO 

4 members [and] upon complete satisfaction of all rel5 evant criteria should be invited to become full NATO 

6 members at the earliest possible date’’. 

7 (7) In the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Con8 solidation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–187; 22 

9 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress endorsed ‘‘. . . the vi10 sion of further enlargement of the NATO Alliance 

11 articulated by President George W. Bush on June 

12 15, 2001, and by former President William J. Clin13 ton on October 22, 1996’’. 

14 (8) At the Madrid Summit of the North Atlan15 tic Treaty Organization in July 1997, Poland, Hun16 gary, and the Czech Republic were invited to join 

17 the Alliance, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organi18 zation heads of state and government issued a dec19 laration stating ‘‘[t]he alliance expects to extend fur20 ther invitations in coming years to nations willing 

21 and able to assume the responsibilities and obliga22 tions of membership . . . [n]o European democratic 

23 country whose admission would fulfill the objectives 

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

25 consideration’’. 
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1 (9) At the Washington Summit of the North 

2 Atlantic Treaty Organization in April 1999, the 

3 North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state 

4 and government issued a communique ́ declaring 

5 ‘‘[w]e pledge that NATO will continue to welcome 

6 new members in a position to further the principles 

7 of the [North Atlantic] Treaty and contribute to 

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

9 [t]he three new members will not be the last . . . 

10 [n]o European democratic country whose admission 

11 would fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be ex12 cluded from consideration, regardless of its geo13 graphic location . . .’’. 

14 (10) In May 2000 in Vilnius, Lithuania, the 

15 foreign ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lat16 via, Lithuania, the Republic of Macedonia 

17 (FYROM), Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia issued 

18 a statement (later joined by Croatia) declaring 

19 that—

20 (A) their countries will cooperate in jointly 

21 seeking membership in the North Atlantic 

22 Treaty Organization in the next round of en23 largement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi24 zation; 
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1 (B) the realization of membership in the 

2 North Atlantic Treaty Organization by one or 

3 more of these countries would be a success for 

4 all; and 

5 (C) eventual membership in the North At6 lantic Treaty Organization for all of these coun7 tries would be a success for Europe and for the 

8 North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

9 (11) On June 15, 2001, in a speech in Warsaw, 

10 Poland, President George W. Bush stated ‘‘[a]ll of 

11 Europe’s new democracies, from the Baltic to the 

12 Black Sea and all that lie between, should have the 

13 same chance for security and freedom—and the 

14 same chance to join the institutions of Europe—as 

15 Europe’s old democracies have . . . I believe in 

16 NATO membership for all of Europe’s democracies 

17 that seek it and are ready to share the responsibil18 ities that NATO brings . . . [a]s we plan to enlarge 

19 NATO, no nation should be used as a pawn in the 

20 agenda of others . . . [w]e will not trade away the 

21 fate of free European peoples . . . [n]o more 

22 Munichs . . . [n]o more Yaltas . . . [a]s we plan 

23 the Prague Summit, we should not calculate how lit24 tle we can get away with, but how much we can do 

25 to advance the cause of freedom’’. 
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1 (12) On October 22, 1996, in a speech in De2 troit, Michigan, former President William J. Clinton 

3 stated ‘‘NATO’s doors will not close behind its first 

4 new members . . . NATO should remain open to all 

5 of Europe’s emerging democracies who are ready to 

6 shoulder the responsibilities of membership . . . 

7 [n]o nation will be automatically excluded . . . [n]o 

8 country outside NATO will have a veto . . . [a] gray 

9 zone of insecurity must not reemerge in Europe’’. 

10 (13) At the Prague Summit of the North Atlan11 tic Treaty Organization in November 2002, Bul12 garia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slo13 vakia, and Slovenia were invited to join the Alliance 

14 in the second round of enlargement of the North At15 lantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold 

16 War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

17 heads of state and government issued a declaration 

18 stating ‘‘NATO’s door will remain open to European 

19 democracies willing and able to assume the respon20 sibilities and obligations of membership, in accord21 ance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty’’. 

22 (14) On May 8, 2003, the United States Senate 

23 unanimously approved the Resolution of Ratification 

24 to Accompany Treaty Document No. 108–4, Proto25 cols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Acces-
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1 sion of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Roma2 nia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, inviting Bulgaria, Esto3 nia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slo4 venia to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza5 tion. 

6 (15) At the Istanbul Summit of the North At7 lantic Treaty Organization in June 2004, the North 

8 Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and gov9 ernment issued a communique ́ reaffirming that 

10 NATO’s door remains open to new members, declar11 ing ‘‘[w]e celebrate the success of NATO’s Open 

12 Door Policy, and reaffirm tody that our seven new 

13 members will not be the last. The door to member14 ship remains open. We welcome the progress made 

15 by Albania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Re16 public of Macedonia (1) in implementing their An17 nual National Programmes under the Membership 

18 Action Plan, and encourage them to continue pur19 suing the reforms necessary to progress toward 

20 NATO membership. We also commend their con21 tribution to regional stability and cooperation. We 

22 want all three countries to succeed and will continue 

23 to assist them in their reform efforts. NATO will 

24 continue to assess each country’s candidacy individ25 ually, based on the progress made towards reform 
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1 goals pursued through the Membership Action Plan, 

2 which will remain the vehicle to keep the readiness 

3 of each aspirant for membership under review. We 

4 direct that NATO Foreign Ministers keep the en5 largement process, including the implementation of 

6 the Membership Action Plan, under continual review 

7 and report to us. We will review at the next Summit 

8 progress by aspirants towards membership based on 

9 that report’’. 

10 (16) Georgia and Ukraine have stated their de11 sire to join the Euro-Atlantic community, and in 

12 particular, are seeking to join the North Atlantic 

13 Treaty Organization. Georgia and Ukraine are work14 ing closely with the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza15 tion and its members to meet criteria for eventual 

16 membership in NATO. 

17 (17) At a press conference with President Mi18 khail Saakashvili of Georgia in Washington, D.C. on 

19 July 5, 2006, President George W. Bush stated that 

20 ‘‘. . . I believe that NATO would benefit with Geor21 gia being a member of NATO, and I think Georgia 

22 would benefit. And there’s a way forward through 

23 the Membership Action Plan . . . And I’m a believer 

24 in the expansion of NATO. I think it’s in the world’s 

25 interest that we expand NATO’’. 
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1 (18) Following a meeting of NATO Foreign 

2 Ministers in New York on September 21, 2006, 

3 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 

4 announced the launching of an Intensified Dialogue 

5 on membership between the Alliance and Georgia. 

6 (19) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission Sum7 mit in Brussels in February 2005, President of 

8 Ukraine Victor Yushchenko declared membership in 

9 NATO as the ultimate goal of Ukraine’s cooperation 

10 with the Alliance and expressed Ukraine’s desire to 

11 conclude a Membership Action Plan. 

12 (20) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission For13 eign Ministerial meeting in Vilnius in April 2005, 

14 NATO and Ukraine launched an Intensified Dia15 logue on the potential membership of Ukraine in 

16 NATO. 

17 (21) At the Riga Summit of the North Atlantic 

18 Treaty Organization in November 2006, the Heads 

19 of State and Government of the member countries of 

20 NATO issued a declaration reaffirming that NATO’s 

21 door remains open to new members, declaring that 

22 ‘‘all European democratic countries may be consid23 ered for MAP (Membership Action Plan) or admis24 sion, subject to decision by the NAC (North Atlantic 

25 Council) at each stage, based on the performance of 
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1 these countries towards meeting the objectives of the 

2 North Atlantic Treaty. We direct that NATO For3 eign Ministers keep that process under continual re4 view and report to us. We welcome the efforts of Al5 bania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of 

6 Macedonia to prepare themselves for the responsibil7 ities and obligations of membership. We reaffirm 

8 that the Alliance will continue with Georgia and 

9 Ukraine its Intensified Dialogues which cover the 

10 full range of political, military, financial and security 

11 issues relating to those countries’ aspirations to 

12 membership, without prejudice to any eventual Alli13 ance decision. We reaffirm the importance of the 

14 NATO-Ukraine Distinctive Partnership, which has 

15 its 10th anniversary next year and welcome the 

16 progress that has been made in the framework of 

17 our Intensified Dialogue. We appreciate Ukraine’s 

18 substantial contributions to our common security, in19 cluding through participation in NATO-led oper20 ations and efforts to promote regional cooperation. 

21 We encourage Ukraine to continue to contribute to 

22 regional security. We are determined to continue to 

23 assist, through practical cooperation, in the imple24 mentation of far-reaching reform efforts, notably in 

25 the fields of national security, defence, reform of the 
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1 defence-industrial sector and fighting corruption. We 

2 welcome the commencement of an Intensified Dia3 logue with Georgia as well as Georgia’s contribution 

4 to international peacekeeping and security oper5 ations. We will continue to engage actively with 

6 Georgia in support of its reform process. We encour7 age Georgia to continue progress on political, eco8 nomic and military reforms, including strengthening 

9 judicial reform, as well as the peaceful resolution of 

10 outstanding conflicts on its territory. We reaffirm 

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

12 region should engage constructively to promote re13 gional peace and stability.’’. 

14 (22) Contingent upon their continued imple15 mentation of democratic, defense, and economic re16 form, and their willingness and ability to meet the 

17 responsibilities of membership in the North Atlantic 

18 Treaty Organization and a clear expression of na19 tional intent to do so, Congress calls for the timely 

20 admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia 

21 (FYROM), and Ukraine to the North Atlantic Trea22 ty Organization to promote security and stability in 

23 Europe. 

24 SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 

25 Congress—
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1 (1) reaffirms its previous expressions of support 

2 for continued enlargement of the North Atlantic 

3 Treaty Organization contained in the NATO Partici4 pation Act of 1994, the NATO Enlargement Facili5 tation Act of 1996, the European Security Act of 

6 1998, and the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Con7 solidation Act of 2002; 

8 (2) supports the commitment to further en9 largement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

10 to include European democracies that are able and 

11 willing to meet the responsibilities of Membership, as 

12 expressed by the Alliance in its Madrid Summit Dec13 laration of 1997, its Washington Summit 

14 Communique ́ of 1999, its Prague Summit Declara15 tion of 2002, its Istanbul Summit Communique ́ of 

16 2004, and its Riga Summit Declaration of 2006; 

17 and 

18 (3) endorses the vision of further enlargement 

19 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization articu20 lated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 

21 2001, and by former President William J. Clinton 

22 on October 22, 1996, and urges our allies in the 

23 North Atlantic Treaty Organization to work with the 

24 United States to realize a role for the North Atlantic 

25 Treaty Organization in promoting global security, 
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1 including continued support for enlargement to in2 clude qualified candidate states, specifically by enter3 ing into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and 

4 recognizing the progress toward meeting the respon5 sibilities and obligations of NATO membership by 

6 Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia (FYROM), 

7 and Ukraine. 

8 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF ALBANIA, CROATIA, GEORGIA, 

9 MACEDONIA (FYROM), AND UKRAINE AS ELI10 GIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 

11 NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994. 

12 (a) DESIGNATION.—

13 (1) ALBANIA.—The Republic of Albania is des14 ignated as eligible to receive assistance under the 

15 program established under section 203(a) of the 

16 NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public 

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

18 deemed to have been so designated pursuant to sec19 tion 203(d)(1) of such Act. 

20 (2) CROATIA.—The Republic of Croatia is des21 ignated as eligible to receive assistance under the 

22 program established under section 203(a) of the 

23 NATO Participation Act of 1994, and shall be 

24 deemed to have been so designated pursuant to sec25 tion 203(d)(1) of such Act. 
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1 (3) GEORGIA.—Georgia is designated as eligible 

2 to receive assistance under the program established 

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

4 of 1994, and shall be deemed to have been so des5 ignated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act. 

6 (4) MACEDONIA (FYROM).—The Republic of 

7 Macedonia (FYROM) is designated as eligible to re8 ceive assistance under the program established 

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

10 of 1994, and shall be deemed to have been so des11 ignated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act. 

12 (5) UKRAINE.—Ukraine is designated as eligi13 ble to receive assistance under the program estab14 lished under section 203(a) of the NATO Participa15 tion Act of 1994, and shall be deemed to have been 

16 so designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such 

17 Act. 

18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The designation of 

19 the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, 

20 the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine pursu21 ant to subsection (a) as eligible to receive assistance under 

22 the program established under section 203(a) of the 

23 NATO Participation Act of 1994—

24 (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, 

25 Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursu-
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1 ant to section 606 of the NATO Enlargement Facili2 tation Act of 1996 (title VI of section 101(c) of title 

3 I of division A of Public Law 104–208; 22 U.S.C. 

4 1928 note), the designation of Romania, Estonia, 

5 Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to section 

6 2703(b) of the European Security Act of 1998 (title 

7 XXVII of division G of Public Law 105–277; 22 

8 U.S.C. 1928 note), and the designation of Slovakia 

9 pursuant to section 4(a) of the Gerald B. H. Sol10 omon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public 

11 Law 107–187; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) as eligible to 

12 receive assistance under the program established 

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

14 of 1994; and 

15 (2) shall not preclude the designation by the 

16 President of other countries pursuant to section 

17 203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 as 

18 eligible to receive assistance under the program es19 tablished under section 203(a) of such Act. 

20 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR 

21 COUNTRIES DESIGNATED UNDER THE NATO 

22 PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994. 

23 Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2008 

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

25 U.S.C. 2763) such sums as may be necessary are author-
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1 ized to be appropriated for assistance to the Republic of 

2 Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, the Republic 

3 of Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine. 

Passed the Senate March 15, 2007. 

Attest:

Secretary. 
110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 494

AN ACT

To endorse further enlargement of the North Atlanand for other purposes. the timely admission of new members to NATO, tic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate