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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 372 

Expressing concern for the United States-Turkey alliance. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2019 

Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mrs. 

LOWEY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. COLLINS of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 

Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing concern for the United States-Turkey alliance. 

Whereas the United States and Turkey have been treaty allies since 1952, when Turkey became a member of the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); 

Whereas the United States and Turkey are treaty bound to 

safeguard the principles of democracy, individual liberty, 

and the rule of law, as well as to unite their efforts for 

collective defense and the preservation of peace and security; 


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Whereas Turkey is in a unique geostrategic position on 

NATO’s southeastern flank, at the confluence of Europe, 

Russia, the Middle East, and the Caucasus; 

Whereas Turkey is a critical NATO ally and important military partner for the United States, contributing to key 

NATO and United States missions and providing support 

for United States military operations and logistics needs; 

Whereas Turkey permits United States military access to 

Turkish territorial waters, airspace, and base and port 

facilities, and hosts over 2,000 members of the United 

States Armed Forces, air defense equipment, and other 

equipment necessary to conduct global operations and 

power projection; 

Whereas Turkey is a key player in the long-term strategic 

competition Western allies face with revisionist powers 

such as Russia and China; 

Whereas despite the fact that Turkey shares key regional interests with the United States, its cooperation with Russia and Iran, its military occupation of northern Cyprus, 

its rollback of democratic norms and institutions, including attacks on the free press, and its continued unjust 

detention of United States citizens and locally employed 

United States Embassy staff is deeply problematic for 

the United States-Turkey relationship; 

Whereas the United States recognizes that Turkey perceives 

growing regional security threats from aircraft and ballistic missiles and sees an urgent need for a new air and 

missile defense system; 

Whereas Turkey announced an agreement to acquire the S– 

400 air and missile defense system from Russia in July 


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2017 and has publicly stated it could take delivery as 

early as July 2019; 

Whereas section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 

Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) requires the 

President to impose sanctions on any individual or entity 

that engages in a significant transaction with the Russian defense or intelligence sector; 

Whereas the United States Government has developed an attractive alternative offer to provide Turkey with a strong, 

capable, NATO-interoperable air and missile defense system that meets Turkey’s defense requirements; 

Whereas Turkey’s planned acquisition of the Russian-made 

S–400 undermines the security of the United States and 

NATO allies, weakens the United States-Turkey relationship, and is incompatible with Turkey’s plan to operate 

the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter and participate in F–35 

production; 

Whereas the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program is the 

world’s leading 5th generation fighter aircraft program 

with more than a trillion dollars in investment among 

United States and international partners; 

Whereas Turkey has been a critical partner in the F–35 

Joint Strike Fighter program since 2002, with significant 

industrial participation, including manufacturing of certain F–35 components, plans to host a maintenance facility for regional F–35 operators, investments of more than 

$1.25 billion in the program, and plans to procure 100 

F–35As; and 

Whereas in addition to the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter, Turkish defense acquisition programs that could be affected 

by sanctions include the Patriot air and missile defense 


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system, CH–47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter, UH–60 

Black Hawk utility helicopter, and F–16 Fighting Falcon 

aircraft: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) fully supports the United States Govern3 ment’s January 2019 offer to sell the Patriot air 

4 and missile defense systems to Turkey, with the con5 dition that Turkey not acquire the S–400 air and 

6 missile defense system from Russia; 

7 (2) condemns the Government of Turkey’s stat8 ed decision to acquire the Russian S–400 air and 

9 missile defense system, which would endanger the in10 tegrity of the United States-Turkey alliance and un11 dermine NATO; 

12 (3) calls for terminating Turkey’s participation 

13 in the F–35 industrial program and delivery of F– 

14 35 aircraft to Turkey if Turkey acquires the Russian 

15 S–400 air and missile defense system; 

16 (4) declares that Turkish acquisition of the 

17 Russian S–400 air and missile defense system would 

18 constitute a significant transaction within the mean19 ing of section 231 of the Countering America’s Ad20 versaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 

21 9525); 

22 (5) calls for full implementation of sanctions 

23 under the Countering America’s Adversaries 


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1 Through Sanctions Act of 2017 if Turkey acquires 

2 the Russian S–400 air and missile defense system; 

3 and 

4 (6) calls on the Government of Turkey to cancel 

5 the acquisition of the Russian S–400 air and missile 

6 defense system. 

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