IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 202 
Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2017 
Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mrs. 
WAGNER, Mr. COLE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, Mr. LANCE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. 
HARRIS, and Mr. PETERS) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
Whereas, on April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) was founded with the ideals of democ-
racy, individual liberty, and the desire for peaceful resolu-
tions of disputes; 
Whereas for over six decades, NATO has been a successful 
intergovernmental political and military alliance; 
Whereas NATO’s collective defense acts as a deterrent to ag-
gression where the alliance defends its Allied countries 
against external security threats; 
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Whereas NATO strengthens the security of the United States 
by utilizing an integrated military coalition; 
Whereas Russia has continued to threaten the sovereignty of 
countries in Europe and exhibit threatening behavior to-
ward our own military assets, NATO sends a clear collec-
tive message that the Alliance will not tolerate Russia’s 
provocation; 
Whereas in respect to the changing threats against Europe 
and the United States since the end of the Cold War, 
NATO has evolved to take on new dangers including ter-
rorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and 
cyber attacks; 
Whereas after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on 
the United States, NATO invoked Article 5 of the North 
Atlantic Treaty for the first time in NATO’s history to 
deploy military resources to Afghanistan in support of 
the United States mission to combat a dangerous ter-
rorist threat; 
Whereas NATO aided the United States military by leading 
the International Security Assistance Force in Afghani-
stan from August 2003 to 2014, working with Afghan 
authorities to respond to the terrorist insurgency and to 
provide effective security across the country; 
Whereas NATO continues a civilian-led presence in Afghani-
stan to strengthen Afghan security forces and institutions 
to ensure the country can rebuild its security operations 
and end safe haven for terrorists; 
Whereas in November 2002 at the Prague Summit, NATO 
leaders adopted a Prague package to adapt NATO to the 
challenge of combating terrorism which included a Mili-
tary Concept for Defense against Terrorism, a Partner-
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ship Action Plan against Terrorism, missile defense, 
cyber defense, and enhanced intelligence sharing; 
Whereas in November 2006 at the Riga Summit, NATO de-
clared that ‘‘terrorism, increasingly global in scope and 
lethal in results, and the spread of weapons of mass de-
struction are likely to be the principal threats to the Alli-
ance over the next 10 to 15 years’’; 
Whereas in July 2016 at the Warsaw Summit, NATO leaders 
agreed to strengthen the Alliance’s military presence in 
Eastern Europe, declared Initial Operational Capability 
of NATO’s Ballistic Missile Defense to strengthen the de-
fense of Allied countries against ballistic missiles, and 
recognized cyberspace as a new operational domain; and 
Whereas the attacks in Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; 
Istanbul, Turkey; and Brussels, Belgium, home of the 
NATO Headquarters, shows the importance of an inter-
national alliance to combat terrorist groups: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the United States reaffirms its commitment 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
as the foundation of transatlantic security and de-
fense; 
(2) NATO serves as a critical coalition in pre-
serving peace and stability in the transatlantic re-
gion; 
(3) NATO’s continued effort to develop new ca-
pabilities and technologies to combat terrorism and 
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a changing international security environment are 
crucial to enhancing national security and strength-
ening the United States ability to combat evolving 
security threats; and 
(4) the United States encourages each NATO 
member country to meet or exceed the commitment 
to spend two percent of its Gross Domestic Product 
(GDP) on defense. 
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