progress by aspirants towards membership based on 
that report.’’. 
(20) At the Riga Summit of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization in November 2006, the Heads 
of State and Government of the member countries of 
NATO issued a declaration reaffirming that NATO’s 
door remains open to new members, declaring, ‘‘[A]ll 
European democratic countries may be considered 
for MAP (Membership Action Plan) or admission, 
subject to decision by the NAC (North Atlantic 
Council) at each stage, based on the performance of 
these countries towards meeting the objectives of the 
North Atlantic Treaty. We direct that NATO For-
eign Ministers keep that process under continual re-
view and report to us. We welcome the efforts of Al-
bania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia to prepare themselves for the responsibil-
ities and obligations of membership. We reaffirm 
that the Alliance will continue with Georgia and 
Ukraine its Intensified Dialogues which cover the 
full range of political, military, financial and security 
issues relating to those countries’ aspirations to 
membership, without prejudice to any eventual Alli-
ance decision. We reaffirm the importance of the 
NATO-Ukraine Distinctive Partnership, which has 
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its 10th anniversary next year and welcome the 
progress that has been made in the framework of 
our Intensified Dialogue. We appreciate Ukraine’s 
substantial contributions to our common security, in-
cluding through participation in NATO-led oper-
ations and efforts to promote regional cooperation. 
We encourage Ukraine to continue to contribute to 
regional security. We are determined to continue to 
assist, through practical cooperation, in the imple-
mentation of far-reaching reform efforts, notably in 
the fields of national security, defence, reform of the 
defence-industrial sector and fighting corruption. We 
welcome the commencement of an Intensified Dia-
logue with Georgia as well as Georgia’s contribution 
to international peacekeeping and security oper-
ations. We will continue to engage actively with 
Georgia in support of its reform process. We encour-
age Georgia to continue progress on political, eco-
nomic and military reforms, including strengthening 
judicial reform, as well as the peaceful resolution of 
outstanding conflicts on its territory. We reaffirm 
that it is of great importance that all parties in the 
region should engage constructively to promote re-
gional peace and stability.’’. 
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(21) In the NATO Freedom Consolidation Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–17; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), 
Congress designated Albania, Croatia, Georgia, the 
Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine eligible to re-
ceive assistance under the NATO Participation Act 
of 1994 and expressed support for ‘‘qualified can-
didate states, specifically by entering into a Member-
ship Action Plan with Georgia and recognizing the 
progress toward meeting the responsibilities and ob-
ligations of NATO membership by Albania, Croatia, 
Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine’’. 
(22) At the Bucharest Summit of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization in April 2008, the Heads 
of State and Government of the member countries of 
NATO declared, ‘‘NATO’s ongoing enlargement 
process has been an historic success in advancing 
stability and cooperation and bringing us closer to 
our common goal of a Europe whole and free, united 
in peace, democracy and common values. NATO’s 
door will remain open to European democracies will-
ing and able to assume the responsibilities and obli-
gations of membership, in accordance with Article 
10 of the Washington Treaty. We reiterate that de-
cisions on enlargement are for NATO itself to 
make.’’. 
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(23) At the Bucharest Summit of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization in April 2008, the Heads 
of State and Government of the member countries of 
NATO declared, ‘‘NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and 
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership 
in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will 
become members of NATO. Both nations have made 
valuable contributions to Alliance operations.’’. 
(24) The Bucharest Declaration also stated, 
‘‘[W]e have decided to invite Albania and Croatia to 
begin accession talks to join our Alliance. We con-
gratulate these countries on this historic achieve-
ment, earned through years of hard work and a 
demonstrated commitment to our common security 
and NATO’s shared values.’’. 
(25) On September 25, 2008, the Senate ap-
proved the Resolution Advising and Consenting to 
Ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on Accession of Albania and Croatia 
(Treaty Document 110–20), inviting Croatia and Al-
bania to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion. 
(26) At the Strasbourg/Kehl NATO Summit, 
the Heads of State and Government participating in 
the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on April 
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4, 2009, reiterated that ‘‘[i]n accordance with Arti-
cle 10 of the Washington Treaty, NATO’s door will 
remain open to all European democracies which 
share the values of our Alliance, which are willing 
and able to assume the responsibilities and obliga-
tions of membership, and whose inclusion can con-
tribute to common security and stability’’. 
(27) On April 4, 2009, at the Strasbourg/Kehl 
NATO Summit, President Barack Obama stated, 
‘‘I’d also like to note that as we welcome Albania 
and Croatia to NATO, this will not be the last time 
that we have such a celebration, and I look forward 
to the day when we can welcome Macedonia to the 
Alliance. The door to membership will remain open 
for other countries that meet NATO’s standards and 
can make a meaningful contribution to allied secu-
rity.’’. 
(28) At the Lisbon Summit of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization in November 2010, the 
Heads of State and Government of the member 
countries of NATO declared, ‘‘NATO’s door will re-
main open to all European democracies which share 
the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able 
to assume the responsibilities and obligations of 
membership, which are in a position to further the 
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principles of the Treaty, and whose inclusion can 
contribute to the security of the North Atlantic 
area.’’. 
(29) The Lisbon Declaration of November 2010 
included the following statements: 
(A) ‘‘We reiterate the agreement at our 
2008 Bucharest Summit to extend an invitation 
to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
as soon as a mutually acceptable solution to the 
name issue has been reached within the frame-
work of the UN, and urge intensified efforts to-
wards that end.’’. 
(B) 
‘‘We 
welcome 
the 
considerable 
progress that Montenegro has made on its road 
to Euro-Atlantic integration and its contribu-
tion to security in the region and beyond, in-
cluding through its participation in ISAF. Its 
active engagement in the Membership Action 
Plan 
(MAP) 
process 
demonstrates 
Montenegro’s firm commitment to join the Alli-
ance.’’. 
(C) ‘‘We fully support the membership as-
piration of Bosnia and Herzegovina.’’. 
(D) ‘‘We welcome, and continue to sup-
port, the Government of Serbia’s stated com-
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mitment to Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic integra-
tion.’’. 
(E) ‘‘At the 2008 Bucharest Summit we 
agreed that Georgia will become a member of 
NATO and we reaffirm all elements of that de-
cision, as well as subsequent decisions.’’. 
(F) ‘‘A stable, democratic and economically 
prosperous Ukraine is an important factor for 
Euro-Atlantic security.’’. 
(30) The Republic of Macedonia should not 
have been denied NATO Membership in 2008. 
(31) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Re-
public of Macedonia, and Montenegro have expressed 
a clear national intent to join NATO and should 
therefore be granted Membership Action Plans. 
(32) 
The 
Governments 
of 
Bosnia 
and 
Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, 
and Montenegro have met the basic standards for 
accession (even as specific defense reforms continue) 
and displayed their willingness and ability to meet 
the responsibilities of membership in the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization, and the accession of 
these countries, as well as continued development of 
cooperation with other Partnership for Peace mem-
bers, would benefit security and stability in Europe 
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and advance United States national security inter-
ests. 
(33) The NATO Lisbon Declaration of 2010 
also enshrined NATO’s commitment to territorial 
missile defense, stating, ‘‘The threat to NATO Eu-
ropean populations, territory and forces posed by the 
proliferation of ballistic missiles is increasing. As 
missile defence forms part of a broader response to 
counter this threat, we have decided that the Alli-
ance will develop a missile defence capability to pur-
sue its core task of collective defence.’’. 
(34) Political support for missile defense as a 
NATO mission will be strongest if the costs and 
benefits are broadly shared throughout the Alliance, 
including through greater European financial and 
industrial contributions to the missile defense mis-
sion. 
(35) The NATO Lisbon Declaration reaffirmed 
the Alliance commitment to fund NATO operations 
at adequate levels, stating, ‘‘We reaffirm our resolve 
to continue to provide the resources, including the 
forces and capabilities required to perform the full 
range of Alliance missions. . . . We are determined 
to pursue reform and defence transformation and 
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continue to make our forces more deployable, sus-
tainable, interoperable, and thus more usable.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) ENLARGEMENT.—It is the policy of the United 
States— 
(1) to continue to foster the creation of a Eu-
rope whole, free, and at peace; 
(2) to support the right of every nation of Eu-
rope to choose its own defense alliances and security 
relationships; 
(3) to reject the notion of privileged spheres of 
influence; 
(4) to continue to strongly support an ‘‘open 
door’’ policy with respect to the accession of addi-
tional countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization, including the NATO aspirant nations of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of 
Macedonia, and Montenegro; 
(5) to continue to provide assistance to coun-
tries aspiring to accede to, or deepen relationships 
with, NATO in terms of providing training, defense 
planning assistance, military exchanges, and security 
assistance; and 
(6) to continue to advocate these goals within 
the NATO alliance and encourage the accession to 
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NATO of all aspirant nations, including Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, 
and Montenegro. 
(b) DETERRENCE.—With respect to United States 
forward deployed nuclear weapons in Europe, the policy 
of the United States will be guided by the following prin-
ciples: 
(1) As long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO 
will remain a nuclear alliance. 
(2) The presence of nuclear weapons of the 
United States in Europe—combined with NATO’s 
unique nuclear sharing arrangements under which 
non-nuclear members participate in nuclear planning 
and possess specially configured aircraft capable of 
delivering nuclear weapons—contributes to the cohe-
sion of NATO and provides reassurance to allies and 
partners who feel exposed to regional threats and a 
tool in dealing with neighboring states hostile to 
NATO. 
(3) The United States should pursue negotia-
tions with the Russian Federation aimed at the re-
duction of Russian deployed and nondeployed, non-
strategic nuclear forces. 
(4) Nonstrategic nuclear weapons should be 
considered when weighing the balance of the nuclear 
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