to Accompany Treaty Document No. 108–4, Proto-
cols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Acces-
sion of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Roma-
nia, Slovakia, and Slovenia, inviting Bulgaria, Esto-
nia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slo-
venia to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion. 
(15) At the Istanbul Summit of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization in June 2004, the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and gov-
ernment issued a communique´ reaffirming that 
NATO’s door remains open to new members, declar-
ing ‘‘[w]e celebrate the success of NATO’s Open 
Door Policy, and reaffirm today that our seven new 
members will not be the last. The door to member-
ship remains open. We welcome the progress made 
by Albania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia (1) in implementing their An-
nual National Programmes under the Membership 
Action Plan, and encourage them to continue pur-
suing the reforms necessary to progress toward 
NATO membership. We also commend their con-
tribution to regional stability and cooperation. We 
want all three countries to succeed and will continue 
to assist them in their reform efforts. NATO will
continue to assess each country’s candidacy individ-
ually, based on the progress made towards reform 
goals pursued through the Membership Action Plan, 
which will remain the vehicle to keep the readiness 
of each aspirant for membership under review. We 
direct that NATO Foreign Ministers keep the en-
largement process, including the implementation of 
the Membership Action Plan, under continual review 
and report to us. We will review at the next Summit 
progress by aspirants towards membership based on 
that report’’. 
(16) Georgia and Ukraine have stated their de-
sire to join the Euro-Atlantic community, and in 
particular, are seeking to join the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization. Georgia and Ukraine are work-
ing closely with the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion and its members to meet criteria for eventual 
membership in NATO. 
(17) At a press conference with President Mi-
khail Saakashvili of Georgia in Washington, DC on 
July 5, 2006, President George W. Bush stated that 
‘‘. . . I believe that NATO would benefit with Georgia 
being a member of NATO, and I think Georgia 
would benefit. And there’s a way forward through 
the Membership Action Plan . . . And I’m a believer
in the expansion of NATO. I think it’s in the world’s 
interest that we expand NATO’’. 
(18) Following a meeting of NATO Foreign 
Ministers in New York on September 21, 2006, 
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 
announced the launching of an Intensified Dialogue 
on membership between the Alliance and Georgia. 
(19) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission Sum-
mit in Brussels in February 2005, President of 
Ukraine Victor Yushchenko declared membership in 
NATO as the ultimate goal of Ukraine’s cooperation 
with the Alliance and expressed Ukraine’s desire to 
conclude a Membership Action Plan. 
(20) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission For-
eign Ministerial meeting in Vilnius in April 2005, 
NATO and Ukraine launched an Intensified Dia-
logue on the potential membership of Ukraine in 
NATO. 
(21) 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 that 
‘‘all European democratic countries may be consid-
ered for MAP (Membership Action Plan) or admis-
sion, 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 
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.’’. 
(22) Contingent upon their continued imple-
mentation of democratic, defense, and economic re-
form, and their willingness and ability to meet the 
responsibilities of membership in the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization and a clear expression of na-
tional intent to do so, Congress calls for the timely 
admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, 
and Ukraine to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion to promote security and stability in Europe.
SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 
Congress—
(1) reaffirms its previous expressions of support 
for continued enlargement of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization contained in the NATO Partici-
pation Act of 1994, the NATO Enlargement Facili-
tation Act of 1996, the European Security Act of 
1998, and the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Con-
solidation Act of 2002; 
(2) supports the commitment to further en-
largement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
to include European democracies that are able and 
willing to meet the responsibilities of Membership, as 
expressed by the Alliance in its Madrid Summit Dec-
laration 
of 
1997, 
its 
Washington 
Summit 
Communique´ of 1999, its Prague Summit Declara-
tion of 2002, its Istanbul Summit Communique´ of 
2004, and its Riga Summit Declaration of 2006; 
and 
(3) endorses the vision of further enlargement 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization articu-
lated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 
2001, and by former President William J. Clinton 
on October 22, 1996, and urges our allies in the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization to work with the 
United States to realize a role for the North Atlantic
(3) GEORGIA.—Georgia is designated as eligible 
to receive assistance under the program established 
under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act 
of 1994, and shall be deemed to have been so des-
ignated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act. 
(4) MACEDONIA.—The Republic of Macedonia 
is designated as eligible to receive assistance under 
the program established under section 203(a) of the 
NATO Participation Act of 1994, and shall be 
deemed to have been so designated pursuant to sec-
tion 203(d)(1) of such Act. 
(5) UKRAINE.—Ukraine is designated as eligi-
ble to receive assistance under the program estab-
lished under section 203(a) of the NATO Participa-
tion Act of 1994, and shall be deemed to have been 
so designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such 
Act. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The designation of 
the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, 
the Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine pursuant to sub-
section (a) as eligible to receive assistance under the pro-
gram established under section 203(a) of the NATO Par-
ticipation Act of 1994—
(1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, 
Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursu-
ant to section 606 of the NATO Enlargement Facili-
tation Act of 1996 (title VI of section 101(c) of title 
I of division A of Public Law 104–208; 22 U.S.C. 
1928 note), the designation of Romania, Estonia, 
Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to section 
2703(b) of the European Security Act of 1998 (title 
XXVII of division G of Public Law 105–277; 22 
U.S.C. 1928 note), and the designation of Slovakia 
pursuant to section 4(a) of the Gerald B. H. Sol-
omon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–187; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) as eligible to 
receive assistance under the program established 
under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act 
of 1994; and 
(2) shall not preclude the designation by the 
President of other countries pursuant to section 
203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 as 
eligible to receive assistance under the program es-
tablished under section 203(a) of such Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR 
COUNTRIES DESIGNATED UNDER THE NATO 
PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994. 
Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2008 
under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) such sums as may be necessary are author-
ized to be appropriated for assistance to the Republic of 
Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, the Republic 
of Macedonia, and Ukraine. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 987
AN ACT 
To endorse further enlargement of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate 
the timely admission of new members to NATO, 
and for other purposes.