A bill to amend the Mutual Security Act of 1954 by declaring that if all NATO countries consent to the accession of Ukraine to NATO membership, the United States will have grounds for withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty.

Bill: 118-s-4649
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2024-07-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4649 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2024 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Tuberville ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Mutual Security Act of 1954 by declaring that if all NATO countries consent to the accession of Ukraine to NATO membership, the United States will have grounds for withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty.

1. Grounds for immediate withdrawal of the United States from North Atlantic Treaty if all NATO countries consent to Ukraine beginning the NATO accession process Section 408 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 ( 22 U.S.C. 1928 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Grounds for immediate withdrawal If the North Atlantic Treaty Organization provides unanimous consent for Ukraine to begin the accession process, such action shall be grounds for the immediate withdrawal by the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in accordance with Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty. .