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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Families 
Together Act of 2005''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Restoration of definition of aggravated felony (repeal of 
                            section 321 of IIRIRA).
Sec. 3. Restoration of detention policy.
Sec. 4. Repeal of time stop provisions.
Sec. 5. Repeal of section 101(a)(48).
Sec. 6. Restoration of section 212(c).
Sec. 7. Restoration of judicial review provisions.
Sec. 8. Post-proceeding relief for affected aliens.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED FELONY (REPEAL OF 
              SECTION 321 OF IIRIRA).

    (a) In General.--Effective as if included in the enactment of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(division C of Public Law 104-208), section 321 of such Act is repealed 
and the provisions of law amended by such section are restored as if 
such section had not been enacted.
    (b) Restoration of Rights.--Any alien whose legal permanent 
resident status, application for permanent residence, or application 
for cancellation of removal, was affected by the changes in the 
definition of ``aggravated felony'' made by such section 321 may apply 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security to be considered for adjustment 
of status or cancellation of removal in conformance with the provisions 
of section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
restored by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF DETENTION POLICY.

    (a) In General.--Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Detention of Criminal Aliens.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        take into custody any alien convicted of an aggravated felony 
        upon release of the alien (regardless of whether or not such 
        release is on parole, supervised release, or probation, and 
        regardless of the possibility of rearrest or further 
        confinement in respect of the same offense). Notwithstanding 
        subsection (a) or section 241(a) but subject to paragraph (2), 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not release such felon 
        from custody.
            ``(2) Non-release.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
        not release from custody any who has been convicted of an 
        aggravated felony, either before or after a determination of 
        removability, unless--
                    ``(A)(i) the alien was lawfully admitted, or
                    ``(ii) the alien was not lawfully admitted but the 
                alien cannot be removed because the designated country 
                of removal will not accept the alien; and
                    ``(B) the alien satisfies the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security that the alien will not pose a danger to the 
                safety of other persons or of property and is likely to 
                appear for any scheduled proceeding.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TIME STOP PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)) is repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle A of title III of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF SECTION 101(A)(48).

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (48) of section 101(a)(48) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of section 322(a) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

SEC. 6. RESTORATION OF SECTION 212(C).

    (a) In General.--Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who 
temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of 
deportation or removal, and who are returning to a lawful 
unrelinquished domicile of seven consecutive years, may be admitted in 
the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security without regard to 
the provisions of subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (3) and 
(10)(C)). Nothing contained in this subsection shall limit the 
authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise the 
discretion vested in him under section 211(b). The first sentence of 
this subsection shall not apply to an alien who has been convicted of 
one or more aggravated felonies and has served for such felony or 
felonies a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
as of April 24, 1996, as if section 440(d) of the Antiterrorism and 
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132) and section 
304(b) of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208) had not been enacted.

SEC. 7. RESTORATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1252) is amended to read as follows:

                 ``judicial review of orders of removal

    ``Sec. 242.  (a) The procedure prescribed by, and all the 
provisions of chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply 
to, and shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for, the judicial 
review of all final orders of removal heretofore or hereafter made 
against aliens within the United States pursuant to administrative 
proceedings under section 240 of this Act or comparable provisions of 
any prior Act, except that--
            ``(1) a petition for review may be filed not later than 90 
        days after the date of the issuance of the final removal order, 
        or, in the case of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony 
        not later than 30 days after the issuance of such order;
            ``(2) the venue of any petition for review under this 
        section shall be in the judicial circuit in which the 
        administrative proceedings before an immigration judge were 
        conducted in whole or in part, or in the judicial circuit 
        wherein is the residence, as defined in this Act, of the 
        petitioner, but not in more than one circuit;
            ``(3) the action shall be brought against the Department of 
        Homeland Security, as respondent. Service of the petition to 
        review shall be made upon the Secretary of Homeland Security of 
        the United States and upon the official of the Department of 
        Homeland Security in charge of the district in which the office 
        of the clerk of the court is located. The service of the 
        petition for review upon such official of the Service shall 
        stay the removal of the alien pending determination of the 
        petition by the court, unless the court otherwise directs or 
        unless the alien is convicted of an aggravated felony, in which 
        case the Service shall not stay the removal of the alien 
        pending determination of the petition of the court unless the 
        court otherwise directs;
            ``(4) except as provided in clause (B) of paragraph (5) of 
        this subsection, the petition shall be determined solely upon 
        the administrative record upon which the removal order is based 
        and the Secretary of Homeland Security's findings of fact, if 
        supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on 
        the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive;
            ``(5) whenever any petitioner, who seeks review of an order 
        under this section, claims to be a national of the United 
        States and makes a showing that his claim is not frivolous, the 
        court shall (A) pass upon the issues presented when it appears 
        from the pleadings and affidavits filed by the parties that no 
        genuine issue of material fact is presented; or (B) where a 
        genuine issue of material fact as to the petitioner's 
        nationality is presented, transfer the proceedings to a United 
        States district court for the district where the petitioner has 
        his residence for hearing de novo of the nationality claim and 
        determination as if such proceedings were originally initiated 
        in the district court under the provisions of section 2201 of 
        title 28, United States Code. Any such petitioner shall not be 
        entitled to have such issue determined under section 360(a) of 
        this Act or otherwise;
            ``(6) whenever a petitioner seeks review of an order under 
        this section, any review sought with respect to a motion to 
        reopen or reconsider such an order shall be consolidated with 
        the review of the order;
            ``(7) if the validity of a removal order has not been 
        judicially determined, its validity may be challenged in a 
        criminal proceeding against the alien for violation of 
        subsection (a) or (b) of section 243 of this Act only by 
        separate motion for judicial review before trial. Such motion 
        shall be determined by the court without a jury and before the 
        trial of the general issue. Whenever a claim to United States 
        nationality is made in such motion, and in the opinion of the 
        court, a genuine issue of material fact as to the alien's 
        nationality is presented, the court shall accord him a hearing 
        de novo on the nationality claim and determine that issue as if 
        proceedings had been initiated under the provisions of section 
        2201 of title 28, United States Code. Any such alien shall not 
        be entitled to have such issue determined under section 360(a) 
        of this Act or otherwise. If no such hearing de novo as to 
        nationality is conducted, the determination shall be made 
        solely upon the administrative record upon which the removal 
        order is based and the Secretary of Homeland Security's 
        findings of fact, if supported by reasonable, substantial, and 
        probative evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall 
        be conclusive. If the removal order is held invalid, the court 
        shall dismiss the indictment and the United States shall have 
        the right to appeal to the court of appeals within 30 days. The 
        procedure on such appeals shall be as provided in the Federal 
        rules of criminal procedure. No petition for review under this 
        section may be filed by any alien during the pendency of a 
        criminal proceeding against such alien for violation of 
        subsection (a) or (b) of section 243 of this Act;
            ``(8) nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security to defer removal of an alien 
        after the issuance of a removal order because of the right of 
        judicial review of the order granted by this section, or to 
        relieve any alien from compliance with subsections (a) and (b) 
        of section 243 of this Act. Nothing contained in this section 
        shall be construed to preclude the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security from detaining or continuing to detain an alien or 
        from taking the alien into custody pursuant to section 241 of 
        this Act at any time after the issuance of a removal order;
            ``(9) it shall not be necessary to print the record or any 
        part thereof, or the briefs, and the court shall review the 
        proceedings on a typewritten record and on typewritten briefs; 
        and
            ``(10) any alien held in custody pursuant to an order of 
        removal may obtain judicial review thereof by habeas corpus 
        proceedings.
    ``(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any alien 
against whom a final order of removal has been made heretofore or 
hereafter under the provisions of section 235 of this Act or comparable 
provisions of any prior Act may obtain judicial review of such order by 
habeas corpus proceedings and not otherwise.
    ``(c) An order of removal shall not be reviewed by any court if the 
alien has not exhausted the administrative remedies available to the 
alien as of right under the immigration laws and regulations or if the 
alien has departed from the United States after the issuance of the 
order. Every petition for review or for habeas corpus shall state 
whether the validity of the order has been upheld in any prior judicial 
proceeding, and, if so, the nature and date thereof, and the court in 
which such proceeding took place. No petition for review or for habeas 
corpus shall be entertained if the validity of the order has been 
previously determined in any civil or criminal proceeding, unless the 
petition presents grounds which the court finds could not have been 
presented in such prior proceeding, or the court finds that the remedy 
provided by such prior proceeding was inadequate or ineffective to test 
the validity of the order.
    ``(d)(1) A petition for review or for habeas corpus on behalf of an 
alien against whom a final order of removal has been issued pursuant to 
section 238(b) may challenge only--
            ``(A) whether the alien is in fact the alien described in 
        the order;
            ``(B) whether the alien is in fact an alien described in 
        section 238(b)(2);
            ``(C) whether the alien has been convicted of an aggravated 
        felony and such conviction has become final; and
            ``(D) whether the alien was afforded the procedures 
        required by section 238(b)(4).
    ``(2) No court shall have jurisdiction to review any issue other 
than an issue described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
determinations pending on or after such date with respect to which--
            (1) a final administrative decision has been/not been 
        rendered as of such date; or
            (2) such a decision has been rendered but the period for 
        seeking judicial review of the decision has not expired.

SEC. 8. POST-PROCEEDING RELIEF FOR AFFECTED ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 240(c)(6) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(6)) or any other 
limitation imposed by law on motions to reopen removal proceedings, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a process (whether 
through permitting the reopening of a removal proceeding or otherwise) 
under which an alien--
            (1) who is (or was) in removal proceedings before the date 
        of the enactment of this Act (whether or not the alien has been 
        removed as of such date); and
            (2) whose eligibility for cancellation of removal has been 
        established by this Act;
may apply (or reapply) for cancellation of removal under section 
240A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)) as a 
beneficiary of the relief provided under this Act.
    (b) Parole.--The Secretary of Homeland Security should exercise the 
parole authority under section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) for the purpose of permitting 
aliens removed from the United States to participate in the process 
established under subsection (a).

Ex Output:
Keeping Families Together Act of 2005 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony," and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-related rights of an affected legal alien.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act.

Repeals, as if included in the Act: (1) certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States; and (2) the definition of "conviction."

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted.

Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders.

Requires the Secretary to establish a post-proceeding removal relief process for affected aliens.


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SECTION 1. CLASS SIZE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

    Subpart 3 of part D of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1109 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

              ``Subpart 3--Class Size Demonstration Grants

``SEC. 561. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to provide grants to State 
educational agencies to enable such agencies to determine the benefits, 
in various school settings, of reducing class size on the educational 
performance of students and on classroom management and organization.

``SEC. 562. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to State educational agencies to pay the 
        Federal share of the costs of conducting demonstration projects 
        that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may 
        provide information meaningful to other State educational 
        agencies and local educational agencies.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share shall be 50 
        percent.
    ``(b) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 
percent of the amount appropriated under section 565A for each fiscal 
year to carry out the activities described in section 565.
    ``(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make grants to State 
educational agencies on the basis of--
            ``(1) the need and the ability of a State educational 
        agency to reduce the class size of an elementary school or 
        secondary school served by such agency;
            ``(2) the ability of a State educational agency to furnish 
        the non-Federal share of the costs of the demonstration project 
        for which assistance is sought;
            ``(3) the ability of a State educational agency to continue 
        the project for which assistance is sought after the 
        termination of Federal financial assistance under this subpart; 
        and
            ``(4) the degree to which a State educational agency 
        demonstrates in the application submitted pursuant to section 
        564 consultation in program implementation and design with 
        parents, teachers, school administrators, and local teacher 
        organizations, where applicable.
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall give priority to demonstration projects that involve 
at-risk students in the earliest grades, including educationally or 
economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and 
limited English proficient students.
    ``(e) Grants Must Supplement Other Funds.--A State educational 
agency shall use the Federal funds received under this subpart to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds 
available to the State educational agency to carry out the purpose of 
this subpart.

``SEC. 563. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Annual Competition.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
announce the factors to be examined in a demonstration project assisted 
under this subpart. Such factors may include--
            ``(1) the magnitude of the reduction in class size to be 
        achieved;
            ``(2) the level of education in which the demonstration 
        projects shall occur;
            ``(3) the form of the instructional strategy to be 
        demonstrated; and
            ``(4) the duration of the project.
    ``(b) Random Techniques and Appropriate Comparison Groups.--
Demonstration projects assisted under this subpart shall be designed to 
utilize randomized techniques or appropriate comparison groups.

``SEC. 564. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to receive a grant under this subpart, 
a State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
that is responsive to the announcement described in section 563(a), at 
such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Duration.--The Secretary shall encourage State educational 
agencies to submit applications under this subpart for a period of 5 
years.
    ``(c) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the objectives to be attained with 
        the grant funds and the manner in which the grant funds will be 
        used to reduce class size;
            ``(2) a description of the steps to be taken to achieve 
        target class sizes, including, where applicable, the 
        acquisition of additional teaching personnel and classroom 
        space;
            ``(3) a statement of the methods for the collection of data 
        necessary for the evaluation of the impact of class size 
        reduction programs on student achievement;
            ``(4) an assurance that the State educational agency will 
        pay, from non-Federal sources, the non-Federal share of the 
        costs of the demonstration project for which assistance is 
        sought; and
            ``(5) such additional assurances as the Secretary may 
        reasonably require.
    ``(d) Sufficient Size and Scope Required.--The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subpart only to State educational agencies 
submitting applications which described projects of sufficient size and 
scope to contribute to carrying out the purpose of this subpart.

``SEC. 565. EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.

    ``(a) National Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
evaluation of the demonstration projects assisted under this subpart to 
determine the costs incurred in achieving the reduction in class size 
and the effects of the reductions on results, such as student 
performance in the affected subjects or grades, attendance, discipline, 
classroom organization, management, and teacher satisfaction and 
retention.
    ``(b) Cooperation.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall cooperate in the national evaluation described 
in subsection (a) and shall provide such information to the Secretary 
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall widely disseminate 
information about the results of the class size demonstration projects 
assisted under this subpart.

``SEC. 565A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY NASA 
              RELATING TO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

    The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may not carry out research and development activities 
relating to the performance of aircraft (including supersonic aircraft 
and subsonic aircraft) unless the Administrator receives payment in 
full for such activities from the private sector.

Ex Output:
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive Class Size Demonstration Grants program. 
Directs the Secretary of Education to award such grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to pay half of the costs of conducting projects that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may provide information meaningful to other SEAs and local educational agencies (LEAs).  Authorizes the Secretary to reserve up to five percent of funds for this Act for each fiscal year to carry out national evaluation and dissemination activities. 
Sets forth program requirements for:  (1) grant selection criteria; (2) priority for projects that involve at-risk students in the earliest grades, including educationally or economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and limited English proficient students; (3) annual competitions; (4) random techniques and appropriate comparison groups; (5) applications; and (6) sufficient size and scope of projects. 
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) conduct, and report to the Congress on, a national evaluation of such projects to determine the costs incurred in achieving the reduction in class size and the effects of the reductions on results; and (2) widely disseminate information about the results of such projects. 
Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 2) Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from carrying out research and development activities relating to the performance of aircraft (including supersonic aircraft and subsonic aircraft) unless the Administrator receives payment in full for such activities from the private sector.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The sustained commitment of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization (NATO) to mutual defense has made possible the 
        democratic transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. 
        Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization can and 
        should play a critical role in addressing the security 
        challenges of the post-Cold War era in creating the stable 
        environment needed for those emerging democracies in Europe.
            (2) Lasting stability and security in Europe requires the 
        military, economic, and political integration of emerging 
        democracies into existing European structures.
            (3) In an era of threats from terrorism and the 
        proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization is increasingly contributing to 
        security in the face of global security challenges for the 
        protection and interests of its member states.
            (4) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of 
        Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared 
        that ``full and active participants in the Partnership for 
        Peace in a position to further the principles of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North 
        Atlantic area should be invited to become full NATO members in 
        accordance with Article 10 of such Treaty at an early 
        date...''.
            (5) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation 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), Congress called for the prompt 
        admission of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia 
        to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and declared that 
        ``in order to promote economic stability and security in 
        Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, 
        Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine...the process of enlarging NATO 
        to include emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
        should not be limited to consideration of admitting Poland, 
        Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia as full members of 
        the NATO Alliance''.
            (6) In the European Security Act of 1998 (title XXVII of 
        division G of Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), 
        Congress declared that ``Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic should not be the last emerging democracies in Central 
        and Eastern Europe invited to join NATO'' and that ``Romania, 
        Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria...would make an 
        outstanding contribution to furthering the goals of NATO and 
        enhancing stability, freedom, and peace in Europe should they 
        become NATO members [and] upon complete satisfaction of all 
        relevant criteria should be invited to become full NATO members 
        at the earliest possible date''.
            (7) In the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act 
        of 2002 (Public Law 107-187; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress 
        endorsed ``...the vision of further enlargement of the NATO 
        Alliance articulated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 
        2001, and by former President William J. Clinton on October 22, 
        1996''.
            (8) At the Madrid Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in July 1997, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic were invited to join the Alliance, and the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and government 
        issued a declaration stating ``[t]he alliance expects to extend 
        further invitations in coming years to nations willing and able 
        to assume the responsibilities and obligations of 
        membership...[n]o European democratic country whose admission 
        would fulfill the objectives of the [North Atlantic] Treaty 
        will be excluded from consideration''.
            (9) At the Washington Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in April 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization heads of state and government issued a communique 
        declaring ``[w]e pledge that NATO will continue to welcome new 
        members in a position to further the principles of the [North 
        Atlantic] Treaty and contribute to peace and security in the 
        Euro-Atlantic area...[t]he three new members will not be the 
        last...[n]o European democratic country whose admission would 
        fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be excluded from 
        consideration, regardless of its geographic location...''.
            (10) In May 2000 in Vilnius, Lithuania, the foreign 
        ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the 
        Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia issued a 
        statement (later joined by Croatia) declaring that--
                    (A) their countries will cooperate in jointly 
                seeking membership in the North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization in the next round of enlargement of the 
                North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
                    (B) the realization of membership in the North 
                Atlantic Treaty Organization by one or more of these 
                countries would be a success for all; and
                    (C) eventual membership in the North Atlantic 
                Treaty Organization for all of these countries would be 
                a success for Europe and for the North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization.
            (11) On June 15, 2001, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, 
        President George W. Bush stated ``[a]ll of Europe's new 
        democracies, from the Baltic to the Black Sea and all that lie 
        between, should have the same chance for security and freedom--
        and the same chance to join the institutions of Europe--as 
        Europe's old democracies have...I believe in NATO membership 
        for all of Europe's democracies that seek it and are ready to 
        share the responsibilities that NATO brings...[a]s we plan to 
        enlarge NATO, no nation should be used as a pawn in the agenda 
        of others...[w]e will not trade away the fate of free European 
        peoples...[n]o more Munichs...[n]o more Yaltas...[a]s we plan 
        the Prague Summit, we should not calculate how little we can 
        get away with, but how much we can do to advance the cause of 
        freedom''.
            (12) On October 22, 1996, in a speech in Detroit, Michigan, 
        former President William J. Clinton stated ``NATO's doors will 
        not close behind its first new members...NATO should remain 
        open to all of Europe's emerging democracies who are ready to 
        shoulder the responsibilities of membership...[n]o nation will 
        be automatically excluded...[n]o country outside NATO will have 
        a veto...[a] gray zone of insecurity must not reemerge in 
        Europe''.
            (13) At the Prague Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in November 2002, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, 
        Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia were invited to join 
        the Alliance in the second round of enlargement of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold War, and 
        the North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and 
        government issued a declaration stating ``NATO's door will 
        remain open to European democracies willing and able to assume 
        the responsibilities and obligations of membership, in 
        accordance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty''.
            (14) On May 8, 2003, the United States Senate unanimously 
        approved the Resolution of Ratification to Accompany Treaty 
        Document No. 108-4, Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 
        1949 on Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
        Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, inviting Bulgaria, Estonia, 
        Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to join the 
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
            (15) At the Istanbul Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in June 2004, the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization heads of state and government issued a communique 
        reaffirming that NATO's door remains open to new members, 
        declaring ``[w]e celebrate the success of NATO's Open Door 
        Policy, and reaffirm tody that our seven new members will not 
        be the last. The door to membership remains open. We welcome 
        the progress made by Albania, Croatia, and the former Yugoslav 
        Republic of Macedonia (1) in implementing their Annual National 
        Programmes under the Membership Action Plan, and encourage them 
        to continue pursuing the reforms necessary to progress toward 
        NATO membership. We also commend their contribution 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 
        individually, 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 enlargement 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 has stated its desire to join the Euro-
        Atlantic community, and in particular, is seeking to join North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization. Georgia is working closely with 
        the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its members to meet 
        criteria for eventual membership in NATO.
            (17) At a press conference with President Mikhail 
        Saakashvili of Georgia in Washington, D.C. 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) Contingent upon their continued implementation of 
        democratic, defense, and economic reform, and their willingness 
        and ability to meet the responsibilities of membership in the 
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Congress calls for the 
        timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia to 
        the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to promote security and 
        stability in Europe.
            (20) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state 
        and government will hold a North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        Summit in Riga, Latvia, in November 2006.

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 Participation Act of 1994, the NATO 
        Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, the European Security Act 
        of 1998, and the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act 
        of 2002;
            (2) supports the commitment to further enlargement 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 Declaration of 1997, its Washington Summit 
        Communique of 1999, its Prague Summit Declaration of 2002, and 
        its Istanbul Summit Communique of 2004; and
            (3) endorses the vision of further enlargement of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization articulated 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 Treaty Organization in 
        promoting global security, including continued support for 
        enlargement to include qualified candidate states, specifically 
        by entering into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and 
        recognizing the progress toward meeting the responsibilities 
        and obligations of NATO membership by Albania, Croatia, 
        Georgia, and Macedonia at the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF ALBANIA, CROATIA, GEORGIA, AND MACEDONIA AS 
              ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE NATO 
              PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) Albania.--The Republic of Albania is designated as 
        eligible to receive assistance under the program established 
        under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
        (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), and 
        shall be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to section 
        203(d)(1) of such Act.
            (2) Croatia.--The Republic of Croatia 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 section 
        203(d)(1) of such Act.
            (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 designated 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 section 
        203(d)(1) of such Act.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The designation of the Republic of 
Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, and the Republic of 
Macedonia pursuant to subsection (a) as eligible to receive assistance 
under the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO 
Participation Act of 1994--
            (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, 
        the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to section 606 of the 
        NATO Enlargement Facilitation 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. 
        Solomon 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 established 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 2007 under section 23 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)--
            (1) $3,200,000 is authorized to be available on a grant 
        basis for the Republic of Albania;
            (2) $3,000,000 is authorized to be available on a grant 
        basis for the Republic of Croatia;
            (3) $10,000,000 is authorized to be available on a grant 
        basis for Georgia; and
            (4) $3,600,000 is authorized to be available on a grant 
        basis for the Republic of Macedonia.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    Congress affirms that it stands ready to consider, and if all 
applicable criteria are satisfied, to support efforts by Ukraine to 
join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, should Ukraine decide that 
is wishes to pursue membership in the Alliance.

            Passed the Senate November 16, 2006.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.

Ex Output:

NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2006 - Supports enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Designates Albania, Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.

States that such designation: (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, the designation of Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to the European Security Act of 1998, and the designation of Slovakia pursuant to the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994; and (2) shall not preclude the designation by the President of other countries as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.

Specifies FY2007 amounts under the Arms Export Control Act for: (1) Albania; (2) Croatia; (3) Georgia; and (4) Macedonia.

Affirms that Congress stands ready to consider, and if all applicable criteria are satisfied, to support efforts by Ukraine to join NATO.