In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Example: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Example solution: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Example explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.

Problem: 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.
Solution: 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.