NATO Enhancement Act of 2012 - Designates Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
Authorizes FY2012 appropriations for security assistance to: (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (2) Montenegro, (3) Georgia, (4) the Republic of Macedonia, and (5) Ukraine.
Directs the President to establish and update bilateral programs to assist Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro achieve full North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance (NATO) membership. States that such programs shall not inhibit security cooperation with nations previously designated as eligible to receive security assistance but no longer expressing an intent to join NATO.
Gives priority to the provision and delivery of excess defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2177 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2177
To strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 8, 2012
Mr. Lugar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NATO Enhancement Act of 2012''.
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.
(2) Lasting stability and security in Europe requires the
further military, economic, and political integration of
emerging democracies into existing European and transatlantic
structures.
(3) NATO is not directed against any single adversary and
must continue to develop close partnerships with non-member
nations.
(4) In an era of threats from terrorism and the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization has effectively adapted its
mission and responded to new threats and challenges.
(5) NATO is currently involved in several operations
benefiting United States national security, including the
International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) for
Afghanistan, NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR), the anti-piracy
Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean Sea, anti-piracy
Operation Ocean Shield off the Horn of Africa, support for
African Union missions, as well as the completed missions of
Operation Unified Protector in Libya in 2011, the
Implementation (IFOR) and Stabilization Forces (SFOR) in Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Operation Essential Harvest in Macedonia,
training of Iraqi security forces, and humanitarian missions
after Hurricane Katrina, in Darfur, and in Pakistan.
(6) NATO serves as a force multiplier, whose command
structures, training institutions, and multilateral exercises
have generated unprecedented multinational contributions to
United States national security priorities and enabled European
soldiers to fight side-by-side with members of the United
States Armed Forces.
(7) NATO is a community of democracies that can act
collectively to promote freedom, stability, and peace around
the globe.
(8) Allies who have recently acceded to NATO, as well as
partner nations such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the
Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro are among the highest per
capita contributors to NATO missions.
(9) Members of the United States Armed Forces and NATO
forces have provided tremendous sacrifice on behalf of the
freedom and security of the NATO alliance, and those soldiers
who have perished fighting on behalf of the Western alliance
should be forever remembered for their ultimate sacrifice.
(10) 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''.
(11) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (22
U.S.C. 1928 note 110 Stat. 3009-173), 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''.
(12) 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, ``The alliance expects to extend
further invitations in coming years to nations willing and able
to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership .
. . No European democratic country whose admission would
fulfill the objectives of the [North Atlantic] Treaty will be
excluded from consideration.''.
(13) In the European Security Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 1928
note; 112 Stat. 2681-839), 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''.
(14) On February 11, 1998, the Senate approved the
resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of
Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (Treaty Document 105-
36), inviting Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(15) 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, ``We 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 . . . The three new members will not be the
last . . . No European democratic country whose admission would
fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be excluded from
consideration, regardless of its geographic location . . .''.
(16) 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''.
(17) 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.''.
(18) On May 8, 2003, the Senate unanimously approved the
resolution of advice and consent to ratification of the
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 (Treaty Document 108-4),
inviting those countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
(19) 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, ``We 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 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.''.
(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 Foreign Ministers keep that process under continual
review and report to us. We welcome the efforts of Albania,
Croatia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to
prepare themselves for the responsibilities 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 Alliance 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, including through
participation in NATO-led operations 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 implementation
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 Dialogue with Georgia as well as Georgia's
contribution to international peacekeeping and security
operations. We will continue to engage actively with Georgia in
support of its reform process. We encourage Georgia to continue
progress on political, economic 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 regional peace
and stability.''.
(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 receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act
of 1994 and expressed support for ``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, the Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine''.
(22) At the Bucharest Summit of the North Atlantic 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 willing and able to assume the responsibilities and
obligations of membership, in accordance with Article 10 of the
Washington Treaty. We reiterate that decisions on enlargement
are for NATO itself to make.''.
(23) At the Bucharest Summit of the North Atlantic 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 congratulate these countries on this
historic achievement, 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 approved 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 Albania to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(26) At the Strasbourg/Kehl NATO Summit, the Heads of State
and Government participating in the meeting of the North
Atlantic Council on April 4, 2009, reiterated that ``[i]n
accordance with Article 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 obligations of membership, and
whose inclusion can contribute 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 security.''.
(28) At the Lisbon Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization in November 2010, the Heads of State and
Government of the member countries of NATO declared, ``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 obligations of membership,
which are in a position to further the 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 framework of the UN, and urge intensified
efforts towards that end.''.
(B) ``We welcome the considerable progress that
Montenegro has made on its road to Euro-Atlantic
integration and its contribution to security in the
region and beyond, including through its participation
in ISAF. Its active engagement in the Membership Action
Plan (MAP) process demonstrates Montenegro's firm
commitment to join the Alliance.''.
(C) ``We fully support the membership aspiration of
Bosnia and Herzegovina.''.
(D) ``We welcome, and continue to support, the
Government of Serbia's stated commitment to Serbia's
Euro-Atlantic integration.''.
(E) ``At the 2008 Bucharest Summit we agreed that
Georgia will become a member of NATO and we reaffirm
all elements of that decision, as well as subsequent
decisions.''.
(F) ``A stable, democratic and economically
prosperous Ukraine is an important factor for Euro-
Atlantic security.''.
(30) On December 5, 2011, the International Court of
Justice issued a judgment that Greece was not justified in
objecting to the accession of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO
under the United Nations Interim Accord of 1995.
(31) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of
Macedonia, and Montenegro have expressed a clear national
intent to join NATO and are thereby considered NATO aspirant
nations.
(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 Atlantic Treaty
Organization, and the accession of these countries, as well as
continued development of cooperation with other Partnership for
Peace members, would benefit security and stability in Europe
and advance United States national security interests.
(33) The NATO Lisbon Declaration of 2010 also enshrined
NATO's commitment to territorial missile defense, stating,
``The threat to NATO European 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 Alliance will develop a
missile defence capability to pursue 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 mission.
(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 continue to make
our forces more deployable, sustainable, 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 Europe whole,
free, and at peace;
(2) to support the right of every nation of Europe 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 additional countries to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including the NATO aspirant
nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of
Macedonia, and Montenegro;
(5) to continue to provide assistance to countries 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 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 principles:
(1) As long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will remain a
nuclear alliance.
(2) It is critical that NATO, as a nuclear Alliance, share
nuclear risks and responsibilities widely.
(3) A broad aim of NATO is to continue to reduce the role
and number of nuclear weapons while recognizing that in the
years since the Cold War ended, NATO has already dramatically
reduced its reliance on nuclear weapons.
(4) NATO allies must broaden deterrence against the range
of 21st century threats, including by pursuing missile defense.
(5) In future discussions, the Russian Federation must be
persuaded to increase transparency on non-strategic nuclear
weapons in Europe and relocate these weapons away from the
territory of NATO members.
(c) NATO Missile Defense.--It is the policy of the United States
that--
(1) the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) is the
United States contribution to NATO's mission of territorial
defense against ballistic missile attack;
(2) the United States will fully fund and implement all
four phases of the EPAA, consistent with President Obama's
letter to the Senate on December 18, 2010;
(3) the United States will continue to seek further allied
contributions to this mission (including radars, sensors, and
interceptors), in addition to European commitments regarding
NATO's Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense
(ALTBMD); and
(4) broad allied burden and risk sharing for the NATO
territorial missile defense mission will be critical to its
long-term viability and success.
(d) Smart Defense.--It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to seek defense efficiencies where possible to ensure
that the NATO alliance is effective and efficient, including
elements of greater specialization, prioritization, and
cooperation (pooling and sharing); and
(2) to nonetheless press NATO allies to reduce the defense
gap with the United States by equipping themselves with
capabilities that are deemed to be critical, deployable, and
sustainable, to meet the agreed upon benchmark of spending at
least 2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense, and
to demonstrate political determination to achieve these goals.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that, at the Chicago Summit of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization in May 2012, the President should
lead NATO efforts--
(1) to ensure that enlargement remains a priority;
(2) to grant or provide a clear roadmap for the granting of
a NATO Membership Action Plan (or other equivalent plan) to
Georgia and Bosnia and Herzogovina; and
(3) to invite, or provide a clear roadmap for inviting, the
Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro to join NATO.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND MONTENEGRO AS
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE NATO
PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.
(a) Bosnia and Herzegovina.--
(1) In general.--Bosnia and Herzegovina 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) Assistance to place immovable defense property under
ministry of defense jurisdiction.--Assistance provided pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall in part be directed towards encouraging
and assisting the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its
efforts to place all immovable defense property under the
jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense in order to fulfill the
requirements to join the NATO Membership Action Plan.
(b) Montenegro.--Montenegro 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.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO BOSNIA AND HERZOGOVINA
AND MONTENEGRO UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.
Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2012 under section 23
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), such sums as may be
necessary are authorized to be appropriated for assistance to Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRIES PREVIOUSLY
DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE
NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.
Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2012 under section 23
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) such sums as may be
necessary are authorized to be appropriated for assistance to Georgia,
the Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine.
SEC. 8. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO NATO
MEMBERSHIP.
Section 203 of the NATO Participation Act (Public Law 103-447; 22
U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``The President may establish a
program'' and inserting the following: ``The
President--
``(1) may establish a program''; and
(B) by striking ``pursuant to subsection (d).'' and
inserting the following: ``pursuant to subsection (d);
and
``(2) shall establish and regularly update bilateral
programs to assist Bosnia and Herzogovina Georgia, the Republic
of Macedonia, and Montenegro to achieve full NATO
membership.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(4) bilateral exchanges of military officers;
``(5) joint assessments of defense needs upon the request
of any country designated under subsection (d), including with
respect to the objectives under section 1242 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-
81); and
``(6) sales of defense articles and services necessary to
maintain sufficient territorial self-defense capabilities in
accordance with every nation's right to self-defense under
Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (5);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6),
and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (6), (9), and (11),
respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph:
``(2) The transfer of nonlethal excess defense articles
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j), without regard to the restriction in subsection
(a) of such section (relating to the justification of the
foreign military financing program for the fiscal year in which
a transfer is authorized).'';
(D) by inserting after paragraph (4), as
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Approval of commercial export sales under the Arms
Export Control Act.'';
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6), as
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following new
paragraphs:
``(7) Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and
Related Programs assistance.
``(8) Assistance under section 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291; relating to
international narcotics control and law enforcement).''; and
(F) by inserting after paragraph (9), as
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following new
paragraph:
``(10) Military assistance under section 1206 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public
Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 2456).''; and
(4) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Ukraine.--The programs established under subsection (a) shall
not inhibit security cooperation in terms of interoperability,
training, reform, joint exercises, and bilateral exchanges with nations
previously designated as eligible to receive security assistance under
this Act but no longer expressing a national intent to join the NATO
Alliance.''.
SEC. 9. PRIORITY DELIVERY OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provision and
delivery of excess defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia,
the Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro under the authority of
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 203(c) of the NATO Participation Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by
section 8, and section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j) shall be given priority to the maximum extent
practicable.
SEC. 10. REPORT REQUIRED.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on NATO
accession and other related policies.
(b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) A description of all assistance provided under the
programs established under section 203(a) of the NATO
Participation Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928
note), as amended by section 7, or otherwise provided by the
United States Government to facilitate the transition to full
NATO membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the
Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and other countries
designated pursuant to section 203(d) of the NATO Participation
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note).
(2) A description of United States diplomatic efforts
currently underway or anticipated to facilitate an agreement
between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece concerning the
dispute over the official name of the Republic of Macedonia,
taking into consideration the December 5, 2011, judgment by the
International Court of Justice concerning the dispute.
(3) A description of additional national steps, if any,
that must be undertaken by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the
Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro in terms of reform,
doctrine, and readiness in order to meet the qualifications
necessary to achieve accession to NATO.
(4) A description of United States efforts to uphold the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
(5) A description of all current and projected financial
and technical contributions by NATO allies to the NATO
territorial missile defense mission, including all national
assets that have been or will be dedicated to the NATO missile
defense mission.
(c) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified format and
may be supplemented by a classified annex.
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