Sec. 1277. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

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## SEC. 1277 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)it is in the national security and fiscal interests of the United States that prompt efforts should be undertaken by North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to meet defense budget commitments made in Declaration 14 of the Wales Summit Declaration of September 2014; ####

(2)thoughtful and coordinated defense investments by European allies in military capabilities would add deterrence value to the posture of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against Russian aggression and terrorist organizations and more appropriately balance the share of Atlantic defense spending; ####

(3)the United States Government should continue to support the open-door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, declared at the 2014 Summit in Wales that “NATO’s open-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 will contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area”; and ####

(4)the United States Government should— #####

(A)continue to work with aspirant countries to prepare such countries for entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; #####

(B)work with the Republic of Kosovo to prepare the country for entrance into the Partnership for Peace

(PfP)program; #####

(C)continue supporting a Membership Action Plan

(MAP)for Georgia; #####

(D)encourage leaders of Macedonia and Greece to find a mutually agreeable solution to the name dispute between the two countries; and #####

(E)support North Atlantic Treaty Organization membership for Montenegro.