Sec. 1241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

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## SEC. 1241 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO)is critical to achieving United States national security interests and defense objectives around the world; ####

(2)NATO is the most successful military alliance in history, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law, and its contributions to the collective defense are indispensable to the security, prosperity, and freedom of its members; ####

(3)membership in NATO is a cornerstone of the security and national defense of the United States; ####

(4)the United States commitment to the NATO alliance has been foundational to the rules-based international order for seven decades, helping to sustain a system of mutual security and shared values and enhance the United States security through common defense; ####

(5)the United States must remain ironclad in its commitment to uphold its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including Article 5 of such Treaty; ####

(6)the United States should deepen strategic and defense cooperation with non-NATO European partners, and encourage NATO cooperation with such partners; ####

(7)the United States should encourage defense cooperation that complements and strengthens NATO collective defense, interoperability, and allies’ commitment to Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty; and ####

(8)the United States should pursue a long-term policy to strengthen relationships with NATO allies, oppose efforts to undermine and divide the NATO alliance, invest in long-term efforts to deter aggression against NATO allies and counter campaigns aimed at eroding shared values of the alliance, and enhance interoperability and planning for collective defense.