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[S. 602 Reported in Senate (RS)]





                                                       Calendar No. 265

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 602

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to expedite the transition 
    to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 
         European countries emerging from Communist domination.

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                           December 12, 1995

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title





                                                       Calendar No. 265
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 602

To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to expedite the transition 
    to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 
         European countries emerging from Communist domination.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 23, 1995

 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Dole, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Roth, 
 Mr. McConnell, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Specter) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

                           December 12, 1995

 Reported by Mr. Helms, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to expedite the transition 
    to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 
         European countries emerging from Communist domination.

    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 Participation Act Amendments of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
        <DELETED>    (1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization (NATO) has played an essential role in 
        guaranteeing the security, freedom, and prosperity of the 
        United States and its partners in the Alliance.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) NATO has expanded its membership on three 
        different occasions since 1949.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The sustained commitment of the member 
        countries of NATO to mutual defense of their security 
        ultimately made possible the democratic transformation in 
        Central and Eastern Europe and the demise of the Soviet 
        Union.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) NATO was designed to be and remains a 
        defensive military organization whose members have never 
        contemplated the use of, or used, military force to expand the 
        borders of its member states.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) While the immediate threat to the security of 
        the United States and its allies has been reduced with the 
        collapse of the Iron Curtain, new security threats, such as the 
        situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are emerging to the shared 
        interests of the member countries of NATO.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) NATO remains the only multilateral security 
        organization capable of conducting effective military 
        operations to protect Western security interests.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) NATO has played a positive role in defusing 
        tensions between NATO members and, as a result, no military 
        action has occurred between two NATO member states since the 
        inception of NATO in 1949.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) NATO is also an important diplomatic forum for 
        the discussion of issues of concern to its member states and 
        for the peaceful resolution of disputes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) America's security, freedom, and prosperity 
        remain linked to the security of the countries of 
        Europe.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Any threat to the security of the newly 
        emerging democracies in Central Europe would pose a security 
        threat to the United States and its European allies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) The admission to NATO of Central and East 
        European countries that have been freed from Communist 
        domination and that meet specific criteria for NATO membership 
        would contribute to international peace and enhance the 
        security of the region.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) A number of countries have expressed varying 
        degrees of interest in NATO membership, and have taken concrete 
        steps to demonstrate this commitment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) Full integration of Central and East European 
        countries into the North Atlantic Alliance after such countries 
        meet essential criteria for admission would enhance the 
        security of the Alliance and, thereby, contribute to the 
        security of the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) The expansion of NATO can create the stable 
        environment needed to successfully complete the political and 
        economic transformation envisioned by Eastern and Central 
        European countries.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) In recognition that not all countries which 
        have requested membership in NATO will necessarily qualify at 
        the same pace, the date for membership of each country will 
        vary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) The provision of NATO transition assistance 
        should include those countries most ready for closer ties with 
        NATO, such as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia 
        and should be designed to assist other countries meeting 
        specified criteria of eligibility to move toward eventual NATO 
        membership, including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, 
        Romania, Bulgaria, and Slovenia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (17) Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have made 
        significant progress in preparing for NATO membership and 
        should be given every consideration for inclusion in programs 
        for NATO transition assistance.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It should be the policy of the United States--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to join with the NATO allies of the United 
        States to redefine the role of the NATO Alliance in the post-
        Cold War world;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to actively assist European countries emerging 
        from communist domination in their transition so that such 
        countries may eventually qualify for NATO membership;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to use the voice and vote of the United States 
        to urge observer status in the North Atlantic Council for 
        countries designated under section 203(d) of the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994 (as amended by this Act) as eligible 
        for NATO transition assistance; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to work to define the political and security 
        relationship between an enlarged NATO and the Russian 
        Federation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO NATO 
              MEMBERSHIP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 
203 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-
447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The President shall 
establish a program to assist countries designated under subsection (d) 
in the transition to full NATO membership.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Eligible Countries.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of section 203 of 
        such Act is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Specific countries.--The following countries 
        are hereby designated for purposes of this title: Poland, 
        Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Other european countries emerging from 
        communist domination.--In addition to the countries designated 
        in paragraph (1), the President may designate other European 
        countries emerging from Communist domination to receive 
        assistance under the program established under subsection (a). 
        The President may make such a designation in the case of any 
        such country only if the President determines, and reports to 
        the designated congressional committees, that such country--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) has made significant progress toward 
                establishing--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shared values and 
                        interests;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) democratic 
                        governments;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) free market 
                        economies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) civilian control of the 
                        military, of the police, and of intelligence 
                        services;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) adherence to the values, 
                        principles, and political commitments embodied 
                        in the Helsinki Final Act of the Organization 
                        on Security and Cooperation in Europe; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) more transparent defense 
                        budgets and is participating in the Partnership 
                        For Peace defense planning process;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) has made public commitments--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to further the principles of 
                        NATO and to contribute to the security of the 
                        North Atlantic area;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) to accept the obligations, 
                        responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) to implement 
                        infrastructure development activities that will 
                        facilitate participation in and support for 
                        NATO military activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) meets standards of the NATO allies 
                to prevent the sale or other transfer of defense 
                articles to a state that has repeatedly provided 
                support for acts of international terrorism, as 
                determined by the Secretary of State under section 
                6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) is likely, within five years of such 
                determination, to be in a position to further the 
                principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to 
                contribute to its own security and that of the North 
                Atlantic area.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendments.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203 
                of such Act are amended by striking ``countries 
                described in such subsection'' each of the two places 
                it appears and inserting ``countries designated under 
                subsection (d)''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Subsection (e) of section 203 of such 
                Act is amended--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' 
                        and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 
                        2394)'' before the period at the end.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended 
                by striking ``any other Partnership for Peace country 
                designated under section 203(d)'' and inserting ``any 
                country designated under section 203(d)(2)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Types of Assistance.--Section 203(c) of such Act is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as 
        redesignated) the following new subparagraphs:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(E) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic 
        Support Fund).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(F) Funds appropriated under the 
        `Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund' account''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(G) Funds appropriated under chapter 6 of part 
        II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
        peacekeeping operations and other programs).''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``Type 
        of Assistance.--''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraphs:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, in providing 
assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for the countries designated under subsection (d), the President 
shall include as an important component of such assistance the 
provision of sufficient language training to enable military personnel 
to participate further in programs for military training and in defense 
exchange programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) Of the amounts made available under chapter 5 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
international military education and training), not less than 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1997 shall be available only for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) the attendance of additional military 
        personnel of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia 
        at professional military education institutions in the United 
        States in accordance with section 544 of such Act; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) the placement and support of United States 
        instructors and experts at military educational centers within 
        the foreign countries designated under subsection (d) that are 
receiving assistance under that chapter.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 
103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating section 205 as section 206; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after section 204 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 205. PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC 
              COUNCIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The President should, at all bilateral and international 
fora, use of the voice and vote of the United States to urge observer 
status in the North Atlantic Council for countries designated under 
section 203(d) commensurate with their progress toward attaining NATO 
membership.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
(title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to 
read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Termination of Eligibility.--(1) The eligibility of 
a country designated under subsection (d) for the program established 
in subsection (a) shall terminate 60 days after the President makes a 
certification under paragraph (2) unless, within the 60-day period, the 
Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving the termination of 
eligibility.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Whenever the President determines that the 
government of a country designated under subsection (d)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) no longer meets the criteria set forth in 
        subsection (d)(2)(A);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) is hostile to the NATO alliance; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) poses a national security threat to the 
        United States,</DELETED>
<DELETED>then the President shall so certify to the appropriate 
congressional committees.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Congressional Priority Procedures.--Section 203 of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Congressional Priority Procedures.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Applicable procedures.--A joint resolution 
        described in paragraph (2) which is introduced in a House of 
        Congress after the date on which a certification made under 
        subsection (f)(2) is received by Congress shall be considered 
        in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraphs (3) 
        through (7) of section 8066(c) of the Department of Defense 
        Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained in Public Law 98-473 (98 
        Stat. 1936)), except that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) references to the `resolution 
                described in paragraph (1)' shall be deemed to be 
                references to the joint resolution; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) references to the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall be 
                deemed to be references to the Committee on 
                International Relations of the House of Representatives 
                and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Text of joint resolution.--A joint 
        resolution under this paragraph is a joint resolution the 
        matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That 
        the Congress disapproves the certification submitted by the 
        President on </DELETED>____________ <DELETED>pursuant to 
        section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 
        1994.'.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. REPORTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Annual Report.--Section 206 of the NATO Participation 
Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as 
redesignated by section 5(1) of this Act, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``annual'' in the section heading 
        before the first word;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting ``annual'' after ``include in 
        the'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Partnership 
        for Peace'' and inserting ``European''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
        instead the following new paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) In the event that the President determines 
        that, despite a period of transition assistance, a country 
        designated under section 203(d) has not, as of January 10, 
        1999, met the standards for NATO membership set forth in 
        Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the President shall 
        transmit a report to the designated congressional committees 
        containing an assessment of the progress made by that country 
        in meeting those standards.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 
103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``For purposes of this title:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) NATO.--The term `NATO' means the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Designated congressional committees.--The 
        term `designated congressional committees' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Committee on International 
                Relations, the Committee on National Security, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
                the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) European countries emerging from communist 
        domination.--The term `European countries emerging from 
        Communist domination' includes, but is not limited to, Albania, 
        Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
        Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.''.</DELETED>
            (1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
        (NATO) has played an essential role in guaranteeing the 
        security, freedom, and prosperity of the United States and its 
        partners in the Alliance.
            (2) NATO has expanded its membership on three different 
        occasions since 1949.
            (3) The sustained commitment of the member countries of 
        NATO to mutual defense of their security ultimately made 
        possible the democratic transformation in Central and Eastern 
        Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union.
            (4) NATO was designed to be and remains a defensive 
        military organization whose members have never contemplated the 
        use of, or used, military force to expand the borders of its 
        member states.
            (5) While the immediate threat to the security of the 
        United States and its allies has been reduced with the collapse 
        of the Iron Curtain, new security threats, such as the 
        situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are emerging to the shared 
        interests of the member countries of NATO.
            (6) NATO remains the only multilateral security 
        organization capable of conducting effective military 
        operations to protect Western security interests.
            (7) NATO has played a positive role in defusing tensions 
        between NATO members and, as a result, no military action has 
        occurred between two NATO member states since the inception of 
        NATO in 1949.
            (8) NATO is also an important diplomatic forum for the 
        discussion of issues of concern to its member states and for 
        the peaceful resolution of disputes.
            (9) America's security, freedom, and prosperity remain 
        linked to the security of the countries of Europe.
            (10) Any threat to the security of the newly emerging 
        democracies in Europe would pose a security threat to the 
        United States and its European allies.
            (11) The admission to NATO of European countries that have 
        been freed from Communist domination and that meet specific 
        criteria for NATO membership would contribute to international 
        peace and enhance the security of the region.
            (12) A number of countries have expressed varying degrees 
        of interest in NATO membership, and have taken concrete steps 
        to demonstrate this commitment.
            (13) Full integration of Central and East European 
        countries into the North Atlantic Alliance after such countries 
        meet essential criteria for admission would enhance the 
        security of the Alliance and, thereby, contribute to the 
        security of the United States.
            (14) The expansion of NATO can create the stable 
        environment needed to successfully complete the political and 
        economic transformation envisioned by European states emerging 
        from Communist domination.
            (15) In recognition that not all countries which have 
        requested membership in NATO will necessarily qualify at the 
        same pace, the accession date for each new member will vary.
            (16) Nothing in this title should be construed as 
        precluding the eventual NATO membership of European countries 
        never under Communist domination, namely, Austria, Finland, and 
        Sweden.
            (17) The provision of NATO transition assistance should 
        include those countries most ready for closer ties with NATO 
        and should be designed to assist other countries meeting 
        specified criteria of eligibility to move forward toward 
        eventual NATO membership.
            (18) The evaluation of future membership in NATO for 
        countries emerging from Communist domination should be based on 
        the progress of those nations in meeting criteria for NATO 
        transition assistance and evolving NATO criteria, which require 
        enhancement of NATO's security and the approval of all NATO 
        members.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICY.

    It should be the policy of the United States--
            (1) to join with the NATO allies of the United States to 
        redefine the role of the NATO Alliance in the post-Cold War 
        world;
            (2) to actively assist European countries emerging from 
        Communist domination in their transition so that such countries 
        may eventually qualify for NATO membership; and
            (3) to work to define the political and security 
        relationship between an enlarged NATO and the Russian 
        Federation.

SEC. 4. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO NATO 
              MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 203 of the 
NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 
U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The President may provide expanded 
security assistance and other related assistance to countries 
designated under subsection (d) to facilitate their transition to full 
NATO membership.''.
    (b) Eligible Countries.--
            (1) Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of section 203 of such Act 
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--
            ``(1) Presidential review and report.--Within 60 days of 
        the enactment of the NATO Participation Act Amendments of 1995, 
        the President shall transmit to the Congress an evaluation of 
        Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as well as 
        all other European countries emerging from Communist domination 
        which have expressed an interest in joining NATO, in accordance 
        with the criteria in paragraph (3) and specifically designate 
        one or more of these countries to be eligible to receive 
        assistance under the program established in subsection (a). The 
        President shall provide a report of the country-by-country 
        evaluation as well as an evaluation of each designated 
        country's progress toward conformance with criteria for full 
        NATO membership.
            ``(2) Other european countries emerging from communist 
        domination.--In addition to the country or countries designated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1), the President may designate other 
        European countries emerging from Communist domination. The 
        President may make such a designation in the case of any such 
        country only if the President determines, and reports to the 
        designated congressional committees, that such country meets 
        the criteria specified in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in paragraph (2) 
        are, with respect to each country, that the country--
                    ``(A) has made or is making significant progress 
                toward establishing--
                            ``(i) shared values and interests;
                            ``(ii) democratic governments;
                            ``(iii) free market economies;
                            ``(iv) civilian control of the military, of 
                        the police, and of intelligence services;
                            ``(v) adherence to the values, principles, 
                        and political commitments embodied in the 
                        Helsinki Final Act of the Organization on 
                        Security and Cooperation in Europe; and
                            ``(vi) more transparent defense budgets and 
                        is participating in the Partnership For Peace 
                        defense planning process;
                    ``(B) has made public commitments--
                            ``(i) to further the principles of NATO and 
                        to contribute to the security of the North 
                        Atlantic area;
                            ``(ii) to accept the obligations, 
                        responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) to implement infrastructure 
                        development activities that will facilitate 
                        participation in and support for NATO military 
                        activities;
                    ``(C) is not ineligible for assistance under 
                section 563 of Public Law 103-306, with respect to 
                transfers of equipment to a country the government of 
                which the Secretary of State has determined is a 
                terrorist government for purposes of section 40(d) of 
                the Arms Export Control Act; and
                    ``(D) could, within five years of the determination 
                of the President under paragraph (1) or (2), be in a 
                position to further the principles of the North 
                Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to its own security 
                and that of the North Atlantic area.
            ``(4) Prohibition on funding for partnership for peace 
        activities or on funding for the warsaw initiative.--Effective 
        60 days after the date of enactment of the NATO Participation 
        Act Amendments of 1995, no funds authorized to be appropriated 
        under any provision of law may be obligated or expended for 
        activities associated with the Partnership for Peace program or 
        the Warsaw Initiative until the President has designated at 
        least one country to participate in the transition program 
        established under subsection (a).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203 of such 
                Act are amended by striking ``countries described in 
                such subsection'' each of the two places it appears and 
                inserting ``countries designated under subsection 
                (d)''.
                    (B) Subsection (e) of section 203 of such Act is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (d)(2)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2394)'' 
                        before the period at the end.
                    (C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended by 
                striking ``any other Partnership for Peace country 
                designated under section 203(d)'' and inserting ``any 
                country designated under section 203(d)(2)''.
    (c) Types of Assistance.--Section 203(c) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated) 
        the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(E) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support Fund).
            ``(F) Funds appropriated under the `Nonproliferation and 
        Disarmament Fund' account''.
            ``(G) Assistance under chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to peacekeeping operations and 
        other programs).''.
            ``(H) Authority for the Department of Defense to pay excess 
        defense articles costs for countries designated for both grant 
        lethal and nonlethal excess defense articles.
            ``(I) Authority to convert FMF loans to grants, and grants 
        to loans, for eligible countries.
            (3) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``Type of 
        Assistance.--''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, in providing assistance under 
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
countries designated under subsection (d), the President shall include 
as an important component of such assistance the provision of 
sufficient language training to enable military personnel to 
participate further in programs for military training and in defense 
exchange programs.
    ``(3) Of the amounts made available under chapter 5 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international military 
education and training), $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $5,000,000 
for fiscal year 1997 should support--
            ``(A) the attendance of additional military personnel of 
        countries designated under subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), 
        particularly Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, 
        at professional military education institutions in the United 
        States in accordance with section 544 of such Act; and
            ``(B) the placement and support of United States 
        instructors and experts at military educational centers within 
        the foreign countries designated under subsection (d) that are 
        receiving assistance under that chapter.''.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR NATO PARTICIPATION ACT DESIGNEES.

    The President is authorized to obligate and expend $60,000,000 from 
funds made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 
support of countries designated to receive transition assistance under 
section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act, as follows:
            (1) Poland: $20,000,000.
            (2) Czech Republic: $10,000,000.
            (3) Hungary: $5,000,000.
            (4) Slovakia: $5,000,000.
            (5) Other European countries designated under subsection 
        (d)(1) or subsection (d)(2): $20,000,000.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of 
Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Termination of Eligibility.--(1) The eligibility of a country 
designated under subsection (d) for the program established in 
subsection (a) shall terminate 60 days after the President makes a 
certification under paragraph (2) unless, within the 60-day period, the 
Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving the termination of 
eligibility.
    ``(2) Whenever the President determines that the government of a 
country designated under subsection (d)--
            ``(A) no longer meets the criteria set forth in subsection 
        (d)(2)(A);
            ``(B) is hostile to the NATO alliance; or
            ``(C) poses a national security threat to the United 
        States,
then the President shall so certify to the appropriate congressional 
committees.
            ``(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the eligibility of 
        countries to participate under other provisions of law in 
        programs described in this Act.
    ``(b) Congressional Priority Procedures.--Section 203 of such Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Congressional Priority Procedures.--
            ``(1) Applicable procedures.--A joint resolution described 
        in paragraph (2) which is introduced in a House of Congress 
        after the date on which a certification made under subsection 
        (f)(2) is received by Congress shall be considered in 
        accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraphs (3) 
through (7) of section 8066(c) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained in Public Law 98-473 (98 Stat. 
1936)), except that--
                    ``(A) references to the `resolution described in 
                paragraph (1)' shall be deemed to be references to the 
                joint resolution; and
                    ``(B) references to the Committee on Appropriations 
                of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate shall be deemed to be 
                references to the Committee on International Relations 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            ``(2) Text of joint resolution.--A joint resolution under 
        this paragraph is a joint resolution the matter after the 
        resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the Congress 
        disapproves the certification submitted by the President on 
        ____________ pursuant to section 203(f) of the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994.'.''.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Annual Report.--Section 206 of the NATO Participation Act of 
1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as 
redesignated by section 705(1) of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``annual'' in the section heading before 
        the first word;
            (2) by inserting ``annual'' after ``include in the'' in the 
        matter preceding paragraph (1);
            (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Partnership for Peace'' 
        and inserting ``European''; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting instead the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(2) In the event that the President determines that, 
        despite a period of transition assistance, a country designated 
        under section 203(d) has not, as of January 10, 1999, met 
        criteria for NATO membership set forth by the North Atlantic 
        Council, the President shall transmit a report to the 
        designated congressional committees containing an assessment of 
        the progress made by that country in meeting those 
        standards.''.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 
22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by this title, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title:
            ``(1) NATO.--The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization.
            ``(2) Designated congressional committees.--The term 
        `designated congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on International Relations, the 
                Committee on National Security, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate.
            ``(3) European countries emerging from communist 
        domination.--The term `European countries emerging from 
        Communist domination' includes, but is not limited to, Albania, 
        Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
        Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994 to expedite the transition to full 
        membership in and cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization of European countries emerging from Communist 
        domination.
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