[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H53]
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REPORT ON STRATEGIC CONCEPT OF NATO--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 106-81)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Petri) laid before the House the 
following message from the President of the United States; which was 
read and, together with the accompanying papers, without objection, 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services and ordered to be printed.
To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United 
States, including by section 1221(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65), I hereby 
determine and certify that the new NATO Strategic Concept imposes no 
new commitment or obligation on the United States. Further, in 
accordance with section 1221(c) of the Act, I transmit herewith the 
attached unclassified report to the Congress on the potential threats 
facing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 31, 2000.

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