[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S147-S148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON THE STRATEGIC CONCEPT OF NATO--MESSAGE FROM 
                          THE PRESIDENT--PM 79

  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United 
States,

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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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