*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2019 *

**Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Defense Spending by North Atlantic Treaty Organization Members **

*May 2, 2019 *

*Dear Mr. Chairman: *

I am providing the attached report on defense spending of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, including steps members have taken to move toward NATO defense spending commitments, prepared consistent with section (3)(2) of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro of March 28, 2017.

Sincerely,

DONALD J. TRUMP

NOTE: Identical letters were sent to James M. Inhofe, chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services; James E. Risch, chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; D. Adam Smith, chairman, House Committee on Armed Services; and Eliot L. Engel, chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

*Categories:* Communications to Congress : North Atlantic Treaty Organization members defense spending, letter transmitting report*.*

*Subjects:* Montenegro, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession bid; North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201900268.