[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
[January 31, 2000]
[Page 162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Message to the Congress on the New NATO Strategic Concept
January 31, 2000

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.