That the House of Representatives— (1) solemnly reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s principle of collective defense as enumerated in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty; (2) strongly supports the decision at the NATO Wales Summit in 2014 that each alliance member would spend at least 2 percent of its nation’s gross domestic product on defense by 2024; (3) condemns any threat to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, freedom and democracy of any NATO ally; and (4) welcomes the Republic of Montenegro as the 29th member of the NATO Alliance.

Karen L. Haas, Clerk.