the 34 States Parties to the treaty, and the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) is one of the few remaining operational diplomatic forums from which the United States can engage with the Russian Federation. (6) Although the Government of the United States is right to diplomatically press the Government of the Russian Federation to return to full compliance with its obligations under the Treaty on Open Skies, withdrawal or termination of the treaty would deprive United States allies and partners of the benefits derived from observation missions over Russian territory and Russian occupied Eastern Ukraine, missions that have vastly outnumbered Russian overflights of United States territory since entry into force of the treaty. (7) The Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington October 1, 1953, the ratification of which the Senate advised and consented to on January 26, 1954, was born from mutual sacrifice during the Korean War, is based on shared values and interests, and remains critical to the national security of the United States nearly 7 decades after its signing. (8) A February 2020 report from the Department of State confirmed, in part, that verifiable limits on Russia’s strategic nuclear force under the New START Treaty currently contribute to the national security of the United States . (9) A decision by the President to allow the New START Treaty to expire on February 5, 2021, without the United States having first successfully concluded a verifiable and binding agreement in its place, would lead to the United States losing visibility into the location, movement, and disposition of the strategic arsenal of the Russian Federation to the detriment of the national security of the United States and its allies. (10) The Constitution of the United States provides Congress an important role in the treaty process, requiring the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate for approval of a resolution of ratification. 3. Sense of Congress It is the