S.Amdt. 2231

SA 2231. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1291. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING NATO DEFENSE
SPENDING.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is vital
to the security of the United States and United States
allies.
(2) NATO's military readiness is critical for deterring
aggression and responding to threats.
(3) At the 2014 Wales Summit, NATO member states agreed to
aim to spend 2 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
on defense by 2024.
(4) Many NATO member states have yet to reach this 2%
threshold.
(5) The evolving security environment requires enhanced
military capabilities and preparedness.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the Sense of the Senate
that--
(1) each NATO member state should commit above 2 percent of
its GDP to defense spending;
(2) increased defense spending by all NATO members is
necessary to ensure the Alliance's military readiness and
ability to meet current and future security challenges;
(3) the United States should continue to encourage and
support its NATO allies in meeting and exceeding the 2
percent GDP defense spending threshold;
(4) NATO's military capabilities, interoperability, and
readiness should be strengthened through sustained investment
by all member states; and
(5) robust defense spending by all NATO members reinforces
the principle of collective defense and demonstrates the
Alliance's shared commitment to mutual security.
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