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[S.J. Res. 4 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 335
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 4
Requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to
suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North
Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 17, 2019
Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Reed, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Menendez, Mrs.
Shaheen, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following joint resolution;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
December 17, 2019
Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to
suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North
Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other
purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. OPPOSITION OF CONGRESS TO SUSPENSION, TERMINATION,
OR WITHDRAWAL FROM NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The President shall not suspend, terminate, or withdraw
the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington,
DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, provided that two thirds of the Senators present concur, or
pursuant to an Act of Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may be used
to support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on the part of any
United States Government official to take steps to suspend, terminate,
or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at
Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, until such time as the Senate passes, by
an affirmative vote of two-thirds of Members, a resolution advising and
consenting to the withdrawal of the United States from the treaty or
pursuant to an Act of Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF TREATY ACTION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The President shall notify the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives in writing of any effort to suspend,
terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic
Treaty, as soon as possible but in no event later than 48 hours after
any such action is taken.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO REPRESENT
CONGRESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Both the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel to
the House of Representatives are authorized to independently or
collectively represent Congress in initiating or intervening in any
judicial proceedings in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction on
behalf of Congress in order to oppose any effort to suspend, terminate,
or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in a
manner inconsistent with this joint resolution.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Any legal counsel operating pursuant to section 4 shall
report as soon as practicable to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives with respect to any judicial proceedings which the
Senate Legal Counsel or the General Counsel to the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, initiates or in which it
intervenes pursuant to this resolution.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. OPPOSITION OF CONGRESS TO SUSPENSION, TERMINATION,
DENUNCIATION, OR WITHDRAWAL FROM NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.
The President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw
the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington,
DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, provided that two thirds of the Senators present concur, or
pursuant to an Act of Congress.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.
No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may be used to
support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on the part of any United
States Government official to take steps to suspend, terminate,
denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty,
done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, until such time as both the
Senate and the House of Representatives pass, by an affirmative vote of
two-thirds of Members, a joint resolution approving the withdrawal of
the United States from the treaty or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF TREATY ACTION.
The President shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives in writing of any effort to suspend, terminate,
denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty,
as soon as possible but in no event later than 48 hours after any such
action is taken.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO REPRESENT CONGRESS.
Both the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel to the House
of Representatives are authorized to independently or collectively
represent Congress in initiating or intervening in any judicial
proceedings in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of
Congress in order to oppose any effort to suspend, terminate, denounce,
or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in a
manner inconsistent with this joint resolution.
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Any legal counsel operating pursuant to section 4 shall report as
soon as practicable to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
with respect to any judicial proceedings which the Senate Legal Counsel
or the General Counsel to the House of Representatives, as the case may
be, initiates or in which it intervenes pursuant to section 4.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this resolution, the terms ``withdrawal'', ``denunciation'',
``suspension'', and ``termination'' have the meaning given the terms in
the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, concluded at Vienna May
23, 1969.
Calendar No. 335
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 4
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to
suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North
Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 17, 2019
Reported with an amendment