Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/872

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112 STAT. 2681-843 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (3) in paragraph (6), by striking "appropriated under the 'NonproHferation and t)isarmament Fund account" and inserting "made available for the 'Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund'"; and (4) in paragraph (8)— (A) by striking "any restrictions in sections 516 and 519" and inserting "section 516(e)"; (B) by striking "as amended,"; and (C) by striking "paragraphs (1) and (2)" and inserting "paragraph (1)"; and (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively. SEC. 2704. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE. It is the sense of Congress that no revisions to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe will be approved for entry into force with respect to the United States that jeopardize fundamental United States security interests in Europe or the effectiveness and flexibility of NATO as a defensive alliance by— (1) extending rights or imposing responsibilities on new NATO members different from those applicable to current NATO members, including rights or responsibilities with respect to the deployment of nuclear weapons and the stationing of troops and equipment from other NATO members; (2) limiting the ability of NATO to defend the territory of new NATO members by, for example, restricting the construction of defense infrastructure or limiting the ability of NATO to deploy necessary reinforcements; (3) providing any international organization, or any country that is not a member of NATO, with the authority to delay, veto, or otherwise impede deliberations and decisions of the North Atlantic Council or the implementation of such decisions, including deliberations and decisions with respect to the deploy- ment of NATO forces or the admission of additional members to NATO; or (4) impeding the development of enhanced relations between NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the Alliance. SEC. 2705. RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BALLIS- TIC MISSILE DEFENSE. (a) POLICY OF SECTION.— This section is enacted in order to implement the policy set forth in section 2702(c). (b) RESTRICTION ON ENTRY INTO FORCE OF ABM/TMD DEMARCATION AGREEMENTS.—An ABM/TMD demarcation agreement shall not be binding on the United States, and shall not enter into force with respect to the United States, unless, after the date of enactment of this Act, that agreement is specifically approved with the advice and consent of the United States Senate pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution. (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO DEMARCATION AGREEMENTS.— (1) RELATIONSHIP TO MULTILATERALIZATION OF ABM TREATY. —It is the sense of Congress that no ABM/TMD demarcation agreement will be considered for advice and consent to ratification unless, consistent with the certification of the President pursuant to condition (9) of the resolution of