116 STAT. 590 PUBLIC LAW 107-187-JUNE 10, 2002 Public Law 107-187 107th Congress An Act To endorse the vision of further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articulated June 10, 2002 ^^ President George W. Bush on June 15, 2001, and by former President Wiliiam [H.R. 3167] J. Clinton on October 22, 1996, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Gerald B. H. the United States of America in Congress assembled, Solomon Freedom SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. S'S" '^^* "'^* This Act may be cited as the "Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom 22 USC 1928 Consolidation Act of 2002". note. 22 USC 1928 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. ^° ^^' The Congress makes the following findings: (1) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared that "full and active participants in the Partnership for Peace in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area should be invited to become full NATO members in accordance with Article 10 of such Treaty at an early date...". (2) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (title VI of section 101(c) of title I of division A of Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress called for the prompt admission of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia to NATO, and declared that "in order to promote economic stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine ... the process of enlarging NATO to include emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should not be limited to consideration of admitting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia as full members of the NATO Alliance". (3) In the European Security Act of 1998 (title XXVII of division G of Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared that "Poland, Himgary, and the Czech Republic should not be the last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe invited to join NATO" and that "Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria... would make an outstanding contribution to furthering the goals of NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace in Europe should they become NATO members [and] upon complete satisfaction of all relevant criteria should be invited to become full NATO members at the earliest possible date". (4) At the Madrid Summit of the NATO Alliance in July 1997, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic were invited to join the Alliance in the first round of NATO enlEu-gement,
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