112 STAT. 2681-841 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998
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(D) impeding the development of enhanced relations between NATO and other European countries that do not belong to the Alliance; (E) establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in Central or Eastern Europe; (F) requiring NATO to subsidize Russian arms sales, service, or support to the militaries of those former Warsaw Pact countries invited to join the Alliance; or (G) legitimizing Russian efforts to link concessions in arms control negotiations to NATO enlargement. (3) COMMITMENTS FROM RUSSIA.— In order to enhance security and stability in Europe, the United States should seek commitments from Russia— (A) to demarcate and respect all its borders with neighboring states; (B) to achieve the immediate and complete withdrawal of any armed forces and military equipment under the control of Russia that are deployed on the territories of the independent states of the former Soviet Union without the full and complete agreement of those states; (C) to station its armed forces on the territory of other states only with the full and complete agreement of that state and in strict accordance with international law; and (D) to take steps to reduce further its nuclear and conventional forces in Kaliningrad. (4) CONSULTATIONS. — As negotiations on adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe proceed, the United States should engage in close and continuous consultations not only with its NATO allies, but also with the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and the South Caucasus. (c) POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As the United States proceeds with efforts to develop defenses against ballistic missile attack, it should seek to foster a climate of cooperation with Russia on matters related to missile defense. In particular, the United States and its NATO allies should seek to cooperate with Russia in such areas as early warning. (2) DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO ALLIES.— The United States should initiate discussions with its NATO allies for the purpose of examining the feasibility of deploying a ballistic missile defense capable of protecting NATO's southern and eastern flanks from a limited ballistic missile attack. (3) CONSTITUTIONAL PREROGATIVES.—Even as the Congress seeks to promote ballistic missile defense cooperation with Russia, it must insist on its constitutional prerogatives regarding consideration of arms control agreements with Russia that bear on ballistic missile defense. SEC. 2703. AUTHORITIES RELATING TO NATO ENLARGEMENT. (a) POLICY OF SECTION. — T h is section is enacted in order to implement the policy set forth in section 2702(a). (b) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.— (1) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES. —Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria are each designated
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