S2174-119

In Committee

NATO Act

119th Congress Introduced Jun 25, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: The North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington, DC, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Fulfillment of requirement of section 1250A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 This Act satisfies the requirement of section 1250A of, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 5. Prohibition on the use of funds No funds authorized to be appropriated, appropriated, or otherwise made available by any Act may be used to fund, directly. It relies on compliance mandates and appropriations. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: The North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington, DC...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Fulfillment of requirement of section 1250A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 This Act satisfies the requirement of section 1250A of...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 5. Prohibition on the use of funds No funds authorized to be appropriated, appropriated, or otherwise made available by any Act may be used to fund, directly...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: The North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington, DC, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Fulfillment of requirement of section 1250A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 This Act satisfies the requirement of section 1250A of, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 5. Prohibition on the use of funds No funds authorized to be appropriated, appropriated, or otherwise made available by any Act may be used to fund, directly.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: The North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) was signed on April 4, 1949, in Washington, DC, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 4. Fulfillment of requirement of section 1250A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 This Act satisfies the requirement of section 1250A of, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 5. Prohibition on the use of funds No funds authorized to be appropriated, appropriated, or otherwise made available by any Act may be used to fund, directly.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 25, 2025

Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Jun 25, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jun 25, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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