As approved:
Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a Declaration and a Condition.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic
Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania, adopted at Brussels on July 9, 2008,
and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the \"Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 110-
20), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3.
Section 2. Declaration
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following
declaration:
(a) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides that Parties may, by unanimous agreement,
invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty
and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty,
and thus become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (\"NATO\").
(b) The Bucharest Summit Declaration, issued by the Heads of States and Governments
participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Bucharest on April 3, 2008, states
that NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in
NATO. The Bucharest Summit Declaration additionally states that it was \"agreed today that
these countries will become members of NATO.\"
(c) The Senate declares that it is important that NATO keep its door open to all European
democracies willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership.
Section 3. Condition
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following
condition:
Presidential Certification
Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as
follows:
1. The inclusion of the Republic of Albania in NATO will not have the effect of increasing
the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO; and
2. The inclusion of the Republic of Albania in NATO does not detract from the ability of the
United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area.
Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),
Section 1. Senate Advice and Consent Subject to a Declaration and a Condition.
The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic
Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Croatia, adopted at Brussels on July 9, 2008,
and signed that day on behalf of the United States of America (the \"Protocol\") (Treaty Doc. 110-
20), subject to the declaration of section 2 and the condition of section 3.
Section 2. Declaration
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following
declaration:
(a) Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides that Parties may, by unanimous agreement,
invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty
and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty,
and thus become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (\"NATO\").
(b) The Bucharest Summit Declaration, issued by the Heads of States and Governments
participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Bucharest on April 3, 2008, states
that NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in
NATO. The Bucharest Summit Declaration additionally states that it was \"agreed today that
these countries will become members of NATO.\"
(c) The Senate declares that it is important that NATO keep its door open to all European
democracies willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership.
Section 3. Condition
The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following
condition:
Presidential Certification
Prior to the deposit of the instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate as
follows:
1. The inclusion of the Republic of Croatia in NATO will not have the effect of increasing
the overall percentage share of the United States in the common budgets of NATO; and
2. The inclusion of the Republic of Croatia in NATO does not detract from the ability of the
United States to meet or to fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic area.