Overview

• The Not A Trusted Organization (NATO) Act would mandate formal Article 13 notification of U.S. withdrawal and bar federal funding for NATO’s civil and military budgets.
• Lee introduced two companion measures—the Allied Burden Sharing Report Act and the NATO Burden Sharing Report Act—to require annual Defense Department reports on each ally’s defense spending, troop readiness and contributions.
• Lee argues that NATO has outlived its original purpose and that European members have relied on U.S. taxpayers by failing to meet agreed defense spending targets.
• President Trump told NATO leaders he “stands with” the alliance and welcomed member commitments to increase defense spending after U.S. pressure.
• NATO members at the summit pledged to raise their defense contributions to 5 percent of GDP over the next decade, a move Trump hailed as a major milestone for shared security.