Overview

• The Not a Trusted Organization Act directs the president to invoke Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty and formally notify NATO of the United States’ withdrawal.
• Two companion measures—the Allied Burden Sharing Report Act and the NATO Burden Sharing Report Act—would require the Defense Department to publish annual audits of each member’s military outlays, readiness and reliance on U.S. forces.
• Sen. Lee argued that NATO is outdated and unfair, highlighting that one-third of member states still fall short of the 2% of GDP defense spending target they pledged a decade ago.
• Senators Rand Paul and Marsha Blackburn joined Lee in supporting the bills, warning that European allies have relied too heavily on U.S. taxpayers to underwrite collective security.
• President Donald Trump affirmed his backing of NATO at the summit, underscoring a divergence between the White House’s alliance stance and the new Senate withdrawal push.