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NATO Enhancement Act of 2012

Introduced: April 24, 2012 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 22, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

NATO Enhancement Act of 2012 - Designates Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.

Authorizes FY2012 appropriations for security assistance to: (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (2) Montenegro, (3) Georgia, (4) the Republic of Macedonia, and (5) Ukraine.

Directs the President to establish and update bilateral programs to assist Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro achieve full North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance (NATO) membership. States that such programs shall not inhibit security cooperation with nations previously designated as eligible to receive security assistance but no longer expressing an intent to join NATO.

Gives priority to the provision and delivery of excess defense articles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro.

What's happening now March 22, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Jun 29, 2012
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 30, 2012
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 26, 2012
Shuster, Bill
· Apr 26, 2012
Marino, Tom
· Apr 24, 2012
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Apr 24, 2012
Miller, Candice
· Apr 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4243: NATO Enhancement Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4243/
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"H.R. 4243: NATO Enhancement Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4243/.
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H.R. 4243, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4243/.
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