An amendment to express that it is the sense of Congress that the United States has a strong interest in maintaining and strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and should work with its allies in NATO to develop strategies for responding to the changing world situation--including the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact; the reduced threat of an attack on western Europe posed by the Soviet Union; and reduced defense spending by the U.S.--and that the United States should reduce its troop strength in Europe to less than 100,000 by fiscal year 1995.

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Amendment Number
73
Description
An amendment to express that it is the sense of Congress that the United States has a strong interest in maintaining and strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and should work with its allies in NATO to develop strategies for responding to the changing world situation--including the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact; the reduced threat of an attack on western Europe posed by the Soviet Union; and reduced defense spending by the U.S.--and that the United States should reduce its troop strength in Europe to less than 100,000 by fiscal year 1995.
Purpose
Amendment added language expressing as the sense of Congress that the U.S. has a strong interest in preserving and strengthening NATO; that the U.S. should work with its allies to adapt NATO to the reduced threat in Europe and to the reduced U.S. defense budget; and that the number of United States troops permanently stationed in Europe should be reduced to less than 100,000 by fiscal year 1995.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 21, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Schroeder amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 260 - 163 (Roll no. 100).
Latest Action Time
14:33:57
Submitted Date
May 21, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 73 — Informed