(Sec. 5) Calls for NATO to: (1) seek to strengthen its relations with the Russian Federation and to support the NATO-Russia Council; and (2) underscore to the Federation, without jeopardizing U.S. security interests or the effectiveness of NATO as a defensive alliance, that NATO enlargement will enhance the security of all countries in Europe.
(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) NATO should extend invitations at the Summit for accession negotiations to any appropriate candidate country that meets the objectives and targets for NATO membership; (2) the candidate countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia should be commended on significant progress made toward meeting objectives for NATO membership; (3) Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia should be invited to begin the accession process to join the Alliance at the Prague Summit, should accede on a common date before the next NATO summit, and should continue to participate in the Membership Action Plan until accession; and (4) the NATO enlargement process should continue beyond the inclusion of such candidates.