LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION AT CROTONE, ITALY

SEC. 2802. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION AT CROTONE, ITALY (a) In General.— None of the funds available to the Department of Defense, including contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure program pursuant to section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, may be obligated or expended (whether obligated before the date of enactment of this Act or not) in connection with relocating functions of the Department of Defense located at Torrejon Air Force Base, Madrid, Spain, on June 15, 1989, to Crotone, Italy, or any other location outside the United States until the Secretary of Defense makes the certification and files the information required in subsection (b)(2). (b) Consideration and Certification.— (1) Promptly after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall notify the other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that the United States seeks to have placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the North Atlantic Council of NATO the following questions: (A) In light of the changed threat to NATO, is the retention of the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing in the Southern Region of NATO necessary? (B) In light of the changes in Europe, is continuation of construction of a new airbase at Crotone, Italy, desirable? (C) Are there existing airbases in NATO, and particularly in the Southern Region of NATO, which could serve as an adequate base for the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, rendering construction of a new base unnecessary? (D) Will the United States be authorized to use American aircraft based at Crotone, Italy, for military missions outside of the European theatre? (2) After the North Atlantic Council of NATO meets, considers the questions listed in paragraph (1), and passes a resolution endorsing continuation of construction of a new airbase at Crotone, Italy, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees that such has occurred and shall transmit, along with such certification, a copy of the resolution adopted by the North Atlantic Council and a summary of the debate concerning each of the questions contained in paragraph (1).