This Senate resolution urges NATO member countries to oppose selecting a new Secretary General who was a former leader of a NATO country that failed to meet the alliance's defense spending commitment of 2 percent of GDP. The resolution emphasizes that NATO established this spending target in 2006 and reaffirmed it in 2014, with the goal of all members meeting it by 2024. The resolution argues that since only 11 of NATO's member countries met the 2 percent threshold by 2022, countries that fell short made a deliberate choice rather than facing an economic impossibility. The senators who introduced this resolution contend that allowing a former leader from an underperforming country to lead NATO would undermine the alliance's credibility and ability to enforce its commitments. The resolution contains no funding or implementation timeline, as it is a non-binding statement of Senate opinion rather than legislation that creates new law or programs.