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This Joint Resolution establishes that the President cannot suspend, terminate, denounce (formally reject), or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, a key defense alliance formed in 1949, without either the approval of the Senate (with a two-thirds majority vote) or a specific Act of Congress. It also prohibits the use of any government funds to support such actions unless they are approved by both chambers of Congress with a two-thirds vote, requires the President to consult with and notify relevant Congressional committees at least 180 days before taking any steps to withdraw from the treaty, and authorizes the Senate and House of Representatives to use their legal counsel to sue in federal court to prevent any unauthorized withdrawal from the treaty. The resolution defines withdrawal, denunciation, suspension, and termination according to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and includes a severability clause, meaning if one part is found unconstitutional, the rest of the resolution remains in effect.