,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,hold+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1    
,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1  
,mr4 ,grayson1 & ,ms4 ,wilson (         
,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
self det]m9ation ( ,gibralt> to det]m9e 
its /atus z a ,briti% ,ov]seas          
,t]ritory4  ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  
recognizes ,gibralt> z an ov]seas       
t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,k+dom bas$ on !    
#agac ,treaty ( ,utre*t2 ,:]eas !       
citiz5s ( ,gibralt> h freely &          
democratically express$ _! view to rema9
 a ,briti% ,ov]seas ,t]ritory 9 #aifg & 
#bjjb :5 #ii4f & #ih4dh p]c5t ( !       
,gibralt>ians1 respectively1 vot$ 9 a   
popul> ref]5da _! wi% to rema9 a ,briti%
 ,ov]seas ,t]ritory2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates has reli$ on ,gibralt>'s milit>y 
facilities num]\s times1 includ+        

,am]ica's fir/ ov]seas milit>y          
int]v5tion 9 #ahja aga9/ ! ,b>b>y       
,/ates1 ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & ! ,nor?         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
int]v5tion 9 #bjaa 9 ,libya2 ,:]eas1    
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ,g5]al ,dwight       
,eis5h[] us$ ,gibralt> z 8 headqu>t]s to
 plan ! lib]ation ( ,nor? ,africa /at+1 
,)\t x ! vital air cov] w\ld n h be5    
quickly e/abli%$ on ! ,nor? ,african    
fields42 ,:]eas ! security situation 9  
,nor? ,africa & ! ,middle ,ea/ cont9ues 
to und]score ! ne$ = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
ma9ta9 secure access to ,gibralt>'s     
milit>y facilities2 ,:]eas ,gibralt> has
 ! "r1 "u ! ,unit$ ,nations ,*>t] & !   
,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &      
,political ,rights1 to det]m9e its own  
future2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,k+dom is a   
loyal ally t has /ood by ! ,unit$       
,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates honors ! contribution t  
,gibralt> has made to advanc+ ,unit$    
,/ates security int]e/s 9 ! ,m$it]ranean

 region s9ce #ahja & ext5ds its deepe/  
appreciation & ?anks to ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,gibralt> & its citiz5s2 &  7#b7 ! views
 & rights ( ,gibralt>ians %\ld always be
 imp]ative 9 any discussion (           
,gibralt>'s /atus z a ,briti% ,ov]seas  
,t]ritory4