#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas ,united ,states  
and ,australian troops first fought     
together in and won the ,battle of      
,hamel on the ,western ,front in ,france
 on ,july #d1 #aiah1 under the command  
of ,australian ,general ,john ,monash2  
,whereas the hard fought victory        
achieved by the combined forces at      
,hamel helped turn the tide of ,world   
,war ,i2 ,whereas ,australia has fought 
together with the ,united ,states in    
every major conflict since #aiah2       
,whereas more than #ajj1jjj ,australian 
service members have given the ultimate 
sacrifice alongside their brothers and  
sisters in arms from the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
and ,australia officially established   
bilateral diplomatic relations on       
,january #h1 #aidj2 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states and ,australia formalized their
 security alliance with the signing of  
the ,australia1 ,new ,zealand1 ,united  

,states ,security ,treaty1 done at ,san 
,francisco ,september #a1 #aiea         
7commonly known as the ,,anzus ,treaty72
 ,whereas the ,,anzus ,treaty was       
invoked the first and only time in      
response to the terrorist attacks on the
 ,united ,states on ,september #aa1     
#bjja2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and 
,australia share information essential  
for security and defense through the    
,five ,eyes intelligence alliance2      
,whereas the ,force ,posture ,agreement 
between the ,government of ,australia   
and the ,government of the ,united      
,states of ,america1 done at ,sydney    
,august #ab1 #bjad1 enables closer      
security and defense cooperation between
 the #b allies2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states and ,australia conduct diverse  
joint military exercises and training to
 enhance capabilities throughout the    
world1 and ,australia hosts ,united     
,states ,marines at bases in its        
,northern ,territory2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states and ,australia work     

closely in a number of international    
fora1 including the ,group of ,twenty   
7,g-#bj72 ,whereas the                  
,australia-,united ,states ,free ,trade 
,agreement1 done at ,washington ,may    
#ah1 #bjjd1 came into effect on ,january
 #a1 #bjje2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 and ,australia conduct #fe1jjj1jjj1jjj 
in #b-way trade and have an investment  
relationship valued at                  
#a1ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 ,whereas1 ,july #d1 
#bjah1 marks the #ajj-year anniversary  
of the ,battle of ,hamel and serves as  
the date on which the ,united ,states   
and ,australia celebrate the first #ajj 
years of ,mateship3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 commemorates 
the #ajj-year anniversary of the ,battle
 of ,hamel1 forging the unique and      
enduring relationship between the       
,united ,states and ,australia2  7#b7   
reaffirms the strong military alliance  
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,australia2 and  7#c7 supports     
continued diplomatic1 security1 and     

economic cooperation between the ,united
 ,states and ,australia4  ,passed the   
,senate ,july #aj1 #bjah4,secretary