,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #beh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,affirming ,united ,states support for the continued implementation of the ,treaty of ,peace between the ,arab ,republic of ,egypt and the ,state of ,israel4 ,whereas the ,treaty of ,peace between the ,arab ,republic of ,egypt and the ,state of ,israel1 signed on ,march #bf1 #aigi1 including the ,annexes thereto1 by ,egyptian ,president ,anwar ,sadat and ,israeli ,prime ,minister ,menachem ,begin in ,washington1 ,,dc 7in this resolution referred to as the ,treaty of ,peace71 was the first peace agreement between ,israel and an ,arab country2 ,whereas ,article ,,iii of the ,treaty of ,peace establishes full recognition1 diplomatic1 economic and cultural relations1 termination of economic boycotts and discriminatory barriers to the free movement of people and goods between ,egypt and ,israel2 ,whereas the ,treaty of ,peace followed the ,united ,states-mediated #aigh ,camp ,david ,accords1 which was signed by ,president ,jimmy ,carter1 ,president ,sadat1 and ,prime ,minister ,begin2 ,whereas ,president ,sadat and ,prime ,minister ,begin were awarded the #aigh ,nobel ,peace ,prize for their commitment to peaceful reconciliation2 ,whereas ,egypt and ,israel committed to the partial demilitarization of the ,sinai ,peninsula monitored by the ,multinational ,force and ,observers in accordance with the ,protocol between ,egypt and ,israel signed on ,august #c1 #aiha1 relating to the implementation of the security arrangements of the ,treaty of ,peace2 ,whereas the ,multinational ,force and ,observers deployed in the ,sinai ,peninsula and have supervised the implementation of the ,treaty of ,peace since #aihb2 ,whereas the ,united ,states agreed to provide military forces1 civilian observers1 and pay a portion of the annual operating expenses1 which leverages financial or personnel contributions from ,egypt1 ,israel1 ,italy1 ,australia1 ,canada1 ,colombia1 ,czech ,republic1 ,fiji1 ,finland1 ,france1 ,germany1 ,japan1 ,new ,zealand1 ,netherlands1 ,norway1 ,republic of ,korea1 ,sweden1 ,switzerland1 ,united ,kingdom1 and ,uruguay2 ,whereas the ,march #bf1 #aigi1 ,memorandum of ,agreement between the ,united ,states and ,israel confirms the withdrawal from ,sinai imposes additional heavy security1 military and economic burdens on ,israel2 ,whereas the ,united ,states peacekeeping contingent of the ,multinational ,force and ,observers ensures a separation of ,egyptian military forces from the ,israeli border2 ,whereas ,israel and her neighbors depend on the ,united ,states as an arbiter of peace1 including responsibility for supporting the ,multinational ,force and ,observers2 ,whereas successive administrations have expressed strong commitment to the ,united ,states contributing role to the ,multinational ,force and ,observers in a bipartisan manner alongside ,egypt and ,israel2 ,whereas upon signing the ,multinational ,force and ,observers ,participation ,resolution 7,public ,law #ig-acb2 #ie ,stat4 #afic7 into law1 which authorizes the participation of the ,united ,states in the ,multinational ,force and ,observers1 ,president ,ronald ,reagan affirmed ,i am gratified that both the executive and legislative branches addressed this matter which is so vital to our nation's foreign policy in a spirit of close consultation and cooperation4 ,this legislation demonstrates the results that can be achieved through working together in that spirit42 ,whereas under ,president ,bill ,clinton1 ,defense ,secretary ,william ,cohen addressed the ,united ,states ,multinational ,force and ,observers contingent declaring without peace in the ,sinai1 it would be very difficult to promote a wider1 regional peace2 ,whereas despite ongoing security challenges1 since ,sinai was demarcated1 there has been peace between ,egypt and ,israel in addition to unparalleled security relations between the two countries1 upheld by cooperation within the ,multinational ,force and ,observers2 ,whereas ,congress designated ,israel as a major strategic partner of the ,united ,states in #bjad2 and ,whereas ,united ,states-designated foreign terrorist organizations1 such as ,islamic ,state-,sinai ,province1 pose a threat to the region by leading insurgencies against ,egypt3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the importance of the ,treaty of ,peace between the ,arab ,republic of ,egypt and the ,state of ,israel1 signed on ,march #bf1 #aigi1 including the ,annexes thereto1 on its #djth anniversary2 7#b7 reaffirms the critical role of the ,multinational ,force and ,observers for upholding peace and stability between ,egypt and ,israel1 and in the ,middle ,east broadly2 7#c7 encourages the ,united ,states to continue its important military1 civilian1 and financial commitments to the ,multinational ,force and ,observers2 and 7#d7 reaffirms the importance of establishing peace between ,israel and her neighbors4