,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bucshon 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,beyer1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 and ,mr4          
,sensenbrenner7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #cjjth   
anniversary of the founding of the      
,principality of ,liechtenstein1 and    
expressing support for efforts by the   
,united ,states to continue to          
strengthen its relationship with that   
country4  ,whereas ,liechtenstein is    
located between ,switzerland and        
,austria in the ,upper ,rhine ,valley of
 the ,european ,alps1 and is roughly the
 same geographic size as ,washington1   
,,dc2 ,whereas ,liechtenstein has       
approximately #ch1jjj inhabitants1      
primarily ,roman ,catholics of ,germanic
 ethnicity2 ,whereas following the      
purchases of the ,lordship of           
,schellenberg and the ,county of ,vaduz 

in #afii and #agab1 respectively1 on    
,january #bc1 #agai1 the ,holy ,roman   
,emperor ,charles ,,vi united the two   
jurisdictions1 elevating them to the    
rank of ,reichsfrstentum 7,imperial     
,principality71 establishing the borders
 and territory that still exist today2  
,whereas1 in #ahjf1 ,napoleon dissolved 
the ,holy ,roman ,empire1 and           
,liechtenstein became a sovereign       
country for the first time2 ,whereas1 in
 #ahfh1 ,liechtenstein disbanded its    
army and ever since has remained a      
neutral country1 having withstood       
,europe's challenging periods during the
 #aith and #bjth centuries2 ,whereas    
,liechtenstein is a constitutional      
hereditary monarchy on a democratic and 
parliamentary basis1 headed by its      
ruling ,prince2 ,whereas the parliament 
of ,liechtenstein1 the ,landtag1        
consists of #be representatives1 elected
 for #d-year terms by proportional      
representation in #b multiseat          
constituencies1 #aj representing the    

lowland area and #ae representing the   
highland area2 ,whereas ,liechtenstein  
maintains a strong system of checks and 
balances between the legislative1       
executive1 and judicial branches of     
government2 ,whereas since the signing  
of a customs treaty in #aibc1           
,liechtenstein and ,switzerland have    
formed a common economic area2 ,whereas 
,liechtenstein also uses the ,swiss     
franc as its national currency2 ,whereas
 since the end of ,world ,war ,,ii1     
despite its small geographic area and   
limited natural resources1              
,liechtenstein has developed a          
prosperous1 highly industrialized1      
free-enterprise economy1 with           
manufacturing as the main contributor to
 its economy1 followed by general       
services and financial services2        
,whereas ,liechtenstein has been a      
member of the ,european ,economic ,area 
since ,may #aiie1 making it part of the 
,european ,union's single market and    
party to applicable ,,eu regulatory     

frameworks2 ,whereas ,liechtenstein is  
an active member in international       
organizations such as the ,council of   
,europe1 the ,organization for ,security
 and ,cooperation in ,europe1 the ,world
 ,trade ,organization1 the              
,international ,court of ,justice1 the  
,united ,nations1 and the ,european     
,free ,trade ,association2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states is ,liechtenstein's     
second-largest bilateral export partner 
after ,germany1 exporting a range of    
products that are integral parts of the 
,united ,states supply chain of goods in
 industries including construction1     
automotive1 dentistry1 audio-visual1    
surface technologies1 and coating       
solutions2 ,whereas ,liechtenstein      
annually exports goods worth nearly half
 a billion dollars to the ,united       
,states1 and ,liechtenstein's foreign   
direct investments in the ,united       
,states amount to nearly #hej1jjj1jjj1  
representing more than #bb1jjj per      
inhabitant in ,liechtenstein2 ,whereas  

,liechtenstein companies based in the   
,united ,states employ roughly #d1jjj   
,americans1 which is over #aj percent of
 ,liechtenstein's domestic population2  
,whereas ,liechtenstein opened a        
permanent ,embassy to the ,united       
,states in ,washington1 ,,dc1 in #bjjb1 
and has since established a network of  
,honorary ,consulates located in ,macon1
 ,georgia1 ,los ,angeles1 ,california1  
,chicago1 ,illinois1 ,boston1           
,massachusetts1 and ,houston1 ,texas2   
,whereas ,liechtenstein continues to    
partner with the ,united ,states to     
develop further avenues to boost its    
investment and job growth in the ,united
 ,states and offer opportunities to     
,united ,states businesses to enter the 
,european market2 and ,whereas          
,liechtenstein works steadfastly with   
the ,united ,states and the             
international community to relieve and  
bring solutions to humanitarian crises1 
such as crimes against humanity1 human  
trafficking1 and modern slavery3 ,now1  

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
#cjjth anniversary of the ,principality 
of ,liechtenstein2 and  7#b7 expresses  
its support for efforts by the ,united  
,states to continue to strengthen its   
relationship with that country4