,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#be1 #bjai ,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,enzi7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,congratulating ,israel   
and ,egypt on the #djth anniversary of  
the signing of the ,egypt-,israel ,peace
 ,treaty4  ,whereas ,muhammad ,anwar    
al-,sadat1 ,president of the ,arab      
,republic of ,egypt1 and ,menachem      
,begin1 ,prime ,minister of ,israel1 met
 with ,president ,jimmy ,carter at ,camp
 ,david1 ,maryland1 from ,september #e  
to ,september #ag1 #aigh2 ,whereas these
 negotiations resulted in two           
agreements1 known as the ,camp ,david   
,accords1 which were signed on          
,september #ag1 #aigh2 ,whereas those   
accords provided a framework for peace  
between ,israel and ,egypt that stands  
as a landmark1 ending a generation of   
war and violence2 ,whereas the          

,egypt-,israel ,peace ,treaty was signed
 on ,march #bf1 #aigi1 at the ,white    
,house in ,washington1 ,,dc1 ending #ca 
years of war between the two nations2   
,whereas the peace treaty was duly      
implemented1 resulting in-- 7#a7 the    
normalization of diplomatic and         
commercial ties between ,egypt and      
,israel2  7#b7 the withdrawal of        
,israeli troops from the ,sinai         
,peninsula and the establishment of a   
demilitarized zone2  7#c7 the free      
passage of ,israeli ships through the   
,suez ,canal2 and  7#d7 ,egypt becoming 
the first ,arab state to officially     
recognize ,israel2  ,whereas ,president 
,sadat and ,prime ,minister ,begin were 
jointly awarded the ,nobel ,peace ,prize
 in #aigh2 ,whereas ,president ,sadat   
was assassinated on ,october #f1 #aiha1 
by ,khalid ,islambouli1 a member of     
,egyptian ,islamic ,jihad2 ,whereas     
,president ,carter was awarded the      
,nobel ,peace ,prize in #bjjb1 in part  
for his vital contribution to the ,camp 

,david ,accords and following peace     
process2 ,whereas ,congress1 on         
,december #d1 #bjah1 passed legislation 
awarding the ,congressional ,gold ,medal
 to ,president ,sadat2 ,whereas the     
,camp ,david ,accords and resulting     
peace treaty have proven to be an       
enduring achievement1 furthering the    
interests of peace and stability in a   
volatile region of the world2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states has proudly         
supported the participants of this      
historic agreement over the last four   
decades of peace2 and ,whereas ,march   
#bf1 #bjai1 marks the #djth anniversary 
of the signing of the ,egypt-,israel    
,peace ,treaty3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
the ,governments and people of ,israel  
and ,egypt for #dj years of peace based 
on the ,camp ,david ,accords2  7#b7     
encourages the ,governments of ,egypt   
and ,israel to continue to serve as     
examples of honest statesmanship and    
peacebuilding2  7#c7 commends the       

example set for the world in seeking    
peaceful and long-lasting resolutions to
 conflict2 and  7#d7 requests the       
,president to issue a proclamation to   
observe the anniversary with appropriate
 ceremonies and programs4