,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 
,perry 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4
 ,ogles1 and ,mr4 ,harrigan7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
,a ,,bill  ,to recognize ,somaliland of 
the ,federal ,republic of ,somalia as a 
separate1 independent country4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,republic of ,somaliland            
,independence ,act4  #b4 ,statement of  
policy2 authorization  7a7 ,statement of
 policy ,it is the policy of the ,united
 ,states that all territorial claims by 
the ,federal ,republic of ,somalia over 
the area known as ,somaliland are       
invalid and without merit4  7b7         
,authorization ,the ,president is       
authorized to recognize ,somaliland of  
the ,federal ,republic of ,somalia as a 
separate1 independent country1 in       
accordance with subsection 7a74