Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on support for Georgia.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 417 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on support for Georgia. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 3, 2019 Mr. CONAWAY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on support for Georgia. Whereas Georgia is a valued friend of the United States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to advanc- ing the mutual interests of both countries, including the deployment of Georgian forces as part of the Inter- national Security Assistance Force (ISAF) led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghani- stan and the Multi-National Force in Iraq; Whereas the European Deterrence Initiative builds the part- nership capacity of Georgia so it can work more closely with the United States and NATO, as well as provide for its own defense; Whereas in addition to the European Deterrence Initiative, Georgia’s participation in the NATO initiative Partner- VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 Jun 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR417.IH HR417 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 417 IH ship for Peace is paramount to interoperability with the United States and NATO, and establishing a more peace- ful environment in the region; and Whereas despite the losses suffered, as a NATO partner of ISAF, Georgia is committed to the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan with one of the largest contin- gents on the ground: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) reaffirms United States support for Geor- 2 gia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its 3 internationally recognized borders, and does not rec- 4 ognize the independence of the Abkhazia and South 5 Ossetia regions currently occupied by the Russian 6 Federation; and 7 (2) supports continued cooperation between the 8 United States and Georgia and the efforts of the 9 Government of Georgia to provide for the defense of 10 its people and sovereign territory. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:25 Jun 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR417.IH HR417 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS