IV 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1435 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2010 Mr. Djou (for himself and Mr. Dreier) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines.

Whereas the United States and the Philippines have shared history and commitment to democratic principles; Whereas the Philippines modeled its governmental institutions on those of the United States and continues to share a commitment to democracy and human rights; Whereas the human links that bind the United States and the Philippines continue to form a strong bridge between the two countries; Whereas the Filipino-American community is an integral part of America’s cultural fabric; Whereas the Filipino-American community is the second largest Asian-American group in the United States with a population of approximately 3,100,000 people; Whereas the Filipino and Filipino-American servicemen and servicewomen have fought alongside and in the United States Armed Forces; Whereas much of Manila was destroyed during the final months of World War II and an estimated one million Filipinos lost their lives fighting alongside Allied Forces; Whereas the United States and the Philippines have worked aggressively to combat terror and antidemocratic forces; Whereas the United States and the Philippines have signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement; Whereas United States goods and services trade with the Philippines remains the 30th largest goods export market; and Whereas the Philippines is the 12th largest United States agriculture export market: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with the Republic of the Philippines.