[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 326 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 326

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      December 6, 2019.
Whereas the special relationship between the United States and Israel is rooted 
        in shared national security interests and shared values of democracy, 
        human rights, and the rule of law;
Whereas the United States has worked for decades to strengthen Israel's security 
        through assistance and cooperation on defense and intelligence matters 
        in order to enhance the safety of United States and Israeli citizens, 
        including by finalizing in 2016 under the Obama Administration, a 10-
        year Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming the United States' 
        commitment to annual military assistance and cooperative missile defense 
        programs, which is in the national interests of both countries;
Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its commitment to help Israel 
        address the myriad challenges it faces, including terrorism, regional 
        instability, horrifying violence in neighboring states, and hostile 
        regimes that call for its destruction;
Whereas the United States, under Presidents of both parties, has provided 
        bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance to promote the security, 
        stability, and the humanitarian well-being of Palestinians;
Whereas the United States has long sought a just, stable, and lasting solution 
        to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that recognizes the Palestinian 
        right to self-determination and offers Israel long-term security and 
        full normalization with its neighbors;
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United States from both 
        political parties and Israeli Prime Ministers have supported reaching a 
        two-state solution that establishes a Palestinian state coexisting side 
        by side with Israel in peace and security;
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United States from both 
        political parties have opposed settlement expansion, moves toward 
        unilateral annexation of territory, and efforts to achieve Palestinian 
        statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with Israel;
Whereas United States administrations from both political parties have put 
        forward proposals to provide a framework for negotiations toward a two-
        state solution, including the parameters put forward by President Bill 
        Clinton in December 2000, the Road Map proposed by President George W. 
        Bush in April 2003, and the principles set forth by President Barack 
        Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry in December 2016;
Whereas ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vital to the interests of 
        both parties and the leadership of both parties must negotiate in good 
        faith in order to achieve peace; and
Whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between Israelis and 
        Palestinians pose a threat to the ability to maintain a Jewish and 
        democratic state of Israel and the establishment of a viable, democratic 
        Palestinian state: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) only the outcome of a two-state solution that enhances stability 
        and security for Israel, Palestinians, and their neighbors can both 
        ensure the state of Israel's survival as a Jewish and democratic state 
        and fulfill the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a 
        state of their own;
            (2) while the United States remains indispensable to any viable 
        effort to achieve that goal, only the Israelis and the Palestinians can 
        make the difficult choices necessary to end their conflict;
            (3) it is in the enduring United States' national interest to 
        continue to stand by its ironclad commitments under the 2016 United 
        States-Israel Memorandum of Understanding, which seeks to help Israel 
        defend itself against a wide range of threats;
            (4) the United States, with the support of regional and 
        international partners, can play a constructive role toward ending the 
        Israeli-Palestinian conflict by putting forward a proposal for achieving 
        a two-state solution that is consistent with previous United States 
        proposals to resolve the conflict's final status issues in ways that 
        recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination and enhance 
        Israel's long-term security and normalization with its neighbors;
            (5) it is in the United States' interest to continue promoting the 
        security, stability, and humanitarian well-being of Palestinians and 
        their neighbors by resuming the provision of foreign assistance pursuant 
        to United States law; and
            (6) a United States proposal to achieve a just, stable, and lasting 
        solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should expressly endorse a 
        two-state solution as its objective and discourage steps by either side 
        that would put a peaceful end to the conflict further out of reach, 
        including unilateral annexation of territory or efforts to achieve 
        Palestinian statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with 
        Israel.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.