[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3905. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Welch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. 
Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to the bill S. 2296, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1264. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ROLE OF MULTINATIONAL 
                   PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS IN SUPPORTING PEACE IN 
                   THE MIDDLE EAST.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the 
     Sinai Peninsula have effectively maintained peace and 
     stability between Egypt and Israel by monitoring compliance 
     with the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian Peace and preventing the 
     resurgence of hostilities for over four decades.
       (2) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led peacekeepers 
     in Kosovo effectively stabilized that region by preventing 
     renewed ethnic conflict, safeguarding civilians, and 
     supporting the return of displaced persons following the 1999 
     conflict.
       (3) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
     peacekeeping forces in Bosnia effectively enforced the Dayton 
     Peace Agreement, ended large-scale hostilities, and 
     contributed to long-term regional stability and 
     reconstruction.
       (4) The African Union-led Hybrid Operation in Darfur 
     (UNAMID), jointly deployed with the United Nations, has 
     protected vulnerable populations, ensured delivery of 
     humanitarian aid, and helped rebuild infrastructure in the 
     aftermath of a protracted conflict.
       (5) Multinational peacekeeping missions, led by alliances 
     such as NATO, the African Union (AU), the European Union 
     (EU), and ad hoc coalitions, have successfully supported 
     humanitarian operations in complex emergencies in locations 
     such as Iraq, the Sahel Region, Somalia, Pakistan, 
     Afghanistan, and Ukraine.
       (6) Such missions have provided immediate and sustained 
     humanitarian relief, including the protection of civilians, 
     the delivery of food and medical supplies, and the support of 
     internally displaced persons and refugees.
       (7) The United States Government has constructively engaged 
     in negotiations and promoted peace settlements among parties 
     in post-conflict environments that had suffered from mass 
     atrocities and acts of terrorism, including in Bosnia, 
     Kosovo, Liberia, El Salvador, Sudan, Colombia, and Guatemala.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the policy of the United States should be--
       (1) to support an immediate cease-fire in Gaza;
       (2) to help organize a multinational force that includes 
     international peacekeepers from NATO, major non-NATO allies, 
     and members of the League of Arab States in coordination with 
     local Palestinian civilian leaders, for the purpose of 
     facilitating and protecting the delivery of humanitarian 
     assistance to the civilian population of Gaza; and
       (3) to support--
       (A) the delivery of food, water, and medical supplies to 
     Gaza;
       (B) capacity-building activities for Gaza in water, 
     sanitation, electricity, medical care, and food systems; and
       (C) final implementation of a diplomatic solution for 
     working toward a long-term peace in the Middle East in line 
     with a two-state solution.
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