IV 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1100 

Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United States and Mongolia 

and observing the 30th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 

Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the strategic partnership between the United 

States and Mongolia and observing the 30th anniversary 

of democracy in Mongolia. 

Whereas the United States and Mongolia established diplomatic relations in January 1987, and since that time the 

relationship has grown stronger based on shared strategic 

interests, security cooperation, democratic values, good 

governance, and respect for human rights; 

Whereas, since its peaceful democratic revolution in 1989, 

Mongolia has charted, through a series of initiatives, a 

successful path to multiparty democracy and a free market economy; 


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Whereas, in 1990, the Government of Mongolia declared an 

end to a one-party, authoritarian, political system and 

adopted democratic and free market reforms; 

Whereas, in 1992, Mongolia adopted a constitution establishing a parliamentary democracy, becoming the first 

country in Asia to transition from communism to democracy; 

Whereas Mongolia has shown its commitment to a ‘‘third 

neighbor’’ relationship with the United States by sending 

troops to support United States operations in Iraq from 

2003 through 2008 and Afghanistan since 2009, and 

Mongolia has a strong record of troop contributions to 

international peacekeeping missions; 

Whereas successive Mongolian governments have taken notable steps to strengthen civil society, battle corruption, 

and spur economic development; 

Whereas the Parliament of Mongolia, the State Great 

Khural, has engaged with Congress, including through 

the House Democracy Partnership, thereby promoting responsive and effective governance through peer-to-peer 

cooperation; 

Whereas Mongolia began as a partner to the Organization for 

Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2004, 

graduated to become a participating state in 2012, and 

participates actively in the work of the OSCE for stability, peace, and democracy; 

Whereas Mongolia has regularly invited the OSCE and other 

organizations to send monitoring teams to its Presidential and parliamentary elections; 

Whereas Mongolia has also been an active member of the 

Community of Democracies (CoD), a global coalition of 


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countries that support adherence to common democratic 

values and standards, and Mongolia has not only remained active since the founding of the CoD in 2000 but 

also successfully chaired the CoD from 2011 through 

2013; 

Whereas, in addition to supporting the OSCE and CoD, Mongolia supports democratic initiatives while participating 

in a wide range of other global institutions; 

Whereas most recently, on June 24, 2020, Mongolia successfully organized parliamentary elections, strengthening its 

commitment to democracy and the rule of law; 

Whereas the success of Mongolia as a democracy and its strategic location, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and ability to pursue an independent foreign policy are highly relevant to the national security of the United States; 

Whereas the United States has provided support to Mongolia 

through the Millennium Challenge Corporation through 

an initial compact signed in 2007 designed to increase 

economic growth and reduce poverty and a second compact signed in 2018 involving investments in water infrastructure, including supply and wastewater recycling, as 

well as water sector sustainability; 

Whereas, on September 20, 2018, the United States and 

Mongolia signed a joint statement and the Roadmap for 

Expanded Economic Partnership, outlining the intent to 

deepen the bilateral commercial relationship through full 

implementation of the obligations under the Agreement 

on Transparency in Matters Related to International 

Trade and Investment between the United States of 

America and Mongolia, signed at New York, September 

24, 2013 (in this preamble referred to as the ‘‘United 


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States-Mongolia Transparency Agreement’’), and to collaborate in supporting Mongolian small- and mediumsized enterprises through various programs and projects; 

Whereas, according to the Bureau of the Census, trade between the United States and Mongolia is modest but 

growing, with a total value of trade in 2019 between the 

two countries of approximately $217,500,000, including 

$192,700,000 in United States exports to Mongolia and 

$24,800,000 in United States imports from Mongolia; 

Whereas Mongolia is a beneficiary country under the Generalized System of Preferences program, but its use of the 

program remains low, as in 2018 only $3,300,000 of exports from Mongolia to the United States entered were 

under the program; and 

Whereas, on July 31, 2019, the United States and Mongolia 

declared the bilateral relationship a ‘‘Strategic Partnership’’ and noted the shared desire— 

(1) to intensify cooperation as strong democracies 

based on the rule of law through safeguarding and promoting democratic values and human rights, including 

the freedoms of religion or belief, expression, including 

internet and media freedom, assembly, and association, 

anticorruption and fiscal transparency, and youth and 

emerging leader development; 

(2) to cooperate in promoting national security and 

stability across the Indo-Pacific region so that all countries, secure in their sovereignty, are able to pursue economic growth consistent with international law and principles of fair competition; 

(3) to deepen national security and law-enforcement 

ties through collaboration on bilateral and multilateral security, judicial, and law-enforcement efforts in the region; 


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(4) to strengthen cooperation in multilateral engagements such as peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, 

and disaster preparedness and relief operations; 

(5) to expand trade and investment relations on a 

fair and reciprocal basis, support private sector-led 

growth, fully implement the United States-Mongolia 

Transparency Agreement, promote women’s entrepreneurship, and continue to explore support for infrastructure under the new United States International Development Finance Corporation with the new tools provided 

under the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); 

(6) to strengthen border security, prevent illegal 

transshipment and trafficking, expand cooperation on 

civil aviation safety and oversight, and efficiently facilitate legitimate travel between Mongolia and the United 

States; 

(7) to increase cooperation in addressing transnational threats such as terrorism, human trafficking, drug 

trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, cyberattacks, transnational organized crime, pandemics, and other emerging nontraditional security 

threats; 

(8) to continue to develop an environment in which 

civil society, social media, and a free and independent 

media can flourish; and 

(9) to maintain high-level official dialogues, encourage bilateral exchanges at all levels of government, and 

further develop people-to-people exchanges to deepen engagement on issues of mutual interest and concern: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the importance of the relation2 ship between the United States and Mongolia and 

3 remains committed to advancing this Strategic Part4 nership in the future; 

5 (2) emphasizes the importance of free and fair 

6 elections in Mongolia; 

7 (3) applauds the continued engagement of Mon8 golia in the Organization for Security and Coopera9 tion in Europe, the Community of Democracies, con10 gressional-parliamentary partnerships including con11 tinued high-level parliamentary exchange, and other 

12 institutions that promote democratic values, which 

13 reinforces the commitment of the people and the 

14 Government of Mongolia to those values and stand15 ards; 

16 (4) encourages the United States Government 

17 to help Mongolia use its benefits under the General18 ized System of Preferences program and other rel19 evant programs to increase trade between the United 

20 States and Mongolia; 

21 (5) urges the United States International De22 velopment Finance Corporation to expand activities 

23 in Mongolia to support economic development, diver24 sification of the economy of Mongolia, and women25 owned small- and medium-sized enterprises; 


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1 (6) urges private and public support to help di2 versify the economy of Mongolia through increased 

3 cooperation and investments, as well as infrastruc4 ture and other vital projects; 

5 (7) urges the Department of State, the United 

6 States Agency for International Development, and 

7 other relevant agencies to continue to support Mon8 golia’s democratic and economic development and ef9 forts on anticorruption; 

10 (8) reaffirms the importance of civil society to 

11 the continued democratic development of Mongolia; 

12 (9) encourages the Government of Mongolia to 

13 build a regulatory system that supports and encour14 ages the growth and operation of independent non15 governmental organizations and continues to pursue 

16 policies of transparency that uphold democratic val17 ues; and 

18 (10) encourages the Government of Mongolia to 

19 continue legal reform, build institutional capacity, 

20 and improve the independence of other democratic 

21 institutions. 

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