IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1263 
Affirming Congress’ support of diplomatic ties with the Kingdom of Bahrain. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2024 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Affirming Congress’ support of diplomatic ties with the 
Kingdom of Bahrain. 
Whereas the United States established diplomatic relations 
with the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1971; 
Whereas Bahrain is a significant partner in free trade with 
the United States, with bilateral trade reaching 
$4,000,000,000 in 2022; 
Whereas the United States designated Bahrain as a major 
non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally on 
March 14, 2002; 
Whereas Bahrain has contributed to bringing political sta-
bility to the Middle East and North Africa, providing a 
United States naval base in the Arabian Gulf since 1947; 
Whereas Bahrain, as a member of the Global Coalition to De-
feat ISIS and the Gulf Cooperation Council, has worked 
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with the United States to increase cooperation on border 
security, maritime security, military preparedness, cyber-
security, and counterterrorism; 
Whereas Naval Support Activity Bahrain provides operation 
support to United States Armed Forces and Coalition 
Forces and is home to United States Naval Forces Cen-
tral Command and the United States Fifth Fleet; 
Whereas Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, based in Bahrain, 
serves as a critical duty station for the United States 
Coast Guard in the Gulf; 
Whereas the area of responsibility of the Fifth Fleet encom-
passes about 2,500,000 square miles of water area and 
includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, 
Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea as well as three critical 
choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, 
and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of 
Yemen; 
Whereas, in order to combat the Houthi attacks, the Navy 
is ‘‘working at a pace unseen in the Middle East in dec-
ades’’, according to Stars and Stripes, the defense publi-
cation authorized by Congress for servicemembers; 
Whereas the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain 
signed the Comprehensive Security Integration and Pros-
perity Agreement (CSIPA) to enhance cooperation across 
a wide range of areas including defense and security; 
Whereas CSIPA includes the following language: ‘‘Any exter-
nal aggression or threat of external aggression against 
the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of 
any of the Parties shall be a matter of grave concern to 
the other Parties. In the event of external aggression or 
the threat of external aggression against one Party, the 
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Parties shall, in accordance with their respective constitu-
tions and laws, immediately meet at the most senior lev-
els to determine additional defense needs and to develop 
and implement appropriate defense and deterrent re-
sponses as decided upon by the Parties, including in the 
economic, military, and/or political realms. The Parties 
stand ready to immediately share available and appro-
priate information and intelligence in response to such an 
event’’; 
Whereas cooperation between the United States and the 
Kingdom of Bahrain expanded upon in the CSIPA pro-
vides greater regional stability, a greater ability to re-
spond to pressing threats, and builds on ‘‘the decades- 
long U.S. security partnership with Bahrain’s military 
forces’’, as noted in the agreement; 
Whereas CSIPA calls for an expanded economic partnership 
between the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain, 
with the goal of promoting free trade, supply chain resil-
ience, and regional peace and prosperity; 
Whereas CSIPA is based on bolstering Middle East regional 
security, stability, and prosperity by ‘‘enhancing deter-
rence and defense integration and interoperability’’; 
Whereas the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain 
agreed to hold additional training and military education 
programs and military maneuvers under CSIPA; 
Whereas the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain 
committed to continue joint planning to confront threats 
to either country, including attacks from Iranian proxy 
groups; 
Whereas the United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain 
agreed to strengthen their joint military and defense ca-
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pabilities and improve force interoperability, including by 
increasing bilateral provision of defense articles and serv-
ices; and 
Whereas CSIPA provides for the United States and the King-
dom of Bahrain to cooperatively deter, identify, and con-
front external aggression or threats of external aggres-
sion against the United States or the Kingdom of Bah-
rain, including in the military, economic, or political 
realms: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
and encourages the growing partnership with the Kingdom 
of Bahrain. 
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