IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 113 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
should continue to authorize cash flow financing to Egypt and expand 
other areas of cooperation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. ROHRABACHER 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 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United States should continue to authorize cash flow 
financing to Egypt and expand other areas of coopera-
tion. 
Whereas the United States and the Arab Republic of Egypt 
have enjoyed decades of cordial and productive relations; 
Whereas Egypt is a vital United States ally in a region where 
many threats emerge and opportunities arise; 
Whereas the United States deplores terrorist attacks in 
Egypt by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL) and other terrorist organizations; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:31 Feb 09, 2017
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR113.IH
HR113
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
•HRES 113 IH 
Whereas the United States applauds the Egyptian Govern-
ment for having constructive ties and mutually beneficial 
relations with Israel and historic relations with its neigh-
bors; 
Whereas United States-Egypt relations are stronger when 
such relations are based on both mutual strategic inter-
ests and shared values; 
Whereas, after a major popular uprising of 33,000,000 Egyp-
tian citizens on July 3, 2013, removed from power 
former Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi of the 
Muslim Brotherhood, on June 8, 2014, Abdel Fattah el- 
Sisi was democratically sworn into office as President of 
Egypt; 
Whereas Egypt maintains the longest standing parliamentary 
system in the region; 
Whereas President el-Sisi has reached out to the minority 
Christian community in Egypt, calling for unity among 
all Egyptian citizens regardless of religion; 
Whereas President el-Sisi has made courageous, but difficult, 
economic reforms to put the Egyptian economy back on 
keel; 
Whereas under the first eight months of President el-Sisi’s 
leadership, Egypt’s debt fell 13.5 percent; 
Whereas Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s have all up-
graded Egypt’s credit rating, as a result of its recent eco-
nomic reforms; 
Whereas Egypt has sought to partner with and emulate free 
societies around the world through its membership and 
participation in the United Nations, the World Trade Or-
ganization, the International Monetary Fund, and the 
World Bank; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:31 Feb 09, 2017
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR113.IH
HR113
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
•HRES 113 IH 
Whereas President el-Sisi continues to defend the rights of all 
Egyptians without prejudice to religion, ethnicity or ori-
gin; 
Whereas, on March 31, 2015, President Obama announced 
that the United States would stop offering cash flow fi-
nancing (CFF) to Egypt starting in fiscal year 2018; 
Whereas CFF is an important financial tool that allows for-
eign governments to fund United States defense equip-
ment acquisition in installments over time, rather than 
full payment at once; 
Whereas every Presidential administration since 1979, the 
first year CFF was authorized to Egypt, has provided 
CFF to Egypt, making President Obama’s announcement 
a departure from long-standing United States policy; 
Whereas the extension of CFF further strengthens ties be-
tween the United States and Egypt; 
Whereas assistance from the Economic Support Fund (ESF) 
to Egypt has decreased from $815,000,000 in fiscal year 
1998 to $241,000,000 in fiscal year 2013; 
Whereas Congress cut the funding to Egypt from the ESF 
to $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and to $150,000,000 
in fiscal year 2015; 
Whereas the Obama Administration’s request for assistance 
to Egypt from the ESF for fiscal year 2016 and fiscal 
year 2017 was $150,000,000; 
Whereas coupled with the diminishing economic assistance 
from the United States, the refusal to authorize CFF to 
Egypt limits Egypt’s ability to provide regional stability, 
adequately combat terrorism, and further develop its in-
ternal economy; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:48 Feb 09, 2017
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR113.IH
HR113
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
•HRES 113 IH 
Whereas these developments also weaken the United States- 
Egyptian bilateral relationship; 
Whereas the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) are designated 
geographical areas in Egypt, the products of which are 
granted duty free access to United States markets pro-
vided such products meet specific targets of inputs from 
Israel; 
Whereas there are over 15 Qualified Industrial Zones in 
Egypt which host over 700 qualifying companies; 
Whereas companies operating within such zones have enjoyed 
more than $1,000,000,000 in annual sales; 
Whereas other benefits of the QIZ program include enhanc-
ing economic cooperation between Egypt and Israel, 
lower unemployment, and ever expanding business; 
Whereas education remains another important area of co-
operation between the United States and Egypt; and 
Whereas the Egyptian economy has suffered tremendously in 
the past five years with an extreme slowdown in economic 
growth, a major reduction in foreign reserves, a dimin-
ishing inflow of income from tourism, a significant ex-
pense fighting terrorism, and management of a difficult 
economic transition with some, but not sufficient, assist-
ance from the IMF: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms its commitment to the fruitful alli-
ance between Egypt and the United States; 
(2) sends its thoughts and prayers to the vic-
tims of terrorism in Egypt; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:48 Feb 09, 2017
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR113.IH
HR113
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
•HRES 113 IH 
(3) stands with the people and the Government 
of Egypt in the face of terrorism; 
(4) stresses the importance of continuing to 
provide Egypt with the current levels of military as-
sistance; 
(5) calls for an increase to pre-fiscal year 2009 
levels of United States economic aid to Egypt; 
(6) calls for the President to reinstate cash flow 
financing (CFF) to Egypt in 2018, and afterwards; 
(7) reaffirms the importance of the United 
States providing a $10,000,000,000 loan guarantee 
for five years; 
(8) calls for the expansion of the QIZ program; 
and 
(9) supports greater academic cooperation be-
tween the United States and Egypt, to include the 
extension of more scholarships to Egyptian students 
studying in the United States. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:31 Feb 09, 2017
Jkt 069200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\HR113.IH
HR113
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS