H. Res. 833 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 27, 2022. 
Whereas the Republic of Moldova gained independence from 
the Soviet Union in 1991; 
Whereas the United States established diplomatic relations 
with Moldova on February 18, 1992, and the 2 countries 
have since enjoyed expanded and positive relations; 
Whereas United States assistance to Moldova and the Stra-
tegic Dialogue between the United States and Moldova, 
which was launched on March 3, 2014, has strengthened 
the relationship between the 2 countries and focused on 
advancing shared interests in democracy, good govern-
ance, rule of law, anticorruption, energy independence, 
economic development, and security cooperation; 
Whereas Congress and State and local communities have a 
history of engaging with Moldovan young leaders, civil so-
ciety, and Members of Parliament through official ex-
changes; 
Whereas Moldova ratified an association agreement con-
taining comprehensive free trade provisions with the Eu-
ropean Union in 2014 and the agreement became fully 
effective in July 2016; 
Whereas Moldova’s main trading partner is the European 
Union;
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Whereas Moldova is a member of the European Union’s 
Eastern Partnership; 
Whereas since the Russian Federation’s unprovoked full-scale 
invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Moldova has 
opened its border to refugees fleeing Ukraine; 
Whereas, on March 3, 2022, Moldova submitted an applica-
tion to become a member of the European Union; 
Whereas the Moldovan 2020 Presidential and 2021 par-
liamentary elections resulted in a government with a 
mandate to fight corruption, reinvigorate economic re-
forms, enhance judicial independence, revitalize European 
integration efforts, and strengthen relations with the 
United States; 
Whereas, in November 2020, Moldova elected its first female 
President, Maia Sandu, and since August 6, 2021, 
women serve as both Moldova’s head of state and head 
of government; 
Whereas according to the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions 
and Human Rights, the most recent elections were ‘‘well 
administered, competitive and fundamental freedoms 
were largely respected’’; 
Whereas in a judgment in 2004, the European Court of 
Human Rights found that Moldova’s separatist region of 
Transnistria was created with the support of the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation and considered it ‘‘under 
the effective authority or at least decisive influence’’ of 
the Kremlin; 
Whereas the United States supports the sovereignty and ter-
ritorial integrity of Moldova and on that basis partici-
pates as an observer in the ‘‘5+2’’ negotiations to find
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a comprehensive settlement that will provide a special 
status for Transnistria within Moldova’s internationally 
recognized borders; 
Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation main-
tains a contingent of military forces and a stockpile of 
military 
equipment 
and 
ammunition 
within 
the 
Transnistrian region constituting an occupation of 
Moldovan territory and a violation of Moldova’s terri-
torial sovereignty; 
Whereas the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe Mission to Moldova, and the 
Government of Moldova have called upon the Kremlin to 
remove its troops from the territory of Moldova; 
Whereas, in July 2017, the Moldovan Parliament adopted a 
declaration calling on the Kremlin to withdraw its troops 
from Moldova; 
Whereas, on September 22, 2021, Moldovan President Maia 
Sandu addressed the United Nations General Assembly 
and called for the Kremlin to withdraw its troops from 
the Transnistrian region; 
Whereas Moldova has been a valued and reliable partner in 
promoting global security by participating in United Na-
tions peacekeeping missions in the Central African Re-
public, Kosovo, and South Sudan, supporting United 
States efforts to increase international cooperation in 
combating terrorism, and providing demining units and 
postconflict humanitarian assistance in Iraq; 
Whereas, since 1996, Moldova’s Armed Forces have partici-
pated in the United States National Guard State Part-
nership Program as a partner to the North Carolina Na-
tional Guard, which led to the creation of the Moldova-
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North Carolina Bilateral Partnership, which has facili-
tated cooperation in the areas of civil emergency oper-
ations, expansion of markets, coordination of humani-
tarian efforts and cultural, scientific, and academic ex-
changes; 
Whereas Moldova cooperates with the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization through the Partnership for Peace program, 
including participation in the Defense and Related Secu-
rity Capacity Building Initiative, a flagship defense re-
form partnership focused on reforming and modernizing 
Moldova’s Armed Forces to improve expertise, interoper-
ability, and peacekeeping capabilities; and 
Whereas, on September 21, 2021, President Biden addressed 
the 76th United Nations General Assembly stating that 
the democratic world ‘‘lives in the proud Moldovans who 
helped deliver a landslide victory for the forces of democ-
racy, with a mandate to fight graft, to build a more in-
clusive economy’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) urges the United States Government, European 
Union, and other transatlantic partners to increase co-
operation, coordination, and support for the Republic of 
Moldova’s democratic development, economic and energy 
independence, and efforts to root out corruption; 
(2) reaffirms that it is the policy of the United 
States to support the sovereignty, independence, and ter-
ritorial integrity of Moldova and the inviolability of its 
borders;
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(3) affirms Moldova’s sovereign right to determine 
its own partnerships free of external coercion and pres-
sure, and affirms Moldova’s right to associate with the 
European Union or any regional organization; 
(4) encourages increased activity related to the 
Strategic Dialogue as a means to strengthen relations 
between Moldova and the United States; 
(5) supports the Joint Commercial Commission be-
tween the United States and Moldova to strengthen the 
bilateral trade and investment relationship between the 
2 nations and improve Moldova’s investment climate; 
(6) encourages the United States Government to 
engage at a leadership level to enhance United States 
partnerships with the Government of Moldova and civil 
society organizations; 
(7) encourages the Secretary of State, the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, the Chief Executive Officer of the Develop-
ment Finance Corporation, the Secretary of Energy, and 
the United States Trade Representative to increase and 
focus assistance on justice sector reform, strengthening 
democratic institutions, promoting an open and trans-
parent government, fostering indigenous independent 
media and an open information environment, increasing 
domestic energy development, diversification of energy
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supplies and energy efficiency, improving transport and 
communication infrastructure, as well as the promotion 
of trade and investment opportunities, along with inclu-
sive economic growth focusing on the rural areas beyond 
the capital; 
(8) commends Moldova’s efforts to take in Ukrain-
ian refugees and urges increased assistance by the 
United States, European Union, and other allies and 
partners to Moldova to assist with those efforts; 
(9) reaffirms the importance of free, fair, and 
transparent elections in Moldova; 
(10) urges the Secretary of State, the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States Agency for Global Media, and other heads of Fed-
eral departments and agencies to continue to work with 
the Government of Moldova and Moldovan civil society 
to strengthen independent media and combat Russian 
disinformation and propaganda; 
(11) calls upon the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration to fulfill its commitments made at the Organiza-
tion for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Istanbul 
summit in 1999, and to withdraw its military forces and 
munitions from within the internationally recognized ter-
ritory of Moldova;
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(12) calls upon the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration to refrain from military and economic threats to 
Moldova and cease any and all actions that support the 
so-called ‘‘authorities’’ in the separatist region of 
Transnistria; 
(13) supports a results-oriented 5+2 process as a 
constructive format for resolving the Transnistria con-
flict through a comprehensive settlement that secures 
Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial integrity; and 
(14) affirms that lasting stability and security in 
Moldova is in the strategic interest of the United States 
and that these can only be achieved if the territorial in-
tegrity and sovereignty of Moldova and all European 
countries are respected. 
Attest: 
Clerk.