IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1544 
Reaffirming the strength of the relationship between the United States and 
the Republic of Georgia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2010 
Ms. SCHWARTZ (for herself and Mr. SHUSTER) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the strength of the relationship between the 
United States and the Republic of Georgia. 
Whereas the August 2008 military conflict between the Re-
public of Georgia and the Russian Federation resulted in 
the destruction of significant infrastructure and property, 
vast humanitarian requirements, and a further weakening 
of relations between the Government of Georgia and their 
breakaway regions; 
Whereas according to the report by the Independent Inter-
national Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia, 
the Russia-Georgia military conflict resulted in the tragic 
loss of nearly 1,000 military, law enforcement, and civil-
ian lives and over 100,000 internally displaced persons; 
Whereas since 1993, the territorial integrity of Georgia has 
been continually reaffirmed by the international commu-
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nity, international law, and 32 United Nations Security 
Council resolutions; 
Whereas despite the six-point agreement signed by Georgia 
and Russia on August 12, 2008, which requires both 
sides to withdraw all forces to their pre-conflict positions, 
thousands of Russian forces remain in Abkhazia and 
South Ossetia; 
Whereas the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM), 
the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Eu-
rope (OSCE), and the United Nations Observer Mission 
in Georgia have been blocked in their efforts to observe 
humanitarian and political conditions in Abkhazia and 
South Ossetia; 
Whereas the United States supports Georgia’s sovereignty 
and right to choose its own alliances, and recognizes the 
areas of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as occupied terri-
tories within the international borders of the Republic of 
Georgia; 
Whereas the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment (USAID) continues to assist Georgia in strength-
ening domestic governance, improving economic and en-
ergy stability, and in providing housing and social service 
assistance to internally displaced persons; 
Whereas the United States also provides significant assist-
ance in infrastructure, enterprise, and businesses develop-
ment through the congressionally created Millennium 
Challenge Corporation; 
Whereas the United States-Georgia Strategic Partnership, 
signed in January 2009, outlines the importance of the 
bilateral relationship as well as the intent of both coun-
tries to expand democracy and economic programs, en-
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hance defense and security cooperation, further trade and 
energy cooperation, and build people-to-people cultural 
exchanges; 
Whereas Georgia has initiated positive developments in the 
areas of constitutional reforms, strengthening the role of 
Parliament, institutionalizing judicial independence, and 
utilizing international election organizations; 
Whereas OSCE determined that Georgia’s May 2010 munic-
ipal elections ‘‘were marked by clear improvements and 
efforts by the authorities to address problems occurring 
during the [election] process’’; 
Whereas the assessment report concluded that while these 
elections ‘‘marked progress toward meeting international 
election standards’’, significant reforms were still re-
quired in voter and candidacy rights, the establishment of 
a level playing field for all candidates, and media free-
doms and clarification on electoral procedures and com-
petence; and 
Whereas Georgia continues to make important contributions 
to Operation Enduring Freedom and is currently the sec-
ond highest per capita contributor of troops to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led International 
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the close and enduring relation-
ship between the United States and the Republic of 
Georgia; 
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