S.Amdt. 3914

SA 3914. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Welch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr.
Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1264. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ROLE OF MULTINATIONAL
PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS IN SUPPORTING PEACE IN
THE MIDDLE EAST.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the
Sinai Peninsula has effectively maintained peace and
stability between Egypt and Israel by monitoring compliance
with the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian Peace and preventing the
resurgence of hostilities for over four decades.
(2) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led peacekeepers
in Kosovo effectively stabilized that region by preventing
renewed ethnic conflict, safeguarding civilians, and
supporting the return of displaced persons following the 1999
conflict.
(3) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
peacekeeping forces in Bosnia effectively enforced the Dayton
Peace Agreement, ended large-scale hostilities, and
contributed to long-term regional stability and
reconstruction.
(4) The African Union-led Hybrid Operation in Darfur
(UNAMID), jointly deployed with the United Nations, has
protected vulnerable populations, ensured delivery of
humanitarian aid, and helped rebuild infrastructure in the
aftermath of a protracted conflict.
(5) Multinational peacekeeping missions, led by alliances
such as NATO, the African Union (AU), the European Union
(EU), and ad hoc coalitions, have successfully supported
humanitarian operations in complex emergencies in locations
such as Iraq, the Sahel Region, Somalia, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Ukraine.
(6) Such missions have provided immediate and sustained
humanitarian relief, including the protection of civilians,
the delivery of food and medical supplies, and the support of
internally displaced persons and refugees.
(7) The United States Government has constructively engaged
in negotiations and promoted peace settlements among parties
in post-conflict environments that had suffered mass
atrocities and acts of terrorism, including in Bosnia,
Kosovo, Liberia, El Salvador, Sudan, Colombia, and Guatemala.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States should support an immediate cease-
fire in Gaza;
(2) the President, the Secretary of State, and the heads of
other relevant United States Government agencies should
urgently use all available diplomatic tools to bring out the
release of hostages held by Hamas; and
(3) the policy of the United States should be--
(A) to help organize a multinational force that includes
international peacekeepers from NATO, major non-NATO allies,
and members of the League of Arab States in coordination with
local Palestinian civilian leaders, for the purpose of
facilitating and protecting the delivery of humanitarian
assistance to the civilian population of Gaza; and
(B) to support--
(i) the delivery of food, water, and medical supplies to
Gaza;
(ii) capacity-building activities for Gaza in water,
sanitation, electricity, medical care, and food systems; and

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(iii) final implementation of a diplomatic solution for
working toward a long-term peace in the Middle East in line
with a two-state solution.
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