mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i want to associate myself, especially with the remarks made by the gentlelady from florida, our distinguished chairwoman of the committee on foreign affairs and my senior ranking member, the gentleman from california, mr. berman, for their leadership in bringing this legislation before the body. our members for consideration and approval. i think there's absolutely no question in terms of the provisions provided in this bill. we want to be absolutely certain that our government is in no way any less in terms of our efforts to make sure that the security of the state of israel is assured. and i want to commend, again, the gentlelady from florida, and also my good friend from new jersey, mr. smith, for their comments in assuring and getting every absolute notice to countries of the world know where the united states stands as far as the defense of israel. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california reserves the