; 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 enhancing economic cooperation between Egypt and Israel, lower unemployment, and ever expanding business; Whereas education remains another important area of cooperation 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 diminishing inflow of income from tourism, a significant expense fighting terrorism, and management of a difficult economic transition with some, but not sufficient, assistance from the IMF: Now, therefore, be it