; Whereas in July 2017, the Moldovan Parliament adopted a declaration calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops from Moldova; Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate both passed by an overwhelming majority and the President signed into law Public Law 113–96 , providing for a United States international broadcasting programming surge to counter disinformation from Russian-Government-supported news outlets and ensure that Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine and Moldova have access to independent news and information; Whereas Moldova has been a valued and reliable partner in promoting global security by participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, Kosovo, and South Sudan; Whereas Moldova cooperates with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization through an Individual Partnership Action Plan to improve expertise, interoperability, peacekeeping capabilities, military education and training, and public sector reform; and Whereas Moldova will hold parliamentary elections in 2018: Now, therefore, be it