; Whereas President el-Sisi continues to defend the rights of all Egyptians without prejudice to religion, ethnicity or origin; Whereas, on March 31, 2015, President Obama announced that the United States would stop offering cash flow financing (CFF) to Egypt starting in fiscal year 2018; Whereas CFF is an important financial tool that allows foreign governments to fund United States defense equipment acquisition in installments over time, rather than full payment at once; Whereas every Presidential administration since 1979, the first year CFF was authorized to Egypt, has provided CFF to Egypt, making President Obama’s announcement a departure from long-standing United States policy; Whereas the extension of CFF further strengthens ties between the United States and Egypt; Whereas assistance from the Economic Support Fund (ESF) to Egypt has decreased from $815,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 to $241,000,000 in fiscal year 2013; Whereas Congress cut the funding to Egypt from the ESF to $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and to $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2015; Whereas the Obama Administration’s request for assistance to Egypt from the ESF for fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 was $150,000,000; Whereas coupled with the diminishing economic assistance from the United States, the refusal to authorize CFF to Egypt limits Egypt’s ability to provide regional stability, adequately combat terrorism, and further develop its internal economy; Whereas these developments also weaken the United States-Egyptian bilateral relationship; Whereas the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) are designated geographical areas in Egypt, the products of which are granted duty free access to United States markets provided such products meet specific targets of inputs from Israel; 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