,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #fa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjac,mr4 ,pascrell introduc$ ! foll[+  
jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,jo9t   
,,resolution  ,to prev5t fur!r use (    
*emical weapons 9 ,syria4  ,:]eas !     
abuses ( ! regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad h   
includ$ ! brutal repression & w> ^u its 
own civilian population1 result+ 9 m ?an
 #ajj1jjj p kill$ 9 ! pa/ two ye>s1     
#b1jjj1jjj ,syrian refugees 9 neighbor+ 
c\ntries1 & #d1ejj1jjj int]nally        
displac$ p]sons 9 ,syria1 creat+ an     
unprec$5t$ regional crisis & in/ability2
 ,:]eas ! ,assad regime has ! l>ge/     
*emical weapons programs 9 ! region &   
has demon/rat$ its capability &         
will+ness to repeat$ly use weapons (    
mass de/ruction aga9/ its own p1 includ+
 ! ,augu/ #ba1 #bjac1 attack 9 ! suburbs
 ( ,damascus 9 :i* ! ,assad regime      
murd]$ ov] #a1djj innoc5t p1 includ+    
hundr$s ( *ildr52 ,:]eas !re is cle> &  

compell+ evid5ce ( ! direct involvem5t (
 ,assad regime =ces & s5ior (ficials 9 !
 plann+1 execution1 & aft]-action       
attempts to cov] up ! ,augu/ #ba1 #bjac1
 attack & hide or de/roy evid5ce ( su*  
attack2 ,:]eas ,syria is 9 mat]ial brea*
 ( ! laws ( w> by hav+ employ$ *emical  
weapons aga9/ its civilian population2  
,:]eas ! ,arab ,league has decl>$ )     
reg>ds to ! ,augu/ #ba1 #bjac1 incid5t  
to hold ! ,syrian regime responsible =  
?is he9\s crime2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$        
,nations ,security ,c\ncil1 9           
,resolution #aedj 7#bjjd71 affirm$ t !  
prolif]ation ( nucle>1 *emical1 &       
biological weapons con/itutes a ?reat to
 int]national peace & security2 ,:]eas 9
 ! ,syria ,acc\ntability & ,lebanese    
,sov]eignty ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc    
7,public ,law #ajh-age71 ,congress f\nd 
t ,syria's acquisition ( weapons ( mass 
de/ruction ?reat5s ! security ( !       
,middle ,ea/ & ! national security      
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !     
actions & conduct ( ! ,assad regime are 

9 direct contrav5tion ( ,syria's legal  
obligations "u ! ,unit$ ,nations ,*>t]1 
! ,g5eva ,conv5tions1 & ! ,protocol to !
 ,hague ,conv5tion on ! ,prohibition ( !
 ,use 9 ,w> ( ,asphyxiat+1 ,poison\s or 
o!r ,gases1 & ( ,bact]iological ,me?ods 
( ,w>f>e1 done at ,g5eva ,june #ag1     
#aibe1 & also violate ! /&>ds set =? 9 !
 ,conv5tion on ! ,prohibition ( !       
,developm5t1 ,production1 ,/ockpil+ &   
use ( ,*emical ,weapons & on _!         
,de/ruction1 done at ,p>is ,janu>y #ac1 
#aiic2 ,:]eas all possible diplomatic   
means %\ld be pursu$ to assure t *emical
 weapons are n us$ aga92 ,:]eas pursuant
 to ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq471 ,congress     
reta9s ! p[] to au?orize ! use ( milit>y
 =ce2 & ,:]eas1 ! conflict 9 ,syria w   
only be resolv$ ?r\gh a negotiat$       
political settlem5t1 & ,congress calls  
on all p>ties to ! conflict 9 ,syria to 
p>ticipate urg5tly & con/ructively 9 !  
,g5eva process3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4    
,limitation on use ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$

 ,=ces ,! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to use !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces ) respect to 
,syria only if ! ,presid5t makes        
available to ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate ! ,presid5t's        
det]m9ation1 n lat] ?an ! date t is #ad 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( a jo9t  
resolution specifically au?oriz+ su* use
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 t-- 7#a7
 ! ,assad regime has n agre$ to surr5d] 
its *emical weapons /ockpiles to !      
int]national community to be dismantl$ z
 "p ( a v]ifiable1 en=ceable agreem5t2 &
  7#b7 ! ,assad regime has n agre$ to   
become a signatory to ! ,conv5tion on ! 
,prohibition ( ! ,developm5t1           
,production1 ,/ockpil+ & use ( ,*emical 
,weapons & on _! ,de/ruction1 done at   
,p>is ,janu>y #ac1 #aiic4