,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,rooney 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
authorize assistance to conduct military
 or paramilitary operations in ,syria1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,congressional ,accountability and      
,oversight in ,syria ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,section #ejb;,b of the ,foreign 
,assistance ,act of #aifa mandates that 
no security assistance may be provided  
to any country the government of which  
engages in a consistent pattern of gross
 violations of internationally          
recognized human rights4  7#b7 ,section 
#ebc of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of
 #aifa states that none of the funds    
appropriated or otherwise made available
 pursuant to this ,act shall be         

obligated to finance indirectly any     
assistance or reparations to ,cuba1     
,iraq1 ,libya1 ,iran1 ,syria1 ,north    
,korea1 or ,sudan1 unless the ,president
 of the ,united ,states certifies that  
the withholding of these funds is       
contrary to the national interest of the
 ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,under the terms
 of ,resolution #bjdc of ,april #ba1    
#bjab1 the ,united ,nations ,security   
,council established a ,united ,nations 
,supervision ,mission in ,syria         
7,,unsmis71 for an initial period of #ij
 days1 under the command of a ,chief    
,military ,observer1 comprising an      
initial deployment of up to #cjj unarmed
 military observers as well as an       
appropriate civilian component to       
fulfill the following mandate3 ,to      
monitor a cessation of armed violence in
 all its forms by all parties and to    
monitor and support the full            
implementation of the ,,unsmis'         
six-point plan4  7#d7 ,on ,june #ae1    
#bjab1 ,,unsmis suspended its activities

 owing to an intensification of armed   
violence across the country4  7#e7 ,on  
,july #bj1 #bjab1 the ,security ,council
 extended ,,unsmis for a final period of
 #cj days4 ,according to ,resolution    
#bjei1 the ,council would only consider 
further extensions to the mission in the
 event that the ,secretary-,general     
reports and the ,security ,council      
confirms the cessation of the use of    
heavy weapons and a reduction in the    
level of violence sufficient by all     
sides to allow ,,unsmis to implement its
 mandate4  7#f7 ,as the conditions set  
by the ,security ,council had not been  
met1 ,,unsmis mandate ended at midnight 
on ,august #ai1 #bjab4  7#g7 ,the       
al-,nusrah ,front is designated by the  
,department of ,state as a ,foreign     
,terrorist ,organization4  #c4 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that--  7#a7 the ,government of ,syria 
should immediately cease the use of     
heavy weapons in population centers2    
7#b7 all parties within ,syria should   

bring about a cessation of armed        
violence in all its forms2  7#c7 the    
,secretary of ,state should continue to 
list ,syria as a state sponsor of       
terrorism2  7#d7 in accordance with     
international law1 the ,government of   
,syria should immediately cease the use 
of chemical weapons2 and  7#e7 if the   
,president considers initiating military
 action1 including imposition of a no   
fly zone or other military operations on
 ,syrian territory1 airspace1 or        
waters--  7,a7 according to article ,i1 
section #h1 of the ,united ,states      
,constitution1 ,the ,congress shall have
 ,power ,to declare ,war1 grant ,letters
 of ,marque and ,reprisal1 and make     
,rules concerning ,captures on ,land and
 ,water42  7,b7 according to the ,war   
,powers ,resolution1 ,the constitutional
 powers of the ,president as            
,commander-in-,chief to introduce       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces into     
hostilities1 or into situations where   
imminent involvement in hostilities is  

clearly indicated by the circumstances1 
are exercised only pursuant to 7#a7 a   
declaration of war1 7#b7 specific       
statutory authorization1 or 7#c7 a      
national emergency created by attack    
upon the ,united ,states1 its           
territories or possessions1 or its armed
 forces42 and  7,c7 the ,president      
should adhere to the ,war ,powers       
,resolution and obtain specific         
statutory authorization for the use of  
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in   
response to the war in ,syria4  #d4     
,authorization of assistance to conduct 
military or paramilitary operations in  
,syria  7a7 ,authorization              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no assistance of any kind may be   
provided by any ,united ,states         
,government agency for the purpose1 or  
which would have the effect1 of         
promoting1 augmenting1 directly or      
indirectly1 the capacity of any nation1 
group1 organization1 movement1 or       
individual to conduct military or       

paramilitary operations in ,syria1      
unless and until ,congress expressly    
authorizes such assistance by law       
enacted after the date of enactment of  
this section4  7b7 ,exception           
,subsection 7a7 does not apply to       
assistance that is solely provided for  
humanitarian purposes4