,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bbji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #c1 #bjad ,mr4  
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,ka9e1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require a report on        
acc\ntability = w> crimes & crimes aga9/
 humanity 9 ,syria4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,syrian ,w>   
,crimes ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,febru>y #bb1 #bjad1 !  
,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil       
unanim\sly adopt$ ,resolution #baci     
recogniz+ ! escalat+ level ( viol5ce 9  
,syria4  7#b7 ,cr$ible s\rces e/imate ! 
dea? ( m ?an #adj1jjj p 9 ,syria1       
includ+ #aj1jjj *ildr54  7#c7 ,on       
,febru>y #bg1 #bjad1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 issu$ its #bjac ,human ,rights ,report 
on ,syria1 :i* describ$ ,presid5t ,ba%> 
al ,assad's use ( indiscrim9ate & deadly
 =ce 9 ! conflict1 includ+ ! ,augu/ #ba1

 #bjac1 use ( s>9 gas & artill]y to     
t>get ,ea/ ,gh\ta & ,moadamiya al-,%am1 
suburbs ( ,damascus1 :i* kill$ ov]      
#a1jjj p4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,nations      
,indep5d5t ,int]national ,commission (  
,inquiry on ! ,syrian ,arab ,republic   
reports t pro-gov]nm5t =ces h conduct$  
attacks on ,syrian civilian populations1
 & h utiliz$ murd]1 torture1 assault1 & 
rape z w> tactics4 ,anti-gov]nm5t gr\ps 
h also committ$ murd] & torture1 engag$ 
9 ho/age-tak+1 attack$ protect$ objects1
 & %ell$ civilian neighborhoods4  7#e7  
,int]nationally accept$ rules ( w>      
require actors to di/+ui% betwe5        
civilians & combatants & t all p>ties   
adh]e to ! pr9ciple ( m$ical neutrality 
:]eby bo? sides ensure unh9d]$ access to
 m$ical c>e4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress     
,congress-- 7#a7 /rongly condemns !     
ongo+ viol5ce1 use ( *emical weapons1   
t>get+ ( civilian populations ) b>rel1  
inc5di>y & clu/] bombs1 & ,,scud        
missiles1 & sy/ematic gross human rights
 violations c>ri$ out by ,gov]nm5t (    

,syria & pro-gov]nm5t =ces "u !         
direction ( ,presid5t ,ba%> al-,assad1 z
 well z abuses committ$ by viol5t       
extremi/ gr\ps & o!r combatants involv$ 
9 ! civil w> 9 ,syria2  7#b7 expresses  
its support = ! p ( ,syria seek+        
democratic *ange2  7#c7 urges all p>ties
 to ! conflict to imm$iately halt       
indiscrim9ate attacks on civilians2     
7#d7 calls on ! ,presid5t to support    
ef=ts 9 ,syria & on ! "p ( !            
int]national community to ensure        
acc\ntability = w> crimes & crimes aga9/
 humanity committ$ dur+ ! conflict2 &   
7#e7 calls = a ,unit$ ,nations ,security
 ,c\ncil inve/igation into gross        
violations ( human rights & w> crimes   
committ$ dur+ ! ,syrian conflict4  #d4  
,report on acc\ntability = w> crimes &  
crimes aga9/ humanity 9 syria  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & aga9 n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! cessation ( viol5ce
 9 ,syria1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   

committees a report on w> crimes &      
crimes aga9/ humanity 9 ,syria4  7b7    
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7
 ,a description ( violations (          
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights & 
crimes aga9/ humanity p]petrat$ dur+ !  
civil w> 9 ,syria1 includ+-- 7,a7 an    
acc\nt ( ! w> crimes & crimes aga9/     
humanity committ$ by ! regime (         
,presid5t ,ba%> al-,assad2  7,b7 an     
acc\nt ( ! w> crimes & crimes aga9/     
humanity committ$ by viol5t extremi/    
gr\ps & o!r combatants 9 ! conflict2 &  
7,c7 a description ( ! conv5tional &    
unconv5tional weapons us$ = su* crimes  
&1 :]e possible1 ! orig9s ( ! weapons4  
7#b7 ,a description ( ef=ts by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t to   
ensure acc\ntability = violations (     
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights & 
crimes aga9/ humanity p]petrat$ aga9/ ! 
p ( ,syria by ! regime ( ,presid5t ,ba%>
 al-,assad1 viol5t extremi/ gr\ps1 & o!r

 combatants involv$ 9 ! conflict1       
includ+-- 7,a7 a description (          
initiatives t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 
has und]tak5 to tra9 inve/igators 9     
,syria on h[ to docum5t1 inve/igate1 &  
develop f9d+s ( w> crimes1 includ+ !    
numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t or      
contract p]sonnel curr5tly designat$ to 
"w full-"t on ^! issues & an            
id5tification ( ! au?orities &          
appropriations be+ us$ to support tra9+ 
ef=ts2  7,b7 a description ( ! /rategy &
 implem5tation ef=ts to ensure          
acc\ntability = crimes committ$ dur+ !  
,syrian conflict1 includ+ ef=ts to      
promote ! e/abli%m5t ( an ad hoc        
tribunal to prosecute ! p]petrators ( w>
 crimes committ$ dur+ ! civil w> 9      
,syria2 &  7,c7 an assessm5t ( ! impact 
( ^? initiatives4  7c7 ,appropriate     
congressional committee def9$ ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se

 ( ,repres5tatives4