,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #bb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #aj1 #bjac,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself   
and ,ms4 ,heitkamp7 introduced the      
following joint resolution2 which was   
read twice and referred to the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,joint ,,resolution  ,to promote a     
diplomatic solution in ,syria1 and for  
other purposes4  ,whereas the use of    
chemical weapons by the government of   
,bashar al-,assad against civilians in  
,syria1 including on ,august #ba1 #bjac1
 in the ,damascus suburbs1 is an        
abhorrent act and a serious violation of
 international norms and the laws of    
war2 ,whereas the goal of the           
,convention on the ,prohibition of the  
,development1 ,production1 ,stockpiling 
and use of ,chemical ,weapons and on    
their ,destruction1 done at ,paris      
,january #ac1 #aiic 7commonly known as  
the ,chemical ,weapons ,convention71 to 
eliminate an entire category of weapons 

of mass destruction by prohibiting the  
development1 production1 acquisition1   
stockpiling1 retention1 transfer1 or use
 of chemical weapons by ,states ,parties
 is in the interest of the ,united      
,states and the international community2
 and ,whereas it is in the national     
interest of the ,united ,states to      
exhaust all diplomatic options and to   
build a robust coalition of             
international partners to prevent the   
proliferation and use of chemical       
weapons in ,syria3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it #a4 ,title ,this joint resolution may
 be cited as the ,chemical ,weapons     
,control and ,accountability ,resolution
 of #bjac4  #b4 ,statement of policy ,it
 is the policy of the ,united ,states   
that-- 7#a7 the ,government of ,syria   
must become a signatory to the ,chemical
 ,weapons ,convention and take concrete 
steps to comply with the terms and      
conditions of the ,chemical ,weapons    
,convention2  7#b7 the failure by the   
government of ,bashar al-,assad to sign 

and comply with the ,chemical ,weapons  
,convention clearly demonstrates a      
willful disregard of international norms
 on the use of chemical weapons2 and    
7#c7 if the ,government of ,syria does  
not sign and comply with the ,chemical  
,weapons ,convention within #de days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
resolution1 all elements of national    
power will be considered by the ,united 
,states ,government4  #c4 ,requirement  
for a ,syria strategy and building an   
international coalition  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #de days after the date
 of the enactment of this resolution1   
the ,president shall submit to ,congress
 a long-term strategy for ,syria1 while 
concurrently using all appropriate      
diplomatic tools to develop and secure  
commitments from the international      
community with the shared strategic     
interest of preventing the proliferation
 and use of ,syria's chemical weapons4  
7b7 ,elements of the ,strategy ,the     
strategy required under subsection 7a7  

shall include the following elements3   
7#a7 ,a statement of ,united ,states    
strategic goals in ,syria4  7#b7        
,specific objectives and benchmarks to  
be accomplished and a desired endstate4 
7#c7 ,a comprehensive review of current 
and planned ,united ,states diplomatic1 
political1 economic1 and military policy
 toward ,syria1 including-- 7,a7 the    
provision of all forms of assistance to 
the ,syrian ,supreme ,military ,council 
and other ,syrian entities opposed to   
the government of ,bashar al-,assad that
 have been properly and fully vetted and
 share common values and interests with 
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 the provision
 of all forms of assistance to the      
,syrian political opposition1 including 
the ,syrian ,opposition ,coalition2     
7,c7 efforts to isolate extremist and   
terrorist groups in ,syria to prevent   
their influence on the future           
transitional and permanent ,syrian      
governments2  7,d7 security coordination
 with allies and regional partners      

including ,israel1 ,jordan1 and ,turkey2
  7,e7 efforts to limit support from the
 ,government of ,iran and others for the
 ,syrian regime2  7,f7 planning for     
securing existing chemical1 biological1 
and other weapons supplies2  7,g7       
efforts to address the ongoing          
humanitarian challenges presented by    
#b1jjj1jjj ,syrian refugees in          
neighboring countries1 #d1ejj1jjj       
internally displaced persons in ,syria1 
and related humanitarian needs2 and     
7,h7 efforts to develop and secure      
commitments from the international      
community to prevent the proliferation  
and use of chemical weapons in ,syria4  
7c7 ,form ,the strategy required under  
subsection 7a7 may include a classified 
annex1 if necessary4