,,iia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #bb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( 
,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aj1     
#bjac,mr4 ,man*9 7= himself & ,ms4      
,heitkamp7 introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t      
resolution2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations      
,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,to promote a      
diplomatic solution 9 ,syria1 & = o!r   
purposes4  ,:]eas ! use ( *emical       
weapons by ! gov]nm5t ( ,ba%> al-,assad 
aga9/ civilians 9 ,syria1 includ+ on    
,augu/ #ba1 #bjac1 9 ! ,damascus        
suburbs1 is an abhorr5t act & a s]i\s   
violation ( int]national norms & ! laws 
( w>2 ,:]eas ! goal ( ! ,conv5tion on ! 
,prohibition ( ! ,developm5t1           
,production1 ,/ockpil+ & use ( ,*emical 
,weapons & on _! ,de/ruction1 done at   
,p>is ,janu>y #ac1 #aiic 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,*emical ,weapons ,conv5tion71 to   
elim9ate an entire category ( weapons ( 
mass de/ruction by prohibit+ !          
developm5t1 production1 acquisition1    
/ockpil+1 ret5tion1 transf]1 or use (   

*emical weapons by ,/ates ,p>ties is 9 !
 int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !           
int]national community2 & ,:]eas x is 9 
! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
exhau/ all diplomatic options & to build
 a robu/ coalition ( int]national p>tn]s
 to prev5t ! prolif]ation & use (       
*emical weapons 9 ,syria3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x #a4 ,title ,?is jo9t resolution may  
be cit$ z ! ,*emical ,weapons ,control &
 ,acc\ntability ,resolution ( #bjac4    
#b4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates t-- 7#a7 ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,syria mu/ become a signatory to !      
,*emical ,weapons ,conv5tion & take     
concrete /eps to comply ) ! t]ms &      
conditions ( ! ,*emical ,weapons        
,conv5tion2  7#b7 ! failure by !        
gov]nm5t ( ,ba%> al-,assad to sign &    
comply ) ! ,*emical ,weapons ,conv5tion 
cle>ly demon/rates a willful disreg>d ( 
int]national norms on ! use ( *emical   
weapons2 &  7#c7 if ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,syria
 does n sign & comply ) ! ,*emical      
,weapons ,conv5tion )9 #de days aft] !  

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is resolution1 all 
elem5ts ( national p[] w be consid]$ by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4  #c4         
,requirem5t = a ,syria /rategy & build+ 
an int]national coalition  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is resolution1 ! ,presid5t  
%all submit to ,congress a long-t]m     
/rategy = ,syria1 :ile concurr5tly us+  
all appropriate diplomatic tools to     
develop & secure commitm5ts f !         
int]national community ) ! %>$ /rategic 
int]e/ ( prev5t+ ! prolif]ation & use ( 
,syria's *emical weapons4  7b7 ,elem5ts 
( ! ,/rategy ,! /rategy requir$ "u      
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+    
elem5ts3 7#a7 ,a /atem5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 /rategic goals 9 ,syria4  7#b7         
,specific objectives & b5*m>ks to be    
accompli%$ & a desir$ end/ate4  7#c7 ,a 
compreh5sive review ( curr5t & plann$   
,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic1 political1    
economic1 & milit>y policy t[>d ,syria1 
includ+-- 7,a7 ! provision ( all =ms (  
assi/ance to ! ,syrian ,supreme ,milit>y

 ,c\ncil & o!r ,syrian entities oppos$  
to ! gov]nm5t ( ,ba%> al-,assad t h be5 
prop]ly & fully vett$ & %>e common      
values & int]e/s ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7,b7 ! provision ( all =ms ( assi/ance  
to ! ,syrian political opposition1      
includ+ ! ,syrian ,opposition           
,coalition2  7,c7 ef=ts to isolate      
extremi/ & t]rori/ gr\ps 9 ,syria to    
prev5t _! influ5ce on ! future          
transitional & p]man5t ,syrian          
gov]nm5ts2  7,d7 security coord9ation ) 
allies & regional p>tn]s includ+        
,israel1 ,jordan1 & ,turkey2  7,e7 ef=ts
 to limit support f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran 
& o!rs = ! ,syrian regime2  7,f7 plann+ 
= secur+ exi/+ *emical1 biological1 &   
o!r weapons supplies2  7,g7 ef=ts to    
address ! ongo+ humanit>ian *all5ges    
pres5t$ by #b1jjj1jjj ,syrian refugees 9
 neighbor+ c\ntries1 #d1ejj1jjj         
int]nally displac$ p]sons 9 ,syria1 &   
relat$ humanit>ian ne$s2 &  7,h7 ef=ts  
to develop & secure commitm5ts f !      
int]national community to prev5t !      

prolif]ation & use ( *emical weapons 9  
,syria4  7c7 ,=m ,! /rategy requir$ "u  
subsection 7a7 may include a classifi$  
annex1 if necess>y4