,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ejh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #b1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,himes 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1   
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4      
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4    
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4       
,ellison1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,c>ney1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4 ,pocan7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !        
,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld use !  
full au?ority ( 8 (fice to conv5e       
int]national negotiations int5d$ to /op 
! civil w> 9 ,syria4  ,:]eas1 z (       
,septemb] #bjae1 ! ,syrian civil w> has 
n[ la/$ m ?an #d ye>s1 result+ 9 ! dea?s
 ( m ?an #cjj1jjj p1 creat+ m ?an       
#d1ajj1jjj refugees1 & displac+ m ?an   

#g1fjj1jjj p )9 ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas !      
refugee crisis has be5 an imm5se &      
pot5tially de/abiliz+ *all5ge to !      
,middle ,ea/ region1 & is n[ affect+    
,europe & ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* h already
 sp5t billions 9 res\rces 9 humanit>ian 
assi/ance2 ,:]eas cont9u$ milit>y       
escalation1 includ+ ! introduction (    
milit>y equipm5t1 p]sonnel1 & air /rikes
 by ,russia1 z well z ! introduction ( !
 ,quds ,=ce ( ! ,iranian ,revolution>y  
,gu>d1 w fur!r ! deva/ation ( ! ,syrian 
populace1 exac]bate ! refugee crisis1 & 
risk pot5tially dang]\s un9t5d$ enc\nt]s
 betwe5 ! bellig]5ts2 ,:]eas ! curr5t   
,unit$ ,/ates /rategies to resolve !    
conflict & defeat ! ,islamic ,/ate (    
,iraq & ! ,levant 9 ,syria h n be5      
effective2 ,:]eas ?is includes ! milit>y
 /rategy to tra91 equip1 & support      
,syrian rebels1 z well z o!r ef=ts to   
remove ,presid5t al-,assad & ensure     
peace & /ability 9 ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,unit$ ,nations1 & !   
int]national community did attempt      

significant /eps to resolve ! conflict &
 transition to a new gov]nm5t 9 ,syria 9
 ! ,g5eva ,i ,conf]5ce on ,syria on     
,june #cj1 #bjab1 & ! ,g5eva ,,ii       
,conf]5ce on ,syria 9 ,janu>y & ,febru>y
 ( #bjad2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama
 & ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john ,k]ry made   
conc]t$ ef=ts on ,septemb] #bg1 #bjae1  
?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjae1 at ! ,unit$ 
,nations & ) _! ,russian c\nt]p>ts1     
,presid5t ,put9 & ,=eign ,m9i/] ,lavrov1
 to seek a negotiat$ solution to !      
conflict 9 ,syria1 :i* is 9 ! be/       
security & moral int]e/s ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 & ,:]eas ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john
 ,k]ry has foll[$ ^! diplomatic ef=ts by
 p>ticipat+ 9 ! mult9ational ,vi5na ,,ii
 talks on ! political resolution ( !    
,syrian conflict beg9n+ on ,octob] #cj1 
#bjae3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 calls on !       
,presid5t to conv5e int]national        
negotiations int5d$ to /op ! civil w> 9 
,syria1 :i* c & %\ld include fur!r      
pursu+ ! ,vi5na ,,ii ef=t2  7#b7 reque/s

 t ^! negotiations-- 7,a7 /abilize !    
c\ntry & provide = political *ange t[>ds
 a popul>ly support$1 acc\ntable ,syrian
 lead]%ip2  7,b7 implem5t imm$iate      
measures to protect1 & /em ! fl[ (1     
refugees f ,syria & provide = ! return (
 ^? :o h fl$2 &  7,c7 create a coord9at$
 int]national /rategy = ! defeat ( !    
,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & ! ,levant1 :i* 
is 9 ! be/ int]e/s ( all int]national   
p>ties2 &  7#c7 calls on ! o!r nations t
 h an int]e/ or involvem5t 9 ! region & 
conflict to jo9 ^! negotiations & commit
 to transition+ f ! curr5t al-,assad    
gov]nm5t & c\nt]+ ! ,islamic ,/ate (    
,iraq & ! ,levant4