#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,that it is the sense of  
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,peshmerga of 
the ,kurdistan ,region of ,iraq have    
been one of the most effective fighting 
forces in the military campaign against 
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and        
al-,sham 7,,isis72  7#b7 the ,islamic   
,state of ,iraq and al-,sham poses an   
acute threat to the ,iraqi people and   
territorial integrity of ,iraq1         
including the ,kurdistan ,region of     
,iraq1 and the security and stability of
 the ,middle ,east2  7#c7 the severe    
budget shortfalls faced by both the     
,government of ,iraq and the ,kurdistan 
,regional ,government are hindering the 
stability of ,iraq and have the         
potential to undermine long-term efforts
 to bring about the sustainable defeat  
of the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and     
al-,sham2  7#d7 the #dae1jjj1jjj pledged
 by the ,united ,states ,government to  
the ,kurdish ,peshmerga in ,april of    

#bjaf1 in coordination with the         
,government of ,iraq1 in addition to the
 #fe1jjj1jjj already provided from the  
,iraq ,train and ,equip ,fund1 should   
remain a priority for the ,united       
,states as part of the continued support
 for ,iraqi ,security ,forces1 including
 the ,peshmerga1 in the fight against   
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and        
al-,sham2  7#e7 the ,peshmerga should   
receive all weapons and equipment that  
the ,united ,states1 by1 with1 and      
through the ,government of ,iraq1 agrees
 to provide in an expeditious and in a  
timely manner2  7#f7 it should be the   
policy of the ,united ,states to        
support1 within the framework of the    
,iraq ,constitution1 ,iraqi ,security   
,forces1 the ,kurdish ,peshmerga in     
,iraq1 ,sunni tribal forces1 and other  
local security forces1 including        
threatened ethnic and religious minority
 groups1 in the campaign against the    
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and al-,sham2  
7#g7 ensuring the safe resettlement and 

reintegration of ethnic and religious   
minorities1 including ,christians 7among
 them ,assyrian1 ,chaldean1 ,syriac1    
,armenian1 ,evangelical1 ,antiochian and
 ,greek ,orthodox1 ,maronite1 ,melkite1 
and ,roman ,catholic communities71      
,yezidis1 ,turkmen1 ,shi'a1 ,shabak1    
,sabaean-,mandeans1 and ,kaka'i1 among  
others1 including victims of genocide1  
into their homelands in ,iraq1 including
 the ,ninevah ,plain1 is a critical     
component toward achieving a safe1      
secure1 and sovereign ,iraq2  7#h7 the  
,peshmerga require equipment that will  
allow them to defend themselves and     
their coalition advisers against the    
increased use of vehicle-borne          
improvised explosive devices by the     
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and al-,sham2  
7#i7 the ,peshmerga are vital partners  
in the fight against the ,islamic ,state
 of ,iraq and al-,sham2 and  7#aj7 in   
coordination with the ,government of    
,iraq1 the ,united ,states will endeavor
 to increase assistance to ,iraqi       

,kurdish ,forces to enhance their combat
 medicine and logistical capabilities1  
to defend internally displaced persons  
and refugees1 and to defend the         
,peshmerga and their coalition advisers4
  ,passed the ,senate ,july #ad1        
#bjaf4,secretary