,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1 #bjae  
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,udall1 & ,mr4 ,murphy7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate reg>d+ ! ,syrian refugee crisis4 
,:]eas ! ,syrian conflict has driv5 m   
?an #g1ejj1jjj ,syrians to relocate )9  
,syria1 m ?an #d1jjj1jjj ,syrians to    
flee z refugees to neighbor+ c\ntries1 &
 hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,syrians to seek     
asylum 9 ,europe2 ,:]eas ,syria's       
neighbors are on ! front l9e ( ! crisis1
 & ,jordan1 ,turkey1 & ,lebanon 9       
p>ticul> are curr5tly ho/+ millions (   
refugees1 result+ 9 trem5d\s social &   
economic impacts2 ,:]eas ,europe is fac+
 its wor/ refugee crisis s9ce ,_w ,w>   
,,ii2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ! int]national    
community h a moral responsibility to   

provide assi/ance to ,syrian refugees1 z
 well z a national security int]e/ 9    
address+ bo? ! insecurity t is driv+    
,syrians f _! homes & ! spillov] effects
 f t conflict2 ,:]eas all memb]s ( !    
int]national community1 includ+ regional
 p[]s1 %\ld contribute sub/antially to !
 humanit>ian ef=t s z to avoid %ortfalls
 l ^? exp]i5c$ by ! ,_w ,food           
,programme1 :i* has be5 =c$ to r$uce its
 assi/ance to refugees2 ,:]eas !        
,european ,union has agre$ to resettle  
#abj1jjj ( ! refugees :o h rea*$        
frontl9e ,european nations--an important
 fir/ /ep 9 implem5t+ a compreh5sive    
,european refugee policy2 ,:]eas !      
,gov]nm5ts ( ,g]many & ,sw$51 among     
o!rs1 h %[n great g5]osity t[>ds ,syrian
 refugees2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t rema9s ! l>ge/ contributor to 
! humanit>ian ef=t 9 ,syria2 ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t w accept at lea/
 #aj1jjj ,syrian refugees next ye>1 m>k+
 a significant increase f !             
approximately #a1ejj admitt$ s9ce !     

conflict began2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t %\ld cont9ue to rigor\sly    
employ its exi/+ robu/ & ?or\gh scre5+  
process = refugees to effectively       
mitigate any pot5tial security ?reats3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
recognizes ! scale & complexity ( !     
,syrian refugee crisis & ! ne$ = !      
int]national community to "w toge!r to  
provide res\rces & capacity to aid      
refugees2  7#b7 recognizes ! g5]osity & 
humanit>ian commitm5t ( ,syria's        
neighbors :o h work$ to absorb ! va/    
majority ( refugees1 z well z !         
,european nations :o h made commitm5ts  
to %>e 9 ! refugee resettlem5t ef=t2    
7#c7 welcomes ! ,presid5t's decision to 
admit at lea/ #aj1jjj ,syrian refugees 9
 #bjaf1 & to increase ! ov]all numb] (  
refugees receiv$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
#he1jjj 9 #bjaf & #ajj1jjj 9 #bjag1 z an
 important cont9uation ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
humanit>ian ef=ts2 &  7#d7 recognizes t 
! refugee crisis is a symptom ( ! broad]
 conflict 9 ,syria1 ! p]secution (      

p]sons bas$ on id5tity gr\ps1 includ+   
,*ri/ians1 ,yezidis1 ,turkm51 & ,kurds1 
& in/ability 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & ,nor?   
,africa1 & t ef=ts to resolve ^?        
*all5ges are a necess>y compon5t ( any  
plan to address ! refugee crisis4