#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #ij  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas on ,august #be1  
#bjag1 the ,arakan ,rohingya ,salvation 
,army carried out attacks on ,government
 positions in the state of ,rakhine in  
,burma 7,rakhine ,state72 ,whereas in   
recent decades the ,rohingya people have
 lost1 through systematic discrimination
 by ,burmese national1 state and local  
authorities1 a range of civil and       
political rights1 including citizenship1
 and face barriers today such that they 
are mostly stateless peoples2 ,whereas  
since the ,august #be attacks1 ,burma's 
military and security forces1 as well as
 private mobs1 have carried out attacks 
resulting in over #fjj1jjj ,rohingya    
fleeing to ,bangladesh2 ,whereas        
,amnesty ,international described the   
attacks by stating that ,myanmar        
security forces are setting northern    
,rakhine ,state ablaze in a targeted    
campaign to push the ,rohingya people   
out of ,myanmar42 ,whereas the ,united  

,nations ,security ,council has called  
for an end to the violence and attacks2 
,whereas the ,united ,nations ,high     
,commissioner on ,human ,rights has said
 that the response by the military is   
grossly disproportionate and a textbook 
example of ethnic cleansing2 ,whereas   
,secretary of ,state ,rex ,tillerson has
 said1 ,this violence must stop1 this   
persecution must stop2 ,whereas under   
,burma's military-drafted constitution1 
the country's military and security     
services are not subject to civilian    
rule and only ,burma's                  
,commander-in-,chief1 ,min ,aung        
,hlaing1 can command troops to cease    
attacks impacting civilians in ,rakhine 
,state2 ,whereas ,burma's civilian      
,government1 led by ,aung ,san ,suu     
,kyi1 has not yet taken necessary steps 
to address the violence and should take 
further measures1 including to address  
the pervasive problem of hate speech2   
,whereas the ,united ,states            
acknowledges the democratic transition  

underway in ,burma1 maintains hope for  
further genuine democratic reforms1 and 
expects ,burma's elected officials to   
take action to prevent violence and     
secure rights2 ,whereas the ,advisory   
,commission on ,rakhine ,state 7,rakhine
 ,commission7 examined1 beginning in    
#bjaf1 the underlying tensions in       
,rakhine ,state and made a series of    
recommendations including a wide range  
of suggestions and policy changes       
dealing with humanitarian aid1          
citizenship1 reconciliation1 and peace2 
,whereas the ,rakhine ,commission       
stated1 ,while ,myanmar has every right 
to defend its own territory1 a highly   
militarized response is unlikely to     
bring peace to the area4 ,what is needed
 is a calibrated approach--one that     
combines political1 developmental1      
security and human rights responses to  
ensure that violence does not escalate  
and inter-communal tensions are kept    
under control42 ,whereas the ,united    
,nations estimates that #dcd million in 

humanitarian assistance will be needed  
to provide life-sustaining support to   
#a1bjj1jjj people1 both refugees and    
host communities1 in the first few      
months of this crisis2 and ,whereas the 
,united ,states is providing an initial 
#cb million in humanitarian assistance  
to address the urgent needs of ,rohingya
 fleeing violence from ,rakhine ,state  
into ,bangladesh1 as well as the needs  
of internally displaced persons in      
,rakhine ,state and host communities in 
,bangladesh3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that ,congress-- 7#a7 condemns the     
attacks against civilians by ,burma's   
military and security forces and calls  
on ,burma's ,commander-in-,chief1 ,min  
,aung ,hlaing1 to immediately end all   
attacks against civilians in the state  
of ,rakhine in ,burma2  7#b7 expresses  
deepest appreciation to the ,government 
of ,bangladesh for providing refuge to  
those fleeing violence and attacks2     
7#c7 condemns the attacks by the ,arakan
 ,rohingya ,salvation ,army and the     

violence in ,rakhine and ,rohingya      
communities1 but warns that these       
attacks do not justify the unrestrained 
response by ,burmese military and       
security forces that has resulted in    
severe human rights violations1         
murderous ethnic cleansing1 and         
atrocities against civilians2  7#d7     
calls on ,burma's ,government1 led by   
,aung ,san ,suu ,kyi1 and the ,burmese  
military and security forces to work    
constructively to implement the         
recommendations of the ,advisory        
,commission on ,rakhine ,state1         
including those relating to justice1    
reconciliation1 humanitarian aid1 and   
citizenship2  7#e7 calls on ,burma's    
,government and its military and        
security services to allow unimpeded    
humanitarian access to refugees and     
internally displaced persons2  7#f7     
urges support and access for the ,united
 ,nations ,fact ,finding ,mission to    
,burma2  7#g7 calls on ,burma's military
 and ,government to allow refugees to   

voluntarily return to ,burma in a manner
 consistent with internationally        
recognized principles of human rights   
and refugee protection and to change    
laws and policies that have contributed 
to insecurity in the state of ,rakhine2 
and  7#h7 calls on the ,president of the
 ,united ,states to impose sanctions on 
members of the ,burmese military and    
security forces who are responsible for 
human rights abuses4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,december #f1      
#bjag4;,clerk4