,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ij  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #g1 #bjag,mr4 ,crowley 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,chabot7 submitted the 
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,condemning ethnic        
cleansing of the ,rohingya and calling  
for an end to the attacks in and an     
immediate restoration of humanitarian   
access to the state of ,rakhine in      
,burma4  ,whereas1 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 with the support of the ,burmese 
,government1 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 taken necessary steps to  
address the violence and should take    
further measures2 ,whereas the          
international community had high hopes  
for ,burma's elected ,government and    
expected that elected officials 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   
militarised 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 and ,whereas the ,united
 ,states is providing an initial        
#cb1jjj1jjj 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   
security services 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 ,army1 but warns  
that these attacks do not justify the   
unrestrained response 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 without    
undue restriction and to change laws and

 policies that have contributed to      
insecurity in the state of ,rakhine2 and
  7#h7 calls on the ,president to impose
 sanctions on those responsible for     
human rights abuses1 including members  
of ,burma's military and security       
services4