,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1 #bjah
 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
report on the ,united ,states strategy  
in ,syria1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,report on ,united ,states strategy in  
,syria  7a7 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3 7#a7 ,more than 
#ejj1jjj people have died in the        
conflict in ,syria4  7#b7 ,between tens 
and hundreds of people continue to die  
in the conflict every day1 requiring    
concerted1 clear1 and urgent leadership 
from the ,united ,states to end it4     
7#c7 ,the humanitarian and refugee      
crises caused by the conflict are the   
largest the world has seen since ,world 
,war ,,ii1 and there remains a shortfall
 of more than #e1jjj1jjj1jjj in         
humanitarian assistance in connection   
with the conflict4  7#d7 ,the ,united   

,states has spent #ad1jjj1jjj1jjj to    
defeat the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and 
,syria 7,,isis7 and now needs a plan to 
secure that victory4  7#e7 ,partner     
forces in ,syria stood toe to toe with  
the ,united ,states and a coalition of  
#ge nations and international           
organizations in the fight to defeat the
 ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria1   
and those partner forces now need       
assistance in re-establishing essential 
services in their hometowns in ,syria4  
7#f7 ,terrorists connected to al        
,qaeda-,syria and the ,islamic ,state of
 ,iraq and ,syria still have a presence 
in the border regions of ,syria and     
neighboring territories4  7#g7 ,the     
horrors of conflict in ,syria continue  
to enable terrorist groups to develop   
and thrive1 which could one day lead to 
a new threat similar to the ,islamic    
,state of ,iraq and ,syria if ignored4  
7#h7 ,proxies for ,iran have expanded   
their presence in southern ,syria1      
threatening ,united ,states interests in

 the region1 including ,american        
personnel and installations1 as well as 
,israel and other ,united ,states allies
 in the region4  7#i7 ,the strength of  
the ,united ,states has been built on a 
system of internationally accepted norms
 that include the basic right of all    
people to work toward a prosperous life1
 lived out with dignity and respect4    
7#aj7 ,the international community has  
often repeated never again after crimes 
against humanity and genocides1 and now 
finds it time to put that commitment    
into action4  7b7 ,report on ,united    
,states strategy in ,syria  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #fj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall submit to ,congress
 a report that sets forth a detailed    
description of the strategy of the      
,united ,states in ,syria1 as required  
by section #abba of the ,national       
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ia74    
7#b7 ,form ,the report required by      

paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7c7 ,limitation on   
use of certain amounts ,of the amounts  
available to carry out section #abji of 
the ,carl ,levin and ,howard ,p4 ,buck  
,mc,keon ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bia7 as of the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 not 
more than #ff percent of such amounts   
may be obligated or expended for that   
purpose after that date under the date  
of the submittal to ,congress of the    
report required by subsection 7b74