,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj,ms4 
,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4   
,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4      
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1     
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 &  
,mr4 ,rask97 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ t>get$ 
t]rori/ attacks aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,sikh1 
,h9du1 & o!r religi\s m9ority           
communities 9 ,afghani/an & support+    
refugee protection = ,sikhs & ,h9dus 9  
,afghani/an 9 recognition ( ! sy/ematic 
religi\s p]secution1 discrim9ation1 &   
exi/5tial dang] fac$ by ! memb]s ( ^!   
communities4  ,:]eas ,sikhs & ,h9dus are
 indig5\s b endang]$ m9orities 9        
,afghani/an1 numb]+ approximately #gjj  

out ( a community t rec5tly includ$ ov] 
#h1jjj memb]s2 ,:]eas memb]s ( !        
,islamic ,/ate-,khorasan1 ! ,islamic    
,/ate ( ,iraq & ! ,levant 7,,isil7      
affiliate 9 ,afghani/an1 attack$ a ,sikh
 temple 9 ,kabul1 ,afghani/an1 on ,m>*  
#be1 #bjbj1 kill+ #be wor%ip]s1 includ+ 
,tanya ,kaur1 a f\r-ye>-old girl2 ,:]eas
 ,islamic ,/ate-,khorasan militants made
 fur!r attempts on ! lives ( ! survivors
 be=e & aft] ! fun]al c]emony held = !  
victims2 ,:]eas ! ,islamic              
,/ate-,khorasan claim$ responsibility = 
a suicide bomb+ 9 ,jalalabad1           
,afghani/an1 on ,july #a1 #bjah1 :i*    
took ! lives ( #ai p1 includ+ mo/ ( !   
s5ior lead]%ip ( ! ,sikh & ,h9du        
communities 9 ,afghani/an1 :o _h        
assembl$ to meet ! ,afghan ,presid5t2   
,:]eas ^! acts ( viol5ce foll[ a great] 
patt]n ( t>get$ viol5ce aga9/ ,sikhs1   
,h9dus1 & o!r religi\s m9orities 9      
,afghani/an 9 rec5t ye>s2 ,:]eas !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,unit$ ,/ates       
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  

,fre$om h docum5t$ sy/emic discrim9ation
 aga9/ ,sikhs & ,h9dus 9 ,afghani/an1   
includ+ re/rictions on religi\s         
practices1 illegal seizure ( prop]ty1 ! 
inability to s5d _! *ildr5 to public    
s*ools due to h>assm5t1 judicial bias   
aga9/ religi\s m9orities1 &             
con/itutional limitations on ! political
 rights ( religi\s m9orities2 ,:]eas !  
=m] ,taliban-l$ gov]nm5t r\t9ely        
p]secut$ & discrim9at$ aga9/ ! ,afghan  
,sikh community1 re/rict+ _! fun]al     
rites & =c+ ! community to publicly     
id5tify !mselves by we>+ yell[ armb&s2 &
 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
has propos$ resettl+ up to #ah1jjj      
refugees pursuant to section #bjg ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 = fiscal ye> #bjbj1 9  
contra/ to ! ,obama adm9i/ration's      
proposal ( #aaj1jjj refugees = fiscal   
ye> #bjaf3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses conc]n
 = ! safety ( ,sikhs & ,h9dus 9         
,afghani/an2  7#b7 condemns all t]rori/ 

attacks1 religi\s p]secution1 &         
discrim9ation aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,sikh &  
,h9du religi\s m9ority communities 9    
,afghani/an2  7#c7 recognizes t memb]s (
 ! ,sikh & ,h9du communities face       
exi/5tial dang] 9 ,afghani/an2 &  7#d7  
supports resettl+ ,sikhs & ,h9dus f     
,afghani/an 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,refugee ,admissions      
,program pursuant to section #bjg ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg74