,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,green of ,texas submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,expressing concern over the detention  
of ,austin ,tice1 and for other         
purposes4  ,whereas ,austin ,tice is a  
#cg-year-old veteran1 having served in  
the ,marine ,corps as an infantry       
officer1 a ,georgetown law student1 and 
a graduate of ,georgetown ,university1  
from ,houston1 ,texas2 ,whereas ,austin 
is an ,eagle ,scout1 ,national ,merit   
,scholarship finalist1 and eldest of    
seven children2 ,whereas ,austin was a  

contributing freelance journalist to    
,mc,clatchy ,newspapers1 the ,washington
 ,post and other media outlets and a    
recipient of the #bjab ,george ,polk    
,award for ,war ,reporting2 ,whereas1 in
 ,may #bjab1 ,austin crossed the        
,turkey-,syria border to report on the  
intensifying conflict in ,syria2        
,whereas1 on ,august #aa1 #bjab1 ,austin
 celebrated his #cast birthday in       
,darayaa1 ,syria2 ,whereas1 on ,august  
#ad1 #bjab1 ,austin departed for        
,beirut1 ,lebanon1 was detained at a    
checkpoint near ,damascus1 ,syria1 and  
contact with family1 friends1 and       
colleagues ceased2 ,whereas1 in late    
,september #bjab1 a video clip appeared 
on ,you,tube showing ,austin blindfolded
 and being prodded up a hillside by     
masked militants2 ,whereas in the more  
than #b1cjj days since ,austin's        
disappearance1 no group has claimed     
responsibility for his capture2 ,whereas
 the ,syrian government has never       
acknowledged detaining ,austin and has  

denied the same to ,austin's parents2   
,whereas officials of the ,united       
,states believe ,austin is alive and the
 government of ,bashar al-,assad or a   
group affiliated with it is holding him2
 ,whereas ,austin ,tice's parents1 ,marc
 and ,debra ,tice1 have been diligent in
 their efforts to find their son1       
repeatedly meeting with senior officials
 of the ,united ,states ,government1 the
 ,syrian government1 the ,united        
,nations1 and many others2 ,whereas the 
,tices have traveled to the ,middle     
,east multiple times1 most recently in  
,december #bjah1 seeking ,austin's safe 
release1 and ,debra ,tice spent four    
months living in ,damascus1 ,syria1 for 
the same purpose2 ,whereas the ,tices   
have partnered with ,reporters ,without 
,borders to launch campaigns with nearly
 #bgj newspapers and media              
organizations1 highlighting ,austin's   
case in their publications and on their 
websites2 ,whereas institutions and     
organizations including ,georgetown     

,university1 ,georgetown ,law ,center1  
the ,national ,press ,club1 the         
,committee to ,protect ,journalists1    
,mc,clatchy1 and the ,washington ,post  
have collaborated to raise and maintain 
public awareness of ,austin's detention2
 and ,whereas1 on ,november #ac1 #bjaf1 
,united ,states ,special ,presidential  
,envoy for ,hostage ,affairs1 ,robert   
,c4 ,o',brien1 said that the ,united    
,states ,government believes ,austin    
,tice is alive3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 expresses its ongoing concern      
regarding the capture of ,austin ,tice  
near ,damascus1 ,syria1 in ,august      
#bjab1 and his continuing detention2    
7#b7 encourages the ,department of      
,state1 the intelligence community1 and 
the interagency ,hostage ,recovery      
,fusion ,cell to jointly continue       
investigations and to pursue all        
possible information regarding ,austin's
 detention2  7#c7 encourages the        
,department of ,state and the ,special  

,presidential ,envoy for ,hostage       
,affairs to engage directly with        
officials of the ,syrian government to  
facilitate ,austin's safe release and   
return2  7#d7 encourages the ,department
 of ,state to work with foreign         
governments known to have diplomatic    
influence with the ,government of       
,syria2 and  7#e7 requests that the     
,department of ,state and the           
intelligence community continue to work 
with and inform ,congress and the family
 of ,austin ,tice regarding efforts to  
secure ,austin's safe release and return
 from detention in ,syria4