,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4  
,zeldin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kustoff  
of ,tennessee7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules  ,,resolution      
,providing for the consideration of the 
bill 7,h4,r4 #ccf7 to make improvements 
to certain defense and security         
assistance provisions and to authorize  
the appropriation of funds to ,israel1  
to reauthorize the ,united              
,states-,jordan ,defense ,cooperation   
,act of #bjae1 and to halt the wholesale
 slaughter of the ,syrian people1 and   
for other purposes4  ,that immediately  
upon adoption of this resolution1 the   
,house shall proceed to the             
consideration in the ,house of the bill 
7,h4,r4 #ccf7 to make improvements to   
certain defense and security assistance 
provisions and to authorize the         
appropriation of funds to ,israel1 to   
reauthorize the ,united ,states-,jordan 

,defense ,cooperation ,act of #bjae1 and
 to halt the wholesale slaughter of the 
,syrian people1 and for other purposes4 
,all points of order against            
consideration of the bill are waived4   
,the amendment described in section #b  
of this resolution shall be considered  
as adopted4 ,the bill1 as amended1 shall
 be considered as read4 ,all points of  
order against provisions in the bill1 as
 amended1 are waived4 ,the previous     
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill1 as amended1 and on any     
further amendment thereto to final      
passage without intervening motion      
except3 7#a7 one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the ,majority 
,leader and the ,minority ,leader or    
their respective designees2 and 7#b7 one
 motion to recommit with or without     
instructions4  #b4 ,the amendment       
referred to in the first section is an  
amendment to ,h4,r4 #ccf to add at the  
end of the bill the following3  #djf4   
,clarification of deadline for report on

 establishing an enterprise fund for    
,jordan ,for purposes of section        
#bje7;a71 the term establishment of the 
,united ,states ,development ,finance   
,corporation means the end of the       
transition period1 as defined in section
 #adfa of the ,better ,utilization of   
,investments ,leading to ,development   
,act of #bjah 7division ,f of ,public   
,law #aae-bed74  #djg4 ,form of report  
on the cooperation of the ,united       
,states and ,israel with respect to     
countering unmanned aerial systems ,the 
report required under section #abc7;d7  
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but may include a classified annex4    
#djh4 ,sense of ,congress on withdrawals
 of ,united ,states forces from ,syria  
and ,afghanistan  7a7 ,findings         
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,the foreign terrorist organization
 al ,qaeda1 responsible for the attacks 
of ,september #aa1 #bjja1 maintains a   
presence in ,afghanistan4  7#b7 ,the    
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and al ,sham1  

better known by its acronym ,,isis1     
flourished in the chaos unleashed by the
 civil war in ,syria and at one point   
controlled extensive territory in ,iraq 
and ,syria4  7#c7 ,al ,qaeda1 ,,isis1   
and their affiliates have murdered      
thousands of innocent civilians4  7#d7  
,al ,qaeda1 ,,isis1 and their affiliates
 have proven resilient and have         
regrouped when the ,united ,states and  
its partners have withdrawn from the    
fight against them4  7b7 ,sense of      
,congress ,congress-- 7#a7 acknowledges 
that the ,united ,states military and   
our partners have made significant      
progress in the campaign against al     
,qaeda and the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq 
and al ,sham 7,,isis71 and honors the   
contributions and sacrifice of the      
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces who have served on the front    
lines of this fight2  7#b7 recognizes   
the continuing threat to the homeland   
and our allies posed by al ,qaeda and   
,,isis1 which maintain an ability to    

operate in ,syria and ,afghanistan2     
7#c7 expresses concern that ,iran has   
supported the ,taliban in ,afghanistan  
and ,hizballah and the ,assad regime in 
,syria1 and has sought to frustrate     
diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts 
in these two countries2  7#d7 recognizes
 the positive role the ,united ,states  
and its partners have played in ,syria  
and ,afghanistan fighting terrorist     
groups1 countering ,iranian aggression1 
deterring the further use of chemical   
weapons1 and protecting human rights2   
7#e7 warns that a precipitous withdrawal
 of ,united ,states forces from the     
ongoing fight against these groups1     
without effective1 countervailing       
efforts to secure gains in ,syria and   
,afghanistan1 could allow terrorists to 
regroup1 destabilize critical regions1  
and create vacuums that could be filled 
by ,iran or ,russia1 to the detriment of
 ,united ,states interests and those of 
our allies2  7#f7 recognizes that al    
,qaeda and ,,isis pose a global threat1 

which merits increased international    
contributions to the counterterrorism1  
diplomatic1 and stabilization efforts   
underway in ,syria and ,afghanistan2    
7#g7 recognizes that diplomatic efforts 
to secure peaceful1 negotiated solutions
 to the conflicts in ,syria and         
,afghanistan are necessary to long-term 
stability and counterterrorism efforts  
in the ,middle ,east and ,south ,asia2  
7#h7 acknowledges the progress made by  
,special ,representative ,khalilzad in  
his efforts to promote reconciliation in
 ,afghanistan2  7#i7 calls upon the     
,administration to conduct a thorough   
review of the military and diplomatic   
strategies in ,syria and ,afghanistan1  
including an assessment of the risk that
 withdrawal from those countries could  
strengthen the power and influence of   
,russia and ,iran in the ,middle ,east  
and ,south ,asia and undermine          
diplomatic efforts toward negotiated1   
peaceful solutions2  7#aj7 requests that
 the ,administration1 as part of this   

review1 solicit the views of ,israel1   
our regional partners1 and other key    
troop-contributing nations in the fight 
against al ,qaeda and ,,isis2  7#aa7    
reiterates support for international    
diplomatic efforts to facilitate        
peaceful1 negotiated resolutions to the 
ongoing conflicts in ,syria and         
,afghanistan on terms that respect the  
rights of innocent civilians and deny   
safe havens to terrorists2  7#ab7 calls 
upon the ,administration to pursue a    
strategy that sets the conditions for   
the long-term defeat of al ,qaeda and   
,,isis1 as well as the protection of    
regional partners and allies1 while     
ensuring that ,iran cannot dominate the 
region or threaten ,israel2  7#ac7      
encourages close collaboration between  
the ,executive ,branch and the          
,legislative ,branch to ensure          
continuing strong1 bipartisan support   
for ,united ,states military operations 
in ,syria and ,afghanistan2 and  7#ad7  
calls upon the ,administration to       

certify that conditions have been met   
for the enduring defeat of al ,qaeda and
 ,,isis before initiating any           
significant withdrawal of ,united       
,states forces from ,syria or           
,afghanistan4  7c7 ,rule of construction
 ,nothing in this section shall be      
construed as a declaration of war or an 
authorization of the use of military    
force4  4  #c4 ,clause #a7;c7 of rule   
,,xix shall not apply to the            
consideration of ,h4,r4 #ccf4