,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4   
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania 7=    
himself & ,mr4 ,k9z+]7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,condemn+ ! s5seless      
attacks on hospitals & m$ical p]sonnel 9
 ,syria1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas heal?
 facilities & m$ical work]s are         
sy/ematically t>get$ 9 ,syria2 ,:]eas   
s9ce #bjaa1 !re h be5 m ?an #eej attacks
 on m$ical facilities 9 ,syria & m ?an  
#hij m$ical p]sonnel1 includ+ #bej      
volunte]s f ! ,syrian ,civil ,def5se1   
also kn[n z ! ,:ite ,helmets2 ,:]eas    
,physicians = ,human ,rights reports t  
#ij p]c5t ( ! attacks aga9/ hospitals & 
m$ical p]sonnel 7 conduct$ by !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,syria & ! ,russian         
,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,syria &
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation delib]ately &     
/rategically t>get m$ical facilitates & 
fir/ respond]s to maximize casualties2  

,:]eas ,unit$ ,nations ,secret>y-,g5]al 
,antnio ,gut]res /at$1 ,^! attacks are  
evid5ce ( a broad] tr5d3 p>ties to      
conflict are treat+ hospitals & heal?   
cl9ics z t>gets1 r ?an respect+ !m z    
sanctu>ies42 ,:]eas !re are specific    
obligations "u int]national humanit>ian 
law to respect & protect1 9 situations (
 arm$ conflict1 m$ical p]sonnel &       
humanit>ian p]sonnel exclusively engag$ 
9 m$ical duties1 _! means ( transport & 
equipm5t1 & hospitals & o!r m$ical      
facilities2 ,:]eas !re is an obligation 
"u int]national humanit>ian law to      
di/+ui% betwe5 civilian populations &   
combatants1 & ! prohibition aga9/       
indiscrim9ate attacks1 & ! obligations  
to d ev]y?+ feasible to v]ify t !       
objectives to be attack$ are nei!r      
civilians nor civilian objects & are n  
subject to special protection1 includ+  
m$ical p]sonnel1 _! means ( transport & 
equipm5t1 & hospitals & o!r m$ical      
facilities2 ,:]eas "u int]national      
humanit>ian law1 p]sons engag$ 9 m$ical 

activities %all n be compell$ to p]=m   
acts or to c>ry out "w contr>y to !     
rules ( m$ical e?ics or to o!r m$ical   
rules design$ = ! b5efit ( ! w\nd$ & !  
sick2 ,:]eas ^! acts ( viol5ce1 attacks1
 & ?reats aga9/ m$ical p]sonnel &       
humanit>ian p]sonnel exclusively engag$ 
9 m$ical duties1 _! means ( transport & 
equipm5t1 z well z hospitals & o!r      
m$ical facilities1 & ob/ruct+ ! deliv]y 
( humanit>ian assi/ance1 includ+ m$ical 
assi/ance1 may exac]bate ongo+ arm$     
conflicts & und]m9e ! ef=ts ( m$ical    
p]sonnel & humanit>ian p]sonnel2 ,:]eas 
! ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil     
adopt$ ,resolution #bbhf on ,may #c1    
#bjaf1 :i* dem&s t1 all p>ties to arm$  
conflict fully comply ) _! obligation "u
 int]national law1 includ+ int]national 
human rights law1 z applicable1 &       
int]national humanit>ian law ''' to     
ensure ! respect & protection ( all     
m$ical p]sonnel & humanit>ian p]sonnel  
exclusively engag$ 9 m$ical duties1 _!  
means ( transport & equipm5t1 z well z  

hospitals & o!r m$ical facilities2      
,:]eas any delib]ate attack on civilians
 9 ,syria by all p>ties con/itutes a    
major violation ( int]national law &    
und]m9es ef=ts to /op ! blood%$ & rea* a
 la/+1 int]nationally negotiat$ peace   
?r\gh ! ,g5eva & ,vi5na process2 &      
,:]eas ! rate ( attacks p]petrat$ on    
heal?c>e p]sonnel h cont9u$ to increase 
dramatically3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns 
! s5seless attacks on hospitals1 m$ical 
p]sonnel1 & em]g5cy respond]s by !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,syria & ! ,russian         
,f$]ation2  7#b7 calls on all p>ties    
to-- 7,a7 end ! attacks on m$ical       
facilities2  7,b7 cease t>get+ m$ical   
work]s2 &  7,c7 all[ unh9d]$ m$ical     
assi/ance1 humanit>ian assi/ance1 &     
m$ical evacuation ( urg5t cases to      
besieg$ & h>d to rea* areas2  7#c7 calls
 on ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to "w ) !       
int]national community to conduct full1 
prompt1 imp>tial1 & effective           
inve/igations ( violations (            

int]national humanit>ian law relat$ to !
 protection ( ! w\nd$ & sick1 m$ical    
p]sonnel1 & humanit>ian p]sonnel        
exclusively engag$ 9 m$ical duties1 _!  
means ( transport & equipm5t1 z well z  
hospitals & o!r m$ical facilities 9 arm$
 conflict1 &1 :]e appropriate1 take     
action aga9/ ^? ) a view to re9=ce      
prev5tive measures1 ensur+              
acc\ntability1 & address+ ! grievances (
 victims 9 ,syria2 &  7#d7 reque/s !    
,(fice ( ,u4,s4 ,=eign ,disa/]          
,assi/ance to conduct a feasibility /udy
 on ! con/ruction ( und]gr\nd =tifi$    
facilities = ! protection ( !           
individuals describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74