,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ecg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjai,mr4  
,h>d] ( ,cali=nia submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ,unit$ ,/ates    
policy recogniz+ ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide4  
,:]eas ! ,ottoman ,empire committ$ !    
crime ( g5ocide aga9/ ! ,assyrian p1    
kill+ at lea/ #cjj1jjj innoc5t          
,assyrians dur+ ! "t ( ! ,fir/ ,_w ,w>2 
,:]eas ,raphael ,lemk91 :o co9$ ! t]m   
g5ocide 9 #aidd1 drew on ! hi/ory ( !   
,assyrian ,g5ocide 9 8 sem9al "w t guid$
 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,conv5tion on !      
,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ,g5ocide2      
,:]eas ! ,elie ,wiesel ,g5ocide &       
,atrocities ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjah     
7,public ,law #aae-dda7 e/abli%es t     
atrocities prev5tion repres5ts a ,unit$ 
,/ates national int]e/1 & affirms t x is
 ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pursue a 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t-wide /rategy to 

id5tify1 prev5t1 & respond to ! risk (  
atrocities by /r5g!n+ diplomatic        
response & ! effective use ( =eign      
assi/ance to support appropriate        
transitional ju/ice measures1 includ+   
crim9al acc\ntability1 = pa/ atrocities2
 ,:]eas ! resili5ce & endurance ( !     
,assyrian p is /ill comm5dable &        
praisewor?y1 despite be+ victims ( an   
e?nocide t is be+ cont9u$ by ! ,islamic 
,/ate2 ,:]eas ,am]ican families cont9ue 
to feel ! effects ( ! ,assyrian         
,g5ocide1 includ+ families t h nev] be5 
reunit$ s9ce2 ,:]eas recognition &      
commemoration ( a g5ocide is critical to
 ef=ts to prev5t bo? future g5ocides &  
fur!r h>m to ! gr\p ^u :i* ! g5ocide 0  
committ$2 & ,:]eas ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide 
rema9s unrecogniz$ by _m c\ntries &     
organizations across ! globe1 includ+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t x 
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7#a7 
commemorate ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide ?r\gh  
(ficial recognition & remembrance2  7#b7

 reject ef=ts to enli/1 engage1 or      
o!rwise associate ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t ) d5ial ( ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide
 or any o!r g5ocide2  7#c7 call ^u !    
,republic ( ,turkey to (ficially        
recognize ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide2 &  7#d7 
enc\rage education & public und]/&+ ( ! 
facts ( ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide1 includ+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates role 9 ! humanit>ian      
relief ef=t1 & ! relevance ( ! ,assyrian
 ,g5ocide to mod]n-day crimes aga9/     
humanity4