,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #efg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4   
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 & ,mr4 ,graham7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,cl>ify+ t x is 
,unit$ ,/ates policy to recognize       
,israel's sov]eignty ov] ! ,golan       
,heights4  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t--
  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,on ,septemb] #a1 #aige1 ,presid5t 
,g]ald ,=d provid$ a diplomatic         
assurance to ,israel t ! ,u4,s4 w       
support ! position t an ov]all settlem5t
 ) ,syria 9 ! framework ( a peace       
agreem5t mu/ assure ,israel's security f
 attack f ! ,golan ,heights & x w give  
great weight to ,israel's position t any
 peace agreem5t ) ,syria mu/ be pr$icat$
 on ,israel rema9+ on ! ,golan ,heights4
  7#b7 ,9 ,octob] #aiia1 ,secret>y (    
,/ate ,james ,bak] provid$ a diplomatic 
assurance to ,israel t ! ,unit$ ,/ates  

cont9ues to /& beh9d ! assurance giv5 by
 ,presid5t ,=d to ,prime ,m9i/] ,rab9 on
 ,septemb] #a1 #aige4  7#c7 ,iran has   
us$ ! w> 9 ,syria to e/abli% a long-t]m 
milit>y pres5ce 9 ! ,levant1 to attack  
,israel f across ! ,golan ,heights1 & to
 create t]ritorial corridors t all[ x to
 provide arms to its troops & t]rori/   
proxies4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,israel's     
security f attacks f ,syria & ,lebanon  
_c be assur$ )\t ,israeli sov]eignty ov]
 ! ,golan ,heights2 &  7#b7 9 light (   
new realities on ! gr\nd1 includ+       
,iran's pres5ce 9 ,syria-- 7,a7 x is    
unreali/ic to expect t ! outcome ( a    
peace agreem5t betwe5 ,israel & ,syria w
 be an ,israeli )drawal f ! ,golan      
,heights2 &  7,b7 x is reali/ic to      
expect t any peace agreem5t betwe5      
,israel & ,syria w only be a*iev$ on !  
basis ( ,israel rema9+ on ! ,golan      
,heights2 &  7#c7 x is 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 national security int]e/ to ensure t-- 
7,a7 ,israel reta9s control ( ! ,golan  

,heights2 &  7,b7 ! ,syrian regime (    
,ba%> al-,assad faces diplomatic &      
geopolitical consequ5ces = its kill+ (  
civilians1 ! e?nic cleans+ ( ,arab      
,sunnis1 & ! use ( weapons ( mass       
de/ruction4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( ,unit$      
,/ates policy ,x %all be ! policy ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to recognize       
,israel's sov]eignty ov] ! ,golan       
,heights2 &  7#b7 to promote & conduct  
jo9t projects ) ,israel on ! ,golan     
,heights1 includ+ projects-- 7,a7 9     
basic & appli$ sci5tific fields2  7,b7 9
 indu/rial rese>* & developm5t2 &  7,c7 
9 /rategic & appli$ rese>* (            
agricultural problems4  #d4 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,any ref]5ce to ,israel 9   
any exi/+ or future ,act ( ,congress    
relat+ to appropriations or =eign       
comm]ce1 includ+ cu/oms & int]national  
trade1 %all be int]pret$ to include !   
,golan ,heights4