,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjai ,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4    
,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,m>key1  
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,rubio1
 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1   
,mr4 ,udall1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4          
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1   
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1  
,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 
,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cortez    
,ma/o1 & ,mr4 ,portman7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,decemb] #ab1 #bjai ,committee dis*>g$2 
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t x is !    
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to commemorate 
! ,arm5ian ,g5ocide ?r\gh (ficial       
recognition & remembrance4  ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates has a pr\d hi/ory (       
recogniz+ & condemn+ ! ,arm5ian         
,g5ocide1 ! kill+ ( an e/imat$          

#a1ejj1jjj ,arm5ians by ! ,ottoman      
,empire f #aiae to #aibc1 & provid+     
relief to ! survivors ( ! campaign (    
g5ocide aga9/ ,arm5ians1 ,greeks1       
,assyrians1 ,*aldeans1 ,syriacs1        
,arameans1 ,m>onites1 & o!r ,*ri/ians2  
,:]eas ! ,honorable ,h5ry ,morg5?au1    
,sr41 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to !    
,ottoman ,empire f #aiac to #aiaf1      
organiz$ & l$ prote/s by (ficials ( _m  
c\ntries aga9/ :at he describ$ z a      
campaign ( race ext]m9ation1 &1 on ,july
 #af1 #aiae1 0 in/ruct$ by ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,rob]t ,lans+ t !    
,dep>tm5t approves y\r proc$ure ''' to  
/op ,arm5ian p]secution2 ,:]eas         
,presid5t ,woodr[ ,wilson enc\rag$ !    
=mation ( ,ne> ,ea/ ,relief1 *>t]$ by an
 ,act ( ,congress1 :i* rais$            
approximately #aaf1jjj1jjj 7m ?an       
#b1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjai doll>s7 betwe5   
#aiae & #aicj1 & ! ,s5ate adopt$        
resolutions condemn+ ! massacres2 ,:]eas
 ,raphael ,lemk91 :o co9$ ! t]m g5ocide 
9 #aidd & :o 0 ! e>lie/ propon5t ( !    

,unit$ ,nations ,conv5tion on !         
,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime (     
,g5ocide1 invok$ ! ,arm5ian case z a    
def9itive example ( g5ocide 9 ! #bj?    
c5tury2 ,:]eas1 z display$ 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial ,museum1     
,adolf ,hitl]1 on ord]+ 8 milit>y       
comm&]s to attack ,pol& )\t provocation 
9 #aici1 dismiss$ objections by say+1   
,:o1 aft] all1 speaks today ( !         
annihilation ( ! ,arm5ians81 sett+ !    
/age = ! ,holocau/2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates has (ficially recogniz$ !        
,arm5ian ,g5ocide-- 7#a7 ?r\gh ! ,may   
#bh1 #aiea1 writt5 /atem5t ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to ! ,int]national     
,c\rt ( ,ju/ice reg>d+ ! ,conv5tion on !
 ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime (    
,g5ocide & ,proclamation ,no4 #dhch     
issu$ by ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan on   
,april #bb1 #aiha2 &  7#b7 by ,h\se     
,jo9t ,resolution #adh1 #id? ,congress1 
agre$ to ,april #h1 #aige1 & ,h\se ,jo9t
 ,resolution #bdg1 #ih? ,congress1 agre$
 to ,septemb] #aj1 #aihd2 &  ,:]eas !   

,elie ,wiesel ,g5ocide & ,atrocities    
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-dda7 e/abli%es t ! prev5tion (     
atrocities is a national int]e/ ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & 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/ atrocities3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !   
,s5ate t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates-- 7#a7 to commemorate ! ,arm5ian 
,g5ocide ?r\gh (ficial recognition &    
remembrance2  7#b7 to reject ef=ts to   
enli/1 engage1 or o!rwise associate !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ) d5ial ( !     
,arm5ian ,g5ocide or any o!r g5ocide2 & 
7#c7 to enc\rage education & public     
und]/&+ ( ! facts ( ! ,arm5ian ,g5ocide1
 includ+ ! role ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     
humanit>ian relief ef=ts1 & ! relevance 

( ! ,arm5ian ,g5ocide to mod]n-day      
crimes aga9/ humanity4