,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#f1 #bjai,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,murphy7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,requesting information on
 ,turkey's human rights practices in    
,syria pursuant to section #ejb;,b7c7 of
 the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa4
  #a4 ,request for information on       
,turkey's human rights practices in     
,syria  7a7 ,statement required ,not    
later than #cj days after the date of   
the adoption of this resolution1 the    
,secretary of ,state shall1 pursuant to 
section #ejb;,b7c7 of the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;c771 transmit to the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
statement1 prepared with the assistance 
of the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state  

for ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and     
,labor and the ,office of the ,legal    
,adviser1 with respect to ,turkey4  7b7 
,elements ,the statement submitted under
 subsection 7a7 shall include the       
following elements3 7#a7 ,all available 
credible information concerning alleged 
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights by the ,government of     
,turkey1 its armed forces1 and          
associated groups and persons1 including
 the denial of the right to life in the 
context of their activities in ,syria   
caused by indiscriminate or             
disproportionate operations1 the        
infliction of civilian casualties1 and  
the displacement of civilian            
populations4  7#b7 ,a description of the
 steps the ,united ,states ,government  
has taken-- 7,a7 to promote respect for 
and observance of human rights as part  
of ,turkey's activities in ,syria and   
discourage any practices that are       
inimical to internationally recognized  
human rights2 and  7,b7 to publicly or  

privately call attention to1 and        
disassociate the ,united ,states and any
 security assistance provided for       
,turkey from1 such practices4  7#c7 ,an 
assessment1 notwithstanding any such    
practices1 whether extraordinary        
circumstances exist that necessitate a  
continuation of security assistance for 
,turkey and1 if so1 a description of the
 circumstances and the extent to which  
the assistance should be continued      
7subject to such conditions as ,congress
 may impose under section #ejb;,b of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd774  7#d7 ,other        
information1 including-- 7,a7 an        
assessment from the ,secretary of ,state
 of the likelihood that ,united ,states 
security assistance1 as defined in      
section #ejb;,b7d7 of the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;d771 has been and will be used  
in ,syria2  7,b7 a description of the   
extent to which the activities of the   
,government of ,turkey1 its armed       

forces1 and associated groups or persons
 have--  7i7 caused1 assisted1 or       
resulted in the release of ,,isis       
fighters1 supporters1 and other         
extremists from detention2 or  7ii7     
promoted conditions that support1 assist
 or have resulted or could result in a  
strengthening of the military           
capabilities of such fighters and       
extremists within ,syria1 including the 
practical control over territory2  7,c7 
a description of the extent to which    
such strengthening of such capabilities 
of ,,isis and other extremist groups and
 persons could increase the threat to   
the ,united ,states1 ,united ,states    
citizens1 and ,united ,states interests1
 both in the ,united ,states and abroad2
  7,d7 a description of efforts by the  
,secretary of ,state and other ,united  
,states officials to persuade the       
,government of ,turkey to cease its     
activities in ,syria and commitments to 
support ,united ,states and multilateral
 efforts to comprehensively defeat      

,,isis within ,syria2  7,e7 a           
determination whether ,turkey's purchase
 and acceptance of delivery of the      
,s-#djj missile system from the ,russian
 ,federation constitutes a significant  
transaction pursuant to section #bca of 
the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries 
,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#iebe72  7,f7 a description of any      
actions by the ,government of ,turkey to
 forcibly repatriate ,syrian refugees2  
and  7,g7 an assessment of whether the  
,government of ,turkey is blocking      
humanitarian aid from reaching          
communities in need of assistance in    
northeast ,syria4