,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,risch1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4       
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4
 ,murphy1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the devastating explosion that rocked   
the ,port of ,beirut on ,august #d1     
#bjbj1 and expressing solidarity with   
the ,lebanese people4  ,whereas1 on     
,august #d1 #bjbj1 #b1gej tons of       
ammonium nitrate detonated at the ,port 
of ,beirut1 killing more than #bjj      
people and injuring thousands more2     
,whereas the dangerous and highly       
explosive material was unsafely stored  
at the ,port of ,beirut since #bjad1    
despite repeated warnings over the      
threat the stockpile posed to the       
surrounding civilian population2        
,whereas the ,secretary ,general of the 

,lebanese ,red ,cross was quoted as     
saying1 8,what we are witnessing is a   
huge catastrophe402 ,whereas the blast  
destroyed vast swaths of infrastructure 
across ,beirut and displaced up to      
#cjj1jjj people2 ,whereas the blast     
destroyed or damaged the entire port of 
,beirut1 through which ,lebanon imports 
the bulk of its food1 including the     
destruction of approximately #abj1jjj   
metric tons of desperately needed food  
stocks1 according to the ,united        
,nations2 ,whereas1 prior to the blast1 
nearly #a1jjj1jjj people in the ,beirut 
metropolitan area1 including more than  
#ejj1jjj children1 did not have the     
means to buy basic essentials1 including
 food2 ,whereas ,lebanon already        
struggles to support the largest        
per-capita population of refugees in the
 world1 including nearly #a1jjj1jjj     
,syrian refugees currently registered   
with the ,united ,nations2 ,whereas the 
governor of ,beirut predicted that the  
full cost of recovery and relief could  

be between #c1jjj1jjj1jjj and           
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas several ,beirut
 hospitals1 already struggling to       
procure medical equipment and pay       
medical staff amid the spread of        
,,covid-#ai1 have sustained too much    
blast damage to admit new patients2     
,whereas the blasts coincides with a    
period of protracted political crisis in
 ,lebanon2 ,whereas1 after months of    
political deadlock1 ,lebanon formed a   
government in ,january of this year with
 the backing of ,hezbollah1 a ,united   
,states-designated ,foreign ,terrorist  
,organization 7,,fto71 and its allies2  
,whereas endemic corruption and         
,hezbollah's mismanagement has led      
,lebanon to the brink of economic       
collapse1 including an #hj percent      
currency devaluation since #bjai1 one of
 the highest rates of public debt1 food 
insecurity1 and hyperinflation2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states ,government has    
longstanding concerns about ,hezbollah's
 use of and influence over the ,beirut  

port as a transit and storage point for 
its terrorist enterprise2 ,whereas the  
people of ,lebanon across the political 
spectrum have renewed demands for a     
meaningful change in ,lebanon's         
political leadership1 government        
accountability1 and transparency2       
,whereas1 following the explosion and   
public outcry from the ,lebanese people1
 ,prime ,minister ,hassan ,diab         
announced on ,august #aj1 #bjbj1 that he
 and his government would step down2    
,whereas international donors1 including
 the ,united ,states1 have pledged      
#big1jjj1jjj in aid to ,lebanon at a    
virtual summit hosted by ,french        
,president ,emanuel ,macron2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states1 through the ,united
 ,states ,agency for ,international     
,development1 announced on ,august #g1  
#bjbj1 that it would provide more than  
#ae1jjj1jjj in humanitarian assistance  
to aid the people of ,lebanon following 
the explosions at the ,port of ,beirut1 
and that these funds would support      

life-saving medical responses and relief
 for the immediate needs of people      
facing this tragedy1 including food aid 
for #ej1jjj people for three months and 
medical and pharmaceutical support for  
up to #fj1jjj people for three months2  
and ,whereas a stable ,lebanon with a   
credible1 transparent government free   
from ,iranian and ,hezbollah            
interference is in the broader national 
security interests of the ,united       
,states and ,united ,states partners and
 allies3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 extends its heartfelt
 condolences to1 and stands with1 the   
people of ,lebanon2  7#b7 supports      
,united ,states ,government efforts to  
provide emergency humanitarian relief in
 concert with other governments and     
international partners2  7#c7 affirms   
that ,united ,states assistance1 led by 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 should be  
delivered directly to the ,lebanese     
people through properly vetted channels1

 organizations1 and individuals2  7#d7  
calls on the ,government of ,lebanon to 
conduct a credible1 impartial1 and      
transparent investigation into the cause
 of1 and responsibility for1 the        
explosion1 and include impartial        
international experts as part of the    
investigation team2  7#e7 calls on the  
investigation team to evaluate and      
determine the root causes of instability
 and economic mismanagement that have   
impacted the people of ,lebanon2 and    
7#f7 further calls on the ,government of
 ,lebanon to restore faith and          
confidence by prioritizing policies and 
programs that advance the interests of  
the people of ,lebanon4