,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mrs4   
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4   
,romney1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 & ,mr4 ,portman7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
deva/at+ explosion t rock$ ! ,port (    
,beirut on ,augu/ #d1 #bjbj1 & express+ 
solid>ity ) ! ,lebanese p4  ,:]eas1 on  
,augu/ #d1 #bjbj1 #b1gej tons ( ammonium
 nitrate detonat$ at ! ,port ( ,beirut1 
kill+ m ?an #bjj p & injur+ ?\s&s m2    
,:]eas ! dang]\s & highly explosive     
mat]ial 0 unsafely /or$ at ! ,port (    
,beirut s9ce #bjad1 despite repeat$     
w>n+s ov] ! ?reat ! /ockpile pos$ to !  
surr\nd+ civilian population2 ,:]eas !  
,secret>y ,g5]al ( ! ,lebanese ,r$      
,cross 0 quot$ z say+1 8,:at we are     
witness+ is a huge cata/rophe402 ,:]eas 
! bla/ de/roy$ va/ swa?s ( infra/ructure
 across ,beirut & displac$ up to        

#cjj1jjj p2 ,:]eas ! bla/ de/roy$ or    
damag$ ! entire port ( ,beirut1 ?r\gh   
:i* ,lebanon imports ! bulk ( its food1 
includ+ ! de/ruction ( approximately    
#abj1jjj metric tons ( desp]ately ne$$  
food /ocks1 accord+ to ! ,unit$         
,nations2 ,:]eas1 prior to ! bla/1 ne>ly
 #a1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,beirut metropolitan  
area1 includ+ m ?an #ejj1jjj *ildr51 did
 n h ! means to buy basic ess5tials1    
includ+ food2 ,:]eas ,lebanon already   
/ruggles to support ! l>ge/ p]-capita   
population ( refugees 9 ! _w1 includ+   
ne>ly #a1jjj1jjj ,syrian refugees       
curr5tly regi/]$ ) ! ,unit$ ,nations2   
,:]eas ! gov]nor ( ,beirut pr$ict$ t !  
full co/ ( recov]y & relief c\ld be     
betwe5 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj & #e1jjj1jjj1jjj2 
,:]eas sev]al ,beirut hospitals1 already
 /ruggl+ to procure m$ical equipm5t &   
pay m$ical /aff amid ! spread (         
,,covid-#ai1 h su/a9$ too mu* bla/      
damage to admit new pati5ts2 ,:]eas !   
bla/s co9cides ) a p]iod ( protract$    
political crisis 9 ,lebanon2 ,:]eas1    

aft] mon?s ( political deadlock1        
,lebanon =m$ a gov]nm5t 9 ,janu>y ( ?is 
ye> ) ! back+ ( ,hezbollah1 a ,unit$    
,/ates-designat$ ,=eign ,t]rori/        
,organization 7,,fto71 & its allies2    
,:]eas endemic corruption & ,hezbollah's
 mismanagem5t has l$ ,lebanon to ! br9k 
( economic collapse1 includ+ an #hj     
p]c5t curr5cy devaluation s9ce #bjai1 "o
 ( ! highe/ rates ( public debt1 food   
insecurity1 & hyp]9flation2 ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has long/&+     
conc]ns ab\t ,hezbollah's use ( &       
influ5ce ov] ! ,beirut port z a transit 
& /orage po9t = its t]rori/ ent]prise2  
,:]eas ! p ( ,lebanon across ! political
 spectrum h r5ew$ dem&s = a mean+ful    
*ange 9 ,lebanon's political lead]%ip1  
gov]nm5t acc\ntability1 & transp>5cy2   
,:]eas1 foll[+ ! explosion & public     
outcry f ! ,lebanese p1 ,prime ,m9i/]   
,hassan ,diab ann\nc$ on ,augu/ #aj1    
#bjbj1 t he & 8 gov]nm5t w\ld /ep d[n2  
,:]eas int]national donors1 includ+ !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 h pl$g$ #big1jjj1jjj 9   

aid to ,lebanon at a virtual summit ho/$
 by ,fr5* ,presid5t ,emanuel ,macron2   
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ?r\gh ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 ann\nc$ on ,augu/ #g1      
#bjbj1 t x w\ld provide m ?an           
#ae1jjj1jjj 9 humanit>ian assi/ance to  
aid ! p ( ,lebanon foll[+ ! explosions  
at ! ,port ( ,beirut1 & t ^! funds w\ld 
support life-sav+ m$ical responses &    
relief = ! imm$iate ne$s ( p fac+ ?is   
trag$y1 includ+ food aid = #ej1jjj p =  
?ree mon?s & m$ical & ph>maceutical     
support = up to #fj1jjj p = ?ree mon?s2 
& ,:]eas a /able ,lebanon ) a cr$ible1  
transp>5t gov]nm5t free f ,iranian &    
,hezbollah int]f]5ce is 9 ! broad]      
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,unit$ ,/ates p>tn]s & allies3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
ext5ds its he>tfelt condol5ces to1 & /&s
 )1 ! p ( ,lebanon2  7#b7 supports      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ef=ts to provide
 em]g5cy humanit>ian relief 9 conc]t )  
o!r gov]nm5ts & int]national p>tn]s2    

7#c7 affirms t ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance1 
l$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =          
,int]national ,developm5t1 %\ld be      
deliv]$ directly to ! ,lebanese p ?r\gh 
prop]ly vett$ *annels1 organizations1 & 
individuals2  7#d7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ,lebanon to conduct a cr$ible1        
imp>tial1 & transp>5t inve/igation into 
! cause (1 & responsibility =1 !        
explosion1 & include imp>tial           
int]national exp]ts z "p ( !            
inve/igation team2  7#e7 calls on !     
inve/igation team to evaluate & det]m9e 
! root causes ( in/ability & economic   
mismanagem5t t h impact$ ! p ( ,lebanon2
 &  7#f7 fur!r calls on ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,lebanon to re/ore fai? & confid5ce by  
prioritiz+ policies & programs t advance
 ! int]e/s ( ! p ( ,lebanon4