,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #gf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #af1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1    
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,cram]1 & ,mr4      
,durb97 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+     
deepe/ condol5ces to & solid>ity ) ! p (
 ,trkiye & ,syria foll[+ ! deva/at+     
e>?quake on ,febru>y #f1 #bjbc4  ,:]eas1
 on ,febru>y #f1 #bjbc1 a magnitude #g4h
 e>?quake /ruck s\!rn & c5tral ,trkiye1 
a ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 
7,,nato7 ally1 & we/]n ,syria2 ,:]eas   
?is is ! mo/ p[]ful e>?quake record$ 9  
,trkiye s9ce #aici2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey      
7,,usgs71 ! e>?quake epic5t] 0 locat$   
approximately #af miles ea/ ( ,nurdagi1 
9 ,trkiye's ,gaziantep prov9ce2 ,:]eas !
 ,,usgs has regi/]$ m ?an #ajj aft]%ocks
 betwe5 magnitudes #d4e & #g4e2 ,:]eas !
 report$ dea? toll has rea*$ #db1jjj1   
?\s&s m p h be5 report$ injur$1 hundr$s 

( ?\s&s h be5 displac$ f _! homes1 &    
?\s&s ( build+s h collaps$2 ,:]eas ! ,_w
 ,heal? ,organization e/imates t        
#bc1jjj1jjj p1 includ+ #a1djj1jjj       
*ildr51 9 ,trkiye & ,syria h likely be5 
affect$ by ! e>?quake & m ?an #d1jjj1jjj
 p already rely on humanit>ian assi/ance
 9 ! region ( nor?we/ ,syria t 0 affect$
 by ! e>?quake2 ,:]eas c\ntless p 9 !   
region & across ! _w h lo/ family1      
fri5ds1 & lov$ ones to ! e>?quakes & w  
be m\rn+ _! loss2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t respond$ imm$iately to !     
disa/] & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =       
,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid7 has 
deploy$ a ne>ly #bjj-memb] ,disa/]      
,assi/ance ,response ,team 7,,d>t7 to   
,trkiye1 includ+ ne>ly #afj urban       
se>*-&-rescue teams1 to provide         
life-sav+ assi/ance on bo? sides ( !    
,trkiye-,syria bord]2 ,:]eas ,,usaid has
 committ$ #he1jjj1jjj to date =         
,,usaid's humanit>ian p>tn]s to deliv]  
urg5tly ne$$ aid = millions ( p 9       
,trkiye & ,syria2 ,:]eas individuals1   

bus9esses1 & philan?ropic & humanit>ian 
organizations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
?r\gh\t ! int]national community h      
respond$ 9 support ( ,trkiye & ,syria2  
,:]eas humanit>ian access has be5       
con/ra9$ by road closures1              
infra/ructural damage1 & wea!r          
conditions 9 ,trkiye2 & ,:]eas access to
 ! "o (ficial cross+ = cross-bord] aid f
 ! ,unit$ ,nations f ,trkiye to nor!rn  
,syria 0 heavily damag$1 fur!r delay+   
humanit>ian access3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses its deepe/    
condol5ces to & solid>ity ) ! p (       
,trkiye & ,syria foll[+ ! deva/at+      
e>?quake on ,febru>y #f1 #bjbc2  7#b7   
comm5ds ! ef=ts & honors ! sacrifice ( !
 m5 & wom5 engag$ 9 ! humanit>ian       
response on ! gr\nd 9 ! affect$ regions 
( ,trkiye & ,syria2  7#c7 comm5ds z well
 ! int]national humanit>ian &           
nongov]nm5tal organizations engag$ 9 ?is
 ef=t2  7#d7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t1 9 coord9ation ) appropriate  
local au?orities 9 ,trkiye &            

int]nationally recogniz$ organizations &
 in/itutions 9 ,syria1 z well z o!r     
donors1 to cont9ue to provide em]g5cy   
relief & recon/ruction ef=ts 9 bo?      
c\ntries z provid$ 9 ! humanit>ian      
exemptions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,treasury's
 ,syria ,sanctions program2  7#e7 urges 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to ensure t   
e>?quake assi/ance does n-- 7,a7 violate
 ! ,caes> ,syria ,civilian ,protection  
,act ( #bjai 7title ,,lxxiv ( ,public   
,law #aaf-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgia note72
  7,b7 facilitate recon/ruction ef=ts t 
directly b5efit ! ,assad regime2  7,c7  
signal or support normalization ) !     
,assad regime2 or  7,d7 fuel cont9u$    
regime atrocities aga9/ ! p ( ,syria2   
7#f7 enc\rages ef=ts by ! ,nor?         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization & allies
 to assi/ ,trkiye by provid+-- 7,a7     
se>*-&-rescue teams2  7,b7 firefight]s &
 /ructural eng9e]s2  7,c7 m$ical        
p]sonnel & supplies2 &  7,d7 te*nical   
exp]ts2  7#g7 urges ! int]national      
community to cont9ue to f9d alt]native  

bord] cross+s to ensure aid gets into   
affect$ areas 9 ,syria2  7#h7 calls on !
 ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil1 to  
pass a resolution to all[ = additional  
bord] cross+s f ,trkiye into nor!rn     
,syria = aid convoys2 &  7#i7 to all[   
full access = humanit>ian aid           
organizations1 urges ! imm$iate         
cessation ( viol5ce 9 nor!rn ,syria4