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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 77 

Condemning all acts of terrorism in Lebanon and calling for the removal 

of Syrian troops from Lebanon and supporting the people of Lebanon 

in their quest for a truly democratic form of government. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 9, 2005 

Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. 

BURR, and Ms. CANTWELL) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning all acts of terrorism in Lebanon and calling 

for the removal of Syrian troops from Lebanon and 

supporting the people of Lebanon in their quest for 

a truly democratic form of government. 

Whereas since December 29, 1979, Syria has been designated 

a state sponsor of terrorism by the Secretary of State; 

Whereas on December 12, 2003, the President signed the 

Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), which declared 

the sense of Congress that the Government of Syria 

should halt its support for terrorism and withdraw its 

armed forces from Lebanon, endorsed efforts to secure 

meaningful change in Syria, and authorized the use of 

sanctions against Syria if the President determines that 
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the Government of Syria has not met the performance 

criteria included in that Act; 

Whereas the President has imposed the sanctions mandated 

by that Act, which prohibit the export to Syria of items 

on the United States Munitions List and the Commerce 

Control List, and has already imposed 2 of the 6 types 

of sanctions authorized by that Act, by prohibiting the 

export to Syria of products of the United States (other 

than food or medicine) and prohibiting aircraft of any air 

carrier owned or controlled by Syria to take off from or 

land in the United States; 

Whereas the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, 

recently stated that Syria continues to maintain more 

than 14,000 troops in Lebanon; 

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 

(September 2, 2004) calls for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon and for the disbanding and disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon; 

Whereas on February 14, 2005, the former Prime Minister 

of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, and 18 others were assassinated in an act of terrorism in Beirut, Lebanon; 

Whereas the Secretary of State recalled the United States 

Ambassador to Syria, Margaret Scobey, following the assassination of Rafik Hariri; and 

Whereas, on February 28, 2005, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, resigned, dissolving Lebanon’s proSyrian Government: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) condemns all acts of terrorism against inno3 cent people in Lebanon and around the world; 
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1 (2) condemns the continued presence of Syrian 

2 troops in Lebanon and calls for their immediate re3 moval; 

4 (3) urges the President to consider imposing 

5 additional sanctions on Syria under the Syria Ac6 countability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration 

7 Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note); and 

8 (4) supports the people of Lebanon in their 

9 quest for a truly democratic form of government. 

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