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Calendar No. 575 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 524 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the conflict in Yemen. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11, 2016 

Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. MARKEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JULY 14, 2016 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, without amendment 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the conflict in Yemen. 

Whereas the enduring security partnership between the 

United States Government and the Government of Saudi 

Arabia has historically served to preserve the stability of 

the Middle East; 

Whereas the United States Armed Forces provide support to 

the armed forces of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners to support their military operations in Yemen, including over 700 air-to-air refueling sorties, and to assist 

with effectiveness and reduction of collateral damage; 


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Whereas the United States Government has consistently 

urged all sides of the conflict in Yemen to take all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians 

and to comply with their obligations under international 

humanitarian law, which includes minimizing harm to civilians and differentiating between civilian infrastructure 

and military objectives; and 

Whereas designated foreign terrorist organizations, including 

al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State 

in Iraq and the Levant, which pose a grave threat to the 

national security of the United States, have significantly 

expanded the territory under their control in Yemen since 

the Government of Saudi Arabia began military operations in Yemen on March 26, 2015: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that— 

2 (1) all sides to the current conflict in Yemen 

3 should— 

4 (A) abide by international obligations to 

5 protect civilians; 

6 (B) facilitate the delivery of humanitarian 

7 relief throughout the country; and 

8 (C) respect negotiated cease-fires and work 

9 toward a lasting political settlement; 

10 (2) United States-supported Saudi military op11 erations in Yemen should— 

12 (A) take all feasible precautions to reduce 

13 the risk of harm to civilians and civilian objects, 


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1 in compliance with international humanitarian 

2 law; and 

3 (B) increase prioritization of targeting of 

4 designated foreign terrorist organizations, in5 cluding al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and 

6 affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the 

7 Levant; 

8 (3) the Houthi-Saleh forces engaged in the con9 flict in Yemen should— 

10 (A) cease indiscriminate shelling of areas 

11 inhabited by civilians; and 

12 (B) allow free access by humanitarian re13 lief organizations seeking to deliver aid to civil14 ian populations under siege; and 

15 (4) a reconstruction and stabilization plan 

16 should be developed alongside a negotiated political 

17 framework, in consultation with local stakeholders 

18 and with robust financing from the international 

19 community, including Gulf Cooperation Council 

20 countries that have previously made pledges to fund 

21 Yemen’s post-conflict reconstruction. 


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Calendar No. 575 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 524 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the conflict 

in Yemen. 

JULY 14, 2016 

Reported without amendment 


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