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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 348 

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 336) to make improvements 

to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize 

the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United StatesJordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale 

slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2019 

Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 336) to 

make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation 

of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United StatesJordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt 

the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this res2 olution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in 

3 the House of the bill (H.R. 336) to make improvements 

4 to certain defense and security assistance provisions and 

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1 thorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act 

2 of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian 

3 people, and for other purposes. All points of order against 

4 consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment de5 scribed in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered 

6 as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

7 read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

8 amended, are waived. The previous question shall be con9 sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 

10 further amendment thereto to final passage without inter11 vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally di12 vided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Mi13 nority Leader or their respective designees; and (2) one 

14 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

15 SEC. 2. The amendment referred to in the first sec16 tion is an amendment to H.R. 336 to add at the end of 

17 the bill the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 406. CLARIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR REPORT ON 

19 ESTABLISHING AN ENTERPRISE FUND FOR 

20 JORDAN. 

21 ‘‘For purposes of section 205(a), the term ‘establish22 ment of the United States Development Finance Corpora23 tion’ means the end of the transition period, as defined 

24 in section 1461 of the Better Utilization of Investments 


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1 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (division F of Public 

2 Law 115–254). 

3 ‘‘SEC. 407. FORM OF REPORT ON THE COOPERATION OF 

4 THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL WITH RE5 SPECT TO COUNTERING UNMANNED AERIAL 

6 SYSTEMS. 

7 ‘‘The report required under section 123(d) shall be 

8 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi9 fied annex. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 408. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WITHDRAWALS OF 

11 UNITED STATES FORCES FROM SYRIA AND 

12 AFGHANISTAN. 

13 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find14 ings: 

15 ‘‘(1) The foreign terrorist organization al 

16 Qaeda, responsible for the attacks of September 11, 

17 2001, maintains a presence in Afghanistan. 

18 ‘‘(2) The Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham, 

19 better known by its acronym ISIS, flourished in the 

20 chaos unleashed by the civil war in Syria and at one 

21 point controlled extensive territory in Iraq and 

22 Syria. 

23 ‘‘(3) Al Qaeda, ISIS, and their affiliates have 

24 murdered thousands of innocent civilians. 


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1 ‘‘(4) Al Qaeda, ISIS, and their affiliates have 

2 proven resilient and have regrouped when the United 

3 States and its partners have withdrawn from the 

4 fight against them. 

5 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

6 ‘‘(1) acknowledges that the United States mili7 tary and our partners have made significant 

8 progress in the campaign against al Qaeda and the 

9 Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), and hon10 ors the contributions and sacrifice of the members of 

11 the United States Armed Forces who have served on 

12 the front lines of this fight; 

13 ‘‘(2) recognizes the continuing threat to the 

14 homeland and our allies posed by al Qaeda and 

15 ISIS, which maintain an ability to operate in Syria 

16 and Afghanistan; 

17 ‘‘(3) expresses concern that Iran has supported 

18 the Taliban in Afghanistan and Hizballah and the 

19 Assad regime in Syria, and has sought to frustrate 

20 diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts in these two 

21 countries; 

22 ‘‘(4) recognizes the positive role the United 

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1 nian aggression, deterring the further use of chem2 ical weapons, and protecting human rights; 

3 ‘‘(5) warns that a precipitous withdrawal of 

4 United States forces from the ongoing fight against 

5 these groups, without effective, countervailing efforts 

6 to secure gains in Syria and Afghanistan, could 

7 allow terrorists to regroup, destabilize critical re8 gions, and create vacuums that could be filled by 

9 Iran or Russia, to the detriment of United States in10 terests and those of our allies; 

11 ‘‘(6) recognizes that al Qaeda and ISIS pose a 

12 global threat, which merits increased international 

13 contributions to the counterterrorism, diplomatic, 

14 and stabilization efforts underway in Syria and Af15 ghanistan; 

16 ‘‘(7) recognizes that diplomatic efforts to secure 

17 peaceful, negotiated solutions to the conflicts in 

18 Syria and Afghanistan are necessary to long-term 

19 stability and counterterrorism efforts in the Middle 

20 East and South Asia; 

21 ‘‘(8) acknowledges the progress made by Special 

22 Representative Khalilzad in his efforts to promote 

23 reconciliation in Afghanistan; 

24 ‘‘(9) calls upon the Administration to conduct a 

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1 egies in Syria and Afghanistan, including an assess2 ment of the risk that withdrawal from those coun3 tries could strengthen the power and influence of 

4 Russia and Iran in the Middle East and South Asia 

5 and undermine diplomatic efforts toward negotiated, 

6 peaceful solutions; 

7 ‘‘(10) requests that the Administration, as part 

8 of this review, solicit the views of Israel, our regional 

9 partners, and other key troop-contributing nations in 

10 the fight against al Qaeda and ISIS; 

11 ‘‘(11) reiterates support for international diplo12 matic efforts to facilitate peaceful, negotiated resolu13 tions to the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Afghani14 stan on terms that respect the rights of innocent ci15 vilians and deny safe havens to terrorists; 

16 ‘‘(12) calls upon the Administration to pursue 

17 a strategy that sets the conditions for the long-term 

18 defeat of al Qaeda and ISIS, as well as the protec19 tion of regional partners and allies, while ensuring 

20 that Iran cannot dominate the region or threaten 

21 Israel; 

22 ‘‘(13) encourages close collaboration between 

23 the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch to 

24 ensure continuing strong, bipartisan support for 


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1 United States military operations in Syria and Af2 ghanistan; and 

3 ‘‘(14) calls upon the Administration to certify 

4 that conditions have been met for the enduring de5 feat of al Qaeda and ISIS before initiating any sig6 nificant withdrawal of United States forces from 

7 Syria or Afghanistan. 

8 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be construed as a declaration of war or an au10 thorization of the use of military force.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to 

12 the consideration of H.R. 336. 

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