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Calendar No. 566 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 41 

Expressing the sense of Congress on the Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region 

of Iraq. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2016 

Mrs. ERNST (for herself, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

JULY 14, 2016 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress on the Peshmerga of the 

Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region of 

4 Iraq have been one of the most effective fighting 

5 forces in the military campaign against the Islamic 

6 State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS); 


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1 (2) the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham poses 

2 an acute threat to the Iraqi people and territorial in3 tegrity of Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region of 

4 Iraq, and the security and stability of the Middle 

5 East; 

6 (3) the severe budget shortfalls faced by both 

7 the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional 

8 Government are hindering the stability of Iraq and 

9 have the potential to undermine long-term efforts to 

10 bring about the sustainable defeat of the Islamic 

11 State of Iraq and al-Sham; 

12 (4) the $415,000,000 pledged by the United 

13 States Government to the Kurdish Peshmerga in 

14 April of 2016, in coordination with the Government 

15 of Iraq, in addition to the $65,000,000 already pro16 vided from the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, should 

17 remain a priority for the United States as part of 

18 the continued support for Iraqi Security Forces, in19 cluding the Peshmerga, in the fight against the Is20 lamic State of Iraq and al-Sham; 

21 (5) the Peshmerga should receive all weapons 

22 and equipment that the United States, in coordina23 tion with the Government of Iraq, agrees to provide 

24 in an expeditious and in a timely manner; 


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1 (5) the Peshmerga should receive all weapons 

2 and equipment that the United States, by, with, and 

3 through the Government of Iraq, agrees to provide in 

4 an expeditious and in a timely manner; 

5 (6) it should be the policy of the United States 

6 to support, within the framework of the Iraq Con7 stitution, Iraqi Security Forces, the Kurdish 

8 Peshmerga in Iraq, Sunni tribal forces, and other 

9 local security forces, including threatened ethnic and 

10 religious minority groups, in the campaign against 

11 the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham; 

12 (7) ensuring the safe resettlement and reintegra13 tion of ethnic and religious minorities, including 

14 Christians (among them Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac, 

15 Armenian, Evangelical, Antiochian and Greek Ortho16 dox, Maronite, Melkite, and Roman Catholic commu17 nities), Yezidis, Turkmen, Shi’a, Shabak, Sabaean18 Mandeans, and Kaka’i, among others, including vic19 tims of genocide, into their homelands in Iraq, in20 cluding the Ninevah Plain, is a critical component to21 ward achieving a safe, secure, and sovereign Iraq; 

22 (6) (8) the Peshmerga require equipment that 

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1 borne improvised explosive devices by the Islamic 

2 State of Iraq and al-Sham; 

3 (7) (9) the Peshmerga are vital partners in the 

4 fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham; 

5 and 

6 (8) (10) in coordination with the Government of 

7 Iraq, the United States will endeavor to increase as8 sistance to Iraqi Kurdish Forces to enhance their 

9 combat medicine and logistical capabilities, to defend 

10 internally displaced persons and refugees, and to de11 fend the Peshmerga and their coalition advisers. 


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Calendar No. 566 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 41 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress on the Peshmerga 

of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. 

JULY 14, 2016 

Reported with amendments 


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