IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1285 
Condemning the Government of Syria for transferring Scud missiles to the 
Hizballah terrorist organization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2010 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. KIRK) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Government of Syria for transferring Scud 
missiles to the Hizballah terrorist organization, and for 
other purposes. 
Whereas Hizballah was designated as a foreign terrorist orga-
nization by Secretaries of State Albright, Powell, Rice, 
and Clinton in accordance with section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act; 
Whereas, according to the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia, Hizballah murdered 241 United 
States servicemen in 1983 at the Marine barracks in Bei-
rut; 
Whereas Hizballah also claimed responsibility for the murder 
of 17 Americans at the United States Embassy in Beirut 
in 1983 under the pseudonym, ‘‘Islamic Jihad’’; 
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Whereas Hizballah receives direction, weapons, and millions 
of dollars per year from Iran and is strongly supported 
by Syria; 
Whereas Syria was first designated as a state sponsor of ter-
rorism by President Carter on December 29, 1979; 
Whereas Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, and 
Obama reaffirmed Syria’s designation as a state sponsor 
of terrorism; 
Whereas the Government of Syria allows Iran to transfer 
weapons to Hizballah across the Syrian-Lebanese border 
in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolu-
tion 1701; 
Whereas the Government of Syria has materially supported 
Iran’s efforts to rearm Hizballah reportedly with greater 
quantity and quality of rockets and missiles than it had 
before the August 2006 conflict; 
Whereas recent media reports state that the Government of 
Syria directly transferred Scud missiles to Hizballah; 
Whereas Scud missiles in the hands of the Hizballah terrorist 
organization put the lives of United States citizens and 
the security of democratic allies like the State of Israel 
in serious jeopardy; 
Whereas a Department of State spokesperson stated on April 
19, 2010, ‘‘the United States condemns in the strongest 
terms the transfer of any arms, and especially ballistic 
missile systems such as the SCUD, from Syria to 
Hizballah. . . . The transfer of these arms can only have 
a destabilizing effect on the region, and would pose an 
immediate threat to both the security of Israel and the 
sovereignty of Lebanon.’’; 
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Whereas, on July 26, 2009, Special Envoy George Mitchell 
informed the Government of Syria that the United States 
would process requests for waivers normally and expedi-
tiously with regard to spare aircraft parts, information- 
technology products and telecommunications equipment; 
Whereas, on February 16, 2010, President Obama nominated 
Robert Ford to be Ambassador to Syria; and 
Whereas, in the wake of the Government of Syria’s reported 
decision to transfer Scud missiles to the Hizballah ter-
rorist organization, any perceived easing of sanctions 
would be seen as condoning Syria’s dangerous efforts to 
destabilize the Middle East and undermine peace: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly condemns the Government of Syria 
for transferring Scud missiles and other advanced 
weapons and missile systems to the Hizballah ter-
rorist organization; 
(2) strongly condemns the Government of Syria 
for materially supporting the transfer of Iranian 
weapons to Hizballah across the Syrian-Lebanese 
border in violation of United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolution 1701; 
(3) urges the President to reevaluate the nomi-
nation of Robert Ford as Ambassador to Syria; 
(4) urges the President to tighten and enforce 
all existing sanctions against the Government of 
Syria; 
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(5) urges the President to impose all sanctions 
authorized by the Syria Accountability and Lebanese 
Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–175; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) against the Govern-
ment of Syria; 
(6) urges the President and the Secretary of 
State to work with United States allies to increase 
international pressure on Syria for its support of 
terrorist groups; and 
(7) urges the President, the Secretary of State, 
and the Secretary of the Treasury to use all tools at 
their disposal to increase pressure on the Govern-
ment of Syria to comply with its international obli-
gations and end its sponsorship of the Hizballah ter-
rorist organization. 
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