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health, water and sanitation, electricity, and other sys-
tems are strained at the municipal and national level; 
Whereas many members of the Syrian-American community, 
especially medical professionals, have generously donated 
their time and money, while taking great personal risk, 
in heroic efforts to reach those in need inside Syria with 
humanitarian assistance; 
Whereas the United Nations launched its largest appeal in its 
history for a single humanitarian emergency in December 
2013, requesting an unprecedented $6,500,000,000 in 
2014 for the Syrian response, representing nearly half of 
the United Nations entire global humanitarian request; 
and 
Whereas the United States has provided $1,700,000,000 in 
assistance to those suffering inside Syria, as well as refu-
gees and host communities in neighboring countries and 
has committed to continue to increase its humanitarian 
contributions for those affected by the conflict: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly condemns all parties’ attacks on ci-
vilians and civilian infrastructure in Syria, including 
attacks on medical personnel, schools, and health fa-
cilities, and the use of explosive weapons, including 
‘‘barrel bombs’’ and missiles, in populated areas, 
and calls on Bashar al-Assad’s regime and sup-
porting militias, as well as all other parties to the 
conflict in Syria, to end the violence against civil-
ians, respect international norms and principles, and 
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pursue all appropriate diplomatic options to work to-
ward a negotiated end to the crisis; 
(2) demands that Bashar al-Assad’s regime and 
supporting militias, as well as all other parties to the 
conflict in Syria, immediately cease attacks upon ci-
vilians and civilian infrastructure, facilitate unfet-
tered humanitarian access, especially that of domes-
tic and international medical professionals, through-
out the country, respect the safety and security of 
humanitarian workers, and ensure freedom of move-
ment for humanitarian workers and organizations so 
they may deliver aid to those most in need; 
(3) calls for the immediate and full implementa-
tion of the provisions of the October 2013 United 
Nations Security Council Presidential Statement, es-
pecially including facilitation of the expansion of hu-
manitarian relief operations in accordance with 
international humanitarian norms; 
(4) calls for the immediate, full and United Na-
tions-monitored implementation of the provisions of 
the 2014 United Nations Security Council Resolu-
tion 2139 to promptly allow unhindered humani-
tarian access, including across conflict lines (for the 
United Nations and its partners) to people in need 
throughout Syria; 
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(5) urges the Administration and allies of the 
United States to formally withdraw their recognition 
of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as the rightful Govern-
ment of Syria, unless and until the Assad regime 
and its supporting militias discontinue their barbaric 
slaughter, systematic starvation, and other grave 
human rights abuses and are granted full and unfet-
tered access for deliveries of humanitarian assist-
ance, even as other negotiations with Assad’s regime 
may continue; 
(6) further calls upon the United Nations Secu-
rity Council, acting under Article 5 of the Charter 
of the United Nations, to suspend the Government 
of Syria’s rights and privileges of membership by the 
General Assembly until such time as the Assad re-
gime has ceased attacks upon civilians, and granted 
free and unfettered access for deliveries of humani-
tarian assistance throughout the territory of Syria; 
(7) urges all donors, regional and otherwise, to 
meet the 2014 United Nations humanitarian fund-
ing appeal; 
(8) commends regional governments and com-
munities for continuing to host Syrian refuges and 
urges them to keep their borders open to civilians 
fleeing the Syria conflict; 
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(9) calls upon the Assad regime, the Syrian op-
position, and all other parties to the conflict, the Ad-
ministration, and the United Nations to improve 
their facilitation and support for the Syrian-Amer-
ican community, especially medical professionals, as 
they work to aid the Syrian people with all forms of 
humanitarian assistance; 
(10) calls for continued international support of 
neighboring countries and host communities that are 
supporting refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict; 
(11) calls for international investment in edu-
cation in host countries to expand learning opportu-
nities for refugee children, and support programs 
that help them gain access to quality instruction, 
protect them from violence and abuse, and provide 
counseling; 
(12) calls on the international community to en-
sure that vulnerable refugee and displaced women 
and girls have access to services and programs, im-
plement steps to mitigate risks and prevent gender- 
based violence, and assure the protection of women 
and girls against sexual exploitation, early marriage, 
human trafficking, and rape; 
(13) calls for the meaningful participation of 
Syrian civil society, including women representatives, 
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in the overall humanitarian response, political proc-
esses, and peace negotiations; 
(14) urges international donors and aid agen-
cies to integrate humanitarian relief and longer-term 
development programs through a comprehensive 
strategy to address the protracted Syrian crisis; and 
(15) calls on the President of the United States 
to develop and submit to Congress within 60 days 
from adoption of this resolution a strategy for 
United States engagement on the Syria crisis, with 
a specific focus on humanitarian assistance and de-
velopment, and protecting human rights inside Syria 
and in the region. 
Æ 
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