3.0.0 22 2023-01-11T13:24:03Z 2023-01-11T13:24:03Z Senate S SJRES 2013-09-10 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-09-10T19:01:46Z 2013-09-10 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2013-09-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6330-6331, S6331-6332, S6332, S6333) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-09-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2013-09-10 True International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Chemical and biological weapons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Foreign aid and international relief International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Israel Jordan Middle East Military operations and strategy Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Syria Terrorism Turkey War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2013-09-10 Introduced in Senate 2013-09-12T14:56:16Z Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013 - States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) Syria must become a signatory to, and comply with, the Chemical Weapons Convention; (2) the failure by Bashar al-Assad's government to sign and comply with the Convention demonstrates a willful disregard of international norms on the use of chemical weapons; and (3) if Syria does not sign and comply with the Convention within 45 days all elements of national power will be considered by the U.S. government.

Directs the President to submit to Congress within 45 days a long-term strategy for Syria, while concurrently using diplomatic tools to secure commitments from the international community to prevent the proliferation and use of Syria's chemical weapons.

States that such strategy shall include a statement of U.S. strategic goals in Syria and specific objectives and benchmarks to be accomplished.

Requires such strategy also to review U.S. diplomatic, political, economic, and military policy toward Syria, including: (1) the provision of assistance to the Syrian Supreme Military Council and other Syrian entities opposed to the Bashar al-Assad government that have been fully vetted and share common values and interests with the United States; (2) the provision of assistance to the Syrian political opposition, including the Syrian Opposition Coalition; (3) efforts to isolate extremist and terrorist groups to prevent their influence on future transitional and permanent Syrian governments; (4) security coordination with allies and regional partners including Israel, Jordan, and Turkey; (5) efforts to limit support for the Syrian regime from Iran and others; (6) planning for securing chemical, biological, and other weapons supplies; (7) efforts to address the ongoing humanitarian challenges presented by Syrian refugees in neighboring countries, internally displaced persons in Syria, and related humanitarian needs; and (8) efforts secure international commitments to prevent the proliferation and use of chemical weapons in Syria.

]]> Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013 Display Title Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A joint resolution to promote a diplomatic solution in Syria, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sjres22is/xml/BILLS-113sjres22is.xml 2013-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.