[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 77 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 77

Condemning all acts of terrorism in Lebanon and calling for the removal 
 of Syrian troops from Lebanon and supporting the people of Lebanon in 
         their quest for a truly democratic form of government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2005

 Mr. Santorum (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Allen, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
 Burr, and Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning all acts of terrorism in Lebanon and calling for the removal 
 of Syrian troops from Lebanon and supporting the people of Lebanon in 
         their quest for a truly democratic form of government.

Whereas since December 29, 1979, Syria has been designated a state sponsor of 
        terrorism by the Secretary of State;
Whereas on December 12, 2003, the President signed the Syria Accountability and 
        Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), 
        which declared the sense of Congress that the Government of Syria should 
        halt its support for terrorism and withdraw its armed forces from 
        Lebanon, endorsed efforts to secure meaningful change in Syria, and 
        authorized the use of sanctions against Syria if the President 
        determines that the Government of Syria has not met the performance 
        criteria included in that Act;
Whereas the President has imposed the sanctions mandated by that Act, which 
        prohibit the export to Syria of items on the United States Munitions 
        List and the Commerce Control List, and has already imposed 2 of the 6 
        types of sanctions authorized by that Act, by prohibiting the export to 
        Syria of products of the United States (other than food or medicine) and 
        prohibiting aircraft of any air carrier owned or controlled by Syria to 
        take off from or land in the United States;
Whereas the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, recently stated that 
        Syria continues to maintain more than 14,000 troops in Lebanon;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 (September 2, 2004) 
        calls for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon and for the 
        disbanding and disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon;
Whereas on February 14, 2005, the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik 
        Hariri, and 18 others were assassinated in an act of terrorism in 
        Beirut, Lebanon;
Whereas the Secretary of State recalled the United States Ambassador to Syria, 
        Margaret Scobey, following the assassination of Rafik Hariri; and
Whereas, on February 28, 2005, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, 
        resigned, dissolving Lebanon's pro-Syrian Government: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns all acts of terrorism against innocent people 
        in Lebanon and around the world;
            (2) condemns the continued presence of Syrian troops in 
        Lebanon and calls for their immediate removal;
            (3) urges the President to consider imposing additional 
        sanctions on Syria under the Syria Accountability and Lebanese 
        Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note); and
            (4) supports the people of Lebanon in their quest for a 
        truly democratic form of government.
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