[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2503 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2503

To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds to provide military 
               assistance to opposition forces in Syria.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2013

   Mr. Yoho introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds to provide military 
               assistance to opposition forces in Syria.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The opposition forces in Syria include the Al-Nusra 
        Front, the Muslim Brotherhood of Syria, and other jihadist 
        organizations.
            (2) The Al-Nusra Front has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda 
        and has been designated a terrorist organization by the United 
        States.
            (3) United States law prohibits the transfer of funds or 
        material assistance to known terrorist organizations.
            (4) The Obama Administration has not outlined a clear and 
        definitive plan for United States involvement in Syria.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO OPPOSITION FORCES IN 
              SYRIA.

    No funds made available to the Department of Defense or any other 
United States Government department or agency may be obligated or 
expended to provide military assistance to opposition forces in Syria.
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