An amendment numbered 32 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to express the sense of Congress that special attention should be paid to the welfare of ChaldoAssyrians and other indigenous Christians in Iraq.

1. Adds SEC. 956. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR CHALDOASSYRIANS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ on page 246, line 7

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   Inserted: SEC. 956. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR CHALDOASSYRIANS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

   Inserted: (1) ChaldoAssyrians and other indigenous Christians in Iraq welcome the opportunity following Iraq's liberation to move beyond the days of repression and persecution and toward greater prosperity by cooperating in the development of a democratic, pluralistic state.

   Inserted: (2) Religious and ethnic discrimination has driven half of Iraq's indigenous Christians into diaspora since the 1960s and now threatens to create a mass exodus, thereby depriving Iraq of one of its oldest and most distinctive ethnic communities.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) all relevant departments and agencies of the Government of the United States should pay special attention to the welfare of ChaldoAssyrians and other indigenous Christians in Iraq in order to prevent a mass exodus that would detrimentally affect the preservation of diversity in the Middle East and the promotion of general tolerance for others; and

   Inserted: (2) the President, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, should allocate funds specifically for the promotion of the welfare, education, and resettlement of ChaldoAssyrians and other indigenous Christians in Iraq where they may be currently prevented from returning to their homes.

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