S.Amdt. 3784

SA 3784. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the resolution S. Res. 530, expressing the sense of the
Senate on the current situation in Iraq and the urgent need to protect
religious minorities from persecution from the Sunni Islamist insurgent
and terrorist group the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as it expands its control over
areas in northwestern Iraq; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations; as follows:

Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the
following: ``That the Senate--
(1) reaffirms its commitment to promoting and to protecting
religious freedom around the world;
(2) calls on the Department of State to work with the
Government of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government,
neighboring countries, the diaspora community in the United
States, and other key stakeholders to address the urgent
plight of those Iraqi minority groups seeking safety and
protection from persecution in Iraq;
(3) respectfully requests the Government of Iraq to
prioritize the issue of protecting religious minorities and
take concrete action to enact and enforce laws protecting
religious freedom; and
(4) urges the President to ensure the timely processing of
visas for Iraq's minority groups fleeing religious
persecution, in accordance with existing United States
immigration law and national security screening procedures.
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