COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey, Vice Chairman DAN BURTON, Indiana ELTON GALLEGLY, California THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado DARRELL ISSA, California JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska TED POE, Texas TOM LANTOS, California DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey BRAD SHERMAN, California WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts BARBARA LEE, California JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Staff Director/General Counsel CONTENTS Page MARKUP OF H. Con. Res. 149, Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence H. Res. 273, Urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, sup- port for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic H. Res. 282, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and urging action against anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United Nations member states, and the Government of the United States, and H. Con. Res. 153, Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partner- |