CONCERN REGARDING THE REPRESSION OF THE RELIGIOUS MARKUP BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H. Con. Res. 319, H. Con. Res. 363, MAY 12, 2004 Serial No. 108-104 OECD RESS Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/international_relations 93-659PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office KF 27 Copy I LL CONTENTS MARKUP OF Page H. Con. Res. 319, Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Bahá'í community by the Government of Iran Amendment to H. Con. Res. 319 offered by the Honorable Ileana Ros- H. Con. Res. 363, Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian people by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Con. Res. 363 offered H. Res. 615, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Res. 615 offered by the H. Res. 617, Expressing support for the accession of Israel to the Organiza- tion for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Amendment to H. Res. 617 offered by the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen CONCERN REGARDING THE REPRESSION OF THE RELIGIOUS, FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE IRANIAN BAHÁ'Í COMMUNITY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN; CONCERN REGARDING THE GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; SUPPORT OF FULL MEMBERSHIP OF ISRAEL IN THE WEÓG AT THE U.N.; AND SUPPORT FOR THE ACCESSION OF ISRAEL TO THE OECD WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2 o'clock p.m. in Room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Joseph R. Pitts presiding. Mr. PITTS. The Subcommittee will come to order. We are convening to mark up the following resolutions: H. Con. Res. 319, expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Bahá'í community by the Government of Iran; H. Con. Res. 363, expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian people by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; H. Res. 615, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the United Nations; and H. Res. 617, expressing support for the accession of Israel to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is my understanding that these resolutions are completely noncontroversial. Accordingly, we will consider them en bloc. Without objection, the four resolutions will be favorably reported to the Full Committee, and the amendments which the Members have before them will be deemed adopted. Any Member may insert a statement in the record. [The resolutions and amendments referred to follow:] (1) |