Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people of India.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 261 Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people of India. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 27, 2019 Mr. PERRY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people of India. Whereas, on February 14, 2019, a Pakistan-based terrorist organization attacked an Indian Central Reserve Police Force convoy, killing at least 40 Indian paramilitary forces and wounding at least 44 others; Whereas the United States and United Nations (U.N.) des- ignated terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the attack; Whereas the Department of State has designated JeM as a foreign terrorist organization since December 26, 2001; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR261.IH HR261 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 261 IH Whereas JeM is one of numerous terrorist groups that re- ceive safe haven in Pakistan; Whereas the Department of State’s 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism states, ‘‘The Pakistani government failed to significantly limit Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) and JeM from openly raising money, recruiting, and training in Pakistan.’’; Whereas LeT conducted the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 individuals and injured at least 300 oth- ers in a series of attacks that targeted a railway station, a popular restaurant, a hospital, two hotels, and a Jewish center; Whereas the 2017 Country Reports on Terrorism also states, ‘‘The Pakistani government did not restrict the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network from operating in Pakistan-based safe havens while threatening U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan.’’; Whereas, in 2017, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international body focused on combating terrorist fi- nancing, continued to state concern that Pakistan’s out- standing gaps in the implementation of the U.N. Security Council’s sanctions regimes against ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida have not been resolved, and that U.N.-listed en- tities, including LeT and its affiliates, were not effec- tively prohibited from raising funds in Pakistan, nor being denied financial services; Whereas, in June 2018, the FATF placed Pakistan on the grey list due to the country’s strategic deficiencies in its antimoney laundering and combating financing of ter- rorism regime; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR261.IH HR261 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 261 IH Whereas, in February 2019, the FATF assessed Pakistan’s progress towards delisting and stated, ‘‘[Pakistan] does not demonstrate a proper understanding of the TF [ter- rorism financing] risks posed by Da’esh, al-Qa’ida, Jamaatud Dawa, Falah-i-Insaniyay Foundation, LeT, JeM, the Haqqani Network, and persons affiliated with the Taliban’’; Whereas the United States and India share a mutually bene- ficial political, economic, and security partnership; Whereas, in 2005, the United States and India launched a strategic partnership that served to broaden and deepen the security cooperation between the two countries; Whereas the security cooperation between the United States and India plays an essential role in combating terrorism in the region, including the India-U.S. Counterterrorism Joint Working Group; Whereas the United States and India have pledged to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from groups, including al-Qaida (AQ), ISIS, JeM, LeT, and D-Company; and Whereas the United States is committed to working with the Government of India to combat terrorism in all forms: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) condemns in the strongest terms the recent 2 terrorist attack in India that resulted in the tragic 3 loss of 40 lives; 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR261.IH HR261 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 261 IH (2) offers its deepest condolences to the family 1 and friends of the victims and to India, and reaf- 2 firms its solidarity with the Indian people; 3 (3) honors the memory of the 40 Indian para- 4 military force members whose lives were tragically 5 lost in this horrific attack; 6 (4) urges the Government of Pakistan to end 7 immediately its support, including access to a safe 8 haven, to terrorist groups operating on its soil, 9 whose goals are to sow chaos, violence, and terror in 10 the region; 11 (5) recognizes the threat posed by Jaish-e-Mo- 12 hammad and other terrorist organizations being pro- 13 vided safe haven in Pakistan and reaffirms the 14 United States commitment to addressing Pakistan’s 15 harboring and support of internationally recognized 16 terrorist organizations; 17 (6) recognizes the significant efforts made by 18 the Government of India to combat terrorism; and 19 (7) reaffirms the United States commitment to 20 working with the Government of India to combat 21 terrorism in all forms. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR261.IH HR261 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS