,,ii #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bbci ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,novemb] #d1 #bjae,mr4 ,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1 & ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ,a ,,bill ,to re/rict funds relat$ to escalat+ ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y involvem5t 9 ,syria4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,am]icans f ! ,prolif]ation ( ,weapons to ,t]rori/s ,act ( #bjae4 #b4 ,prohibition on funds to escalate ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y involvem5t 9 ,syria 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ "u subsection 7b71 no funds made available to ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,national ,security ,c\ncil1 ! ,national ,security ,ag5cy1 or any o!r ag5cy or entity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates involv$ 9 intellig5ce activities may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! purpose (1 or 9 a mann] :i* w\ld h ! effect (1 support+1 directly or indirectly1 milit>y or p>amilit>y op]ations 9 ,syria by any nation1 gr\p1 organization1 movem5t1 or individual4 7b7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,non-le?al humanit>ian assi/ance ,! prohibition "u subsection 7a7 does n apply to funds obligat$ = non-le?al humanit>ian assi/ance = ! ,syrian p provid$ directly by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh nongov]nm5tal organizations & contractors1 or ?r\gh =eign gov]nm5ts4 7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction reg>d+ intellig5ce ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ z a re/riction on intellig5ce ga!r+ or c\nt]9tellig5ce ef=ts t are ongo+ or t ! ,presid5t det]m9es necess>y to support ! national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,syria4 7c7 ,duration ( prohibition ,! prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all cease to apply only if a jo9t resolution approv+ assi/ance = milit>y or p>amilit>y op]ations 9 ,syria is enact$4 7d7 ,qu>t]ly reports ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ij days !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to ,congress a report on assi/ance provid$ to gr\ps1 organizations1 movem5ts1 & individuals 9 ,syria4 7e7 ,non-,le?al humanit>ian assi/ance def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m non-le?al humanit>ian assi/ance means humanit>ian assi/ance t is n weapons1 ammunition1 or o!r equipm5t or mat]ial t is design$ to inflict s]i\s bodily h>m or dea?4