#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cij  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide       
emergency relief for victims of         
genocide1 crimes against humanity1 and  
war crimes in ,iraq and ,syria1 for     
accountability for perpetrators of these
 crimes1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,iraq and ,syria ,genocide          
,emergency ,relief and ,accountability  
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,religious   
and ethnic minorities in ,iraq and      
,syria are persecuted groups1 and the   
,secretary of ,state of ,state declared 
on ,march #ag1 #bjaf1 that ,daesh1 also 
known as the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq   
and ,syria 7,,isis71 was responsible for
 genocide1 crimes against humanity1 and 
other atrocity crimes against several of
 these groups1 including ,christians and
 ,yezidis4  7#b7 ,according to the      
,department of ,state's annual reports  
on international religious freedom1 the 
number of ,christians living in ,iraq   

has dropped from an estimated #hjj1jjj  
to #a4d million in #bjjb to fewer than  
#bej1jjj in #bjae1 and the number of    
,yezidis living in ,iraq has dropped    
from #ejj1jjj in #bjac to #cej1jjj to   
#djj1jjj in #bjae4  7#c7 ,the annual    
reports on international religious      
freedom further suggest that ,christian 
communities living in ,syria1 which had 
accounted for between #h and #aj percent
 of ,syria's total population in #bjaj1 
are now considerably smaller as a result
 of the civil war1 and that the         
population of approximately #hj1jjj     
,yezidis in #bjaj may now be larger     
because of refugees from ,iraq4  7#d7   
,local communities and entities have    
sought to mitigate the impact of        
violence directed against religious and 
ethnic minorities in ,iraq and ,syria1  
including the ,chaldean ,catholic       
,archdiocese of ,erbil 7,kurdistan      
,region of ,iraq71 which has used       
private funds to provide assistance to  
internally displaced ,christians1       

,yezidis1 and ,muslims throughout the   
greater ,erbil region1 while growing    
needs and diminishing resources have    
made it increasingly difficult to       
continue these efforts4  #c4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security1 and the ,permanent 
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations1 the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security and ,governmental ,affairs1   
and the ,select ,committee on           
,intelligence of the ,senate4  7#b7     
,foreign terrorist organization ,the    
term foreign terrorist organization mean
 an organization designated by the      
,secretary of ,state as a foreign       
terrorist organization pursuant to      

section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aahi7;a774  7#c7 ,humanitarian1        
stabilization1 and recovery needs ,the  
term humanitarian1 stabilization1 and   
recovery needs1 with respect to an      
individual1 includes water1 sanitation1 
hygiene1 food security and nutrition1   
shelter and housing1 reconstruction1    
medical1 education1 and psychosocial    
needs4  7#d7 ,hybrid court ,the term    
hybrid court means a court with a       
combination of domestic and             
international lawyers1 judges1 and      
personnel4  7#e7 ,internationalized     
domestic court ,the term                
internationalized domestic court means a
 domestic court with the support of     
international advisers4  #d4 ,statement 
of policy ,it is the policy of the      
,united ,states to ensure that          
assistance for humanitarian1            
stabilization1 and recovery needs of    
individuals who are or were nationals   
and residents of ,iraq or ,syria1 and of

 communities from those countries1 is   
directed toward those individuals and   
communities with the greatest need1     
including those individuals from        
communities of religious and ethnic     
minorities1 and communities of religious
 and ethnic minorities1 that have been  
identified as being at risk of          
persecution1 forced migration1 acts of  
genocide1 crimes against humanity1 or   
war crimes4  #e4 ,actions to promote    
accountability in ,iraq and ,syria for  
acts of genocide1 crimes against        
humanity1 and war crimes  7a7           
,assistance ,the ,secretary of ,state   
and the ,administrator of the ,united   
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development are authorized to provide  
assistance1 including financial and     
technical assistance1 as necessary and  
appropriate to support the efforts of   
entities1 including nongovernmental     
organizations with expertise in         
international criminal investigations   
and law1 to undertake the following     

activities to address crimes of         
genocide1 crimes against humanity1 or   
war crimes1 and their constituent       
crimes1 in ,iraq since ,january #bjad3  
7#a7 ,the conduct of criminal           
investigations4  7#b7 ,the development  
of indigenous investigative and judicial
 skills1 including by partnering1       
directly mentoring1 and providing       
equipment and infrastructure where      
necessary1 for the purpose of           
effectively adjudicating cases          
consistent with due process and respect 
for the rule of law4  7#c7 ,the         
collection and preservation of evidence 
and the chain of evidence1 including for
 use in prosecutions in domestic courts1
 hybrid courts1 and internationalized   
domestic courts1 consistent with the    
activities described in subsection 7b74 
7b7 ,actions by foreign governments ,the
 ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation  
with the ,attorney ,general1 the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   

and the ,director of the ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigation1 shall        
encourage governments of foreign        
countries--  7#a7 to include in         
appropriate security databases and      
security screening procedures of such   
countries information to identify       
individuals who are suspected to have   
committed crimes of genocide1 crimes    
against humanity1 or war crimes1 and    
their constituent crimes1 in ,iraq or   
,syria1 including individuals who are   
suspected to be members of foreign      
terrorist organizations operating in    
,iraq or ,syria2 and  7#b7 to prosecute 
such individuals for acts of genocide1  
crimes against humanity1 or war crimes1 
as appropriate4  7c7 ,consultation ,in  
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,state shall consult with 
and consider credible information from  
entities described in such subsection4  
#f4 ,identification of and assistance to
 address humanitarian1 stabilization1   
and recovery needs of certain persons in

 ,iraq and ,syria  7a7 ,identification  
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,administrator of the     
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 and        
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
shall seek to identify the following3   
7#a7 ,the threats of persecution and    
other early-warning indicators of       
genocide1 crimes against humanity1 and  
war crimes against individuals-- 7,a7   
who are or were nationals and residents 
of ,iraq or ,syria1 are members of      
religious or ethnic minority groups in  
such countries1 and with respect to     
which the ,secretary of ,state has      
determined ,,isis has committed acts of 
genocide1 crimes against humanity1 or   
war crimes since ,january #bjad2 or     
7,b7 who are members of other religious 
or ethnic minority groups in ,iraq or   
,syria and are identified by the        
,secretary of ,state as persecuted      
groups4  7#b7 ,the religious and ethnic 

minority groups in ,iraq or ,syria      
identified pursuant to paragraph 7#a7   
that are at risk of forced migration1   
within or across the borders of ,iraq1  
,syria1 or a country of first asylum1   
and the primary reasons for such risk4  
7#c7 ,the humanitarian1 stabilization1  
and recovery needs of individuals       
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71  
including the assistance provided by the
 ,united ,states and by the ,united     
,nations1 respectively1 to address the  
humanitarian1 stabilization1 and        
recovery needs1 and mitigate the risks  
of forced migration1 of individuals     
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7   
and assistance provided through the     
,funding ,facility for ,immediate       
,stabilization and ,funding ,facility   
for ,expanded ,stabilization4  7#d7 ,to 
the extent practicable and appropriate1 
the entities1 including faith-based     
entities1 that are providing assistance 
to address the humanitarian1            
stabilization1 and recovery needs of    

individuals described in paragraphs 7#a7
 and 7#b7 and the extent to which the   
,united ,states is providing assistance 
to or through such entities4  7b7       
,additional consultation ,in carrying   
out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of   
,state shall consult with1 and consider 
credible information from1 individuals  
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of
 such subsection and entities described 
in paragraph 7#d7 of such subsection4   
7c7 ,assistance ,the ,secretary of      
,state and the ,administrator of the    
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development are         
authorized to provide assistance1       
including financial and technical       
assistance as necessary and appropriate1
 to support entities described in       
subsection 7a77#d7 that the ,secretary  
and ,administrator determine have       
access1 and are capable of effectively  
managing and delivering such assistance1
 to the individuals described in        
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of such        

subsection4  #g4 ,reports  7a7          
,implementation report ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state 
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 following3 7#a7 ,a detailed description
 of the efforts taken1 and efforts      
proposed to be taken1 to implement the  
provisions of this ,act4  7#b7 ,an      
assessment of the feasibility and       
advisability of prosecuting individuals 
for whom credible evidence exists of    
having committed acts of genocide1      
crimes against humanity1 or war crimes  
in ,iraq since ,january #bjad or ,syria 
since ,march #bjaa in domestic courts in
 ,iraq1 hybrid courts1 and              
internationalized domestic courts1 and  
of the measures needed to ensure        
effective criminal investigations of    
such individuals1 and to effectively    
collect and preserve evidence1 and      
preserve the chain of evidence1 for     
prosecution4  7#c7 ,recommendations for 

legislative remedies and administrative 
actions to facilitate implementation of 
this ,act4  7b7 ,form ,the report       
required under this section shall be    
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
contain a classified annex if necessary4
  #h4 ,prohibition on additional funding
 ,no additional funds are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act4 
,this ,act shall be carried out using   
amounts otherwise authorized4  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,june #f1
 #bjag4;,clerk4