,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1
 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4      
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4      
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south       
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,hill of 
,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of  
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1   
,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 
,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mrs4      
,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4
 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4     
,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,hurd of      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4           
,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4         
,frankel1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,levin of
 ,california1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,kelly  
of ,illinois1 and ,ms4 ,eshoo7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 

,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committees on ,financial ,services1 and
 the ,judiciary1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require certain          
additional actions in connection with   
the national emergency with respect to  
,syria1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,caesar ,syria ,civilian ,protection
 ,act of #bjai4  ,i ,additional actions 
in connection with the national         
emergency with respect to ,syria  #aja4 
,measures with respect to ,central ,bank
 of ,syria  7a7 ,determination regarding
 ,central ,bank of ,syria ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury shall determine1 under 
section #ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code1 whether reasonable       
grounds exist for concluding that the   

,central ,bank of ,syria is a financial 
institution of primary money laundering 
concern4  7b7 ,enhanced due diligence   
and reporting requirements ,if the      
,secretary of the ,treasury determines  
under subsection 7a7 that reasonable    
grounds exist for concluding that the   
,central ,bank of ,syria is a financial 
institution of primary money laundering 
concern1 the ,secretary1 in consultation
 with the ,federal functional regulators
 7as defined in section #eji of the     
,gramm-,leach-,bliley ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fhji771 shall impose one or  
more of the special measures described  
in section #ecah;,a7b7 of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code1 with respect to  
the ,central ,bank of ,syria4  7c7      
,report required  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ij days after making a      
determination under subsection 7a7 as to
 whether or not the ,central ,bank of   
,syria is a financial institution of    
primary money laundering concern1 the   
,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit

 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a report that includes the   
reasons for the determination4  7#b7    
,form ,a report required by paragraph   
7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified 
form1 but may include a classified      
annex4  7#c7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees defined ,in this subsection1 
the term appropriate congressional      
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on 
,financial ,services1 and the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on  
,appropriations of the ,senate4  #ajb4  
,sanctions with respect to foreign      
persons that engage in certain          
transactions  7a7 ,imposition of        
sanctions  7#a7 ,in general ,on and     
after the date that is #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall impose the         

sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to a foreign person if the 
,president determines that the foreign  
person1 on or after such date of        
enactment1 knowingly engages in an      
activity described in paragraph 7#b74   
7#b7 ,activities described ,a foreign   
person engages in an activity described 
in this paragraph if the foreign        
person-- 7,a7 knowingly provides        
significant financial1 material1 or     
technological support to1 or knowingly  
engages in a significant transaction    
with--  7i7 the ,government of ,syria   
7including any entity owned or          
controlled by the ,government of ,syria7
 or a senior political figure of the    
,government of ,syria2  7ii7 a foreign  
person that is a military contractor1   
mercenary1 or a paramilitary force      
knowingly operating in a military       
capacity inside ,syria for or on behalf 
of the ,government of ,syria1 the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation1
 or the ,government of ,iran2 or  7iii7 

a foreign person subject to sanctions   
pursuant to the ,international          
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 with respect to
 ,syria or any other provision of law   
that imposes sanctions with respect to  
,syria2  7,b7 knowingly sells or        
provides significant goods1 services1   
technology1 information1 or other       
support that significantly facilitates  
the maintenance or expansion of the     
,government of ,syria's domestic        
production of natural gas1 petroleum1 or
 petroleum products2  7,c7 knowingly    
sells or provides aircraft or spare     
aircraft parts that are used for        
military purposes in ,syria for or on   
behalf of the ,government of ,syria to  
any foreign person operating in an area 
directly or indirectly controlled by the
 ,government of ,syria or foreign forces
 associated with the ,government of     
,syria2  7,d7 knowingly provides        
significant goods or services associated
 with the operation of aircraft that are

 used for military purposes in ,syria   
for or on behalf of the ,government of  
,syria to any foreign person operating  
in an area described in subparagraph    
7,c72 or  7,e7 knowingly1 directly or   
indirectly1 provides significant        
construction or engineering services to 
the ,government of ,syria4  7#c7 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that1 in implementing this    
section1 the ,president should consider 
financial support under paragraph       
7#b77;,a7 to include the provision of   
loans1 credits1 or export credits4  7b7 
,sanctions described  7#a7 ,in general  
,the sanctions to be imposed with       
respect to a foreign person subject to  
subsection 7a7 are the following3  7,a7 
,blocking of property ,the ,president   
shall exercise all of the powers granted
 to the ,president under the            
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 to the extent necessary to block  
and prohibit all transactions in        

property and interests in property of   
the foreign person if such property and 
interests in property are in the ,united
 ,states1 come within the ,united       
,states1 or are or come within the      
possession or control of a ,united      
,states person4  7,b7 ,aliens ineligible
 for visas1 admission1 or parole  7i7   
,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien  
who the ,secretary of ,state or the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a 
designee of one of such ,secretaries7   
knows1 or has reason to believe1 has    
knowingly engaged in any activity       
described in subsection 7a77#b7 is--    
7,i7 inadmissible to the ,united        
,states2  7,,ii7 ineligible to receive a
 visa or other documentation to enter   
the ,united ,states2 and  7,,iii7       
otherwise ineligible to be admitted or  
paroled into the ,united ,states or to  
receive any other benefit under the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474  7ii7 ,current
 visas revoked  7,i7 ,in general ,the   

issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary
 of ,state1 or the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security 7or a designee of   
one of such ,secretaries7 shall1 in     
accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 revoke any visa or
 other entry documentation issued to an 
alien described in clause 7i7 regardless
 of when the visa or other entry        
documentation is issued4  7,,ii7 ,effect
 of revocation ,a revocation under      
subclause 7,i7-- 7aa7 shall take effect 
immediately2 and  7bb7 shall            
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  7#b7 ,penalties
 ,the penalties provided for in         
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 shall apply to a person that     
violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
regulations promulgated under section   

#cjc7;b7 to carry out paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 to the same extent that such  
penalties apply to a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in section   
#bjf7;a7 of that ,act4  7#c7 ,exception 
to comply with ,united ,nations         
,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions     
under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not     
apply with respect to an alien if       
admitting or paroling the alien into the
 ,united ,states is necessary to permit 
the ,united ,states to comply with the  
,agreement regarding the ,headquarters  
of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake
 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered 
into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states1 or other applicable            
international obligations4  ,,ii        
,assistance for the people of ,syria    
#bja4 ,codification of certain services 
in support of nongovernmental           
organizations' activities authorized    
7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in  
subsection 7b71 section #edb4eaf of     

title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7relating to certain       
services in support of nongovernmental  
organizations' activities authorized71  
as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 shall--  
7#a7 remain in effect on and after such 
date of enactment2 and  7#b7 in the case
 of a nongovernmental organization that 
is authorized to export or reexport     
services to ,syria under such section on
 the day before such date of enactment1 
apply to such organization on and after 
such date of enactment to the same      
extent and in the same manner as such   
section applied to such organization on 
the day before such date of enactment4  
7b7 ,exception  7#a7 ,in general        
,section #edb4eaf of title #ca1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations1 as codified     
under subsection 7a71 shall not apply   
with respect to a foreign person that   
has been designated as a foreign        
terrorist organization under section    
#bai of the ,immigration and            

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi71 
or otherwise designated as a terrorist  
organization1 by the ,secretary of      
,state1 in consultation with or upon the
 request of the ,attorney ,general or   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  
7#b7 ,effective date ,paragraph 7#a7    
shall apply with respect to a foreign   
person on and after the date on which   
the designation of that person as a     
terrorist organization is published in  
the ,federal ,register4  #bjb4 ,briefing
 on strategy to facilitate humanitarian 
assistance  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall brief the appropriate             
congressional committees on the strategy
 of the ,president to help facilitate   
the ability of humanitarian             
organizations to access financial       
services to help facilitate the safe and
 timely delivery of assistance to       
communities in need in ,syria4  7b7     
,consideration of data from other       

countries and nongovernmental           
organizations ,in preparing the strategy
 required by subsection 7a71 the        
,president shall consider credible data 
already obtained by other countries and 
nongovernmental organizations1 including
 organizations operating in ,syria4  7c7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial  
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on  
,appropriations of the ,senate4  ,,iii  
,general provisions  #cja4 ,suspension  
of sanctions  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,president may suspend in whole or in   
part the imposition of sanctions        
otherwise required under this ,act for  
periods not to exceed #ahj days if the  

,president determines that the following
 criteria have been met in ,syria3  7#a7
 ,the air space over ,syria is no longer
 being utilized by the ,government of   
,syria or the ,government of the        
,russian ,federation to target civilian 
populations through the use of          
incendiary devices1 including barrel    
bombs1 chemical weapons1 and            
conventional arms1 including            
air-delivered missiles and explosives4  
7#b7 ,areas besieged by the ,government 
of ,syria1 the ,government of the       
,russian ,federation1 the ,government of
 ,iran1 or a foreign person described in
 section #ajb7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 are no   
longer cut off from international aid   
and have regular access to humanitarian 
assistance1 freedom of travel1 and      
medical care4  7#c7 ,the ,government of 
,syria is releasing all political       
prisoners forcibly held within the      
prison system of the regime of ,bashar  
al-,assad and the ,government of ,syria 
is allowing full access to the same     

facilities for investigations by        
appropriate international human rights  
organizations4  7#d7 ,the forces of the 
,government of ,syria1 the ,government  
of the ,russian ,federation1 the        
,government of ,iran1 and any foreign   
person described in section             
#ajb7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 are no longer     
engaged in deliberate targeting of      
medical facilities1 schools1 residential
 areas1 and community gathering places1 
including markets1 in violation of      
international norms4  7#e7 ,the         
,government of ,syria is-- 7,a7 taking  
steps to verifiably fulfill its         
commitments under the ,convention on the
 ,prohibition of the ,development1      
,production1 ,stockpiling and ,use of   
,chemical ,weapons and on their         
,destruction1 done at ,geneva ,september
 #c1 #aiib1 and entered into force      
,april #bi1 #aiig 7commonly known as the
 ,chemical ,weapons ,convention71 and   
the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation  
of ,nuclear ,weapons1 done at           

,washington1 ,london1 and ,moscow ,july 
#a1 #aifh1 and entered into force ,march
 #e1 #aigj 7#ba ,,ust #dhc72 and  7,b7  
making tangible progress toward becoming
 a signatory to the ,convention on the  
,prohibition of the ,development1       
,production and ,stockpiling of         
,bacteriological 7,biological7 and      
,toxin ,weapons and on their            
,destruction1 done at ,washington1      
,london1 and ,moscow ,april #aj1 #aigb1 
and entered into force ,march #bf1 #aige
 7#bf ,,ust #ehc74  7#f7 ,the           
,government of ,syria is permitting the 
safe1 voluntary1 and dignified return of
 ,syrians displaced by the conflict4    
7#g7 ,the ,government of ,syria is      
taking verifiable steps to establish    
meaningful accountability for           
perpetrators of war crimes in ,syria and
 justice for victims of war crimes      
committed by the ,assad regime1         
including by participation in a credible
 and independent truth and              
reconciliation process4  7b7 ,briefing  

required ,not later than #cj days after 
the ,president makes a determination    
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,president shall provide a briefing to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 on the determination and the suspension
 of sanctions pursuant to the           
determination4  7c7 ,reimposition of    
sanctions ,any sanctions suspended under
 subsection 7a7 shall be reimposed if   
the ,president determines that the      
criteria described in that subsection   
are no longer being met4  7d7 ,rule of  
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to limit the         
authority of the ,president to terminate
 the application of sanctions under     
section #ajb with respect to a person   
that no longer engages in activities    
described in subsection 7a77#b7 of that 
section4  7e7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees defined ,in this section1   
the term appropriate congressional      
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on 

,financial ,services1 the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 the ,committee on the 
,judiciary1 and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on the  
,judiciary1 and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,senate4  #cjb4  
,waivers and exemptions  7a7 ,exemptions
 ,the following activities and          
transactions shall be exempt from       
sanctions authorized under this ,act3   
7#a7 ,any activity subject to the       
reporting requirements under title ,v of
 the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471 or to any
 authorized law enforcement1 national   
security1 or intelligence activities of 
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,any         
transaction necessary to comply with    
,united ,states obligations under-- 7,a7
 the ,agreement regarding the           
,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1  

signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1     
#aidg1 and entered into force ,november 
#ba1 #aidg1 between the ,united ,nations
 and the ,united ,states2  7,b7 the     
,convention on ,consular ,relations1    
done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and  
entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg2 or
  7,c7 any other international agreement
 to which the ,united ,states is a      
party4  7b7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,president may1 for periods not to 
exceed #ahj days1 waive the application 
of any provision of this ,act with      
respect to a foreign person if the      
,president certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such a    
waiver is in the national security      
interests of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 
,briefing ,not later than #ij days after
 the issuance of a waiver under         
paragraph 7#a71 and every #ahj days     
thereafter while the waiver remains in  
effect1 the ,president shall brief the  
appropriate congressional committees on 
the reasons for the waiver4  7c7        

,humanitarian waiver  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,president may waive1 for renewable
 periods not to exceed #b years1 the    
application of any provision of this    
,act with respect to a nongovernmental  
organization providing humanitarian     
assistance not covered by the           
authorization described in section #bja 
if the ,president certifies to the      
appropriate congressional committees    
that such a waiver is important to      
address a humanitarian need and is      
consistent with the national security   
interests of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 
,briefing ,not later than #ij days after
 the issuance of a waiver under         
paragraph 7#a71 and every #ahj days     
thereafter while the waiver remains in  
effect1 the ,president shall brief the  
appropriate congressional committees on 
the reasons for the waiver4  7d7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 

,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial  
,services1 the ,committee on ,ways and  
,means1 the ,committee on the           
,judiciary1 and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on the  
,judiciary1 and the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,senate4  #cjc4  
,implementation and regulatory          
authorities  7a7 ,implementation        
authority ,the ,president may exercise  
all authorities provided to the         
,president under sections #bjc and #bje 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of        
carrying out this ,act4  7b7 ,regulatory
 authority ,the ,president shall1 not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 promulgate  
regulations as necessary for the        
implementation of this ,act4  #cjd4     

,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act may be construed to limit the      
authority of the ,president pursuant to 
the ,international ,emergency ,economic 
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 or any other provision of law4    
#cje4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to 
be effective on the date that is #e     
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4