,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjai,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,jones1    
,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to promote ,united ,states     
national security and prevent the       
resurgence of ,,isis1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,promoting ,american
 ,national ,security and ,preventing the
 ,resurgence of ,,isis ,act of #bjai4   
7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4,,title ,i--,promoting         
,stability in ,syria,sec4 #aja4         
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined4,sec4 #ajb4 ,findings4,sec4     
#ajc4 ,sense of ,congress4,sec4 #ajd4   

,strategy to prevent the resurgence of  
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and        
,al-,sham 7,,isis7 and its              
affiliates4,sec4 #aje4 ,briefings on    
,turkish incursion into ,northeast      
,syria4,sec4 #ajf4 ,humanitarian        
assistance to the people of ,syria4,sec4
 #ajg4 ,report on accountability for    
violations of international law1        
including war crimes1 and other harm to 
civilians in ,syria during the ,turkish 
incursion4,sec4 #ajh4 ,restriction on   
arms sales to ,turkey4,sec4 #aji4       
,opposition to loans from international 
financial institutions that benefit the 
,government of ,turkey4,sec4 #aaj4      
,statement of policy on denouncing      
targeting of ,kurdish minority at the   
,united ,nations4,sec4 #aaa4            
,participation of ,turkey in            
,,nato4,sec4 #aab4 ,report on net worth 
of ,president ,recep ,tayyip            
,erdoan4,,title ,,ii--,kurdish refugee  
crisis in ,syria,sec4 #bja4             
,findings4,sec4 #bjb4 ,united ,states   

refugee program priorities4,,title      
,,iii--,sanctions,sec4 #cja4            
,definitions4,sec4 #cjb4 ,imposition of 
sanctions with respect to senior        
officials of the ,government of         
,turkey4,sec4 #cjc4 ,imposition of      
sanctions with respect to foreign       
persons providing arms to ,turkish      
forces in ,syria4,sec4 #cjd4 ,imposition
 of sanctions with respect to financial 
institutions that facilitate            
transactions for ,turkish ,armed        
,forces4,sec4 #cje4 ,imposition of      
,,caatsa section #bca sanctions against 
,turkey4,sec4 #cjf4 ,imposition of      
sanctions with respect to support by the
 ,russian ,federation for the ,assad    
regime4,sec4 #cjg4 ,sanctions           
described4,sec4 #cjh4 ,implementation2  
regulations2 penalties4,,title          
,,iv--,termination provisions,sec4 #dja4
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined4,sec4 #djb4 ,termination of     
certain requirements4,sec4 #djc4        
,humanitarian waiver4,sec4 #djd4        

,sunset4  ,i ,promoting ,stability in   
,syria  #aja4 ,appropriate congressional
 committees defined ,in this title1 the 
term appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7#a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  #ajb4 ,findings      
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces   
7,,sdf7 have fought on the frontlines   
against the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and
 al-,sham 7,,isis71 in close partnership
 with the ,united ,states and ,united   
,states allies4  7#b7 ,while territorial
 gains have been made1 the ,department  
of ,defense1 as of ,august #bjai1       
estimates that ,,isis likely retains    
between #ad1jjj and #ah1jjj members in  
,iraq and ,syria1 including up to #c1jjj

 foreigners4  7#c7 ,since #bjae1 the    
,united ,states ,government has deployed
 members of the ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces to ,syria for the purpose of the
 counter-,,isis campaign1 in an advise1 
assist1 and accompany role1 working     
closely with the ,,sdf4  7#d7 ,the      
congressionally mandated ,syria ,study  
,group in ,september #bjai found1       
,although the ,united ,states military  
mission in ,syria is often lumped       
together with the ,iraq and ,afghanistan
 missions in the forever war category1  
the ,syria case offers a different1 and 
far less costly1 model4 ,a small ,united
 ,states military footprint1 supported  
by ,united ,states air power and other  
high-end capabilities1 reinforced by a  
global coalition of like-minded allies  
and partners1 rallied a local partner   
force many times its size to liberate   
territory from a terrorist group4  7#e7 
,according to the ,department of        
,defense1 as of ,august #bjai1 the ,,sdf
 continued to hold about #aj1jjj ,,isis 

fighters in detention centers in        
,northeast ,syria this quarter4 ,of     
these1 approximately #b1jjj are         
foreigners from more than #ej countries4
 ,the remaining #h1jjj are ,iraqi and   
,syrian4  7#f7 ,in ,august #bjai1 the   
,united ,states ,government and the     
,government of ,turkey began            
implementing a security mechanism to    
address legitimate ,turkish security    
concerns along the ,turkish ,syrian     
border in which ,united ,states and     
,turkey established a ,combined ,joint  
,operations ,center and the ,,sdf       
withdrew forces from certain areas4     
7#g7 ,on ,october #i1 #bjai1 ,turkish   
military units began operations in      
,syrian territory4  7#h7 ,on ,october   
#ac1 #bjai1 the ,,sdf announced a deal  
with ,president of ,syria ,bashar       
al-,assad's regime that would allow     
government forces to enter the          
,kurdish-controlled areas of ,northeast 
,syria for the first time in years4     
7#i7 ,on ,october #ad1 #bjai1 the       

governing coalition of the ,kurdish     
self-administered region in ,northeast  
,syria announced that they were         
finalizing a ,memorandum of             
,understanding with ,russia4  7#aj7 ,on 
,october #ad1 #bjai1 the ,european      
,union unanimously announced that it    
would suspend weapons exports to ,turkey
 in condemnation of their military      
action against ,syria4  #ajc4 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states and     
,turkey have been treaty allies since   
#aieb1 when ,turkey became a member of  
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty            
,organization 7,,nato72  7#b7 being a   
,,nato member means that ,turkey is     
treaty bound to safeguard the principles
 of democracy1 individual liberty1 and  
the rule of law1 and importantly1 should
 be united with other ,,nato allies in  
efforts for collective defense and the  
preservation of peace and security2     
7#c7 ,turkey's military invasion of     
,northeast ,syria is an unacceptable and

 unnecessary escalation of tensions with
 the potential to cause a severe        
humanitarian crisis and undo the        
collective gains made in the fight      
against the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and
 ,syria 7,,isis7 by the ,united ,states 
and the #ha countries and organizations 
of the ,global ,coalition to ,defeat    
,,isis1 including ,,nato and the        
,european ,union 7,,eu72  7#d7 ,turkey  
should immediately cease attacks against
 the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces 7,,sdf7
 and recall its forces back to ,turkey2 
7#e7 targeted sanctions against ,turkey 
are an appropriate response in order for
 ,turkey to be held accountable for its 
military offensive in ,northeast ,syria2
  7#f7 ,turkey's military invasion into 
,northeast ,syria is the latest example 
of the weakening and problematic ,united
 ,states-,turkey bilateral relationship 
and undermines the security of the      
,united ,states and its ,,nato allies1  
including that of ,turkey2  7#g7 the    
,,sdf have been critical partners to    

,united ,states and allied              
counter-,,isis and broader              
counterterrorism efforts in ,syria1 and 
the ,united ,states should continue this
 partnership with the ,,sdf2  7#h7 the  
,united ,states ,government should      
utilize diplomatic and military tools to
 ensure the enduring defeat of ,,isis2  
7#i7 the ,united ,states should stand by
 critical allies and partners2  7#aj7   
,russian and ,iranian political and     
military influence in ,syria present a  
threat to ,united ,states national      
security interests2 and  7#aa7 the      
,united ,states ,government1 in concert 
with the international community1 should
 hold accountable members of the ,syrian
 regime and the ,governments of the     
,russian ,federation and ,iran for      
atrocities against the ,syrian people4  
#ajd4 ,strategy to prevent the          
resurgence of the ,islamic ,state of    
,iraq and ,al-,sham 7,,isis7 and its    
affiliates  7a7 ,strategy required ,not 
later than #fj days after the date of   

the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 and the
 ,administrator of the ,united ,states  
,agency for ,international ,development1
 in consultation with the heads of other
 appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall   
jointly develop and submit to the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
strategy to prevent the resurgence of   
,,isis in ,iraq and ,syria4  7b7        
,elements of the strategy ,the strategy 
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a 
summary of the ,united ,states national 
security interests in ,iraq and ,syria  
and the impact a resurgence of ,,isis   
would have on those interests4  7#b7 ,a 
comprehensive assessment of current     
training and support programs by agency 
or department1 specifically focused on  
countering ,,isis and other terrorist   
organizations1 including non-lethal     
assistance1 training1 and organizational
 capacity for the ,,sdf1 the ,iraqi     

,security ,forces1 the ,kurdish         
,peshmerga1 and others to counter gains 
by ,,isis and its affiliates4  7#c7 ,a  
detailed description of ,united ,states 
,government efforts to support1 develop1
 and expand local governance structures 
in areas in ,syria previously liberated 
from ,,isis control4  7#d7 ,an estimate 
of the number of current1 active ,,isis 
members in ,iraq and ,syria1 including  
an assessment of those being held in    
detainee camps or prisons4  7#e7 ,a     
comprehensive plan to address ,,isis    
detainees currently being held in ,syria
 and ,iraq1 including-- 7,a7 the        
designation of an existing official     
within the ,department of ,state to     
serve as a senior-level coordinator to  
coordinate1 in conjunction with the lead
 and other relevant agencies1 all       
matters for the ,united ,states         
,government relating to the long-term   
disposition of ,,isis fighter detainees1
 including all matters in connection    
with--  7i7 repatriation1 transfer1     

prosecution1 and intelligence gathering2
  7ii7 coordinating a                   
whole-of-government approach with other 
countries and international             
organizations1 including ,,interpol1 to 
ensure secure chains of custody and     
locations of ,,isis foreign terrorist   
fighter detainees2  7iii7 coordinating  
technical and evidentiary assistance to 
foreign countries to aid in the         
successful prosecution of ,,isis foreign
 terrorist fighter detainees2 and  7iv7 
all multilateral and international      
engagements led by the ,department of   
,state and other agencies that are      
related to the current and future       
handling1 detention1 and prosecution of 
,,isis foreign terrorist fighter        
detainees2 and  7,b7 engagement with    
international partners on legal1 tenable
 mechanisms for repatriating foreign    
fighters4  7#f7 ,a description1 which   
may be in classified form1 of ,,isis    
senior leadership and infrastructure and
 efforts to target leadership figures4  

7#g7 ,a comprehensive description of    
,united ,states activities utilizing    
social media and other communication    
technologies strategy to counter        
,,isis's propaganda1 influence1 and     
ability to recruit fighters domestically
 and internationally1 including with    
private technology companies1 and how   
such activities are being coordinated   
across the ,united ,states ,government4 
7#h7 ,a description of the efforts of   
the ,united ,states ,government1        
including economic sanctions1 to deny   
financial resources1 including revenues 
from natural resources extraction1 sale 
of antiquities1 kidnaping1 extortion1   
taxation1 smuggling1 access to cash     
storage sites1 and access to            
international financial networks1 to    
,,isis and its affiliates1 in           
conjunction with international partners 
and financial institutions4  7#i7 ,a    
description of ,united ,states          
,government efforts to support credible 
war crimes prosecutions against ,,isis  

fighters4  7#aj7 ,a plan to ensure the  
delivery of humanitarian assistance4    
#aje4 ,briefings on ,turkish incursion  
into ,northeast ,syria  7a7 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that--  7#a7 the ,russian ,federation   
and ,iran continue to exploit a security
 vacuum in ,syria and continue to pose a
 threat to vital ,united ,states        
national security interests2 and  7#b7  
continued ,turkish military activity    
inside ,syria will negatively impact the
 national security interest and regional
 stability of the ,united ,states4  7b7 
,briefings required  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ae days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and every
 #ae days thereafter1 the ,secretary of 
,state1 in coordination with the        
,secretary of ,defense1 and the         
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development1
 in consultation with the heads of other
 appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall   
jointly brief the appropriate           

congressional committees on the ,october
 #bjai ,turkish incursion into ,syria1  
including the impact of the withdrawal  
of ,united ,states troops from          
,northeast ,syria4  7#b7 ,elements of   
the briefing ,the briefing required     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the  
following elements3 7,a7 ,a description 
of the impact of the incursion on the   
ability of ,,isis to reconstitute a     
physical caliphate4  7,b7 ,a description
 of the impact of the incursion on the  
,russian ,federation's military and     
political influence in ,syria4  7,c7 ,a 
description of the impact of the        
incursion on ,iran's ability to increase
 its military and political influence in
 ,syria4  7,d7 ,a comprehensive         
assessment of the ,united ,states       
,government's activities to counter     
,iranian and ,russian influence in      
,syria4  7,e7 ,an outline of planned    
joint actions by the ,department of     
,state and the ,department of ,defense1 
in consultation with the heads of other 

appropriate ,federal agencies1 regarding
 any and all stabilization funds or     
activities for ,syria and an explanation
 of how such funds and activities can   
contribute to stabilization in the      
current environment and without the     
limited ,united ,states troop presence  
in ,northeast ,syria4  7,f7 ,the        
creation and use by the ,government of  
,turkey of safe zones to justify the    
involuntary or uninformed return of     
,syrian refugees from ,turkey to ,syrian
 territory or to justify the forced     
displacement of ,syrians inside ,syria  
or to prevent ,syrians from seeking     
international protections4  7,g7 ,the   
role of the ,government of ,turkey and  
,turkish-backed forces in facilitating  
humanitarian actors1 including          
international nongovernmental           
organizations 7,i,n,g,os7 for           
cross-border work from ,turkey and in   
ensuring efficient open supply lines for
 humanitarian assistance and personnel  
through border crossing points on the   

,turkey-,syria and ,iraq-,syria borders 
and facilitating safe passage of        
humanitarian assistance to ,syrians     
inside ,syria based on need4  7,h7 ,the 
actions of the ,government of ,turkey   
and ,turkish-backed forces in the       
operation of all camps for families     
displaced by conflict as civilian       
facilities and ensuring that camp       
residents1 in particular women and      
children1 are treated as civilian       
victims of conflict in accordance with  
international law and standards4  7,i7  
,the actions of the ,government of      
,turkey and ,turkish-backed forces in   
taking effective measures to protect    
civilians and civilian infrastructure1  
including health facilities1            
water-pumping stations1 and restricting 
use of explosive weapons in populated   
areas4  #ajf4 ,humanitarian assistance  
to the people of ,syria  ,the ,president
 is authorized to provide humanitarian  
assistance pursuant to the ,department  
of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and    

,related ,programs ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjai 7division ,f of ,public ,law     
#aaf-f7 to support the people of ,syria1
 both in ,syria and displaced in        
surrounding countries1 in accordance    
with established international          
humanitarian principles4  #ajg4 ,report 
on accountability for violations of     
international law1 including war crimes1
 and other harm to civilians in ,syria  
during the ,turkish incursion  7a7      
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 ,turkish and      
pro-,turkish forces should end all      
practices involving arbitrary arrests1  
enforced disappearances1 torture1       
arbitrary executions1 and other unlawful
 treatment2 and  7#b7 all stakeholders  
in the ,turkish incursion should reveal 
the fate or the location of all persons 
who have been subjected to enforced     
disappearance by such stakeholders4  7b7
 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,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 that describes the causes and    
consequences of civilian harm occurring 
during the ,turkish incursion into      
,northeast ,syria1 including violations 
of the law of armed conflict1 and gross 
violations of human rights as a result  
of the actions of all parties to the    
conflict4  7#b7 ,elements ,the report   
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include the following elements3 7,a7 ,a 
description of civilian harm occurring  
in the context of the ,turkish          
incursion1 including--  7i7 mass        
casualty incidents2 and  7ii7 damage to1
 and destruction of1 civilian           
infrastructure and services1 including--
  7,i7 hospitals and other medical      
facilities2  7,,ii7 electrical grids2   
7,,iii7 water systems2 and  7,,iv7 other
 critical infrastructure4  7,b7 ,a      
description of violations of the law of 
armed conflict committed during the     
,turkish incursion into ,northeast      

,syria by all forces involved in the    
,turkish-led coalition and all forces   
fighting on its behalf and by any other 
combatants in the conflict1 including-- 
7i7 alleged war crimes2  7ii7 specific  
instances of failure by the parties to  
the conflict to exercise distinction1   
proportionality1 and precaution in the  
use force in accordance with the law of 
armed conflict2  7iii7 arbitrary denials
 of humanitarian access and the         
resulting impact on the alleviation of  
human suffering2  7iv7 extra-judicial   
executions and detention-related abuses2
 and  7v7 other acts that may constitute
 violations of the law of armed         
conflict4  7,c7 ,recommendations for    
establishing accountability mechanisms  
for the civilian harm1 war crimes1 other
 violations of the law of armed         
conflict1 and gross violations of human 
rights perpetrated by ,turkish and      
pro-,turkish forces ,syria1 including   
the potential for prosecuting           
individuals perpetrating1 organizing1   

directing1 or ordering such violations4 
#ajh4 ,restriction on arms sales to     
,turkey  7a7 ,prohibition on arms       
transfers to ,turkish military units ,no
 ,united ,states defense articles1      
services1 or technology may be          
transferred under the ,arms ,export     
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq47 to ,turkey if such articles1      
services1 or technology could be used in
 operations by the ,turkish ,armed      
,forces in ,syria4  7b7 ,exception ,the 
prohibition under subsection 7a7 does   
not apply to transfers for ultimate end 
use by the ,united ,states ,armed       
,forces or in military operations       
approved by ,,nato4  7c7 ,no use of     
emergency authority ,the authority of   
the ,president to waive statutory       
congressional review periods under the  
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 in cases in    
which an emergency exists shall not     
apply to the transfer of defense        
articles or services to ,turkey4  #aji4 

,opposition to loans from international 
financial institutions that benefit the 
,government of ,turkey  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,president shall direct the ,united
 ,states executive director to each     
international financial institution to  
use the voice and vote of the ,united   
,states to oppose any loan from the     
international financial institution that
 would benefit the ,government of       
,turkey4  7b7 ,international financial  
institution defined ,in this section1   
the term international financial        
institution has the meaning given that  
term in section #agja7;c7 of the        
,international ,financial ,institutions 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbr7c774  #aaj4   
,statement of policy on denouncing      
targeting of ,kurdish minority at the   
,united ,nations ,it is the policy of   
the ,united ,states to use the voice and
 vote of the ,united ,states at the     
,united ,nations--  7#a7 to denounce the
 targeting of the ,kurdish minority in  
,northeast ,syria2 and  7#b7 to in no   

way support activities of the           
,government of ,turkey targeting the    
,kurdish community in ,syria4  #aaa4    
,participation of ,turkey in ,,nato  7a7
 ,findings ,congress makes the following
 findings3 7#a7 ,article #a of the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 signed at     
,washington ,april #d1 #aidi1 states1   
,the ,parties undertake1 as set forth in
 the ,charter of the ,united ,nations1  
to settle any international dispute in  
which they may be involved by peaceful  
means in such a manner that             
international peace and security and    
justice are not endangered1 and to      
refrain in their international relations
 from the threat or use of force in any 
manner inconsistent with the purposes of
 the ,united ,nations4  7#b7 ,turkey has
 invaded ,northeast ,syria with the     
intention of targeting the ,kurdish     
minority in the country1 in a manner    
inconsistent with article #a of the     
,north ,atlantic ,treaty4  7b7          
,department of ,state report on         

participation of ,turkey in ,,nato ,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 that includes the following      
elements3  7#a7 ,an assessment of the   
historical contributions made by ,turkey
 to the ,,nato alliance since it became 
a member in #aieb4  7#b7 ,an assessment 
of the impact of ,turkey's ,october     
#bjai incursion into ,northeast ,syria  
for the national security of its ,,nato 
allies4  7#c7 ,an assessment of         
,turkey's role in the alliance and the  
future prospects for ,turkey to fully   
embrace and implement all #ad articles  
of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty4  #aab4 
,report on net worth of ,president      
,recep ,tayyip ,erdoan ,not later than  
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   

shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 estimated net worth and known sources  
of income of ,turkish ,president ,recep 
,tayyip ,erdoan and his family members  
7including spouse1 children1 parents1   
and siblings71 including assets1        
investments1 other business interests1  
and relevant beneficial ownership       
information4  ,,ii ,kurdish refugee     
crisis in ,syria  #bja4 ,findings       
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,according to the ,united ,nations 
,office for the ,coordination of        
,humanitarian ,affairs1 more than       
#afj1jjj ,syrian ,kurdish civilians are 
internally displaced and more than      
#djj1jjj civilians in the ,syrian       
conflict zone will have significant     
humanitarian needs in                   
,kurdish-controlled areas of            
,northeastern ,syria as a result of     
ongoing ,turkish operations against     
,syrian ,democratic ,forces4  7#b7      
,members of the ,syrian ,democratic     

,forces have fought on the front lines  
against the ,islamic ,state1 in         
partnership and with the close support  
of the ,united ,states and its allies4  
#bjb4 ,united ,states refugee program   
priorities  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 shall designate1 as ,priority
 #b refugees of special humanitarian    
concern--  7#a7 ,syrian ,kurds1         
stateless persons who habitually resided
 in ,syria1 and other ,syrians who      
partnered with1 or worked for or        
directly with1 the ,united ,states      
,government in ,syria2  7#b7 ,syrian    
,kurds1 stateless persons who habitually
 resided in ,syria1 and other ,syrians  
who were employed in ,syria by--  7,a7 a
 media or nongovernmental organization  
based in the ,united ,states2  7,b7 an  
organization or entity that has received
 a grant from1 or entered into a        
cooperative agreement or contract with1 
the ,united ,states ,government2 or     

7,c7 an organization that-- 7i7 was     
continuously physically present in      
,northeast ,syria between #bjaa and the 
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7ii7 has partnered with an organization 
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 
7#c7 the spouses1 children1 sons1       
daughters1 siblings1 and parents of     
aliens described in paragraph 7#a7 or   
section #bjd7;b72  7#d7 ,syrian ,kurds1 
stateless persons who habitually resided
 in ,syria1 and other ,syrians who have 
an immediate relative 7as defined in    
section #bja7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;b77#b77;,a77i777 or a  
family member described in section      
#bjc7;a7 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjc7;a77 who is physically present in  
the ,united ,states2  7#e7 ,syrian      
,kurds1 stateless persons who habitually
 resided in ,syria1 and other ,syrians  
who were or are employed by the ,united 
,states ,government in ,syria1 for an   
aggregate period of at least #a year2   

and  7#f7 citizens or nationals of      
,syria or ,iraq1 or stateless persons   
who habitually resided in ,syria or     
,iraq1 who provided service to ,united  
,states counter-,,isis efforts for an   
aggregate period of at least #a year4   
7b7 ,eligibility for admission as a     
refugee ,an alien may not be denied the 
opportunity to apply for admission as a 
refugee under this section solely       
because such alien qualifies as an      
immediate relative of a national of the 
,united ,states or is eligible for      
admission to the ,united ,states under  
any other immigrant classification4  7c7
 ,membership in certain ,syrian         
organizations ,an applicant for         
admission to the ,united ,states may not
 be deemed inadmissible based on        
membership in1 or support provided to1  
the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces4  7d7   
,exclusion from numerical limitations   
,aliens provided refugee status under   
this section shall not be counted       
against any numerical limitation under  

section #bja1 #bjb1 #bjc1 or #bjg of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea1 #aaeb1 #aaec1 and      
#aaeg74  7e7 ,identification of other   
persecuted groups ,the ,secretary of    
,state1 or the designee of the          
,secretary1 is authorized to classify   
other groups of ,syrians1 including     
vulnerable populations1 as ,priority #b 
refugees of special humanitarian        
concern4  7f7 ,satisfaction of other    
requirements ,aliens granted status     
under this section as ,priority #b      
refugees of special humanitarian concern
 under the refugee resettlement priority
 system shall be deemed to satisfy the  
requirements under section #bjg of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 for admission to the   
,united ,states4  ,,iii ,sanctions      
#cja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 
,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the terms  
admission1 admitted1 and alien have the 
meanings given those terms in section   
#aja of the ,immigration and            

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
and the ,committee on ,banking1         
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the    
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#c7 ,financial      
institution ,the term financial         
institution means a financial           
institution specified in subparagraph   
7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 7,e71 7,f71     
7,g71 7,h71 7,i71 7,j71 7,m71 or 7,y7 of
 section #ecab7;a77#b7 of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,foreign   
financial institution ,the term foreign 
financial institution has the meaning   
given that term in regulations          
prescribed by the ,secretary of the     
,treasury4  7#e7 ,foreign person ,the   
term foreign person means an individual 
or entity that is not a ,united ,states 

person4  7#f7 ,knowingly ,the term      
knowingly with respect to conduct1 a    
circumstance1 or a result1 means that a 
person has actual knowledge1 or should  
have known1 of the conduct1 the         
circumstance1 or the result4  7#g7      
,united states person ,the term ,united 
,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united   
,states citizen or an alien lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence to the 
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 an entity     
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or any jurisdiction within the  
,united ,states1 including a foreign    
branch of such an entity4  #cjb4        
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 senior officials of the ,government of 
,turkey  7a7 ,in general ,on and after  
the date that is #ae days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 each of 
the following officials shall be subject
 to the same sanctions as a person      
included on the list of specially       
designated nationals and blocked persons
 maintained by the ,office of ,foreign  

,assets ,control of the ,department of  
the ,treasury3  7#a7 ,the ,minister of  
,national ,defense of ,turkey4  7#b7    
,the ,chief of the ,general ,staff of   
the ,turkish ,armed ,forces4  7#c7 ,the 
,commander of the #bnd ,army of the     
,turkish ,armed ,forces4  7#d7 ,the     
,minister of ,treasury and ,finance of  
,turkey4  7b7 ,sanctions with respect to
 additional officials  7#a7 ,list ,not  
later than #cj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#fj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary of ,defense and the ,director
 of ,national ,intelligence1 shall      
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a list of the following      
foreign persons3  7,a7 ,senior officials
 of the ,ministry of ,national ,defense 
of ,turkey involved in the decision to  
invade ,syria4  7,b7 ,senior officials  
of the ,turkish ,armed ,forces leading  
attacks against the ,syrian ,democratic 
,forces4  7,c7 ,officials of the        

,government of ,turkey significantly    
facilitating ,turkey's military         
operations in ,syria4  7,d7 ,officials  
of the ,government of ,turkey and       
members of the ,turkish ,armed ,forces  
who are responsible for1 are complicit  
in1 have directly or indirectly engaged 
in1 or have attempted to engage in1 any 
of the following relating to ,turkey's  
invasion of ,northeast ,syria3  7i7 ,a  
violation of the law of armed conflict4 
7ii7 ,a gross violation of              
internationally recognized human rights4
  7#b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,on and 
after the date that is #ae days after   
the submission of the most recent list  
required by paragraph 7#a71 each foreign
 person identified on the list shall be 
subject to the same sanctions as a      
person included on the list of specially
 designated nationals and blocked       
persons maintained by the ,office of    
,foreign ,assets ,control of the        
,department of the ,treasury4  #cjc4    
,imposition of sanctions with respect to

 foreign persons providing arms to      
,turkish forces in ,syria  7a7 ,report  
required ,not later than #cj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #fj days thereafter and as new
 information becomes available1 the     
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense and the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
shall submit to the ,president and the  
appropriate congressional committees a  
list of any foreign persons determined  
to have knowingly provided1 on or after 
such date of enactment1 defense         
articles1 services1 or technology to    
,turkey if such articles1 services1 or  
technology could be used in operations  
by the ,turkish ,armed ,forces in       
,syria4  7b7 ,imposition of sanctions   
,the ,president shall impose the        
sanctions described in section #cjg with
 respect to each foreign person         
identified on the list required by      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,exception ,the    
sanctions imposed pursuant to this      

section shall not apply to transfers    
defense articles1 services1 or          
technology for ultimate end use by the  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces or in    
military operations approved by ,,nato4 
7d7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,president may waive1 on a case-by-case 
basis and for a period of not more than 
#ij days1 the imposition of sanctions   
under this section with respect to a    
foreign person if the ,president--  7,a7
 determines the waiver is important to  
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 not later    
than #cj days after making such a       
determination1 submits to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the determination4  7#b7      
,renewal of waivers ,the ,president may1
 on a case-by-case basis1 renew a waiver
 under paragraph 7#a7 for an additional 
period of not more than #ij days if1 not
 later than #ae days before the waiver  
expires1 the ,president--  7,a7         
determines the renewal of the waiver is 

important to the national security      
interests of the ,united2 and  7,b7     
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees a report on the             
determination4  #cjd4 ,imposition of    
sanctions with respect to financial     
institutions that facilitate            
transactions for ,turkish ,armed ,forces
  7a7 ,halk bankasi or halkbank ,not    
later than #ae days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the following   
entities shall be subject to the same   
sanctions as a person included on the   
list of specially designated nationals  
and blocked persons maintained by the   
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury3  7#a7 
,halk ,bankasi2  7#b7 ,halkbank2 or     
7#c7 any successor entity to an entity  
specified in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b74    
7b7 ,additional financial institutions  
,if the ,secretary of ,state1 in        
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,treasury1  
and the ,director of ,national          

,intelligence1 determines that any      
foreign financial institution 7other    
than a financial institution specified  
in subsection 7a771 has knowingly       
facilitated transactions for the        
,turkish ,armed ,forces or the defense  
industry in ,turkey relating to the     
military operations of ,turkey in       
,syria1 the ,president shall1 not later 
than #fj days after that determination1 
impose the sanctions described in       
section #cjg with respect to that       
financial institution4  #cje4           
,imposition of ,,caatsa section #bca    
sanctions against ,turkey  7a7          
,treatment of purchase of ,s-#djj air   
and missile defense system as           
sanctionable transaction ,for the       
purposes of section #bca of the         
,countering ,america's ,adversaries     
,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#iebe71 ,turkey's acquisition of the    
,s-#djj air and missile defense system  
from the ,russian ,federation beginning 
,july #ab1 #bjai1 shall be considered to

 be a significant transaction described 
in that section4  7b7 ,imposition of    
sanctions ,not later than #cj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,president shall impose #e or more 
of the sanctions described in section   
#bce of the ,countering ,america's      
,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebi7 with respect to   
the ,government of ,turkey4  #cjf4      
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 support by the ,russian ,federation for
 the ,assad regime  7a7 ,list required  
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and every
 #fj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of 
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary of ,defense and the ,director
 of ,national ,intelligence1 shall      
submit to appropriate congressional     
committees a list of each ,russian      
person that1 on or after such date of   
enactment1 knowingly exports1 transfers1
 or otherwise provides to ,syria        
significant financial1 material1 or     

technological support that contributes  
materially to the ability of the        
,government of ,syria to acquire defense
 articles1 defense services1 and related
 information4  7b7 ,sanctions ,a        
,russian person identified on the list  
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
subject to the same sanctions as a      
person included on the list of specially
 designated nationals and blocked       
persons maintained by the ,office of    
,foreign ,assets ,control of the        
,department of the ,treasury4  7c7      
,waiver  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,president may1 on a case-by-case basis 
and for renewable periods of not to     
exceed #fj days1 waive the application  
of this section with respect to a       
,russian person if the ,president       
determines and certifies to the         
appropriate congressional committees    
that such a waiver is in the vital      
national security interests of the      
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,certification   
,the certification referenced in        

paragraph 7#a7 shall include a detailed 
explanation of the specific factors upon
 which the determination was made that a
 waiver is in the vital national        
security interests of the ,united       
,states4  7#c7 ,briefing ,not later than
 #aj days after the issuance of a waiver
 under paragraph 7#a71 and every #ij    
days thereafter while the waiver remains
 in effect1 the ,president shall brief  
the appropriate congressional committees
 on the justification for the waiver4   
7d7 ,russian person defined ,in this    
section1 the term ,russian person has   
the meaning given that term in section  
#bef7;c7 of the ,countering ,america's  
,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iede7;c774  #cjg4       
,sanctions described ,the sanctions     
described in this section are the       
following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,the    
,president shall exercise all of the    
powers granted by the ,international    
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 7except that   

the requirements of section #bjb of such
 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not   
apply7 to the extent necessary to block 
and prohibit all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of a 
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           
inadmissible for visas1 admission1 or   
parole  7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or      
parole ,an alien is-- 7i7 inadmissible  
to the ,united ,states2  7ii7 ineligible
 to receive a visa or other             
documentation to enter the ,united      
,states2 and  7iii7 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  7,b7 ,current visas revoked    
7i7 ,in general ,an alien described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 is subject to         

revocation of any visa or other entry   
documentation regardless of when the    
visa or other entry documentation is or 
was issued4  7ii7 ,immediate effect ,a  
revocation under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7
 take effect immediately2 and  7,,ii7   
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  7,c7 ,exception
 to comply with united nations          
headquarters agreement ,sanctions under 
this paragraph shall not apply to the   
admission of an alien if such admission 
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 obligations of the ,united
 ,states4  #cjh4 ,implementation2       
regulations2 penalties  7a7             
,implementation ,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 to carry out this      
title4  7b7 ,regulations ,the ,president
 shall issue such regulations1 licenses1
 and orders as are necessary to carry   
out this title4  7c7 ,penalties ,a      
person that violates1 attempts to       
violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation of this title or any       
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out this title shall be subject to
 the penalties set forth in subsections 
7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the      
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  ,,iv ,termination
 provisions  #dja4 ,appropriate         
congressional committees defined ,in    
this title1 the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   

the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
and the ,committee on ,banking1         
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the    
,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives4  #djb4 ,termination of
 certain requirements  7a7 ,in general  
,the restriction under section #ajh1 the
 requirement under section #aji1 and the
 sanctions imposed under sections #cjb  
and #cjc1 shall terminate if the        
,president determines and submits to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
finding that--  7#a7 ,turkey has halted 
attacks against the ,syrian ,democratic 
,forces1 ,kurdish and ,arab civilians1  
and other religious and ethnic minority 
communities in ,northeast ,syria2  7#b7 
,turkish forces not involved in         
coordinated operations with ,,nato      
allies or the ,global ,coalition to     
,defeat ,,isis have withdrawn from      
,northeast ,syria2 and  7#c7 ,turkey is 
not hindering counterterrorism          

operations against ,,isis4  7b7         
,financial sanctions ,financial         
sanctions imposed under section #cjd    
shall terminate if the ,president       
determines and submits to the           
appropriate congressional committees the
 finding described in subsection        
7a77#a74  #djc4 ,humanitarian waiver    
,the ,president may waive the           
application of section #cjb1 #cjc1 or   
#cjd for the purpose of providing       
humanitarian assistance if the          
,president certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such a    
waiver is important to address a        
humanitarian need and consistent with   
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states and1 not later than #ae 
days before issuing such a waiver1 the  
,president submits to such committees a 
justification relating to such          
determination4  #djd4 ,sunset ,this ,act
 shall terminate on the date that is #c 
years after the date on which sanctions 
imposed pursuant to this ,act have      

terminated4