,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #h1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,menendez1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to halt
 the wholesale slaughter of the ,syrian 
people1 encourage a negotiated political
 settlement1 and hold ,syrian human     
rights abusers accountable for their    
crimes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of     
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,caesar ,syria      
,civilian ,protection ,act of #bjai4    
7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4,sec4 #b4 ,statement of        
policy4,,title ,i--,additional actions  
in connection with the national         
emergency with respect to ,syria,sec4   
#aja4 ,measures with respect to ,central
 ,bank of ,syria4,sec4 #ajb4 ,sanctions 

with respect to foreign persons that    
engage in certain transactions4,sec4    
#ajc4 ,strategy relating to areas of    
,syria in which civilians are subject to
 forced displacement4,,title            
,,ii--,amendments to ,syria ,human      
,rights ,accountability ,act of         
#bjab,sec4 #bja4 ,imposition of         
sanctions with respect to certain       
persons who are responsible for or      
complicit in human rights abuses        
committed against citizens of ,syria or 
their family members4,sec4 #bjb4        
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 the transfer of goods or technologies  
to ,syria that are likely to be used to 
commit human rights abuses4,,title      
,,iii--,assistance for the people of    
,syria,sec4 #cja4 ,briefing on          
monitoring and evaluating of ongoing    
assistance programs in ,syria and to the
 ,syrian people4,sec4 #cjb4 ,assessment 
of potential methods to enhance the     
protection of civilians4,sec4 #cjc4     
,assistance to support entities taking  

actions relating to gathering evidence  
for investigations into war crimes or   
crimes against humanity in ,syria since 
,march #bjaa4,sec4 #cjd4 ,codification  
of certain services in support of       
nongovernmental organizations'          
activities authorized4,sec4 #cje4       
,briefing on strategy to facilitate     
humanitarian assistance4,,title         
,,iv--,general provisions,sec4 #dja4    
,suspension of sanctions4,sec4 #djb4    
,waivers and exemptions4,sec4 #djc4     
,implementation and regulatory          
authorities4,sec4 #djd4 ,cost           
limitation4,sec4 #dje4 ,authority to    
consolidate reports4,sec4 #djf4 ,rule of
 construction4,sec4 #djg4 ,sunset4  #b4 
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states that diplomatic  
and coercive economic means should be   
utilized to compel the government of    
,bashar al-,assad to halt its murderous 
attacks on the ,syrian people and to    
support a transition to a government in 
,syria that respects the rule of law1   

human rights1 and peaceful co-existence 
with its neighbors4  ,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 with 
respect to whether 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 ,affairs and the ,committee 
on ,financial ,services of the ,house of

 ,representatives2 and  7,b7 the        
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs 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   
#djc7;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 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  #ajc4       
,strategy relating to areas of ,syria in
 which civilians are subject to forced  
displacement  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall-- 7#a7 identify the areas         
described in subsection 7b72 and  7#b7  
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the strategy described in    
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,areas described   
,the areas described in this subsection 
are areas in ,syria that the ,president 
determines--  7#a7 are under the control
 of-- 7,a7 the ,government of ,syria2   
7,b7 the ,government of the ,russian    
,federation2  7,c7 the ,government of   
,iran2 or  7,d7 a foreign person        
described in section                    
#ajb7;a77#b77;,a77ii72 and  7#b7 are    
areas in which civilians have been      

subject to forced displacement by--     
7,a7 a government specified in          
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of     
paragraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 a foreign      
person described in section             
#ajb7;a77#b77;,a77ii74  7c7 ,strategy   
described ,the strategy described in    
this subsection is a strategy to deter  
foreign persons from entering into      
contracts related to reconstruction in  
the areas described in subsection 7b7   
for or on behalf of--  7#a7 a government
 specified in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71  
or 7,c7 of subsection 7b77#a72 or  7#b7 
a foreign person described in section   
#ajb7;a77#b77;,a77ii74  7d7 ,form ,the  
strategy required by subsection 7a77#b7 
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may include a classified annex4  7e7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         

,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4  ,,ii ,amendments to ,syria   
,human ,rights ,accountability ,act of  
#bjab  #bja4 ,imposition of sanctions   
with respect to certain persons who are 
responsible for or complicit in human   
rights abuses committed against citizens
 of ,syria or their family members  7a7 
,in general ,section #gjb of the ,syria 
,human ,rights ,accountability ,act of  
#bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgia7 is amended  
to read as follows3  #gjb4 ,imposition  
of sanctions with respect to certain    
persons who are responsible for or      
complicit in human rights abuses        
committed against citizens of ,syria or 
their family members  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,president shall impose the        
sanctions described in subsection 7c7   
with respect to each person on the list 
required by subsection 7b74  7b7 ,list  
of persons who are responsible for or   
complicit in serious human rights abuses
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 

the ,caesar ,syria ,civilian ,protection
 ,act of #bjai1 the ,president shall    
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a list of foreign persons    
that the ,president determines are      
knowingly responsible for or complicit  
in serious human rights abuses committed
 against citizens of ,syria or their    
family members1 regardless of whether   
such abuses occurred in ,syria4  7#b7   
,inclusion of certain persons ,in       
developing the list required by         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall    
consider for inclusion on the list1     
among others1 the following3  7,a7 the  
,president of ,syria4  7,b7 ,the ,prime 
,minister and ,deputy ,prime ,minister  
of ,syria4  7,c7 ,the ,council of       
,ministers of ,syria4  7,d7 ,the heads  
of the armed forces of ,syria1 including
 the land forces1 air forces1 and       
intelligence services4  7,e7 ,the heads 
of the ,ministry of ,interior of ,syria1
 including the ,political ,security     
,directorate1 the ,general ,intelligence

 ,directorate1 and the ,national ,police
 ,force4  7,f7 ,the commanders and      
deputy commanders of the ,fourth        
,armored ,division of the armed forces  
of ,syria4  7,g7 ,the commander of the  
,republican ,guard of ,syria4  7,h7 ,the
 ,advisor for ,strategic ,affairs to the
 ,president of ,syria4  7,i7 ,the       
director and deputy director of the     
,scientific ,studies and ,research      
,center of ,syria4  7,j7 ,the heads of  
prisons under the control of the        
,government of ,syria4  7,k7 ,the       
governors and other heads of the        
security branches of the #ad provinces  
of ,syria who are appointed by the      
,president of ,syria4  7#c7 ,updates of 
list ,the ,president shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees an
 updated list under paragraph 7#a7 not  
later than #cjj days after the date of  
the enactment of the ,caesar ,syria     
,civilian ,protection ,act of #bjai and 
annually thereafter for a period of #e  
years4  7#d7 ,form ,the list required by

 paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in   
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  7c7 ,sanctions       
described  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
sanctions to be imposed with respect to 
a foreign person under subsection 7a7   
are the following3  7,a7 ,in general    
,the ,president shall exercise all      
powers granted by 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 all property and        
interests in property of a person on the
 list required by subsection 7b7 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   

identifies as on the list required by   
subsection 7b7 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  
who the ,secretary of ,state or the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a 
designee of one of such ,secretaries7   
identifies as on the list required by   
subsection 7b71 regardless of when the  

visa or other 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 ,a person that violates1     
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of       
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or any regulation1  
license1 or order issued to carry out   
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 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  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 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 agreements4  7d7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to limit the         
authority of the ,president pursuant to 
the ,international ,emergency ,economic 
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 relevant ,executive orders1      
regulations1 or other provisions of law4
  4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the 
sense of ,congress that the ,president  
should impose sanctions under section   
#gjb of the ,syria ,human ,rights       
,accountability ,act of #bjab1 as       
amended by subsection 7a71 for--  7#a7  
the deliberate targeting of civilian    
schools1 hospitals1 or markets2 and     
7#b7 the deliberate diversion1          

hindering1 or blocking of access for    
humanitarian purposes1 including access 
across borders and conflict lines1 with 
the intent to inflict suffering on      
civilians4  #bjb4 ,imposition of        
sanctions with respect to the transfer  
of goods or technologies to ,syria that 
are likely to be used to commit human   
rights abuses ,section #gjc7;b77#b77;,c7
 of the ,syria ,human ,rights           
,accountability ,act of #bjab 7#bb      
,u4,s4,c4 #hgib7;b77#b77;,c77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7i71 by       
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in clause 
7ii71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
any article--  7,i7 designated by the   
,president for purposes of the ,united  
,states ,munitions ,list under section  
#ch7;a77#a7 of the ,arms ,export        
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bggh7;a77#a772 and  7,,ii7 that the    
,president determines is significant for
 purposes of the imposition of sanctions

 under subsection 7a72 or  7iv7 other   
goods or technologies that the          
,president determines are used by the   
,government of ,syria to commit human   
rights abuses against the people of     
,syria4  4  ,,iii ,assistance for the   
people of ,syria  #cja4 ,briefing on    
monitoring and evaluating of ongoing    
assistance programs in ,syria and to the
 ,syrian people  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state and the            
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall brief the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate on   
the monitoring and evaluation of ongoing
 assistance programs in ,syria and for  
the ,syrian people1 including assistance
 provided through multilateral          
organizations4  7b7 ,matters ,to be     
included ,the briefing required by      

subsection 7a7 shall include a          
description of-- 7#a7 the specific      
project monitoring and evaluation       
efforts1 including measurable goals and 
performance metrics for assistance in   
,syria2  7#b7 the memoranda of          
understanding entered into by the       
,department of ,state1 the ,united      
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development1 and their respective      
,inspectors ,general1 and the           
multilateral organizations through which
 ,united ,states assistance will be     
delivered that formalize requirements   
for the sharing of information between  
such entities for the conduct of audits1
 investigations1 and evaluations2 and   
7#c7 the major challenges to monitoring 
and evaluating such programs4  #cjb4    
,assessment of potential methods to     
enhance the protection of civilians  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,president shall brief the    
appropriate congressional committees on 

the potential effectiveness1 risks1 and 
operational requirements of military and
 non-military means to enhance the      
protection of civilians inside ,syria1  
especially civilians who are in besieged
 areas1 trapped at borders1 or          
internally displaced4  7b7 ,consultation
 ,the briefing required by subsection   
7a7 shall be informed by consultations  
with the ,department of ,state1 the     
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 the        
,department of ,defense1 and            
international and local humanitarian aid
 organizations operating in ,syria4  7c7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs and the ,committee on ,armed   
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate4  #cjc4 ,assistance to      

support entities taking actions relating
 to gathering evidence for              
investigations into war crimes or crimes
 against humanity in ,syria since ,march
 #bjaa  7a7 ,in general ,except as      
provided in subsection 7b71 the         
,secretary of ,state1 after consultation
 with the ,attorney ,general and the    
heads of other appropriate ,federal     
agencies1 is authorized1 consistent with
 the national interest1 to provide      
assistance to support entities that are 
conducting criminal investigations1     
supporting prosecutions1 or collecting  
evidence and preserving the chain of    
custody for such evidence for eventual  
prosecution1 against those who have     
committed war crimes or crimes against  
humanity in ,syria1 including the aiding
 and abetting of such crimes by foreign 
governments and organizations supporting
 the ,government of ,syria1 since ,march
 #bjaa4  7b7 ,limitation ,no assistance 
may be provided under subsection 7a7    
while ,president ,bashar al-,assad      

remains in power--  7#a7 to build the   
investigative or judicial capacities of 
the ,government of ,syria2 or  7#b7 to  
support prosecutions in the domestic    
courts in ,syria4  7c7 ,briefing ,not   
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall brief the    
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate on assistance provided under   
subsection 7a74  #cjd4 ,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  #cje4 ,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 
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4     
,,iv ,general provisions  #dja4         
,suspension of sanctions  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,president may suspend in  
whole or in part the imposition of      
sanctions otherwise required under this 
,act or any amendment made by 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 and the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary 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  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate4  #djb4   

,waivers and exemptions  7a7 ,exemptions
 ,the following activities and          
transactions shall be exempt from       
sanctions authorized under this ,act or 
any amendment made by 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 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 #cjd 
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 and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary 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  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate4  #djc4   
,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 ,act and the          
amendments made by 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 ,act and the 
amendments made by this ,act4  #djd4    
,cost limitation ,no additional funds   
are authorized to carry out the         
requirements of this ,act and the       
amendments made by this ,act4 ,such     
requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized4  #dje4    
,authority to consolidate reports  7a7  
,in general ,any reports required to be 
submitted to the appropriate            
congressional committees under this ,act

 or any amendment made by this ,act that
 are subject to a deadline for          
submission consisting of the same unit  
of time may be consolidated into a      
single report that is submitted to the  
appropriate congressional committees    
pursuant to such deadline4 ,the         
consolidated reports shall contain all  
information required under this ,act or 
any amendment made by this ,act1 in     
addition to all other elements mandated 
by previous law4  7b7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate4  #djf4 ,rule of         
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 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    
#djg4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to 
be effective on the date that is #e     
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4