,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,baird 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 & ,mr4
 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,ov]sight
 & ,acc\ntability1 & ,ways & ,means1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = limitations on g5]al lic5se   
au?orities "u ! ,syria ,sanctions       
,regulations4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,safegu>d+ ,syria      
,sanctions ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on ,febru>y #f1   
#bjbc1 a magnitude #g4h e>?quake /ruck  
nor?we/ ,syria & c5tral-s\!rn ,trkiye4  
7#b7 ,on ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc1 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ! ,treasury issu$ ,syria ,g5]al      
,lic5se #bc1 tempor>ily au?oriz+ direct 

transactions ) ! ,assad regime relat$ to
 e>?quake relief ef=ts = #ahj days4     
7#c7 ,prior to ! e>?quake1 pre-exi/+    
g5]al lic5ses enabl$ assi/ance to !     
,syrian p by au?oriz+ robu/ exemptions =
 humanit>ian assi/ance c>ri$ out by !   
,unit$ ,nations & nongov]nm5tal         
organizations4 ,su* pre-exi/+ lic5ses   
are set to rema9 9 effect pa/ !         
expiration ( ,g5]al ,lic5se #bc4  7#d7  
,s9ce ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury issu$   
,syria ,g5]al ,lic5se #bc1 num]\s       
reports h docum5t$ ext5sive ef=ts by !  
,assad regime1 & its ,russian & ,iranian
 back]s1 to lev]age ! e>?quake response 
= _! ga94  7#e7 ,! ,iranian regime & its
 proxies h report$ly smuggl$ le?al      
weapons into ,syria to t>get ,unit$     
,/ates =ces "u ! guise ( e>?quake       
relief4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is !  
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to actively    
oppose recognition or normalization (   
relations by o!r gov]nm5ts ) any        
,gov]nm5t ( ,syria1 includ+ by fully    
implem5t+ ! m&atory prim>y & second>y   

sanctions "u ! ,caes> ,syria ,civilian  
,protection ,act ( #bjai 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#hgia note7 & ,executive ,ord] #achid   
7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4 #eehea2 relat+ to block+
 prop]ty & susp5d+ entry ( c]ta9 p]sons 
contribut+ to ! situation 9 ,syria7 to  
det] any =m ( inve/m5t1 loan1           
transaction1 or recon/ruction 9 areas "u
 ! control ( ! ,assad regime1 or its    
,russian & ,iranian back]s1 or t may    
o!rwise b5efit ! ,assad regime4  #d4    
,limitations on lic5se au?orities "u !  
,syria sanctions regulations  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,no g5]al lic5se may be issu$1    
r5ew$1 or o!rwise ext5d$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,treasury on or aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act "u ! ,syria         
,sanctions ,regulations to respond to ! 
e>?quake t /ruck nor?we/ ,syria on      
,febru>y #f1 #bjbc4  7b7 ,notification  
requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 )
 ! concurr5ce ( ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 %all notify !     
appropriate congressional committees (  
any *ange to ! ,syria ,sanctions        

,regulations1 includ+ *anges to any     
exi/+ regulation1 rul+1 in/ruction1     
lic5se1 or au?orization1 n lat] ?an #ae 
days prior to ! date on :i* su* *ange is
 to take effect4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m appropriate          
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 !     
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on     
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs1 & !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2 & 
7#b7 ! t]m ,syria ,sanctions            
,regulations means ! regulations        
specifi$ 9 "p #edb ( title #ca1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor or
 relat$ regulations4