,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjbc,mr4   
,durb9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit any
 (ficial action to recognize or         
normalize relations ) any ,gov]nm5t (   
,syria t is l$ by ,ba%> al-,assad4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,assad ,regime ,anti-,normalization ,act
 ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition (           
recognition ( ,assad regime  7a7        
,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 n to recognize or  
normalize relations ) any ,gov]nm5t (   
,syria t is l$ by ,ba%> al-,assad due to
 ! ,assad regime's prior & ongo+ crimes 
aga9/ ! ,syrian p1 includ+ failure to   
meet ! crit]ia outl9$ 9 section         
#gdca7;a7 ( ! ,caes> ,syria ,civilian   
,protection ,act ( #bjai 7title ,,lxxiv 
( ,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#hgia note72  7#b7 to actively oppose   

recognition or normalization ( relations
 by o!r gov]nm5ts ) any ,gov]nm5t (     
,syria t is l$ by ,ba%> ,al-,assad1     
includ+ by fully implem5t+ ! m&atory    
prim>y & second>y sanctions 9 ! ,caes>  
,syria ,civilian ,protection ,act (     
#bjai & ,executive ,ord] #achid 7#hd    
,f$4 ,reg4 #eehea2 relat+ to block+     
prop]ty & susp5d+ entry ( c]ta9 p]sons  
contribut+ to ! situation 9 ,syria72 &  
7#c7 to use ! full range ( au?orities1  
includ+ ^? provid$ "u ! ,caes> ,syria   
,civilian ,protection ,act ( #bjai &    
,executive ,ord] #achid1 to det]        
recon/ruction activities 9 areas "u !   
control ( ,ba%> al-,assad4  7b7         
,prohibition ,9 accordance ) subsection 
7a71 no ,f$]al (ficial or employee may  
take any action1 & no ,f$]al funds may  
be made available1 to recognize or      
o!rwise imply1 9 any mann]1 ,unit$      
,/ates recognition ( ,ba%> al-,assad or 
any ,gov]nm5t 9 ,syria t is l$ by ,ba%> 
al-,assad4