,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,graham 7for himself and ,mr4 
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
impose sanctions and other measures with
 respect to the ,government of ,syria1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,save the ,kurds ,act4  7b7 ,table of   
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4      
,definitions4,sec4 #c4 ,sense of        
,congress4,,title ,i--,redesignation of 
,hay'at ,tahrir al-,sham as a foreign   
terrorist organization,sec4 #aja4       
,redesignation of ,hay'at ,tahrir       
al-,sham as a foreign terrorist         
organization4,,title                    
,,ii--,congressional review of          

termination of state sponsor of         
terrorism designation of ,syria,sec4    
#bja4 ,authority to terminate state     
sponsor of terrorism designation of     
,syria2 congressional review4,,title    
,,iii--,sanctions and other             
measures,sec4 #cja4 ,imposition of      
sanctions with respect to certain       
persons affiliated with or supporting   
the ,government of ,syria4,sec4 #cjb4   
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 ,syrian financial institutions4,sec4   
#cjc4 ,reimposition of sanctions under  
repealed ,executive orders4,sec4 #cjd4  
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 other entities owned or controlled by  
the ,government of ,syria4,sec4 #cje4   
,prohibition on transfers of funds      
involving ,syria4,sec4 #cjf4            
,prohibition on listing or trading of   
,syrian entities on ,united ,states     
securities exchanges4,sec4 #cjg4        
,prohibition on investments by ,united  
,states persons in ,syria4,sec4 #cjh4   
,imposition of sanctions on energy      

exports to ,syria4,sec4 #cji4           
,prohibition on purchases of sovereign  
debt of ,syria by ,united ,states       
persons4,sec4 #caj4 ,prohibition on     
provision of services to sanctioned     
financial institutions by international 
financial messaging systems4,,title     
,,iv--,general provisions,sec4 #dja4    
,exceptions4,sec4 #djb4 ,implementation2
 penalties2 regulatory authorities4,sec4
 #djc4 ,exception relating to           
importation of goods4,sec4 #djd4        
,suspension and reinstatement of        
provisions4,sec4 #dje4 ,rule of         
construction4,sec4 #djf4 ,prohibition on
 construction of provisions of this ,act
 as an authorization for use of military
 force4,sec4 #djg4 ,sunset4  #b4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,admission2 admitted2 alien2 etc ,the   
terms admission1 admitted1 alien1 and   
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence 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 
,relations1 the ,committee on ,banking1 
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the      
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the   
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2 and  7,b7 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        
,representatives4  7#c7 ,foreign person 
,the term foreign person means a person 
that is not a ,united ,states person4   
7#d7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1    
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#e7 ,state sponsor of        
terrorism ,the term state sponsor of    
terrorism means a country the government

 of which the ,secretary of ,state has  
determined has repeatedly provided      
support for acts of international       
terrorism for purposes of-- 7,a7 section
 #aged7;c77#a77;,a77i7 of the ,export   
,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c77#a77;,a77i772  7,b7 
section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcga72  7,c7 section #dj7;d7 of the   
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 or  7,d7 any other
 provision of law4  7#f7 ,united states 
person ,the term ,united ,states person 
means-- 7,a7 any ,united ,states citizen
 or an alien lawfully admitted for      
permanent residence to the ,united      
,states2  7,b7 an entity organized under
 the laws of the ,united ,states or of  
any jurisdiction within the ,united     
,states 7including any foreign branch of
 such an entity72 or  7,c7 any person in
 the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,sense of    
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,kurdish-led ,syrian    

,democratic ,forces made significant    
contributions to the elimination of the 
,,isis caliphate2  7#b7 the ,kurdish-led
 ,syrian ,democratic ,forces1 with      
assistance from the ,united ,states-led 
coalition1 have detained thousands of   
,,isis fighters and their families1     
ensuring the safety of the ,united      
,states and the region2  7#c7 the       
,kurdish-led ,syrian ,democratic ,forces
 continue to be a reliable and critical 
partner in preventing the resurgence of 
,,isis2 and  7#d7 any behavior by the   
,government of ,syria or regional actors
 that undermines the role of the        
,kurdish-led ,syrian ,democratic ,forces
 in countering ,,isis and protecting    
,united ,states security interests is   
inconsistent with the national security 
objectives of the ,united ,states4  ,i  
,redesignation of ,hay'at ,tahrir       
al-,sham as a foreign terrorist         
organization  #aja4 ,redesignation of   
,hay'at ,tahrir al-,sham as a foreign   
terrorist organization ,upon the        

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall designate al-,nusrah    
,front1 also known as ,hay'at ,tahrir   
al-,sham1 as a foreign terrorist        
organization under section #bai of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74  ,,ii ,congressional  
review of termination of state sponsor  
of terrorism designation of ,syria      
#bja4 ,authority to terminate state     
sponsor of terrorism designation of     
,syria2 congressional review  7a7       
,authority ,to terminate state sponsor  
of terrorism designation ,subject to    
subsection 7b71 the ,president may      
terminate the designation of ,syria as a
 state sponsor of terrorism if the      
,president submits to ,congress a report
 explaining why the termination is in   
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states4  7b7 ,period for review
 by ,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,during 
the period of #ij calendar days         
beginning on the date on which the      
,president submits a report under       

subsection 7a7 with respect to          
termination of the designation of ,syria
 as a state sponsor of terrorism1 the   
termination shall not take effect4 ,if1 
after the end of that period1 a joint   
resolution of disapproval with respect  
to the termination of the designation   
has not been enacted into law under     
subsection 7c71 the termination may take
 effect4  7#b7 ,consideration by        
,congress ,during the period described  
in paragraph 7#a71 the appropriate      
congressional committees should1 as     
appropriate1 hold hearings and briefings
 and otherwise obtain information in    
order to fully review the report4  7#c7 
,exception ,the period for congressional
 review under paragraph 7#a7 of a report
 required to be submitted under         
subsection 7a7 shall be #abj calendar   
days if the report is submitted on or   
after ,july #aj and on or before        
,september #g in any calendar year4  7c7
 ,joint resolution of disapproval  7#a7 
,joint resolution of disapproval defined

 ,in this subsection1 the term joint    
resolution of disapproval means only a  
joint resolution of either ,house of    
,congress the sole matter after the     
resolving clause of which is as follows3
 ,that ,congress disapproves of the     
termination1 under section #bja of the  
,save the ,kurds ,act1 of the           
designation of ,syria as a state sponsor
 of terrorism1 with respect to which the
 ,president submitted a report on 41    
with the blank space being filled with  
the appropriate date4  7#b7             
,introduction ,during the period of #ij 
calendar days provided for under        
subsection 7b77#a71 including any       
additional period as applicable under   
the exception provided in subsection    
7b77#c71 a joint resolution of          
disapproval may be introduced-- 7,a7 in 
the ,house of ,representatives1 by the  
majority leader or the minority leader2 
and  7,b7 in the ,senate1 by the        
majority leader 7or a designee of the   
majority leader7 or the minority leader 

7or a designee of the minority leader74 
7#c7 ,consideration in ,house of        
,representatives  7,a7 ,reporting and   
discharge ,any committee of the ,house  
of ,representatives to which a joint    
resolution of disapproval is referred   
shall report it to the ,house of        
,representatives without amendment not  
later than #aj calendar days after the  
date of referral4 ,if a committee fails 
to report the joint resolution within   
that period1 the committee shall be     
discharged from further consideration of
 the joint resolution and the joint     
resolution shall be referred to the     
appropriate calendar4  7,b7 ,proceeding 
to consideration ,after each committee  
authorized to consider a joint          
resolution of disapproval reports it to 
the ,house of ,representatives or has   
been discharged from its consideration1 
it shall be in order to move to proceed 
to consider the joint resolution of     
disapproval in the ,house of            
,representatives4 ,all points of order  

against the motion are waived4 ,the     
previous question shall be considered as
 ordered on the motion to its adoption  
without intervening motion4 ,the motion 
shall not be debatable4 ,a motion to    
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7,c7 ,consideration ,the joint          
resolution of disapproval shall be      
considered as read4 ,all points of order
 against the joint resolution of        
disapproval and against its             
consideration are waived4 ,the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the joint resolution of disapproval  
to its passage without intervening      
motion except #b hours of debate equally
 divided and controlled by the proponent
 and an opponent4 ,a motion to          
reconsider the vote on passage of the   
joint resolution of disapproval shall   
not be in order4  7#d7 ,consideration in
 the ,senate  7,a7 ,reporting and       
discharge ,if the committee of the      
,senate to which a joint resolution of  

disapproval has been referred has not   
reported the joint resolution within #aj
 calendar days after the date of        
referral of the joint resolution1 that  
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be placed on the appropriate      
calendar4  7,b7 ,proceeding to          
consideration ,notwithstanding ,rule    
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate1 it is in order at any time     
after the committee of the ,senate to   
which a joint resolution of disapproval 
has been referred reports the joint     
resolution to the ,senate or has been   
discharged from consideration of such a 
joint resolution to move to proceed to  
the consideration of the joint          
resolution1 and all points of order     
against the joint resolution 7and       
against consideration of the joint      
resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to  
proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is
 not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a

 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,approval by the 
,senate of a motion to proceed to a     
joint resolution of disapproval shall   
require the affirmative vote of         
three-fifths of ,members of the ,senate1
 duly chosen and sworn4  7,c7           
,consideration ,consideration in the    
,senate of a joint resolution of        
disapproval and of all debatable motions
 and appeals in connection therewith    
shall not exceed a total of #aj hours1  
which shall be divided equally between  
the majority and minority leaders or    
their designees4 ,any debatable motion  
or appeal is debatable for not to exceed
 #a hour1 to be divided equally between 
those favoring and those opposing the   
motion or appeal4  7,d7 ,no amendments  
or motions ,an amendment to a joint     
resolution of disapproval1 a motion to  
postpone1 a motion to proceed to the    
consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to recommit the joint resolution 

is not in order4  7,e7 ,vote on joint   
resolution ,if the ,senate has voted to 
proceed to a joint resolution of        
disapproval1 the vote on approval of the
 joint resolution shall occur           
immediately following the conclusion of 
consideration of the joint resolution1  
and a single quorum call if requested4  
,approval by the ,senate of a joint     
resolution of disapproval shall require 
the affirmative vote of three-fifths of 
,members of the ,senate1 duly chosen and
 sworn4  7,f7 ,consideration of veto    
messages ,consideration in the ,senate  
of any veto message with respect to a   
joint resolution of disapproval1        
including all debatable motions and     
appeals in connection with the joint    
resolution1 shall be limited to #aj     
hours1 to be equally divided between1   
and controlled by1 the majority leader  
and the minority leader or their        
designees4  7#e7 ,coordination with     
action by other ,house  7,a7 ,receipt of
 resolution from other ,house ,if1      

before the passage by one ,house of a   
joint resolution of disapproval of that 
,house1 that ,house receives from the   
other ,house a joint resolution of      
disapproval1 then the following         
procedures shall apply3 7i7 ,the joint  
resolution of the other ,house shall not
 be referred to a committee4  7ii7 ,with
 respect to a joint resolution of the   
,house receiving the resolution-- 7,i7  
the procedure in that ,house shall be   
the same as if no joint resolution had  
been received from the other ,house2 but
  7,,ii7 the vote on passage shall be on
 the joint resolution of the other      
,house4  7,b7 ,treatment of joint       
resolution of other ,house if no        
companion measure ,if one ,house fails  
to introduce or consider a joint        
resolution of disapproval under this    
section1 the joint resolution of the    
other ,house shall be entitled to       
expedited floor procedures under this   
section4  7,c7 ,treatment of companion  
measures in ,senate ,if1 following      

passage of a joint resolution of        
disapproval in the ,senate1 the ,senate 
then receives a joint resolution of     
disapproval from the ,house of          
,representatives1 the joint resolution  
from the ,house shall not be debatable4 
7#f7 ,rules of the ,house of            
,representatives and ,senate ,this      
subsection is enacted by ,congress--    
7,a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking   
power of the ,senate and the ,house of  
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such is deemed a part of the rules of   
each ,house1 respectively1 and          
supersedes other rules only to the      
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7,b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  ,,iii
 ,sanctions and other measures  #cja4   
,imposition of sanctions with respect to

 certain persons affiliated with or     
supporting the ,government of ,syria    
7a7 ,in general ,on and after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,president shall impose sanctions in    
subsection 7c7 with respect to the      
following3 7#a7 ,the following officials
 of the ,government of ,syria3 7,a7 ,the
 ,president of ,syria4  7,b7 ,the       
,minister of ,defense4  7,c7 ,the       
,minister of ,economy and ,industry4    
7,d7 ,the ,minister of ,agriculture4    
7,e7 ,the ,minister of ,administrative  
,development4  7,f7 ,the ,minister of   
,communications and ,information        
,technology4  7,g7 ,the ,minister of    
,culture4  7,h7 ,the ,minister of       
,education4  7,i7 ,the ,minister of     
,emergency and ,disaster ,management4   
7,j7 ,the ,minister of ,energy4  7,k7   
,the ,minister of ,finance4  7,l7 ,the  
,minister of ,foreign ,affairs and      
,expatriates4  7,m7 ,the ,minister of   
,health4  7,n7 ,the ,minister of ,higher
 ,education and ,research4  7,o7 ,the   

,minister of ,information4  7,p7 ,the   
,minister of ,interior4  7,q7 ,the      
,minister of ,justice4  7,r7 ,the       
,minister of ,local ,administration and 
,environment4  7,s7 ,the ,minister of   
,public ,works and ,housing4  7,t7 ,the 
,minister of ,religious ,endowments4    
7,u7 ,the ,minister of ,social ,affairs 
and ,labour4  7,v7 ,the ,minister of    
,tourism4  7,w7 ,the ,minister of       
,transport4  7,x7 ,the ,minister of     
,youth and ,sports4  7,y7 ,the ,chief of
 the ,general ,staff of the ,army and   
,armed ,forces4  7,z7 ,the ,governor the
 ,central ,bank of ,syria4  7,,aa7 ,the 
,board of the ,syrian ,sovereign ,fund4 
7,,bb7 ,the ,director ,general of the   
,syrian ,development ,fund4  7,,cc7 ,the
 ,director ,general of the ,syrian      
,investment ,authority4  7,,dd7 ,the    
,head of the ,syrian ,central ,financial
 ,control ,body4  7,,ee7 ,the ,head of  
the ,syrian ,petroleum ,company4  7,,ff7
 ,the ,head of the ,general ,authority  
for ,borders and ,customs4  7,,gg7 ,any 

other senior official of the ,government
 of ,syria1 as determined by the        
,president4  7#b7 ,any foreign person   
that is responsible for or complicit in1
 or has directly or indirectly engaged  
in1 for or on behalf of1 or for the     
benefit of1 directly or indirectly1 the 
,government of ,syria-- 7,a7            
transnational crime1 corruption1        
bribery1 extortion1 or money laundering2
  7,b7 assassination1 murder1 or other  
unlawful killing of1 or infliction of   
other bodily harm or other crimes       
against humanity against1 a ,united     
,states person or a citizen or national 
of an ally or partner of the ,united    
,states2  7,c7 activities that undermine
 the peace1 security1 political         
stability1 or territorial integrity of  
the ,united ,states or an ally or       
partner of the ,united ,states2 or  7,d7
 deceptive or structured transactions or
 dealings that circumvent the           
application of any sanctions imposed by 
the ,united ,states1 including through  

the use of digital currencies or assets 
or the use of physical assets4  7#c7    
,any foreign person the ,president      
determines knowingly1 on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act--    
7,a7 provides financial1 material1 or   
technological support to1 or engages in 
a 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 the    
,armed ,forces of ,syria or a foreign   
person that is a military contractor1   
mercenary1 or a paramilitary force      
knowingly operating in a military       
capacity inside ,syria1 or any other    
armed entity or foreign person          
operating1 for or on behalf of the      
,government of ,syria2 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 sells or provides goods1  
services1 technology1 information1 or   
other support that facilitates the      
maintenance or expansion of the         
,government of ,syria's domestic        
production of any energy product1       
including natural gas1 petroleum1 and   
petroleum products2  7,c7 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 provides 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  7,e7 directly or 
indirectly1 provides construction or    

engineering services to the ,government 
of ,syria2  7,f7 is involved in         
committing serious abuses of            
internationally recognized human rights 
against citizens of ,syria1 including   
forcible transfers1 enforced            
disappearances1 unjust detainment1      
forced deportation of children1 or      
torture2 or  7,g7 is a leader1 official1
 senior executive officer1 or member of 
the board of directors of1 or principal 
shareholder with a controlling or       
majority interest in1 an entity that is 
operating in the defense industrial base
 or energy or transportation sectors of 
the economy of ,syria in support of the 
,armed ,forces of ,syria4  7b7 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that1 in implementing this section1 the
 ,president should consider financial   
support under subsection 7a77#c77;,a7 to
 include the provision of loans1        
credits1 or export credits4  7c7        
,sanctions described  7#a7 ,in general  
,the sanctions to be imposed with       

respect to a foreign person described in
 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 ,ineligibility for
 visas1 admission1 or parole  7i7       
,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien  
described in subsection 7a7 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 ,an alien     
described in subsection is subject to   
revocation of any visa or other entry   
documentation regardless of when the    
visa or other entry documentation is or 
was issued4  7,,ii7 ,immediate effect ,a
 revocation under subclause 7,i7 shall--
 7aa7 take effect immediately2 and  7bb7
 automatically cancel any other valid   
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  #cjb4          
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 ,syrian financial institutions  7a7    
,imposition of sanctions  7#a7 ,in      
general ,upon the enactment of this     
,act1 the ,president shall-- 7,a7 impose
 all of the sanctions described in      
subsection 7d7 with respect to-- 7i7 the
 ,central ,bank of ,syria2  7ii7 any    
financial institution organized under   
the laws of ,syria and owned in whole or
 in part by the ,government of ,syria2  

7iii7 any subsidiary of1 or successor   
entity to1 the ,central ,bank of ,syria 
or any financial institution described  
in clause 7ii72 and  7iv7 except as     
provided by subsection 7c71 any foreign 
financial institution that engages in   
transactions with the ,central ,bank of 
,syria or any financial institution     
described in clause 7ii7 or 7iii72 and  
7,b7 impose the sanctions described in  
subsection 7e7 with respect to any      
leaders1 officials1 senior executive    
officers1 or members of the board of    
directors of1 or any principal          
shareholders with a controlling or      
majority interest in1 the ,central ,bank
 of ,syria or any financial institution 
described in clause 7ii71 7iii71 or     
7iv74  7#b7 ,updates ,not later than    
#baj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj  
days thereafter1 the ,president shall-- 
7,a7 review any persons that may be     
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7  
if sanctions have not been imposed under

 this subsection with respect to any    
person the ,president determines is     
described in paragraph 7#a71 impose such
 sanctions with respect to that person4 
7b7 ,prohibition on transactions by     
,united ,states persons ,effective on   
the date that is #cj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall prohibit any ,united   
,states person from engaging in any     
transaction with the ,central ,bank of  
,syria or any financial institution     
described in clause 7ii71 7iii71 or 7iv7
 of subsection 7a77#a77;,a74  7c7       
,exception for certain financial        
institutions ,the ,president is not     
required to impose sanctions under      
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 with respect to 
a foreign financial institution         
described in clause 7iv7 of that        
subsection if the ,secretary of the     
,treasury determines that imposing such 
sanctions is not consistent with the    
economic or foreign policy interests of 
the ,united ,states4  7d7 ,sanctions    

applicable to financial institutions    
,the sanctions described in this        
subsection to be imposed with respect to
 a financial institution described in   
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 financial institution 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 ,restrictions on  
correspondent and payable-through       
accounts ,the ,president shall prohibit 
the opening1 and prohibit or impose     
strict conditions on the maintaining1 in
 the ,united ,states1 of a correspondent
 account or payable-through account by  

the financial institution4  7e7         
,sanctions applicable to individuals    
,the sanctions described in this        
subsection to be imposed with respect to
 an individual described in 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 individual 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 ,ineligibility for
 visas1 admission1 or parole  7,a7      
,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien  
described in subsection 7a7 shall be--  
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 ,the visa or   
other entry documentation of an alien   
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
revoked1 regardless of when such 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 possession of the alien4  #cjc4     
,reimposition of sanctions under        
repealed ,executive orders  7a7 ,in     
general ,on and after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 sanctions 
and other measures provided for under   
each ,executive order specified in      
subsection 7b7 shall apply2 and  7#b7   
sanctions and other measures imposed    

with respect to a person under any such 
,executive order on ,june #cj1 #bjbe1   
shall be reinstated4  7b7 ,executive    
orders specified ,the ,executive orders 
specified in this subsection are the    
following1 as in effect on ,june #cj1   
#bjbe3 7#a7 ,executive ,order #accch    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking property of certain persons and
 prohibiting the export of certain goods
 to ,syria74  7#b7 ,executive ,order    
#accii 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2       
relating to blocking property of        
additional persons in connection with   
the national emergency with respect to  
,syria74  7#c7 ,executive ,order #acdfj 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking property of additional persons 
in connection with the national         
emergency with respect to ,syria74  7#d7
 ,executive ,order #acehb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja note2 relating to blocking       
property of the ,government of ,syria   
and prohibiting certain transactions    
with respect to ,syria74  #cjd4         

,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 other entities owned or controlled by  
the ,government of ,syria  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #ahj days thereafter1 the     
,president shall-- 7#a7 review any      
entity-- 7,a7 in which the ,government  
of ,syria may have a controlling or     
majority ownership interest2 or  7,b7   
that may otherwise be affiliated with   
the ,government of ,syria2 and  7#b7    
impose the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 with respect to an entity
 if the ,president determines that--    
7,a7 the ,government of ,syria has a    
controlling or majority ownership       
interest in the entity2 or  7,b7 the    
entity is otherwise affiliated with the 
,government of ,syria4  7b7 ,sanctions  
described ,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 an entity described in   
subsection 7a7 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  #cje4 ,prohibition on  
transfers of funds involving ,syria  7a7
 ,in general ,except as provided by     
subsection 7b71 on and after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 a          
depository institution 7as defined in   
section #ai7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,federal
 ,reserve ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4           
#dfa7;b77#a77;,a777 or a broker or      
dealer in securities registered with the
 ,securities and ,exchange ,commission  
under the ,securities ,exchange ,act of 
#aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;a et seq47 may 
not process transfers of funds-- 7#a7 to
 or from the ,government of ,syria1     
including any entity owned by the       
,government of ,syria2 or  7#b7 for the 

direct or indirect benefit of officials 
of the ,government of ,syria4  7b7      
,exception ,a depository institution1   
broker1 or dealer described in          
subsection 7a7 may process a transfer   
described in that subsection if the     
transfer arises from1 and is ordinarily 
incident and necessary to give effect   
to1 an underlying transaction that is   
authorized by a specific or general     
license4  #cjf4 ,prohibition on listing 
or trading of ,syrian entities on       
,united ,states securities exchanges    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,securities and ,exchange    
,commission shall prohibit the          
securities of an issuer described in    
subsection 7b7 from being traded on a   
national securities exchange4  7b7      
,issuers ,an issuer described in this   
subsection is an issuer that is-- 7#a7  
an official of or individual affiliated 
with the ,government of ,syria2 or  7#b7
 an entity-- 7,a7 in which the          

,government of ,syria has a controlling 
or majority ownership interest2 or  7,b7
 that is otherwise affiliated with the  
,government of ,syria4  7c7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,issuer2        
security ,the terms issuer and security 
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #c7;a7 of the ,securities       
,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#gh;c7a774  7#b7 ,national securities   
exchange ,the term national securities  
exchange means an exchange registered as
 a national securities exchange in      
accordance with section #f of the       
,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;f74  #cjg4 ,prohibition  
on investments by ,united ,states       
persons in ,syria ,on and after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
following are prohibited3 7#a7 ,new     
investment in ,syria by a ,united       
,states person1 wherever located4  7#b7 
,the exportation1 reexportation1 sale1  
or supply1 directly or indirectly1 from 
the ,united ,states1 or by a ,united    

,states person1 wherever located1 of any
 category of services identified by the 
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 to any person located in ,syria4
  7#c7 ,any approval1 financing1        
facilitation1 or guarantee by a ,united 
,states person1 wherever located1 of a  
transaction by a foreign person if the  
transaction by that foreign person would
 be prohibited by this section if       
performed by a ,united ,states person or
 within the ,united ,states4  #cjh4     
,imposition of sanctions on energy      
exports to ,syria ,the ,president shall 
impose the sanctions described in       
section #cja7;c7 with respect to any    
foreign person that the ,president      
determines knowingly sells1 supplies1   
transfers1 markets1 or otherwise        
provides goods1 services1 technology1 or
 other support that facilitates the     
maintenance or expansion of the         
production of oil1 natural gas1         
liquefied natural gas1 petroleum1       

petroleum products1 petrochemical       
products1 coal1 or coal products for use
 by any person subject to sanctions     
under section #cja4  #cji4 ,prohibition 
on purchases of sovereign debt of ,syria
 by ,united ,states persons ,on and     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the purchase of sovereign debt of 
the ,government of ,syria by any ,united
 ,states person 7including a ,united    
,states financial institution7 is       
prohibited4  #caj4 ,prohibition on      
provision of services to sanctioned     
financial institutions by international 
financial messaging systems  7a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #ahj days thereafter1 the     
,president shall-- 7#a7 review any      
person that may be described in         
subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 impose        
sanctions pursuant to the ,international
 ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 with respect to
 any person the ,president determines is

 described in that subsection4  7b7     
,persons described ,a person described  
in this subsection is-- 7#a7 any entity 
that-- 7,a7 operates with the intent to 
predominantly engage in the business of 
providing global financial messaging    
services2 and  7,b7 is determined by the
 ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in        
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 as knowingly being used to      
circumvent any sanctions imposed under  
any provision of this ,act2 or  7#b7 a  
leader1 official1 senior executive      
officer1 or member of the board of      
directors of1 or principal shareholder  
with a controlling or majority interest 
in1 any entity described in paragraph   
7#a74  7c7 ,exception ,the ,president   
may waive the imposition of sanctions   
under subsection 7a7 with respect to an 
entity predominantly engaged in the     
business of providing global financial  
messaging services for1 directly        
providing such services to1 or enabling 
or facilitating direct or indirect      

access to such services for1 any        
financial institution subject to        
sanctions under any other provision of  
this ,act if the entity-- 7#a7 is       
subject to a sanctions regime under its 
governing foreign law that requires it  
to eliminate the knowing provision of   
such services to1 and the knowing       
enabling and facilitation of direct or  
indirect access to such services for1   
foreign financial institutions          
identified under such governing foreign 
law for purposes of that sanctions      
regime if the ,president determines that
 the sanctions regime under governing   
foreign law is not inconsistent with the
 economic or foreign policy interests of
 the ,united ,states2  7#b7 has1        
pursuant to that sanctions regime1      
terminated the knowing provision of such
 services to1 and the knowing enabling  
and facilitation of direct or indirect  
access to such services for1 foreign    
financial institutions identified under 
such governing foreign law for purposes 

of that sanctions regime2 and  7#c7     
provides significant financial messaging
 services to ,united ,states financial  
institutions1 as determined by the      
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state4  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    
seq474  ,,iv ,general provisions  #dja4 
,exceptions  7a7 ,intelligence          
activities ,this ,act shall not apply   
with respect to any activity subject to 
the reporting requirements under title  
,v of the ,national ,security ,act of   
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 and 
any authorized intelligence activities  
of the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,admission 
for international and law enforcement   
purposes ,sanctions under this ,act     
shall not apply with respect to the     
admission or parole of an alien into the

 ,united ,states if admitting or        
paroling the alien is necessary-- 7#a7  
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 obligations2 or
  7#b7 to carry out or assist law       
enforcement activity in the ,united     
,states4  7c7 ,exception for            
humanitarian assistance  7#a7 ,in       
general ,sanctions and other measures   
under this ,act shall not apply to--    
7,a7 the conduct or facilitation of a   
transaction for the provision of        
agricultural commodities1 food1         
medicine1 medical devices1 humanitarian 
assistance1 or for humanitarian         
purposes2 or  7,b7 transactions that are
 necessary for1 or related to1 the      
activities described in subparagraph    
7,a74  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this       

subsection3 7,a7 ,agricultural commodity
 ,the term agricultural commodity has   
the meaning given such term in section  
#ajb of the ,agricultural ,trade ,act of
 #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb74  7,b7      
,medical device ,the term medical device
 has the meaning given the term device  
in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1  
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7,c7 ,medicine ,the term       
medicine has the meaning given the term 
drug in section #bja of the ,federal    
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cba74  7d7 ,general licenses 
7#a7 ,in general ,this ,act shall not   
apply with respect to a ,united ,states 
person that is operating under the terms
 of a general license issued by the     
,department of the ,treasury before the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in  
this ,act shall be construed to affect  
the terms of a general license described
 in paragraph 7#a71 the authority of    
,united ,states persons to continue to  

operate under such a license1 or the    
authority of the ,secretary of the      
,treasury to extend or issue new general
 licenses4  #djb4 ,implementation2      
penalties2 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 ,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 this ,act or regulations   
prescribed to carry out this ,act to the
 same extent that such penalties apply  
to a person that commits an unlawful act
 described in section #bjf7;a7 of that  
,act4  7c7 ,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  #djc4 ,exception relating to    
importation of goods  7a7 ,in general   
,the authorities and requirements to    
impose sanctions under this ,act shall  
not include the authority or a          
requirement to impose sanctions on the  
importation of goods4  7b7 ,good defined
 ,in this section1 the term good means  
any article1 natural or manmade         
substance1 material1 supply or          
manufactured product1 including         
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  #djd4        
,suspension and reinstatement of        
provisions  7a7 ,suspension ,the        
,president may suspend1 in whole or in  
part1 any provision of this ,act if the 
,president certifies to ,congress in    
writing that the ,government of ,syria  
has ceased all attacks on the           
,kurdish-led ,syrian ,democratic ,forces

 and their partners4  7b7 ,reimposition 
,if1 after the suspension of any        
provision of this ,act under subsection 
7a71 the ,government of ,syria1 or any  
other entity or foreign person acting on
 behalf of the ,government of ,syria1   
attacks the ,kurdish-led ,syrian        
,democratic ,forces or their partners1  
the ,president shall immediately resume 
application of the provision and        
continue the application of any         
provision not so suspended4  #dje4 ,rule
 of construction ,except for section    
#djc with respect to the importation of 
goods1 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    
#djf4 ,prohibition on construction of   
provisions of this ,act as an           
authorization for use of military force 
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
as an authorization for use of military 

force4  #djg4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall  
terminate on the date that is #e years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4