Sec. 302. Temporary suspension of sanctions

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The President may suspend in furtherance of this Act the requirements of the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–175 ), section 7007 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–74 ), and any other provision of law relating to assistance, trade, finance, the provision of defense articles and defense services, and the issuance of visas to nationals of Syria for a period not to exceed three months if the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees in writing a determination that the post-Assad government of Syria is demonstrating a verifiable commitment to— ceasing support for terrorists, including Hizballah; preventing the illegal transfer of missile or nuclear technology to any other country or entity; halting all support, including training, safe haven, supplies, and financing, for— Hamas, Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Fatah al-Intifada, Fatah al-Islam, or the Jabhat al-Nusra; any other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ); any person included on the Annex to Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001) and any other person identified under section 1 of such Executive Order whose property and interests in property are blocked by such section (commonly known as a specially designated global terrorist ); any person designated under section 3 of Executive Order 13338 (May 13, 2004) or under section 1 of Executive Order 13438 (July 17, 2007); the Syrian Social Nationalist Party; or any agency, instrumentality, affiliate, or successor organization of the organizations specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E); dismantling Syria’s chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons programs and fully cooperating with the United States and other relevant parties to achieve such result; ceasing all efforts to design, develop, manufacture, or acquire— a nuclear explosive device or related materials and technology; chemical, biological, and radiological weapons; and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology; and taking demonstrable steps to combat the proliferation of the weapons described in paragraph (5); refraining from presenting a threat to United States national security, United States interests, or United States allies in the region; respecting the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries and rejecting interference in their internal affairs; and upholding and defending the human rights, civil liberties, and political freedoms of all its people, including minorities.

The President may renew the suspension of sanctions under this section for up to two consecutive six-month periods if the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees in writing a determination that the post-Assad government of Syria is making substantial progress toward satisfying the conditions in specified in subsection (a). If the maximum number of suspension renewals specified in subsection

(b)has been reached, the President may further renew the suspension of sanctions under this section for additional six-month periods if the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees in writing a determination that the post-Assad government has substantially satisfied the conditions specified in paragraphs

(1)through

(8)of subsection

(a)and is continuing to make substantial progress toward satisfying the conditions specified in paragraph

(9)of such subsection.

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