Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Syria Transition Support Act of 2013 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Appropriate congressional committees defined. Sec. 3. Findings. Sec. 4. Purposes of assistance. Sec. 5. No authorization for the use of military force. TITLE I—United States strategy and congressional oversight Sec. 101. Report on United States strategy on Syria. Sec. 102. Congressional oversight of United States Government activities in Syria.

TITLE II—Humanitarian assistance Sec. 201. Humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria. Sec. 202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 203. Report on strategy to communicate to the Syrian people about assistance provided by the United States Government. TITLE III—Promoting an effective transition Sec. 301. Syria Transition Fund. Sec. 302. Adjusting sanctions provisions in preparation for a political transition. Sec. 303. Report on Syrian weapons stockpiles. Sec. 304. Pre-transition international consensus.

TITLE IV—Sanctions Sec. 401. Definitions. Sec. 402. Imposition of sanctions with respect to selling, transferring, or transporting defense articles, defense services, or military training to the Assad regime of Syria. Sec. 403. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons providing petroleum or petroleum products to the Assad regime of Syria. Sec. 404. Sanctions described. Sec. 405. Waivers. Sec. 406. Sense of Congress on sanctions. TITLE V—Increased support for the opposition Sec. 501.

Lethal and increased non-lethal support for the vetted opposition.