Sec. 105. Assistance to the people of Syria
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It is the sense of Congress that the Government of Syria is in violation of numerous United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria and that the Government of the Russian Federation is complicit in the humanitarian crisis in Syria because of its failure to enforce those Resolutions. The President is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to furnish, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine, assistance in order to— provide enhanced support for humanitarian activities taking place in and outside Syria, including the provision of food, shelter, water, health care, and medical supplies; support efforts for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Syria as well as the establishment of an inclusive representative form of government in Syria; build the capacity of legitimate local councils and leaders inside Syria to provide basic services to Syrian people in territory liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; continue to encourage the participation of all groups, including women, business leaders, civil society organizations, traditional and religious leaders, and minority groups in efforts for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and political transition in Syria; encourage international bodies to insist that transitional and future governments are committed to multiparty democracy, open and transparent governance, respect for human rights and religious freedom, ending the violence throughout the country, promoting peace and stability with Syria's neighbors, enhancing the rule of law and combating corruption, and rehabilitating and reintegrating former combatants; contribute seed funding to establish a Syria Reconstruction Fund, which would leverage contributions from other international donors and be used for the physical reconstruction and reestablishment of basic services in Syria after the cessation of the conflict and the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad; contribute future capacity building for legitimate governing institutions after a political transition takes place in Syria; and expand the public awareness-raising campaign of the United States Government about United States humanitarian assistance efforts through both English-language and regional traditional media sources, as well as social or new media sources.
Of the amounts made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ) for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, such sums as may be necessary should be allocated for bilateral assistance programs in Syria. It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State should submit a budget request for fiscal year 2018 that contains an appropriate increase in bilateral and multilateral assistance for Syria based on progress toward accomplishing the policy objectives described in subsection (b).
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraphs
(1)and (2)— are authorized to remain available until expended; and are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. The United States should work with other donor countries, on a bilateral and multilateral basis, to increase international contributions to the people of Syria and accomplish the policy objectives described in subsection (b). In cases where the authority in this section is relied upon to overcome applicable restrictions on the provision of assistance to Syria, obligation of such funds shall be subject to the notification requirement of section 634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2394–1(a) ). Notification under paragraph
(1)may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable. The waiver shall be accompanied by an explanation of the emergency circumstances necessitating the waiver.
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- 22 USC 2394–1(a)
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