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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 3536 (Introduced in Senate) — To impose sanctions on persons that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq and to address... · Sec. 202

Sec. 202. Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materials to Syria

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The President shall impose on a foreign person the sanctions described in subsection
(b)if the President determines that such foreign person has, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly exported, transferred, or otherwise provided to Syria significant financial, material, or technological support that contributes materially to the ability of Government of Syria to— acquire or develop chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related technologies; acquire or develop ballistic or cruise missile capabilities; acquire or develop destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons; acquire defense articles, defense services, or defense information (as such terms are defined under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. )); or acquire items designated by the President for purposes of the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1) ). The sanctions described in subsection
(b)shall also be imposed on any foreign person that— is a successor entity to a foreign person described in paragraph (1); or is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a foreign person described in paragraph (1). The sanctions to be imposed on a foreign person described in subsection
(a)are the following: The President shall exercise all powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) (except that the requirements of section 202 of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to freeze and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. If the foreign person is an individual, the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, the foreign person. The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to the foreign person regardless of when issued. A revocation under subclause
(I)shall take effect immediately and shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the foreign person. Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to a foreign person if admitting the person into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection
(a)of that section. In this section: The term financial, material, or technological support has the meaning given such term in section 542.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). The term foreign person has the meaning given such term in section 594.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). The term knowingly has the meaning given such term in section 566.312 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). The term Syria has the meaning given such term in section 542.316 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). The term United States person has the meaning given such term in section 542.319 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
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Sec. 202
Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materials to Syria
U.S.C.§ 2751
U.S.C.§ 2778
U.S.C.§ 1701
U.S.C.§ 1705
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