Sec. 301. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family members

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Section 702(c) of the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8791(c) ) is amended to read as follows: 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 a person on the list required by subsection

(b)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. The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any person on the list required by subsection

(b)that is an alien. 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 an alien on the list required by subsection (b). 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 an alien on the list required by subsection (b). A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section 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. The President shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this section. Sanctions under paragraph

(2)shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien 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. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the President to impose additional sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), relevant Executive orders, regulations, or other provisions of law. . Section 702 of the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8791 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In subsection (b), the term serious human rights abuses includes— the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure to include schools, hospitals, markets, and power and water systems; the deliberate targeting of humanitarian aid facilities, convoys, materiel, and personnel; and the intentional denial or obstruction of prompt and safe access for humanitarian relief organizations and personnel, including across conflict lines and borders. . The amendments made by subsections

(a)and

(b)shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to the imposition of sanctions under section 702(a) of the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 on or after such date of enactment.

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Sec. 301

Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family members

U.S.C.§ 8791

U.S.C.§ 1701

U.S.C.§ 1705

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