Sec. 403. Assessment of potential effectiveness of and requirements for the establishment of a no-fly zone, safe zones, or a no-bombing zone in Syria

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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, and operational requirements of the establishment and maintenance of a no-fly zone over part or all of Syria, including— the operational and legal requirements for United States and coalition air power to establish a no-fly zone over all or part of Syria; the impact a no-fly zone over all or part of Syria would have on humanitarian and counterterrorism efforts in Syria and the surrounding region; and the potential for force contributions from other countries to establish a no-fly zone over all or part of Syria; assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, and operational requirements for the establishment of one or more safe zones in Syria for internally displaced persons or for the facilitation of humanitarian assistance, including— the operational and legal requirements for United States and coalition forces to establish one or more safe zones in Syria; the impact one or more safe zones in Syria would have on humanitarian and counterterrorism efforts in Syria and the surrounding region; and the potential for contributions from other countries and vetted non-state actor partners to establish and maintain one or more safe zones in Syria; and assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, and operational requirements of the establishment and maintenance of a no-bombing zone over all or part of Syria, including— the operational and legal requirements for United States and coalition air power to establish a no-bombing zone over all or part of Syria; the impact a no-bombing zone over all or part of Syria would have on humanitarian and counterterrorism efforts in Syria and the surrounding region; and the potential for force contributions from other countries to establish a no-bombing zone over all or part of Syria.

The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. It is the sense of Congress that, in the development of the report required by subsection (a), the President, or the President's designees, should consult with humanitarian organizations operating in the region. The unclassified information referred to in subsections

(a)and

(b)shall be made available on a publicly available Internet website of the Federal Government.