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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 8931 (Introduced in House) — To impose additional sanctions with respect to Syria, and for other purposes. · Sec. 205

Sec. 205. Statement of policy

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Section 7402 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 ( 22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended is amended to read as follows: It is the policy of the United States— to support the Syrian people in their efforts to remove the regime of Bashar al-Assad from power and bring about a transition to a free and democratic government in Syria existing in peace and security with its neighbors; that all diplomatic and coercive economic means must be utilized to compel the al-Assad regime to immediately halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people; to support the human rights of all Syrians, including women and ethnic and religious minorities, to live in peace and dignity in a free and democratic Syria; that political negotiations regarding the future of Syria or its constitution, including the constitutional committee, must be preceded by an enduring national ceasefire in Syria; that safe zones and no-fly zones should be established to protect Syrian civilians in Idlib province from aerial bombardment by the al-Assad regime and the Russian Federation, and to help stem the refugee crisis by allowing Syrian civilians to stay in their homes, and making it easier for Syrian refugees to return home; to work toward the withdrawal of all foreign forces in Syria; to reject working with Russia to eject Iranian forces in Syria; and to end any taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance to Syria which is diverted by the al-Assad regime to fund its war crimes. .
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