Sec. 7. Determination with respect to crimes against humanity committed by the Government of Iran and its sponsored militias in Syria and Iraq
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The Secretary of State shall make a determination with respect to each of the following: Whether Iran, Hezbollah, and Iranian-backed militias’ sectarian cleansing campaigns, especially in the Damascus suburbs and particularly against the Sunni Muslim population of Syria, can be considered systematic and widespread and therefore constitute an offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. Whether Iran and Iranian backed militias’ use of violence against peaceful protesters in Iraq in November 2019 and December 2019 constitutes a war crime (as such term is defined in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code).
Whether excessive use of violence by forces of the Government of Iran against protesters in Iran in November 2019 constitutes an offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains each determination made under subsection (a). The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. The unclassified portion of such report shall be made available on a publicly available internet website of the Federal Government.