Sec. 4. Interagency strategy to counter normalization with Assad regime

697 words·~3 min read·/bill/118/s/5095/is/section-4

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives . The term covered transaction means a transaction, including an investment, grant, contract, or donation (including a loan or other extension of credit) by a foreign person that is a representative, citizen, or entity incorporated exclusively under the laws of the Republic of Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, or Lebanon to a recipient located in any area of Syria controlled by the Assad regime.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes— the steps taken or planned to be taken by foreign governments to normalize or upgrade political, diplomatic, or economic ties with the regime led by Bashar al-Assad in Syria (referred to in this Act as the Assad regime ); and the actions taken by the United States Government to counter such steps.

The report submitted pursuant to paragraph

(1)shall include— a description of— violations of international law and human rights abuses committed by Bashar al-Assad, the Government of the Russian Federation, or the Government of Iran; and progress made towards achieving justice for the Syrian people and accountability for the violators; a list, including the identification of— any single covered transaction exceeding $2,500,000; and any combination of covered transactions by the same source within a 12-month period that exceed $2,500,000, in the aggregate; for each identified single transaction or aggregate transactions, as the case may be, included in the list described in subparagraph (B), a determination of whether such transaction subjects any of the parties to the transaction to sanctions under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, as amended by section 2; a description of the steps the United States is taking to actively deter recognition or normalization of relations by other governments with the Assad regime, including specific diplomatic engagements and the use of economic sanctions authorized by Federal statutes or implemented through Executive Orders, including— the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 ( 22 U.S.C. 8791 note); the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note); the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq. ); Executive Order 13894 (84 Fed. Reg. 55851; relating to blocking property and suspending entry of certain persons contributing to the situation in Syria); the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ); the Countering American Adversaries through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq. ); and the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (title VIII of Public Law 106–120 ; 21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. ); and an assessment of how recognition of, or normalization of relations with, the Assad regime by other governments impacts— the national security of the United States; the material benefits of such recognition or normalization to the Assad regime; the normalizing government prospects for the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254; prospects for justice and accountability for war crimes in Syria; and the benefits derived by the Government of the Russian Federation or the Government of Iran. The initial report required under subsection

(b)shall address the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. Each subsequent report shall address the 1-year period immediately following the last day covered by the most recently submitted report. Each report required under subsection

(b)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

Connectionstraces to 7

Traces to 7 documents

U.S. Code