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TARGET ACT; CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN

PROTECTION ACT OF 2017; AND FREDERICK

DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION

AND PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT

OF 2017

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 1625, H.R. 1677 and H.R. 2200

MAY 3, 2017

Serial No. 115–29

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman 

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey 

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida 

DANA ROHRABACHER, California 

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

TED POE, Texas 

DARRELL E. ISSA, California 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina 

MO BROOKS, Alabama 

PAUL COOK, California 

SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania 

RON DESANTIS, Florida 

MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina 

TED S. YOHO, Florida 

ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois 

LEE M. ZELDIN, New York 

DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., New York 

F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., 

Wisconsin 

ANN WAGNER, Missouri 

BRIAN J. MAST, Florida 

FRANCIS ROONEY, Florida 

BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania 

THOMAS A. GARRETT, JR., Virginia 

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York 

BRAD SHERMAN, California 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

KAREN BASS, California 

WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts 

DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island 

AMI BERA, California 

LOIS FRANKEL, Florida 

TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii 

JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas 

ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania 

DINA TITUS, Nevada 

NORMA J. TORRES, California 

BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER, Illinois 

THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York 

ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York 

TED LIEU, California

AMY PORTER, Chief of Staff THOMAS SHEEHY, Staff Director

JASON STEINBAUM, Democratic Staff Director 

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C O N T E N T S 

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MARKUP ON 

H.R. 1625, To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 

to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of 

transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the 

Department of State, and for other purposes .................................................... 2

H.R. 1677, To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage 

a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers 

accountable for their crimes ................................................................................ 5

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1677 offered by the 

Honorable Eliot L. Engel, a Representative in Congress from the State 

of New York ...................................................................................................... 58

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 

1677 offered by the Honorable Brian J. Mast, a Representative in 

Congress from the State of Florida .......................................................... 108

H.R. 2200, To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 

and for other purposes ......................................................................................... 110

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Honorable Christopher 

H. Smith, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey ...... 154

Manager’s amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

to H.R. 2200 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs .......................................................................... 197

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 

2200 offered by the Honorable Ann Wagner, a Representative in 

Congress from the State of Missouri ....................................................... 198

APPENDIX 

Markup notice .......................................................................................................... 232

Markup minutes ...................................................................................................... 233

Markup summary .................................................................................................... 235

The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly, a Representative in Congress from the 

Commonwealth of Virginia: Prepared statement .............................................. 236

The Honorable Bradley S. Schneider, a Representative in Congress from 

the State of Illinois: Prepared statement ........................................................... 238

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TARGET ACT; CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN 

PROTECTION ACT OF 2017; AND FREDERICK 

DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING VICTIMS 

PREVENTION AND PROTECTION 

REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

Washington, DC. 

The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:07 a.m., in room 

2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Edward Royce (chairman of the committee) presiding. 

Chairman ROYCE. This hearing will come to order. All of the 

members please take your seats at this time. 

You know, members in this committee, we have a long history 

of leading the fight against human trafficking. Today we consider 

some additional measures in this effort. 

I am going to ask everybody to come to order. 

Pursuant to notice, we meet today to mark up three bipartisan 

bills. Without objection, all members may have 5 days to submit 

statements or extraneous material into the record on today’s business. 

As members were notified yesterday, we intend to consider today’s measures en bloc. And so without objection, the following 

items, previously provided to members and in your packets, will be 

considered en bloc and are considered as read. 

And they are H.R. 1625, Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking Act; H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017, with the Engel amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1677, and the Mast amendment 7 to 

the Engel amendment; H.R. 2200, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 

2017, with the Smith amendment in the nature of a substitute to 

H.R. 2200, Royce’s manager’s amendment 33, and Wagner amendment 6 to the Smith amendment. 

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lli'im CONGRESS 

18'1' 8E8810l\ H. R. 1625 

To anwnd thr State lkpartmcnt BaRic .\utl1orities l\ct of' 1956 to incluclr 

severe forms of traffieking iu persons within the definition of 

transnational orgaui:.;ed crime for purposes of the rewards program of 

the Department of State, and for other purposes. 

IK THE HOUSE OF REPRESE.:.JTATIVES 

l\iARCH 30, 2017 

.Vlr. HDYf:F] of California (for himself and .Vls. l·'RANKRT. of Floriclal introdneed the following bill; whidt wa~ referre([ to the Couunitt.ee on Foreig11 

Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 

1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons 

vvithin the definition of transnational or~ranizea erime 

for purposes of the rewards program of the Department 

of State, and for other purposes. 

Re d enacted by the 8enate and House of Representa2 lives of the United 8lates of.Limcrica in Congress assem.bled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Aet may be (~ite<l as the "Targeted Rewanls for 

5 the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking" or the 

6 "TARGET Act". 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 PIKDINGS.-Congn~ss fimls the follo>ving: 

3 (1) Trafficking m persons IS a maJor 

4 transnational crime that threatens United States na5 tional seeurity and humanitarian interests. 

6 ( 2 ) Trafficking in persons is increasi ugly per7 petrated by organized, sophisticated criminal enterS pnses. 

9 ( :3) Combating trafficking in persons requires a 

10 global apprmwh to identi(ving and apprehemling the 

11 world's worst human traffickin~~t rings. 

12 (b) SR~SR OF Ccmum::ss.-Tt is the sense of Con13 gress that the Department of State's rewards program is 

14 a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international 

15 crime and that the Department of State and Federal law 

16 enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that 

17 target human traffickers who threaten United States na18 tional seeurity and humanitarian interests hy pn~ying on 

19 the most ·vulnerable people around the world. 

20 SEC. 3. REWARDS FOR ,JUSTICE. 

21 Paragraph ( 5) of section 3 6 (k) of the State Depart22 rnent Dasic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)) 

23 is amendt>d24 ( 1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

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(2) by redesigTulting subparag-raphs (A) and 

2 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving 

3 sueh (•.lauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the 

4 right; 

5 (:3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesig6 nated, the followiug: 

7 "(A) means-"; 

8 (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 

9 the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and 

10 by adding at the end following new subpara11 gTaph: 

12 "(B) includes severe forms of trafficking in 

13 persons, as such term is defined in section 10:3 

14 of the Trafficking· Victims Protcctiou Act of 

15 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).". 
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lli'im CONGRESS 

18'1' RB88l01\ H. R. 1677 

To halt the wholesale slaughter of thP Syrian people, e1wourage a negotiated 

political seU!enwnL and hold Syrian human rights abusem accounLable 

for Lheir crimes. 

IK THE HOUSE OF REPRESE~TATIVES 

l\1illiCH 32, 2011 

.Vlr. I•JNC1F:T. (for l1imsclf, lVIr. HnYCF: of California, Ms. H.OR-!JF:H'I'Tl\F:N, Mr. 

DEL:TCH, lVIr. KINZIJ'\GER, Mr. CICILLI:'-TE, Mr. POE of Texas. lVIr. KILDEE, Mr. lVIES~ER, :\Ir. Suozzr, Mr. TED LIEL: of Califomia, }Irs. 

lVIclVIOLccclS RoDGBHS, and Mr. BlDYBH) introduced the following bill; 

whid1 wa~ referred to t.lw Committe<' on Forei~-;m Affairs, and in addition 

to the Connnitt.crs on Financial Serv~ccs. and t.hr ,Judiciary, for a prriocl 

t.o be snbf:e<!ntmt.ly determined by the Speakt~r, in t~adl <•ast~ for eonsidPration of such provisious as fall wichin the j ttrisdicLiou of t.he commit Lee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To halt the wholesale slaughter of the S:y-rian people, encourage a negotiate1l politieal settlement, ana hold Syrian 

human rights abusers accountable for their crimes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives oftlie Unded States 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the 

5 "Caesar Syria Civilian Prote(~tion Aet of 2017". 
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(h) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of eontents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 3. Statement of policy. 

See. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

TITLE I-ADDITIONAL ACTIO~S IN CON:-.JECTION \V1TH THE 

NA'TIO~AL ElifERGENC"Y \\TTH RESPECT TO SYRIA 

101. 

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103. 

104. 

S;metions ·with resped to Central B;mk of Syria and foreign persons 

that eng·age in eertain transaetions. 

Prohibitious >Nith resr)ect w the transfer of arms and related materials \.0 Syria. 

Rule of construction. 

Dellnitions. 

TITLE 11-A~VIBNDlVlENTS '1'0 SYRIA HU~Vl...~'\ RIGHTS 

ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 

8ee. ~01. Imposition of sanetionf.! with respeet to eertain personR who are respon:::.:ible for or eornplieit in human rights abuses con1mitterl 

again~t eitizens of Syria or their fan1ily men1bers. 

See. ~02. lmpositim1 of sanetio-ns \1\rith respeet to the transfer of goodf.: or teehnologim to Syria that anc likdy to he mcd to commit hnman 

rig·hts ah11S~8. 

See. 20:l. Imposition of sanetions >vith respect to persons who hindn humanitarian aeeeRs. 

See. 2Wl. Report on certain persons who arc responsible for or eomplieit in e<Crtnin h1111W.n rights violations in R;,Tia. 

TITLE III-REPORTS AND WAIVER FOR IHJ:YL.~KITARL\....'J-REh~TED 

ACTIVITIES \\TTII RESPECT TO Sl'RL\. 

Sec. 301. 

Sec. 30'.l. 

See. :503. 

Sc•e. 304. 

Report on monitoring and evaluating of ongoing assistance programs 

in SyTia and to the Syrian people. 

Assessment of potential methods to enhance the protection of civilians. 

Assistanee to advanee a comprehensive relief and re;:overy strategy in 

S~Tia. 

Assistanee to support entities taking adions relating to gathering e>ide:nee for investigations into vvar erintes or eri1ne8 against humanity in Syria sinee l\1ard1 2011. 

TITLE lV-SUSPBNSlO.'-J OP SAKCTlOl\S WITH RBSPBC'l' TO SYRl.A. 

Sec. 401. Suspension of sanctions ""ith respect to Syria. 

Sec. 40~. \Vaivers and exernptions. 

TITLE V-REGULA.TORY AUTHORITY, COST LIMITATIOK, AND 

SlTNSET 

Sec. 501. Hegulatory authority. 

See. 502. Cost limitation 

See. :)0:3. Authol'ity to eon solid ate reports. 

See. fl01. Snns<Ct. 
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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sen1'\e of CongTe1'\s that3 (1) Bashar al-Assad's murderous actions 

4 against the people of Syria have directly contributed 

5 to the deaths of more than 480,000 civilians, led to 

6 the destruetion of more than 50 pereent of Syria's 

7 eriti(~al infrastrueture, and foreed the di14plaeement 

8 of more than 11,000,000 people, precipitating one of 

9 the worst humanitarian crises in more than 60 

10 years; 

11 (2) international aetions to protect vulnerable 

12 populations from attaek by uniformed and irregular 

13 forces associated with the Assad regime, ineluding 

14 ne~bollah, on land and by air, ineluding through the 

15 usc of barrel bombs, chemical weapons, mass starva16 tion, industrial-scale torture and execution of polit17 ieal dissident14, sniper att;u•ks against pregnant 

18 •vomen, and the deliberate targeting of medical fa19 cilities, sehools, residential areas, and eommunity 

20 gathcriug places, includiug markets, have bccu iusuf21 ficient to date; 

22 A14sad's use of d1emieal weapons, indnding 

23 chlorine, against the Syrian people ~violates the 

24 Chemieal ~Weapons Convention; 

25 ( 4) violent attacks resultiug m death, ir~jury, 

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manitarian aid workers and diplomatic: personneL as 

2 well as attacks on humanitarian supplies, faeilities, 

3 transports, aml assets, and ads to impede the ~weess 

4 and secure movement of all humanitarian personnel 

5 are in violation of international humanitarian law 

6 and impede the lifesaviug ·work of humanitarian or7 ganizations and diplomatic. institutions; and 

8 (5) Assad's (•ontinuea daim of leadership and 

9 ~war crimes in Syria have served as a rallying point 

l 0 for the e"A·tremist ideology of the Islamic State, 

11 J abhat al-1\ usra, and other terrorist organizations. 

12 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

13 It is the poliey of the United States that all diplo14 matic and coercive economic means shnuld be utilized to 

15 eornpd the government of Bashar al-Assad to immediately 

16 halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people and to 

17 support an immediate transition to a democratic govern18 mcut in Syria that respects the rule of law, human rights, 

19 and peaeeful co-existence >vith its neighbors. 
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TITLE I-ADDITIONAL ACTIONS 

2 IN CONNECTION WITH THE 

3 NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH 

4 RESPECT TO SYRIA 

5 SEC. 101. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CENTRAL BANK 

6 OF SYRIA AND FOREIGN PERSONS THAT EN7 GAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 

8 (a) A.PPLICATIO~ OF CERTAIN MEASlTRES TO CEN9 TRAL BAl\TI{ OF Sl:'RL~.-Ex(~ept as provided in snbseetions 

10 (a) and (b) of section 402, the President shall apply the 

ll rneasures described in section 5318A(b)(5) of title 31, 

12 United States Code, to the Central Bank of Syria. 

13 (b) DliX~Ki~(J PR.OPRRTY OF FOTI.RTGK PRRSONS 

14 TIL~T ENGAGE IK CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.-

15 (1) IN GEKERAL.-Beginning on and after the 

16 date that is 80 days after the date of the emwtment 

17 of this Act, the President shall impose on a foreigu 

18 person the sanctions described in subsection (c) if 

19 the President determines that such foreign persou 

20 has, on or after such date of enactment, knowingly 

21 engaged in an <:wtiv:ity deserihed in paragTaph (2). 

22 (2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.-A foreign person 

23 engages in an activity deserihed in this paragraph if 

24 the foreigu person-
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transaction or transaetions with) or provided 

significant financial services for-

(i) the Govcrmncut of Syria (including 

SyTia's intelligenee and security services or 

its armed fon~es or government entities operating as a business enteqJrise) and the 

Central Dank of Syria, or any of its agents 

or affiliates; or 

(ii) a foreig11 person subject to sanction~ pur~nant to-

(I) the International Emergeney 

Eeonornie Puwer~ A(~t (50 U.S.C. 

1701 ct seq.) with rcspeet to Syria or 

any other provision of law that imposes sanctions with rcspcet to Syria; 

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by the United Nations Security Council that imposes sanctions vvith respect 

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the Government of Syria; 

(ii) sold or provided to S.)Tia crude oil 

or condensate, refined petroleum products, 

liquefied natural gas, or petrochemical 

products that have a fair market value of 

$fi00,000 or more or that during a 12-

month period have an aggregate fair market value of $2,000,000 or more in areas 

controlled by the Government of Syria; 

(iii) sold or prnv:ided civilian aircraft 

or spare parts, or provides significant 

goods, services, or technologies associated 

''~th the operation of aircraft or airlines to 

any foreign person operating in areas controlled by the Government of S:vria; or 

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and free trade zmws), transportation, or 

telecommunications sectors in areas controlled by the Government of Syria: 

(C) kuowingly facilitated efforts by a foreign person to carry out an activ-ity described in 

subparagraph (A) or (B); 

(D) lmow1ngly provided loans, credits, ineluding e::qJOrt (~re<llts, or finaneing to <·arry out 

an aetivity described in subparagraph (A) or 

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(E) 1s owned or controlled by a foreign 

person that engaged in the activities described 

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14 (c) S~'L~CTIOKS AGAIKST A FOREIG~ PERSOK.-The 

15 sandions to he imposed on a foreign person des(~ribed in 

16 subsection (b) arc the following·: 

17 (1) I~ GEKERAL.-The President shall exercise 

18 all powers granted by the luternational Emergency 

19 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (ex20 cept that the requirements of section 202 of such 

21 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent 

22 necessary to freeze and prohibit all transactions in 

23 all property and interests iu property of the foreigu 

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or are or (~ome \'\':ithin the pm;session or control of a 

2 United States person. 

3 (2) ALIE~S INELIGIBLE FOR \'18AS, 1i.D:.\HS8IO~, 

4 OR PA!:WLK5 (A) VTSAS, 1\DMTSSTON, OR PAT\OTJF:.-An 

6 alien who the Secretary of State or the Sec7 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

8 one of mwh Seeret.aries) knmvs, or has reason 

9 to believe, meets any of the criteria deseribed in 

10 subsection (a) is11 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

12 (ii) ineligible to receive a >.risa or other 

13 doeumentation to enter the United States; 

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15 (iii) othervvise ineligible to he admitted 

16 or paroled into the United States or to re17 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra18 tiou and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

19 seq.). 

20 (B) CURREKT viSAS T\EVOKED.-

21 (i) IK GENEHAL.-The issuing con22 sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

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is14uea to an alien who meets any of the 

criteria described in subsection (a) regardless of when issued. 

(ii) Bl•'Fi<JCT 01-' REVOCA'l'lO::>.r.-A revoration under elause (i)-

(1) shall take effect immediately; 

and 

(II) shall automatieally eaned 

9 any other valid ~visa or entry docul 0 mentation that is in the alien's pos11 SeSSlOH. 

12 (:3) EXGEP'l'TON '1'0 CO:\TPLY WT'l'H r'JT'l'ED NA13 TIONS HEADQLillTERS ACtREEMEKT.-Sanetions 

14 under paragraph ( 2) shall not apply to an alien if 

15 admitting the alien into the Unitetl States is ne(~-

16 essary to permit the United States to compl,v with 

17 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

18 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

19 19,17, and entered into force November 21, 19"17, 

20 between the Uniter1 Nations and the rnited States, 

21 or other applieable international obligations. 

22 (4) PEK~UTIES.-The penalties provided for in 

23 subsections (b) and (e) of seetiou 206 of the Iuter24 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

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violates, attempts to violate, eonsp1res to violate, or 

2 causes a violation of regulations promulgated under 

3 se(~tion 501(a) to (•arry out paragntph (1) of thi,; 

4 subsection to the same extent that sueh penalties 

5 apply to a perso11 that knov,ingly eommits an unlaw6 ful ad dcseribcd in seetion 206(a) ofthat Ad. 

7 SEC. 102. PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER 

8 OF ARMS AND RELATED MATERIALS TO 

9 SYRIA. 

l 0 (a) SANC'TTONS.-

11 (1) lN GEKERAL.-Beginning on and after the 

12 date that is :30 days after the date of the enaetment 

13 of this Aet, the Pre,;ident shall irnpo,;e on a foreign 

14 person the sanetions deseribed in subseetion (b) if 

15 the Pre,;i<lent determine,; that sueh foreign person 

16 has, 011 or after sueh date of enadment, knowingly 

17 e2q)orted, transferred, or provided signifieant finan18 eial, material, or tedmological support to the Gov19 ernment of Syria to20 (A) aequire or develop ehemical, biological, 

21 or nuclear weapons or related teehnologies; 

22 (B) aequire or develop ballistic. or cruise 

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(c) ae<pnre or aevelop !lestabilizing- nurnhers and types of advanced conventional weapons: 

(D) acqwre defense articles, defense services, or defense information such terms are 

6 defined uudcr the ~Arms Export Control Act (22 

7 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)); or 

8 (E) ae.qnire items designatea by the Presi9 dent for puqJoses of the United States Muni10 tions IJist under section :38(a)(1) of the Arms 

11 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(l)). 

12 (2) APPTJTCARTT,TTY TO OTHRR F'ORRTGK PRR13 80:-JS.-The sandions deseribed in suhsedion (h) 

14 shall also be imposed on any foreign person that15 (A) is a sueeeo-;sor entity to a foreign per16 son described in paragraph (1): or 

17 (B) is owned or controlled by a foreign 

18 person described in paragraph (1). 

19 (b) SANCTIONS AGAINST A FOREIGN PERSOK.-The 

20 sanctions to be imposed 011 a foreign person described in 

21 subsection (a) are the following: 

22 ( 1) I:-J GEKERAL.-The President shall exercise 

23 all powers granted by the International EmeL"gcucy 

24 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (ex25 cept that the requirements of section 202 of such 
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Ad, (50 U.S.C. 1701) l'lhall not apply) to the extent 

2 necessary to freeze and prohibit all transactions in 

3 all property and interestl'! in property of the foreign 

4 person if such property aud interests in property are 

5 in the United States, come >vithin the rnited States, 

6 or arc or come within the possession or control of a 

7 United States person. 

8 (2) ALIE~S INELIGIBLE FOR ~V18A8, AD:\:II88IO~, 

9 OR PAROLE.-

] 0 (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROH<J.-An 

11 alicu who the Secretary of State or the Scc12 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

13 one of l'!neh Se(:retarieH) knows, or has reason 

14 to believe, meets any of the criteria desc·ribed in 

15 suhsedion (a) is16 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

17 (ii) ineligible to receive a v-isa or other 

18 documentation to cuter the United States; 

19 and 

20 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 

21 or paroled into the United States or to re22 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra23 tiou and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

24 seq.). 

25 (B) CurmRKT \718.\S RF:VOKED.-
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(i) IK C+ENERAL.-The msmng- eon2 sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

3 Seeretary of Homeland Security (or a des4 ig·nee of one of such Secretaries) shall re5 voke any visa or other entry documentation 

6 issued to an alieu who meets any of the 

7 criteria described in subsection (a) regardS less of when issued. 

9 (ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATIO~.-A rev-

] 0 ocation under clause (i)-

11 (l) shall take effect immediately; 

12 ~d 

13 (II) shall automatically eaned 

14 any other valid ~visa or entry doeu15 mentation that is in the alien's pos16 SeSSlOU. 

17 (3) EXCEPTION TO CG:\IPLY \VITH l~~ITED NA18 'l'lONS HEADQCAR'l'ERS AGHEENlEl\"'1'.-Sauctions 

19 under paragraph ( 2) shaH not apply to an alien if 

20 admitting the alien into the United States is nec21 essary to permit the United States to comply with 

22 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

23 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

24 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
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between the United Nationo-; and the rnited Stateo-;, 

2 or other applicable international obligations. 

3 ( 4) PENALTms.-A person that violates, at4 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

5 ·violation of any regulation, license, or order issued 

6 to carry out this seetiou shall be sul!jeet to the pen7 alties set forth in subseetions (b) and (e) of seetion 

8 206 of the Intt~rnational Ernergem~y Ewnomie Pow9 ers Act (50 r.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a 

l 0 person that commits an unlawful act describer] in 

11 subsection (a) of that sectiou. 

12 SEC. 103. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

13 The sandions that are required to he imposed under 

14 this title are in addition to other similar or related sanc15 tions that are requin~d to he imposed under any other pro16 visiou oflaw. 

17 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 ( 1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.-The terms "admitted'' 

20 and "alien'' have the meanings given such terms in 

21 section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

22 (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

23 (2) FINANCIAL, NlA'l'KRLA.L, OR TECHJ'\OLOGIC~~ 

24 SUPPORT.-The term "financial, material, or techno25 logical support" has the meaning given such term in 
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st~d.ion 542.:104 of title :n, Code of Fe!leral RegT!la2 tions, as such section was in effect on the date of 

3 the emwtment of this Aet. 

4 (3) FCmJ<JlON Pl<JHSON.-'l'he term "foreign per5 son" means any citihen or national of a foreign 

6 country, or auy entit.Y not organi:-:;cd solely under the 

7 laws of the United States or existing solely in the 

8 Unite!l States. 

9 (4) 00VERNMEKT OF Sl:'RL~.-The term "Gov-

] 0 ernment of Syria" has t1w meaning given sueh term 

11 in seetion 542.305 of title 31, Code of l:i'ederal Reg12 ulations, as such section was in effect on the date 

13 of the enadrnent of this Aet. 

14 ( 5) 1{..'-.fOWINOLY.-The term "knmvingly" has 

15 the meaning given mwh term in seetion 566.:112 of 

16 title ~H, Code of l:i'cderal ~~cgulatious, as sueh sec17 tion was in effect on the date of the enactment of 

18 this Aet. 

19 (6) PERSON.-The term "person'' means an in20 dh~dua l or entity. 

21 (7) PETROLEU::\I OR PETR.OLElTH PRODUCTS OF 

22 Sl:'RIAK ORIGIN.-The term "petroleum or petroleum 

23 produets of Syrian origin" has the meaning givcu 

24 sueh term in section 542.:314 of title 31, Code of 
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Fe!leral Regulationo-;, as sud1 o-;eetion \cvas in effeet on 

2 the date of the enaetment of this Act. 

3 ( M) SICtNIFICANT TR'L'JSACTION OR TRANS4 ACTIONS; SlGI\U'lCAN'l' 1<'11\Al\CIAL SBRVlCBS.-A 

5 transaction or transactions or financial services shall 

6 be determined to be a significant for purposes of this 

7 section in accordance vvith section 566.404 of title 

8 :11, Coae of Federal Reg1:!lations, ao-; sueh o-;eetion 

9 was m effect on the date of the enactment of tlris 

10 Act. 

11 (9) 8YRL4c.-'l'he term "Syria" has the meaning 

12 given such term in section 542.:316 of title :31, Code 

13 of Federal Regulations, as sueh sedion was in effed 

14 on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 (10) UNITED STATES PERSON.-The term 

16 "United States person" means any United States 

17 citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized 

18 under the laws of the United States (iucludiug for19 eign branches), or any person in the rnited States. 
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TITLE II-AMENDN.IENTS TO 

2 SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS AC3 COUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 

4 SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

5 

6 

7 

8 

CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE 

FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS 

ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF 

SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 

9 (a) IN GE~ERAL.-Seetion 702(c') of the Syria 

10 Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

1 I 8791 (c)) is amended to read as follows: 

12 "(c) SANCTIONS DESCRlBHJD.-

13 "(1) TN C:rF::XIiJRATJ.-The President shall exer14 mse all povFers gnJ.nted by the International Emer15 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

16 seq.) (exeept that the requir~c~ments of seetion 202 of 

17 such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall uot apply) to the 

18 e:x'ient necessary to freeze and prohibit all trans19 actious in all property and iutercsts in property of 

20 a person on the list required by subsection (b) if 

21 mwh property and interests in property are in the 

22 United States, come within the United States, or are 

23 or come within the possession or control of a rnited 

24 States person. 
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"(2) ALIENS IKELIGIBLE FOR ~VISAS, ADMIS2 SION, OR PAROLE.-

3 "(A) VISAS, AD:.VIISSION, OR PAROLE.-An 

4 alieu who the Secretary of State or the Sec5 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

6 one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason 

7 to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 

8 ~uh~eetion (b) i~-

9 "(i) inadmissible to the United States; 

10 "(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or 

11 other documcntatiou to enter the Lnited 

12 States; and 

13 "(iii) otherwise indigihle to he admit14 ted or paroled into the rnited States or to 

15 reeeive any other henefit under the Irnrni16 22Taticm and ~ationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

17 1101 et 

18 "(B) CURREKT VISAS REVOKED.-

19 "(i) L~ GENERAL.-The issuing con20 sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

21 Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des22 ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall re23 voke any visa or other entry documcutation 

24 issued to an alien who meets any of the 
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(~riteria deserihed in suhse(·tion (b) regardless of when issued. 

"(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATIOK.-A 

revoeation under elause (i)-

"(T) shall take effeet Jmmediately; aud 

"(II) shall automatieally eaneel 

any other valid ~v1sa or entry do(·umentation that is in the alien's possessJOn. 

" ( 3) PENALTIES.-A person that violates, attempts to violate, eonspires to violate, or causes a 

violation of this sed,ion or any regulation, lieense, or 

order issued to earry out this seetion shall be subjeet 

to the penalties set forth in suhsedions (b) and (e) 

of section 206 of the International Emeq~teney Eeonomie Powers Act (30 U.S.C. 1706) to the same extent as a person that eommits au unlawful act described in subsection of that section. 

"(4) REGTTTH\TOTl:Y AUTTTORTTY.-The President 

shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this section, promulgate reg11lations as 

ncecssary for the implementation of this scetion. 

"(5) EXCEPTION TO CO:\IPLY \VITH rKITED NA25 TTONS TTE/\DQrAR.TERS i\CtREEl\TEKT.-Sanctions 
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under paragn1ph (2) shall not apply to an alien if 

2 admitting the alien into the United States is nec3 e:lsary to permit the United States to (~omply ''lith 

4 the Agreemeut regarding the Headquarters of the 

5 United Nations, signed at TJake Success ,June 26, 

6 1947, and entered into force November 21, Hl47, 

7 between the United Nations and the rnited States, 

8 or other applieable intt~rnational obligations. 

9 "(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Nothing m 

l 0 this section shall be construed to limit the authority 

11 of the President to impose additioual sanctions pur12 suant to the International Emergency Economic 

13 Powers Aet (50 U.S.C. 1701 d se(l.), relevant Exe(~-

14 utive orders, regulations, or other provisions of 

15 law.". 

16 (b) SJ<;J:tlOCS HU1Al\ RIGHTS i\.BUSES DJ£8CRIBED.-

17 Section 702 of the S;vria Human Rights Accountability 

18 Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791) is amended by adding at 

19 the end the follmving: 

20 "(d) SEn.TOus HuMAN Rmwrs AnusEs DE21 SCRIBED.-In subsection (b), the term 'serious human 

22 rights abuses' includes23 " ( 1) the deliberate targetiug of civiliall infra24 structure to include schools, hospitals, markets, and 
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other infrastrudnre that 1s essential to human life, 

2 such as power and water systems; and 

3 " ( 2) the deliberate diversion, hindering, or 

4 bloeking of aecess for humanitarian purposes, m5 eluding access across conf1ict lines and borders.''. 

6 (c) EFI!'~CTIV~ DATE.-'l'he ameudmcnts made b.v 

7 subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of 

8 the emwtment of this A(;t and shall apply with respeet to 

9 the imposition of sanctions under section 702(a) of the 

l 0 Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 on after 

11 such date of enactment. 

12 SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

13 

14 

THE TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 

15 USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

16 Sectiou 703(b)(2)(C) of the Syria Human ltights Ac17 countability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8792(b)(2)(C)) is 

18 amended19 (1) m clause (i), by striking "or" at the end; 

20 (2) in clause (ii), hy striking the period at the 

21 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the follovv:ing: 

23 "(iii) auy article desiguated by the 

24 

25 

President for puq)OSes of the rnited 

States Mu11itions TJist under section 
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5 

6 

20 

0 R (a) ( 1) of the Arnm E~1lort Control Ad 

(22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)); or 

"(iv) other good~ or tt~dmologie~ that 

the President determines may be used by 

the Government of S,vTia to commit human 

rights abuses agaiust the people of Syria.''. 

7 SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

8 

9 

PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANITARIAN ACCESS. 

l 0 1'he Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 

11 (22 U.S.C. 8791 et seq.) is amended12 (1) by redesig11ating sections 705 and 706 as 

13 ~ed,ion~ 706 aml 707, re~pedively: 

14 ( 2) by inserting after section 704 the follow"ing: 

15 "SEC. 705. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

16 

17 

PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANITARIAN ACCESS. 

18 "(a) l~ GENERAL.-The President shall impose sanc19 tions described in section 7 0 2 (c) ~with respect to each per20 son on the list required by subsection (b). 

21 "(b) LIST OF PERSOXS WHO HINDER HU::\L'L'\I22 TARHN ACCESS.-

23 "(1) b GENERAL.-Not later than 120 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of the Caesar Sy-ria 

25 Civilian Protection Act of 2017, the President shall 
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submit to the appropriate (•ongressional eomrnittees 

2 a list of persons that the President determines have 

3 engaged in tldiherate diversion, himlering, or hlo(~k4 ing of access for humanitarian purposes for the 

5 United "\fations, its speeiali7.ed age11eies and imple6 menting partners, national and international non7 governmental organizations. and all other actors en8 gage!l in humanitarian relief aetiv:ities in Syria, in9 eluding through the deliberate targeting of suc·h lml 0 manitarian actors and activities i11 S,vTia and across 

11 eouf1ict lines and borders. 

12 "(2) UPDATES OF JJTST.-The President shall 

13 submit to the appropriate (•.ongress:ional (~omrnittees 

14 an updated list under paragraph ( 1 )-

15 "(A) not later than :100 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of the Caesar Syria Civilian 

17 Protection Act of 2017 and every 180 clays 

18 thereafter; aud 

19 

20 

21 

"(B) as new information becomes available. 

''(3) FORNI OF I~EPORT; PUBLIC AVAIL22 ABII,ITY.-

23 "(A) FORlVL-The list required b.Y para24 graph ( 1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

25 form but may contain a classified annex. 
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''(B) PnBLIC AVAILABILITY.-The undassified portion of the list required by paragraph 

( 1) shall he made available to the puhlie and 

posted on the Web sites of the Department of 

the Treasury and the Department of State.''; 

aud 

(:3) in section 706 (as so redesignated), by 

8 striking "or 704" and inserting "704, or 705". 

9 SEC. 204. REPORT ON CERTAJN PERSONS WHO ARE REI 0 SPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN CERTAIN 

11 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SYRIA. 

12 (a) TN GFJNER.Ah-Kot later than 120 days after the 

13 llate of the enaetrnent of this Aet, the President shall snb14 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 

15 report \'.ith respeet to whether e~wh person deserihed in 

16 subsectiou (c) is a person that meets the requirements dc17 scribed in section 702(b) of the S:vTia Human Rights Ac18 couutability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 879l(b)) for purposes 

19 of inclusion on the list of persons who are responsible for 

20 or complicit in certain human rights abuses under such 

21 section. 

22 (h) .JuSTIFICATIOK.-The President shall include in 

23 the report 1·equired subsection (a) a description of the 

24 reasons \Yhy any of the individuals described in subsection 

25 (c) do not meet the requirements described in section 
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702(h) of the Syria Human Rights Ae(~ountahility A(~t of 

2 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791(b)), ineluding information on 

3 whether suffieient (~redible eviaenee of responsibility for 

4 sueh abuses was found. 

5 PER.SONS DESCTUDED.-The persons deserihed in 

6 this subscetiou are the following: 

7 (1) Bashar Al-Assad. 

8 (2) Asthma Al-Asse:ul. 

9 ( 3) Rami Makhlouf. 

10 (4) Douthayna Shaaban. 

11 ( 5) W alid lVloallcm. 

12 (G) Ali Al-Salim. 

13 (7) Wael Nader Al-Halqi. 

14 ( 8) J amil Hassan. 

15 (9) Suhail Hassan. 

16 ( 1 0) ""\li lVlaml uk. 

17 (11) Muhammed Khadour, Deir Ez Zor Mili18 tary aud Security. 

19 (12) Jamal Razzouq, Security Braneh 24:3. 

20 (13) Mmner Ghanam, Air Foree Intelligence. 

21 (14) Daas Hasan Ali, Branch 327. 

22 ( 15) .J assem Ali .J assem Hamad, Politieal Seeu23 rity. 

24 (1G) Samir ::VIuhammad Youssef, Military Intel25 ligenee. 
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(17) ~:iii ~\hmad Dayoub, Air Fon·e Intelligenee. 

2 (18) K1mled :VIul1sen Al-Halabi, Seeurity 

3 Brandl :1:15. 

4 (Hl) Mahmoud Kahila, Politieal Seeurity. 

5 (20) 7:uhair Ahmad Hamad, Provineial Seeu6 rity. 

7 (21) Wafiq Nasser, Seeurity Branel1 245. 

8 (22) Qnssay 1\Iayoub, Air Foree Intelligenee. 

9 (:~:3) Muhammad Ammar Sarclini. Politieal Se10 eurity. 

11 (24) J:i'ouad Hammouda, :Vlilitary Sceurity. 

12 (25) Hasan Daaboul, Braneh 2Gl. 

13 (26) Yahia Wahbi. Air Fon~e Intdligenee. 

14 (27) Okab Saqer, Seeurity Braneh 318. 

15 (2R) Husam LU(pJ., Politi(~al Se(mrity. 

16 (2~l) Sami ~\1-Hasall, Security Branch 219. 

17 (:3 0) Y assir Deeb, Politieal Security. 

18 (31) Ibrahim Darwish, Security Branch 220. 

19 ( 3 2) ::\Iasser Deeb, Politieal Security. 

20 (33) Ahdullatif Al-Fahed, Seeurity Branch 290. 

21 (34) Adeeb Kamer Salamah, ~i\ir Force Intel22 ligence. 

23 (35) 1\kram Muhammed, State Security. 

24 (:36) Reyad Abbas, Political Security. 

25 (37) Ali Abdullah Ayoub, Syrian Armed Forces. 
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(:1R) Fahd ,Tassem Al-Fre~j, Defense Ministry. 

2 ( :3 9) Is sam Halaq, Air Force. 

3 ( 40) Ghassan Al-Abdnllah, General Intelligenee 

4 Directorate. 

5 (41) M11her Al-AssRd, R.epublican Guard. 

6 ( 42) Ji'ahad Al-!1'arouch. 

7 ( 4:3) Rafiq Shahada, :Vulitar:y Intelligence. 

8 ( 44) Loay Al-Ali, Military Intelligem•e. 

9 (!15) ~awi'al Al-Husa.vn, Military Intelligence. 

I 0 ( 46) Muhammad ,l7;amrini, Military Intelligence. 

11 ( 47) :Vluhammad Mahallah, :Vlilitary lntel12 ligence. 

13 (d) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.-

14 (1) FORM.-The list required by subsection (a) 

15 shall he submitted in nndassified form. hut may 

16 contain a classified a unex if necessary. 

17 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.-The unclassified 

18 portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall be 

19 made available to the public and posted on the \Veb 

20 sites of the Department of the Treasury and the De21 partment of State. 

22 (e) DEFINITION.-In this section, the term "appro23 priate congressioHal committees" meaus24 ( 1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

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vVay" and Means, and the Committt~e on the ,Judi(~i2 ary of the House of Hepresentatives; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Foreign Helations, the 

4 Committee on Banking, Housing, aud Urban Af5 fairs, and the Committee on the ,Judiciary of the 

6 Senate. 

7 TITLE III-REPORTS AND WAIV8 ER FOR HUMANITARIAN-RE9 LATED ACTIVITIES WITH RE10 SPECT TO SYRIA 

11 SEC. 301. REPORT ON MONITORING AND EVALUATING OF 

12 ONGOING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN SYRIA 

13 AND TO THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. 

14 (a) L'f GENEB.AL.-Kot later than 180 days after the 

15 aate of the emwtment of this Aet, the Seeretary of State 

16 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

17 International Development shall submit to the Committee 

18 on Porcigu _:V:fairs of the House of Represeutativcs aud 

19 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re20 port on the monitoring and evaluation of ongoing assist21 ance programs in Syria and for the S,yr:ian people, includ22 ing assistance provided through multilateral organizations. 

23 (b) l\!lA'l"l'EHS To BE INCLUDED.-Thc report rc24 quired by subsection (a) shall include-
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( 1) the o-;peC"ifi(~ projed, monitoring and evalua2 tion plans, including measurable goals and perform3 am~e rnetries for assio-;tam~e in S:yTia: 

4 (2) a desc·.ription of the memorandums of un5 derstam1ing entered into by the Department of 

6 State, the United States Agency for International 

7 Development, and their respective Inspectors GenS eral and the multilateral organizations through 

9 which United States assistance w-ill be delivered that 

l 0 formaliJ~e requirements for the sharing of inform all tion betweeu such entities for the conduet of audits, 

12 investigations, and evaluations: and 

13 ( 8) the nu~jor dwllengeo-; to monitoring and 

14 evaluating such programs. 

15 SEC. 302. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL METHODS TO EN16 HANCE THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS. 

17 (a) IN GE~ERAL.-Not later than 90 days after the 

18 date of the enaetment of this Act, the President shall sub19 mit to the appropriate eongressional committee a report 

20 that21 ( 1 ) assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 

22 and operational requirements of the establishment 

23 and maiutemwce of a no-fly zone over part o1· all of 

24 Syria, ineluding-
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(A) the operational and legal requirement" 

2 for United States and coalition air power to es3 tahlish a no-fly zone in Syria: 

4 (B) the impact a no-fly ~one m Syria 

5 would have on humanitarian and cmmterter6 rorism efforts iu Syria aud the surrounding re7 gion: and 

8 (C) the potential for form~ eontrihutionN 

9 from other countries to establish a no-fly zone 

10 m S}Tia; 

11 assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 

12 and operational requirements for t11e establishment 

13 of one or more safe zones in S.vria for internally ais14 plaeed persons or for the faeilitation of humani15 tarian assistanee, induding16 (A) the operational and legal requirements 

17 for r nited States and eoalition forees to estab18 lish one or more safe z;ones in Syria: 

19 (B) the impac·t one or more safe zones m 

20 Syria would have on humanitarian and eounter21 terrorism effmts m Syria and the surrounding 

22 region; and 

23 (C) the potential for eontributions from 

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ners to establish and maintain one or more safe 

2 zones in S:yria; and 

3 ( 0) assesses the potential effeC'tiveness, risks, 

4 and operational requirements of other non-military 

5 means to enhance the protection of civilians, espe6 cially eivilians vvho arc in bcsiqtcd areas, trapped at 

7 borders, or internally displaeecl. 

8 (h) FORlVI.-The report required by suhsef,tion (a) 

9 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

l 0 a classified annex if neeessary. 

11 (c) CONSULTATIO~.-Thc repott required by sub12 seetion (a) shall be informed by eonsultations with the De13 partment of State, the rnited States A~:teney for Inter14 national Development, the Department of Defense, and 

15 international and loeal organizations operating in Syria or 

16 iu neighboring countries to alleviate the suffering of the 

17 S:yrian people. 

18 (d) DJ:£FlNlTLON.-ln this seetion, the term "appro19 pr'iate congressional eommittees" means20 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

21 Committee on A.rmed Services of the House of Rep22 resentatives; and 

23 the Committee on Forei~·n Rclatious aud 

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1 SEC. 303. ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE A COMPREHENSIVE RE2 LIEF AND RECOVERY STRATEGY IN SYRIA. 

3 (a) SBKSB OF CONGRBSS.-lt is the scusc of Con4 gTess that5 ( 1) the Government of Syria is in violation of 

6 numerous United Kations Security Counc·il resolu7 tions regarding the provision of lmmanitarian assistS anc.e to the people of Syria; and 

9 (2) the Government of the Russian Federation, 

10 as a guarantor of prospective eessations of hostilities 

11 in S:vria, is eomplieit in the humanitarian erisis in 

12 S.yria due to its failure to enforee sueh United Na13 tions Security Council resolutions. 

14 (b) AUTTTORT?:ATTON FOR ASSTSTANCR.-The Presi15 dent is authorized to provide assistance to advance a com16 prehensive relief and recovery strategy in S:yria that in17 dudes the poli(~y ohjeetives described in suhsed,ion (c). 

18 The President shall eoordinate the provision of assistance 

19 nncler this subsection >'Vith other donors, international or20 gauizations, international financial institutions, aud inter21 national and local nongovernmental organizations. 

22 (e) POLICY 0B.TECTIVES DESCRIBED.-The poliey 

23 objectives described in this subsection are the following: 

24 (1) To meet immediate humanitarian needs in 

25 Syria aud in neighboring couutries hosting signifi26 cant numbers of f{vria refugees. 
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(2) To ~upport the peaeeful re~olntion of the 

2 conflict and the establishment of an inclusive, demo3 eratie government m Syria that demonstrate~ re4 spect for the rule of law, human rights, religious 

5 freedom. and peaceful co-existence vvith its neigh6 bors. 

7 (:3) To build the capacity of legitimate local 

8 <~oum·il~ and leader~ in~iae Syria ~1wh that they may 

9 provide basic services in areas liberated from the Is10 lamic State of Iraq and Sy-ria (ISIS). 

11 ( 4) 'l'o support the inclusion and participatiou 

12 of women, minorities, business leaders, civil society 

13 organization~, and traditional and religions leader~, 

14 including from religious minority gnmps, in peace 

15 proees~es and transitional governanee arrangement~ 

16 in Syria. 

17 (5) T'o work to ensure that any transitional ar18 rangemcuts or future govcnnneHts in Syria reflect 

19 commitments to20 

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23 

24 

25 

(A) inelusive and representative demoeracy; 

(B) open and transparent governanee; 

(C) respeet for the rule of law, human 

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(E) ending the vriolen(~e and supporting 

peace and security throughout the country; 

(F) ~tability aml pea('.eful eo-existenee 

throughout the reg·ion: and 

(G) relief, recovery, and reconstruction 

6 throughout the country, includiug the rehabili7 tation and reintegration of former combatants. 

8 ( 6) To build the eapaeity of legitimate gov9 erning institutions follmving a democratic transition 

10 m S.vria. 

11 (7) To eusm·e that the Syria Reconstruction 

12 Trust Fund, a multi-donor trust fund established in 

13 201:1 to vvhid1 the United Rtates is a (~ontributing 

14 member, continues to function as a suitable mecha15 nism through whieh United Rtates (~ontrihutiom; mm 

16 leverage the support of other donors for the delivery 

17 of essential services in Sy-ria, particularly in areas 

18 liberated from the Assad regime or ISIS control, 

19 until such mechanism is no longer neeessary or ap20 propriate. 

21 (d) CommiNATION WITH OTHER DONOR :\fA22 TI0:'-18.-The United States should work with other donor 

23 eouutries, on a bilateral and multilateral basis, to increase 

24 donor contributions to multilateral mechanisms that meet 
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immediate humanitarian needs m Syria and <W(~omplish 

2 the policy objectives described in subsection (c). 

3 SEC. 304. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ENTITIES TAKING AC4 TIONS RELATING TO GATHERING EVIDENCE 

5 FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO WAR CRIMES OR 

6 CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA SINCE 

7 MARCH 2011. 

8 (a) I:-J GE:-JEHAL.-The Seerdary of State, ~wting 

9 through the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 

lO Rights and Labor and the Assistant Secretary for Tnter11 uatioual Narcotics aud Law Enforcement 1\.ffairs. is au12 thori11ed to prm~de assistance to support entities that are 

13 eomlnl'ting eriminal investigations, building Syrian inves14 tigative capacity, supporting proseeutions in national 

15 eourts, l'olleeting evidenee and preserving the dwin of evi16 dence for eventual prosecution agaiast those who have 

17 committed war crimes or crimes against humanity in 

18 Syria, including the aiding aud abettiug of such crimes 

19 by foreign governments and organizations supporting the 

20 Government of Syria, since March 2011. 

21 (b) HEPORT.-Not later than one year after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretm:v of State shall 

23 submit to the Committee ou Foreign Affairs of the House 

24 of Hepresentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rda-
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tiono-; of the Senate a detailed report on ao-;sio-;hnw.e pro2 videcl under subsection (a). 

3 TITLE IV-SUSPENSION OF 

4 SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 

:; TO SYRIA 

6 SEC. 401. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

7 SYRIA. 

8 (a) SrSPEKSION OF SANCTIONS.-

9 ( 1) NEGOTIA.TIONS ~OT CONCLUDIKG I~ 

l 0 AGRRRiVmNT .-If the President determines that 

11 internationally reeognihed negotiations to resolve the 

12 v-iolence in SyTia haw not concluded in an agTee13 ment or are likely not to eondnde in an agreement, 

14 the President may suspend, as appropriate, in 1vhole 

15 or in part, the imposition of o-;a1wtions otherwise re16 quired under this Act or any amendment made by 

17 this Act for a period not to exceed 120 days, and re18 newable for additional periods not to exceed 120 

19 days, if the President submits to the appropriate 

20 congressional committees in writing a determination 

21 and certification that the Government of Syria has 

22 ended military attacks against and gross violations 

23 of the human rights of the Syrian people, spccifi24 cally-
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(A) the ;nr spaee over Syria is no longer 

heing utilized by the Government of S:yria and 

asNO(~iated fon~es to target eivilian populations 

through the use of ineeudiary deviees, ineluding 

barrel bombR, c-hemical weapons, and ronventionaJ arms, iueludiug air-delivered missiles aud 

e2q)losives; 

(B) areas hesiegeil by the Assad re"nme 

and assoeiated forees, inelucling Hezbollah and 

irregular Iranian forees, are no longer eut off 

from intenmtioual aid and have regular access 

to humanitarian assistanee, freedom of travel, 

and medi<'al m1re: 

(C) the Government of S,vria is releasing 

all politieal prisoners fon~ibly held vvithin the 

Assad regime prisou system, ineluding the faeilities maintained by various seeurity, intelligeuee, and military clements assoeiated with 

the Govermnent of Syria and allowed full aeeess 

to the same facilities for investigations by appropriate international human rights organizations; and 

(D) the forces of the Government of Syria 

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mr a1'\set14, are no longer engaged in deliherate 

2 targeting of medical facilities, schools, residen3 tial area14, and eommunity gathering plaees, in4 cludiug markets, in f1agrant violation of iuter5 national norms. 

6 (2) NEGO'l'1:\'l'lONS CONCLUDl.:\G IN AGRJ£E7 JYIENT.-

8 (A) INITh\L SUSPE~SION OF SAKCTIO~S.-

9 If the President determines that internationally 

l 0 recogni:1.ed negotiations to resolve the violence 

11 in Syria have concluded in an agreement or are 

12 likely to conclude in an agreement, the Presi13 dent may suspeml, as appropriate, in whole or 

14 in part, the imposition of sanctions otherwise 

15 re(plired under this Ad or any amendment 

16 made by this Act for a period not to exceed 120 

17 days if the President submits to the appropriate 

18 eongrcssional eommittces in writing a deter19 mination and certification that20 (i) in the case in which the negotia21 tions are likely to conclude in an agree22 ment23 (I) the Government of Syria, the 

24 S;.'Tian High Negotiations Committee 

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international parties are parti(•ipating 

in direct. face-to-face negotiations; 

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(H) the suspensiOn of sanctions 

under this Act or any amendment 

made by this Act is essential to the 

advancement of such negotiations; and 

(ii) the Government of Syria has demonstrated a commitment to a significant 

and substantial reduction in attacks on 

and violcucc against the Syriau people by 

the Government of S:v-ria and associated 

form~s. 

(B) RE::--JEWAL OF SUSPENSIOK OF SANCTIOKS.-The Presi!lent may renew a suspension 

of sanetions under subpara~.traph (A) for additional periods not to exceed 120 days if, for 

each such additional period, the Presideut subnuts to the appropriate congressional committees in >'lrriting a determination and certification 

that-

(i) the conditions described in clauses 

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(ii) the renewal of the suspenmon of 

2 sanctions is essential to implementing an 

3 agreement deserihed in subparagraph (A) 

4 or making progress tmvard couclucliug an 

5 agreement described in subparagraph (A); 

6 (iii) the Government of Syria and as7 soeiated forces have ceased attacks against 

8 S:vrian eivilians; and 

9 (iv) the Government of Syria has pub-

] 0 lically committed to negotiations for a 

11 transitioHal government in Syria and con12 tinues to c1emonstrate that commitment 

13 through sustained enga"tement in talks and 

14 substantive and verifiable progress towards 

15 the implementation of sueh an agreement. 

16 (3) BRIEFING AND l:U<:llVLPOSITl0:\1 OF SANC17 TIONS.-

18 (A) BRIKPING.-Kot later than 30 days 

19 after the President submits to the appropriate 

20 congressional committees a determination and 

21 certification in the case of a renewal of suspen22 sion of sanctions under paragraph (2)(B), and 

23 every 30 days thereafter, the President shall 

24 prov-ide a briefing to the appropriate congres-
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::lional eornrnittee::l on the status and frequem~y 

2 of negotiations described in paragraph (2). 

3 (B) RE-DIPOSITION OF SA""~CTIOKS.-If 

4 the President provides a briefing to the appro5 priate congressional committees under subpara6 graph (A) with respect to which the President 

7 indicates a lapse in negotiations described in 

8 paragntph (2) for a period that equals or ex9 ceeds 90 days, the sanctions that were sus10 pended under paragraph (2)(D) shall be re-im11 posed and any further suspension of sueh sauc12 tions is prohibited. 

13 ( 4) DEFINITIO:.J.-In this suhsed,ion, the term 

14 "appropriate congressional committees" means15 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

16 Committee on }1'inaneial Services. the Com17 mittee on \V ays and Means, and the Committee 

18 ou the ,Judiciary of the House of Rcpresenta19 tives; and 

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(D) the Committee on Foreig11 Relations, 

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

22 Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the ,Judi23 citu-y of the Scuatc. 

24 (b) SENSE OF CO:.JGRE88 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 

25 DETRRiVm,rr:-Jc:t :\ Tn.ANSTTTONAL Gov'lm.KiVrn:-JT T'J 
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Sl'RU.-It is the sense of CongTess that a transitional 

2 government in S:yria is a government that3 (1) is taking verifiable steps to release all polit4 ical prisoners and provided full access to Syriau 

5 prisons for investigations by appropriate inter6 national human rights orgauizations; 

7 (2) is taking verifiable steps to remove former 

8 senior Syrian Government offieials who are eornplieit 

9 in the eoneeption, implementation, or eover up of 

l 0 war erimes, erimes against humanity, or human 

11 rights abuses from government positions and any 

12 person subjeet to sanetions under any pro\'ision of 

13 law; 

14 ( 3) is in the proeess of organizing free and fair 

15 eleetions for a new government16 (A) to be held in a timely manuer and 

17 scheduled while the suspension of sanetions or 

18 the renewal of the suspeusiou of sanctions 

19 under this section is in effect: and 

20 (D) to be condueted under the supervision 

21 of internationally rec·ognized observers; 

22 ( 4) is making tangible progress toward estab23 lishiug an iudepeudcnt judiciary; 

24 (5) is demonstrating respeet for and eomplianee 

25 >'lrith internationally recog11iJ~ed human rights and 
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ha~ie freedom~ a~ spe<~ifiell in the Univer~al Dedara2 tion of Human R,ights; 

3 (!1) is taking ~tep~ to verifiahly fulfill it~ (~orn4 mitments under the Chemical \V eapons Conventiou 

5 and the Treaty on the !\on-Proliferation of :.Juclear 

6 Weapons and is making tangible progress toward bc7 coming a signatory to Convention on the Prohibition 

8 of the Development, Produdion and Sto('kpiling of 

9 Bacteriologic.al (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and 

l 0 on their Destruction, entered into force ~:farch 26, 

11 1975, and adhering to the Missile 'l'cchuolo12:v Con12 trol Regime and other c.ontrol lists, as nec.essary: 

13 (7) ha~ halted the development and deployment 

14 of ballistic. and cruise missiles: and 

15 (R) i~ taking verifiable ~tep~ to remove from po16 sitions of authorit.v within the iutclligcncc and sccu17 rity servic.es as well as the military those who were 

18 in a positiou of authority or responsibility during the 

19 c.onflic.t and 1vho under the authority of their posi20 tion were implicated in or implic.it in the torture, 

21 extrajudic.ial killing, or exec.ution of civilians, to in22 elude those who were involved in clecisionmalcing or 

23 excc.ution of plans to usc chemical ·weapons. 
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1 SEC. 402. WAIVERS AND EXEMPTIONS. 

2 (a) EXEMPTIO~S.-The following adivities and 

3 tnmsactions shall be exempt from sanctions authorized 

4 under this Act: 

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(1) i\ny activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security 

A(~t of Hl47 (50 r.S.C. ~091 et or to any anthorized intelligence activities of the United States. 

(2) Any transaction necessary to comply ~with 

United StateR obligatioHs under-

(A) the Agreement between the r nited N ations and the United StateR of Ameriea regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 

signed at TJake Suceess .June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21. 1947; or 

(B) the Convention on Consular Relations, 

done at Vienna April 24, 196:1, aml entered 

into force ~/[arch 19, 19fi7. 

(b) TTU!VL\KTT.\RTA~ AND DEMOCRACY ASSTST.\KCR 

20 WAlVER.-

21 (1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.-It shall be the 

22 poliey of the United States to fully utilize the waiver 

23 authority under this subsection to ensure that ade24 qnate humanitarian relief or support for democracy 

25 promotion is provided to the Syrian people. 
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(2) \VAI\"'ER.-Exeept as provitlt~d in paragTaph 

2 ( 5), the President may waive, on a case-by-case 

3 basis, for a period not to exeeea one year, and re4 newable for additional periods not to exceed oue 

5 year, the application of sanctions authorized under 

6 this Act with respect to a person if the President 

7 submits to the appropriate congressional committees 

8 a written determination that the waiver is neeessary 

9 for puqJoses of providing humanitarian assistance or 

l 0 support for democracy promotion to the people of 

11 Syria. 

12 (:3) CONTENT OF \\TRTTTRN DF::TRRJ\TT'-JATTON.-

13 A ''vritten determination submitted under paragraph 

14 (1) with respect to a waiver shall include a descrip15 tion of all notifieation and aeeountahility <'ontroh; 

16 that have been employed in order to ensure that the 

17 activities covered by the waiver are humanitarian as18 sistaucc or support for dcmoeracy promotion and do 

19 not entail any activities in Syria or dealings vvith the 

20 Government of Syria not reasonably related to hu21 manitarian assistance or support for democracy pro22 motion. 

23 ( 4) ChililFlCA'l'lON 01<' PERlVllTTED ACTIVl'l'lES 

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sandions authorize!l under this Ad against a hu2 manitarian organization for3 engaging in a finarwial transaetion re4 latiug to humanitarian assistance or for human5 itarian purposes pursuant to a waiver issued 

6 under paragraph (1); 

7 (B) transporting goods or services that are 

8 ne(~essary to eany out operations relating to 

9 humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purl 0 poses pursuant to such a 'Naiver; or 

11 (C) having iucidcntal contact, in the course 

12 of prm~cling humanitarian assistance or aid for 

13 humanitarian pm1Joses pursuant to sueh a 

14 waiver, >vith individuals who are under the con15 trol of a foreign person sul~jed, to sanetions 

16 under this Act or any amcudment made by this 

17 Act unless the organization or its officers, mem18 hers, representatives or employees have engaged 

19 in (or the President knows or has reasonable 

20 ground to believe is engaged in or is likely to 

21 engage in) conduct described m seetion 

22 212 (a) (:3 )(B) ( iv) (\TI) of the Immigration and 

23 Katiouality Act (8 U.S.C. 

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(5) EXCEPTION TO WAIV"TTR ATTTHORITY.-The 

2 President may not exercise the waiver authority 

3 under paragraph (2) with reHped to a foreign person 

4 who has (or whose officers, members. representatives 

5 or employees have) engaged in (or the President 

6 kuows or has reasonable ground to believe is en7 gaged in or is likely to engage in) conduct described 

8 in Heetion 212(a)(8)(B)(iv)(\7I) of the Immigration 

9 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

10 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(V1)). 

11 (c) WAlVJ£R.-

12 (1) TN GRNRR.Ah-The President may, on a 

13 ease-by-ease basis and for periods not to exeeed 120 

14 days, waive the application of sanctions under this 

15 Aet with resped to a foreign person if the President 

16 certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 

17 that such waiver is vital to the national security in18 terests of the United States. 

19 (2) CONBrLTATION.-

20 (A) DRPOR.R W:\TVRR Tl-'STTRD.-1'\ot later 

21 than 5 days before the issuance of a waiver 

22 under paragraph (1) is to take effect, the Presi23 dent shall noti~y and brief the appropriate con24 gressional committees on the status of the for-
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e1gn pero-;on involvement m adivities deserihed 

2 in this Act. 

3 (B) AFTER WAIVER ISSUED.-:-Tot later 

4 than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver 

5 under paragraph (1 ), and ew~ry 120 days there6 after if the waiver remains in effect, the Presi7 dent shall brief the appropriate congressional 

8 eomrnittees on the statuo-; of the foreign pero-;on'o-; 

9 involvement in activities described in this Act. 

10 (3) DEFTNTTTO:-J.-Tn this subsection, the term 

11 "appropriate congressioual committees" means12 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

13 Committee on Financial Serviees, the Corn14 mittee on \V ays and Means, and the Committee 

15 on the ,Tudieiary of the House of Representa16 tives; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

18 the Committee on Banking, Housing, aud 

19 Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judi20 ciary of the Senate. 

21 (d) CODIFICATIOK OF CERTAIN SERVICES I:-J SUP22 PORT OF KONGO\lERNJ\fENTAL 0RGAKIZATIONS' ACTIVI23 TmS AUTHORI~Jm.-

24 (1) I:-J GE:-JERAL.-Except as provided in para25 graph (2), section 542.516 of title 31, Code of Fed-
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eral RegTllationo-\ (relating to eertain serviees in sup2 port of nongovernmental organizations' acti>.rities au3 thorized), as in effeet on the day hefore the !late of 

4 the enaetmeut of this Act, shall5 (A) remain in effect on and after such date 

6 of enactment; and 

7 (B) in the case of a nongovernmental orga8 nization that i1-l authorized to export or ree:lqJOrt 

9 services to S,yria under such section on the day 

l 0 before such date of enactment. shall apply to 

11 such organization ou aud after such date of en12 actment to the same extent and in the same 

13 manner as sueh se(•tion applied to sud1 organi14 zation on the day before such date of enact15 rnent. 

16 BxCEPTlON.-Seetion 542.516 of title 31, 

17 Code of Federal Regulations. as codified under para18 graph (1), shall not apply with respect to a foreign 

19 person who has (or whose officers, members, rep20 resentatives or employees have) engaged in (or the 

21 President knows or has reasonable ground to believe 

22 is engaged in or is likely to engage in) conduct de23 scribed in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(\l:) of the Immi24 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1182(a)(3)(R)(iv)(V1)). 
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(e) 8TRATECW REQUIRED.-

2 (1) lK GENERAL.-Not later than 180 clays 

3 after the !late of the enaetment of this Ad, the 

4 President shall submit to the appropriate congresS sional cornmittees a report containing a strategy to 

6 ensure that humanitarian org-anizations can acecss 

7 financial services to ensure the safe and timely deliv8 e17 of w-;sistanee to <~omrnunitie;:; in need in Syria. 

9 (2) CO:{SIDE:RATIO:{ OF DATA FRG:\1 OTHER 

] 0 COTTNTRTRS A:.JD NOXC}Ov!mNJVTR:{T ATJ ClRG:\NT7,A11 'l'lONS.-lu preparing the strategy required by para12 graph (1 ), the President shall consider credible data 

13 already ohtained by other eountries and nongovern14 mental organizations, including organizations oper15 nting in S,vTia. 

16 (~1) FOK\1.-The strateg-y required by para17 graph ( 1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

18 may eoutain a classified annex. 

19 TITLE V-REGULATORY AU20 THORITY, COST LIMITATION, 

21 AND SUNSET 

22 SEC. 501. REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 

23 (a) lK GENEltAL.-Thc President shall, not later 

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promulgate regTliatiom.; as neeessary for the implementa2 tion of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 

3 (h) KOTIFICATION TO CO:.JCtRESS.-Not less than 10 

4 days before the promulg·ation of regulatious under sub5 seetion (a), the President shall notify and provide to the 

6 appropriate congressional committees the proposed regtlia7 tions and the provisions of this Act and the amendments 

8 made hy this Aet that the regulations are implementing. 

9 DEFINLTION.-In this section, the term ''approl 0 priate congressional committees" means11 ( 1) the Committee on J<'oreign "Affairs and the 

12 Committee on Financial Senices of the House of 

13 Representatives; and 

14 ( 2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

15 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af16 fairs of the Senate. 

17 SEC. 502. COST LIMITATION. 

18 No additional fuuds arc authori~ed to carry out the 

19 requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 

20 this Act. Such requirements shall he carried out using 

21 amounts otherwise authorized. 

22 SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS. 

23 1\.ny reports required to be submitted to the appro24 priate congressional committees under this Act or any 

25 amendment made by this Act that are subject to a dead-
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line for submission eonsisting of the same unit of time may 

2 be consolidated into a single report that is submitted to 

3 appropriate eongressional eommittees pursuant to sueh 

4 deadline. The consolidated reports must contain all iufor5 mation required under this Act or any amendment made 

6 by this Aet, in additiou to all other clements mandated 

7 by previous law. 

8 SEC. 504. SUNSET. 

9 This Act shall cease to be effective beginning on De10 cember31,2021. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 1677 

OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL OF NEW YORK 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT 'l'lTLE.-'l'his Act may be cited as the 

3 "Caesar S:yria Civilian Protection Act of 2017". 

4 (b) TADTJR OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

:C:ke. l. Short title and tahk of eonwnts. 

80e. 2. 80nse of Congrr:ss. 

S0e. il. St.at.0nwnt of poliey. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

See. 

See. 

TITLE I-ADDITIONAL ACTIO:-.JS IN CON:-.JECTION W1TII TilE 

NATIO:-.JAL EMERGENCY \\!Til RESPECT TO SYRL\ 

101. 

1m. 

103. 

104. 

Sanctions ·with respect to Central Bank of Syria and foreign persons 

that eng·age in certain transactions. 

Prohibitions >N~th respect to the transfer of arms and related materials to Syria. 

Rule of eonstruetion. 

Definitions. 

TITLE II-A:YIENDMENTS TO S'lRIA HU:YIAK RIGHTS 

ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 

Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions wich respect to certain persons who are responsible for or comr)licit in human rip;hts abuses conmliUed 

ap;ainst citizens of Syria or their family members. 

Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect co the transfer of p;oods or technologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commie human 

rig·hts abuses. 

See. 20:3. Tn1positim1 of sanetim1s vv--ith respeet to persons Tvho hinder hun1anit a ri an access. 

Sec. 204. R~eport on certain persm1s vvho are responsible for or cmnplicit in certain l11nnan rights abuses in Syria. 
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'l'l'l'Ll£ lll-REPORTS AND WAIVER !<'OR HU~VlA!\l'l'Al:UA.'\l-RELA'TED 

ACTIVIT11£S WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 

80e. :i01. Briefing on 1nonitoring and evaluating· of ongoing assistanee progranls in Syria and to thf' 8y1ian p(:opk. 

:C:ke. il02. Ass0ssment of potential nwthods to enhanee t.lw prot.0etion of eivilians. 

Sec. 30:3. Assistance to support entities taking actions relating to gathering evidence for investigations into war crimes or crimes against lmmanity in t:iyria since March 2011. 

TTTJJ"R TV-SUSPRNSTO:'\l OF SAKCTTOKS WITH RESPECT TO SYRJA 

Sec. 401. t:iuspension of sanctions with respect to Syria. 

See. 402. Waivers and exemptions. 

TITLE V-REGULA.TORY AUTHORITY, COST LIMITATIOK, AND 

SUNSET 

See. 501. Implementation and regulatory authorities. 

Sec. GO~. Cost li1nitation. 

Sec. 503. Authority to consolidate reports. 

Sec. 504. Sunset. 

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that3 (1) Dashar al-Assad's murderous actions 

4 against the people of Syria have !lireetly (~ontributed 

5 to the deaths of more than 480,000 civilians, led to 

6 the destru(~tion of more than 50 pereent of S_yTia's 

7 critical iufrastrurture, and forced the displaeemeut 

8 of more than 14,000,000 people, preeipitating one of 

9 the worst humauitariau crises iu more thau 60 

10 years; 

11 (2) international adions to proted vTtlnerable 

12 populations from attack by uniformed and irregular 

13 forees associated vvith the Assad regime, including 

14 He~bollah, ou land and by air, including through the 

15 use of barrel bombs, chemical weapons, mass starva-
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tion, industrial-seale torture and exe(mtion of polit2 ical dissidents, sniper attacks against pregnant 

3 women, and the deliberate targeting of rnedieal fa4 cilities, schools, residential areas, and community 

5 gathering places, including markets, have been insuf6 ficicnt to date; 

7 (:3) Assad's use of chemical weapons, including 

8 ehlorine, against the SyTian people violates the 

9 Chemical \V eapons Convention, to which Syria IS a 

10 party; 

11 ( 4) Assad's abhorrent usc of chemical weapons, 

12 most recently on April 4, 2017, in an attack on the 

13 town of Khan Shakhyn in whieh more than 90 peo14 ple died, including women and children, and more 

15 than GOO humlred people were in,iured, is eondemned 

16 in the strongest terms; 

17 ( 5) violent attacks resulting in death, injury, 

18 imprisonment or threat of prosecution against hu19 manitarian aid workers and diplomatic personnel, as 

20 well as attacks on humanitarian supplies, facilities, 

21 transports, and assets, and acts to impede the access 

22 and secure movement of all humanitarian personnel 

23 arc in violation of international humanitarian law 

24 and impede the lifesaving work of humanitarian or25 ganihations and diplomatic institutions; and 
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(6) A~~ad'~ (~ontinued daim of leader~hip and 

2 war crimes in S:yria have served as a rallying point 

3 for the e:Ai,remi~t ideology of the Islami(~ State, 

4 Jabhat al-1\usra, and other terrorist organizations. 

5 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

6 It is the policy of the United States that all diplo7 matic and coercive economic means should be utilized to 

8 eompel the government of Ba~har al-A~~ad to immediately 

9 halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people and to 

10 support an immediate transition to a democratic govern11 ment in Syria that respects the rule of law, human rights, 

12 and peaceful co-existence >vith its neighbors. 

13 TITLE I-ADDITIONAL ACTIONS 

14 IN CONNECTION WITH THE 

15 NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH 

16 RESPECT TO SYRIA 

17 SEC. 101. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CENTRAL BANK 

18 OF SYRIA AND FOREIGN PERSONS THAT EN· 

19 GAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. 

20 (a) APPTJTCATTO~ OF CRTI.TATN MRASTTTI.RS TO CRN21 TRAL BANI.;: OF SYRIA.-Except as provided in subsections 

22 (a) and (b) of section 402, the President shall apply the 

23 measures described in section 5318A(b)(5) of title 31, 

24 United States Code, to the Central Bank of Syria. 
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(h) BLOCKI~Ct PROPERTY OF FOREIGK PERSONS 

2 THAT ENGAGE IK CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.-

3 (1) IN cmKERAL.-Beginning on aml after the 

4 date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Art, the President shall impose on a foreign 

6 person the sanctions described in subsection (c) if 

7 the President determines that such foreign person, 

8 on or after sueh date of emwtment, knmving1y en9 gages in an activity described in paragraph ( 2). 

10 (2) ACTTVTTTES DRSCTI.TnlW.-A foreign person 

11 engages in an activity described in this paragraph if 

12 the foreign person13 (A) knowingly provides sigTlifieant finan14 cial, material or technological support to (in15 duding engaging in or fa(~ilitating a signifi(~ant 

16 transaction or transactions with) or provides 

17 significant financial services for18 (i) the Govemment of Syria (including 

19 government entities operating as a busi20 ness enteq)rise) and the Central Dank of 

21 Syria, or any of its agencies or instrumen22 talities; or 

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1701 et seq.) >vith respeet to SyTia or 

any other provision of law that imposes sanctions \vith respect to Syria; 

or 

(II) a resolution that is agreed to 

by the United Nations Seeurity Council that imposes sanctions w~th respect 

to Syria; 

(B) kuowingly-

(i) sells or provides significant goods, 

servi(~es, tedmology, information, or other 

support that directly and significantly fa-

(~ilitates the maintenam~e or expansion of 

the Governmeut of Syria's domestic production of natural gas or petroleum or petroleum products of Syrian or·igiu iu areas 

controlled by the Government of Syria or 

associated forces; 

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(iii) sells or prov-ides aircraft or spare 

parts, or provides siguificant goods, services, or technologies associated vvith the operation of s1wh aireraft or air earriers to 

any foreign person operating in areas controlled by the Government of S:yria or associated forces that arc used, in whole or iu 

part, for military puq)oses; or 

(iv) sells or provides signifi(~ant goods, 

services, or technology to a foreign person 

operating in the shipping (induding ports 

and free trade i~Oucs), transportation, or 

telecommunications sectors in areas controlled by the Government of Syria or associated forces; 

(C) knm,-ingly facilitates efforts by a foreign person to carry out an activity described in 

subparagraph (A) or (B); or 

(D) knowingly provides siguificant loans, 

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earry out an adivity !leseribed in subparagraph 

2 (A) or (B). 

3 (e) SAKCTIOKS ACtAIKST A FOREICt~ PERSOK.-The 

4 sauctions to be imposed on a foreign person described iu 

5 subsection (b) are the follmving: 

6 (1) l~ GJ<;KERAL.-The President shall exercise 

7 all of the powers granted to the President under the 

8 International Emergeney E(~onornie Powers A(~t (50 

9 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent neeessary to block 

10 and prohibit all transactions in property and inter11 ests in property of the foreign persou if sueh prop12 erty and interests in property are in the rnited 

13 States, eome within the United States, or are or 

14 COllle YVithin the possession Or eontrol of a rnited 

15 States person. 

16 (2) 1lll1£~S INJ<;LIGIBLE !<'OR VISAS, AD~\1lSSlO~, 

17 OR PAROLE.-

18 (A) VISAS, ADNllSSlON, OR PAROLK-1\.11 

19 alien who the Seeretary of State or the Sec20 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

21 one of sueh Seeretaries) knows, or has reason 

22 to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 

23 subsection (a) is24 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 
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documentation to enter the United States; 

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(iii) otherwise iueligible to be admitted 

or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

seq.). 

(B) CURREKT ~VISAS REVOI{ED.-

(i) TK C+RNERAh-The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of sud1 Seeretaries) shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation 

is~med to an alien who meets any of the 

criteria described iu subsection (a) regardless of when issued. 

(ii) EI<'FEC'l' Q}' REVOCA'l'l0~.-A revocation under clause (i)-

(l) shall take effect immediately; 

and 

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(8) EXCEPTION TO CO:\LPLY WITH r~HTED NA2 TIONS HEADQLiliTERS AGREEMEKT.-Sanctions 

3 under paragntph (2) shall not apply to an alien if 

4 admitting the alien into the United States is nec5 essary to permit the United States to comply "~th 

6 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

7 United Nations, signed at Lake Success ,June 26, 

8 1947, and entered into foree November 21, 1947, 

9 between the Unit eel Nations and the r nited States, 

10 or other applicable international obligations. 

11 ( 4) PJ<;KALTIES.-'l'he penalties provided for in 

12 subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Tnter13 national Emergeney Eeonomie Powers Aet (50 

14 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that knowingly 

15 violates, attempts to violate, eonspires to violate, or 

16 causes a violation of regulations promulgated under 

17 section 501(a) to carry out paragraph (1) of this 

18 subsection to the same extent that such penalties 

19 apply to a person that knowingly commits an unlaw20 ful act described in section 206(a) of that Act. 

21 SEC. 102. PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER 

22 OF ARMS AND RELATED MATERIALS TO 

23 SYRIA. 

24 (a) SANCTIONS.-
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(1) IN cmKERAL.-Beginning on aml after the 

2 date that is :30 days after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Aet, the President shall impose on a foreign 

4 person the sanctious described iu subsection (b) if 

5 the President determines that such foreign person, 

6 on or after such date of cnactmcut, knowingly cx7 ports, transfers, or provides significant financial, 

8 material, or teehnologi(~a1 support to the Government 

9 of Syria to10 (A) acquire or develop chemical, biological, 

11 or nuclear wcapous or related technologies; 

12 (B) acquire or develop ballistic or cruise 

13 missile eapahilities; 

14 (C) acquire or develop destabilizing num15 hers aml ty]JeS of advan(~ed eonventional weap16 ous; or 

17 (D) acquire defense articles, defense serv18 ices, or dcfcusc informatiou (as such terms arc 

19 defined under the ~'irms E:x'J)ort Control Act ( 22 

20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)), if the President deter21 mines that a significant t}1Je or amount of such 

22 articles, services, or information has been so ac23 quircd. 

24 (2) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER FOREIGK PER25 so~s.-The sanctions described in subsection (b) 
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shall also be imposed on any foreign person that is 

2 a successor entity to a foreign person described in 

3 paragraph ( 1). 

4 (b) SANCTIONS AGAINST A 11'0R1£IGN P1£RSOK.-'l'he 

5 sanctions to be imposed on a foreign person described in 

6 subscctiou (a) arc the following: 

7 (1) I~ GEKERAL.-The President shall exercise 

8 all powers granted by the International Emergem~y 

9 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to 

10 the extent necessary to freeze and prohibit all trans11 actious in all property and iutcrcsts in property of 

12 the foreig11 person if such property and interests in 

13 propert.y are in the United States, <~orne >cv'ithin the 

14 United States, or are or come w'ithin the possession 

15 or <~<mtrol of a United States person. 

16 (2) 1\.LIK:--.!S IN1£LIGIBLE !<'OR VISAS, AD~\11SSIO.:--.r, 

17 OR PAROLE.-

18 (A) VISAS, ADNllSSION, OR PAROLK-1\.11 

19 alien who the Secretary of State or the Sec20 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

21 one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason 

22 to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 

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(iii) otherwise iueligible to be admitted 

or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

seq.). 

(B) CURREKT ~VISAS REVOI{ED.-

(i) TK C+RNERAh-The issuing consular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of sud1 Seeretaries) shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation 

is~med to an alien who meets any of the 

criteria described iu subsection (a) regardless of when issued. 

(ii) EI<'FEC'l' Q}' REVOCA'l'l0~.-A revocation under clause (i)-

(l) shall take effect immediately; 

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(8) EXCEPTION TO CO:\LPLY WITH r~HTED NA2 TIONS HEADQLiliTERS AGREEMEKT.-Sanctions 

3 under paragntph (2) shall not apply to an alien if 

4 admitting the alien into the United States is nec5 essary to permit the United States to comply "~th 

6 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

7 United Nations, signed at Lake Success ,June 26, 

8 1947, and entered into foree November 21, 1947, 

9 between the Unit eel Nations and the r nited States, 

10 or other applicable international obligations. 

11 ( 4) PENAL'l'IES.-A person that violates, at12 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

13 violation of any regulation, li(~ense, or order issued 

14 to carry out this section shall be subject to the pen15 alties set forth in suhsedions (h) and ( (~) of seetion 

16 206 of the International Emergency Economic Pow17 ers Act (50 r.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a 

18 person that commits an unlawful act described in 

19 subsection (a) of that section. 

20 SEC. 103. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

21 Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the 

22 authority of the President pursuant to the International 

23 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

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1 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this title: 

3 (1) .ADlVll'l"l'ED; ALIEN.-'l'he terms "admitted" 

4 and "alien" have the meanings given such terms in 

5 section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

6 (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

7 (2) FINANCIAL, MATERIAL, OR TECHKOLOGICAL 

8 SUPPORT.-The term "financial, material, or techno9 logical support" has the meaning given such term in 

10 section 542.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula11 tions, as such section was in effect on the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act. 

13 ( 3) FOREIGN PERSON.-The term "foreign per14 son" means any citihen or national of a foreign 

15 country, or any entity not organi:-~ed solely under the 

16 laws of the United States or existing solely in the 

17 Unite!l States. 

18 (4) GOVERNMEKT OF SYRL~.-The term "Gov19 ernment of Syria" has the meaning given such term 

20 in section 542.305 of title 31, Code of J<'ederal Reg21 ulations, as such section was in effect on the elate 

22 of the emwtment of this Aet. 

23 (5) K'JOWINGLY.-The term "knowingly" has 

24 the meaning given such term in section 566.312 of 

25 title 31, Code of J<'ederal Regulatious, as such sec-
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tion was m effed on the date of the ena(~trnent of 

2 this Act. 

3 (6) PERSON.-The term "person" means an in4 dividual or eutity. 

5 (7) PETI\OT,ETT:\f OR PETI\OT,ETT:\T PI\ODTTCTS OF 

6 SYRIAl\ ORIGIN.-'l'he term "petroleum or petroleum 

7 products of Syrian origin" has the meaning given 

8 sueh term in seetion 542.814 of title :11, Code of 

9 Federal Regulations, as such section was in effect on 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 (8) SIGNIFICANT T&'L'\fSACTION OR TRANS12 ACTIONS; STGKTFTCANT FTKAKCTAT, SRRVTCES.-A 

13 transa(~tion or transadions or finaneial servi(~es shall 

14 be determined to be a significant for purposes of this 

15 se(~tion in aeeordanee with seetion 566.404 of title 

16 31, Code of Pederal Regulations, as such sectiou 

17 was m effect on the elate of the enactment of this 

18 Act. 

19 (9) SYRL~.-The term "Syria" has the meaning 

20 given such term in section 542.316 of title 31, Code 

21 of Federal Regulations, as such section was in effect 

22 on the elate of the enactment of this Act. 

23 (10) UNITJm STATJ£S PJ£RSON.-The term 

24 "United States person" means any United States 

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under the laws of the United States (ind1Hling for2 eign branches), or any person in the rnited States. 

3 TITLE II-AMENDMENTS TO 

4 AC5 SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS 

COUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 

6 SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

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10 

CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE 

FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS 

ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF 

SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 

11 (a) IN GE~ERAL.-Scction 702(c) of the Syria 

12 Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

13 R791(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 "(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.-

15 "(1) IN cm~EHAL.-The President shall exer16 c1sc all powers granted by the International Emcr17 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

18 seq.) to the extent necessary to freeze and prohibit 

19 all transactions in all property and interests in prop20 erty of a person on the list required by subsection 

21 (b) if such property and interests in property are in 

22 the United States, come within the United States, or 

23 arc or come within the possession or control of a 

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"(2) ALIENS IKELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS2 SION, OR PAROLE.-

3 "(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.-A.n 

4 alieu who the Seeretary of State or the Sec.-

5 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

6 oue of sueh Seeretaries) knows, or has reasou 

7 to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 

8 ~uh~eetion (b) i~-

9 "(i) inadmissible to the United States; 

10 "(ii) ineligible to receive a '~sa or 

11 other documeutatiou to enter the C nited 

12 States; and 

13 "(iii) otherwise ineligible to he adrnit14 ted or paroled into the rnited States or to 

15 reeeive any other benefit under the Irnrni16 gration and .:..rationality Aet (8 U.S.C. 

17 11 0 1 et seq.) . 

18 "(B) CURREK'l' VISAS REVOlillD.-

19 "(i) IN GENERAL.-The issuing con20 sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

21 Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des22 ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall re23 voke any visa or other entry documeutation 

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(~riteria deserihed in suhsed,ion (h) regardless of when issued. 

"(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATIOK.-A 

revocation under clause (i)-

"(T) shall take effeet 1mme6 diately; aud 

7 "(II) shall automatically eancel 

8 any other valid v1sa or entry do(m9 mentation that is in the alien's pos10 sesswn. 

11 " ( 3) PENAL'l'IES.-A person that violates, at12 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

13 violation of this sed,ion or any regulation, li(~ense, or 

14 order issued to carry out this seetion shall be subject 

15 to the penalties set forth in suhsed,ions (b) and (e) 

16 of sectiou 206 of the luternational Emergency Eco17 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex18 teut as a person that commits au unlawful act de19 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

20 "(4) RRGTTTu\TOTIY AUTTTORTTY.-The President 

21 shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the 

22 enactment of this section, promulgate reg11lations as 

23 necessary for the implementation of this section. 

24 "(5) EXCEPTION TO CG:\IPLY W1TH l~KITED NA25 TTONS TTRADQrAHTETIS AC:mERMRKT.-Sanctions 
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under paragntph (2) shall not apply to an alien if 

2 admitting the alien into the United States is nec3 ess~ny to permit the United States to (~omply with 

4 the Agreemeut regardiug the Headquarters of the 

5 United Nations, signed at TJake Success ,June 26, 

6 1947, and entered iuto force November 21, 1947, 

7 between the United Nations and the rnited States, 

8 or other applim1.hle international obligations. 

9 "(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.-Nothing m 

10 this section shall be construed to limit the authority 

11 of the President pursuaut to the luternational 

12 Emergeney Economic Powers Aet (50 r.S.C. 1701 

13 et seq.), relevant Exeeutive orders, regulations, or 

14 other provisions of law.''. 

15 (h) SERIOT~S HniAJ\ RH+HTS ABUSES DESCRIBED.-

16 Section 702 of the Syria Human Rights Accountability 

17 Aet of 2012 (22 U.S. C. 8791) is amended by adding at 

18 the end the following: 

19 "(d) SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES DE20 scnmEn.-Tn subsection (b), the term 'serious human 

21 rights abuses' includes22 "(1) the deliberate targeting of eivilian infra23 structure to include schools, hospitals, markets, aud 

24 other infrastructure that is essential to human life, 

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" ( 2) the deliberate diversion, hindering, or 

2 blocking of access for humanitarian purposes, m3 d1Hling ae(~ess aeross eonfli(~t lines and borders.". 

4 (c) EFYI<JC'l'IVJ<J DA'l'E.-'l'he ameudmeuts made by 

5 subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of 

6 the euactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 

7 the imposition of sanctions under section 702(a) of the 

8 Syria Human Rights Ae(~ountability A(~t of 2012 on after 

9 such date of enactment. 

] 0 SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

11 

12 

13 

THE TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECH· 

NOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 

USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

14 Section 70:3(b)(2)(C) of the Syria Human Rights Ac15 eountability A(~t of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8792(b)(2)(C)) is 

16 amcndcd17 ( 1) m clause (i), by striking "or" at the end; 

18 (2) iu clause (ii), by strikiug the period at the 

19 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the folluYving: 

21 "(iii) any article22 "(I) designated by the President 

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the Arms E},.1Jort Control Act (22 

U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)); and 

"(II) with resped to whid1 the 

President determines is significaut for 

purposes of the imposition of sanctions uuder subsection (a); or 

"(iv) other goods or technologies that 

8 the Presi!lent determines may be used by 

9 the Government of Syria to commit human 

10 rights abuses against the people of Syria.". 

11 SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

12 

13 

PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANITARIAN ACCESS. 

14 (a) IN GE~ERAL.-The S,yria Human Rights Ae15 eountability Ad of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791 et seq.) is 

16 amended17 ( 1) by redesignating sections 705 and 706 as 

18 sectious 706 aud 707, respectively; 

19 ( 2) by inserting after section 704 the follovving: 

20 "SEC. 705. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

21 

22 

PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANITARIAN ACCESS. 

23 "(a) I.:--.r GJ:<;NJ:<;RAL.-The Presideut shall impose sauc24 tions described in section 702( e) with respect to each per25 son on the list required by subsection (b). 
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"(h) LIST OF PERS0.:\8 WHO HINDER HmL'L.';"I2 TARLW ACCESS.-

3 "(1) I~ cmNERAL.-Not later than 120 day~ 

4 after the date of the enactment of the Caesar Syria 

5 Civilian Protection Act of 2017, the President shall 

6 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

7 a list of persons that the President determines have 

8 engage!l in !leliberate diver~ion, himlering, or blo(~k9 ing of access for humanitarian purposes for the 

10 United "\1" ations, its speciali:1.ed age11cies and imple11 menting partners, national and international non12 governmental organi:1.ations, and all other actors en13 gage!l in humanitarian relief aetivitie~ in Syria, in14 eluding through the deliberate targeting of such lm15 manitarian aetor~ and aetivitie~ in S_yTia aml aero~~ 

16 conflict lines and borders. 

17 "(2) UPDATES OF LIST.-The President shall 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

19 an updated list under paragraph ( 1 )-

20 "(A) not later than 300 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of the Caesar Syria Civilian 

22 Protection Act of 2017 and every 180 clays 

23 thereafter; and 

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"(8) FORM.-The list required by paragTaph 

2 ( 1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

3 eontain a dassified annex."; aml 

4 (3) in section 706 (as so redesignated), by 

5 striking "or 704" and inserting "704, or 705". 

6 (b) CLERICAL AlVIENDMEN'l'.-The table of contents 

7 for the S;vria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 

8 is amended hy inserting after the item relating to seetion 

9 704 the following new item: 

"Sec. 705. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who hinder humanitarian access.''. 

10 SEC. 204. REPORT ON CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RE· 

11 SPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN CERTAIN 

12 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA. 

13 (a) TN GRNRR.Ah-Kot later than 120 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub15 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 

16 report ·with respect to whether ead1 person described in 

17 subsection (c) meets the requirements described in section 

18 702(b) of the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 

19 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791(b)) for purposes of inclusion on the 

20 list of persons who are responsible for or complicit in cer21 tain human rights abuses under sueh sed,ion. 

22 (b) .JuSTIFICATIOK.-The President shall include in 

23 the report required by subsection (a) a description of the 

24 reasons why any of the persons described in subsection 
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(e) do not meet the re(plirement~ de~erihe!l in ~eetion 

2 702(b) of the S}Tia Human R,ights Accountability Act of 

3 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791(h)), induding information on 

4 whether sufficient credible evidence of responsibility for 

5 such abuses was found or whether any of the persons de6 scribed in subsection (c) have been desig1mted pursuaut 

7 to8 (1) Executive Order 18572 of April 29, 2011 

9 (76 Fed. Reg. 24787; relating to blocking property 

10 of certain persons \vith respect to human rights 

11 abuses in Syria); 

12 (2) Executive Order 1:357:3 of May 18, 2011 

13 ( 7 6 Fed. Reg. 2 9148; relating to hlo(~king property 

14 of senior officials of the Government of S_yTia); 

15 (8) Exe(mtive Order 18582 of Augn~t 17, 2011 

16 (76 J<'ed. Reg. 52209; relating to blocking property 

17 of the Government of Syria and prohibiting certain 

18 transactions with respect to Syria); or 

19 ( 4) Executive Order 1:3606 of April 22, 2012 

20 (77 Fed. Reg. 24571; relating to blocking the prop21 erty and suspending entry into the United States of 

22 certain persons ~with respect to grave human rights 

23 abuses by the Governments of Iran aud Syria via in24 formation technology). 
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(e) PERSONS DESCRIBED.-The persons described in 

2 this subsection are the following: 

3 (1) Bashar Al-Assad. 

4 (2) Asma Al-Assad. 

5 (3) Rami 1\!fakhlouf. 

6 ( 4) Bouthayna Shaaban. 

7 ( 5) W alid Moallem. 

8 (6) Ali Al-Salim. 

9 (7) Wael Nader Al-Halqi. 

10 (8) ,Jamil Hassan. 

11 (9) Suhail Hassan. 

12 (1 0) Ali Mamluk. 

13 (11) Muhammed Khadour, Deir Ez Zor Mili14 tary and Security. 

15 (12) ,Jamal Razzouq, Seeurity Braneh 248. 

16 (13) Munzer Ghanam, .L'Ur l<'orce Intelligence. 

17 (14) Daas Hasan Ali, Branch :327. 

18 (15) Jassem 1\li Jassem Hamad, Political Secu19 rity. 

20 (16) Samir Yfuharnmad Youssef, Military Tntel21 ligence. 

22 (17) Ali A.hmacl Dayoub, Air Force Intelligence. 

23 (18) Khaled Yiuhsen 1\1-Halabi, Security 

24 Branch 335. 

25 (19) Mahmoud Kahila, Politieal Security. 
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(20) Zuhair Ahmad Hamad, Provim~ial Seen2 rity. 

3 (21) Wafiq Na~~er, Seeurity Brandl 245. 

4 (22) Qussay lVlayoub, Air Porce lutelligence. 

5 (23) Muhammad Ammar Sardini, Political Se6 curity. 

7 (24) Fouad Hammouda, :VIilitary Security. 

8 (25) Ha~e:m Daaboul, Bram~h 261. 

9 (26) Yahia Wahbi, Air Force Intelligence. 

10 (27) Okab Saqer, Security Branch 318. 

11 (28) Husam Luqa, Political Security. 

12 (29) Sami Al-Hasan, Security Branch 219. 

13 (80) Ya~~ir Deeb, Politieal Seeurity. 

14 (31) Ibrahim Danvish, Security Branch 220. 

15 (82) )Ja~ser Deeb, Politieal Seenrity. 

16 (33) Abdullatif ~\1-Fahed, Security Branch 290. 

17 (:34) Adeeb Kamer Sal amah, Air Force Intel18 ligence. 

19 (35) ~~kram Muhammed, State Security. 

20 (36) Reyad Abbas, Political Security. 

21 (37) Ali Abdullah Ayoub, Syrian Armed Forces. 

22 (:3 8) Fahd .J assem Al-Freij, Defense Ministry. 

23 (39) Issam Halaq, Air Force. 

24 ( 40) Ghassan Al-Abclullah, General Intelligence 

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(41) Maher Al-Assad, Republiean Guard. 

2 ( 42) Fahad Al-Farouch. 

3 ( 48) Rafi(l Shahada, Yiilitary Intelligenee. 

4 ( 44) Loay Al-Ali, Military lntelligeuce. 

5 (45) "\favvfal Al-TTusa:yn, Military Intelligence. 

6 ( 46) Muhammad ~amrini, Military Intelligence. 

7 ( 4 7) Yiuhammacl Mahallah, Yiilitary Intel8 ligem~e. 

9 (d) FORM.-The report required by subsection (a) 

10 shall he submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

11 a classified annex if necessary. 

12 (e) DRFTNT'l'TON.-Tn this section, the term "appro13 priate eongressional (~ommittees" rneans14 ( 1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

15 Committee on Finaneial Servi(~es, the Committee on 

16 Ways aud Means, and the Committee on the Judici17 ary of the House of R,epresentatives; and 

18 (2) the Committee on J<'oreign Relations, the 

19 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af20 fairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee 

21 on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
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TITLE III-REPORTS AND WAIV2 ER FOR HUMANITARIAN-RE3 LATED ACTIVITIES WITH RE4 SPECT TO SYRIA 

5 SEC. 301. BRIEFING ON MONITORING AND EVALUATING OF 

6 ONGOING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN SYRIA 

7 AND TO THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.-Kot later than 180 days after the 

9 !late of the emwtment of this A(~t, the Seeret~ny of State 

10 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

11 International Development shall brief the Committee on 

12 l<'oreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the 

14 monitoring and evaluation of ongoing assistam~e programs 

15 in S:vria and for the SyTian people, inc.lucling assistance 

16 provided through multilateral organizations. 

17 (b) 1\lA'l''l'ERS '1'0 BE lNCLUDED.-'l'he briefing re18 quired by subsection (a) shall include19 (1) the specific project monitoring and evalua20 tion effmi.s, including measurable goals and per21 forman(~e metries for assistanee in Syria; 

22 ( 2 ) a description of the memoranda of under23 standing entered into by the Department of State, 

24 the Cnited States Agency for International Develop25 ment, and their respective Inspectors General and 
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the multilateral organization~ through whi(~h 1~nited 

2 States assistance will be delivered that formalize re3 quirernent~ for the ~haring of information between 

4 such entities for the conduct of audits, investiga5 tions, and evaluations; and 

6 (3) the major challenges to monitoring and 

7 evaluating such programs. 

8 SEC. 302. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL METHODS TO EN· 

9 HANCE THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS. 

10 (a) TN GR~RI\.Ah-Not later than 90 clays after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub12 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

13 that14 ( 1 ) assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 

15 and operational re(plirement~ of the establishment 

16 and maintenance of a no-fly zone over part or all of 

17 SyTia, includingIS (A) the operational and legal requirements 

19 for United States and coalition air power to es20 tablish a no-fly :wne in Syria; 

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(C) the potential for foree contribution~ 

2 from other countries to establish a no-fly zone 

3 in SyTia: 

4 (2) assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 

5 and operational requirements for tl1e establishment 

6 of one or more safe 11oncs in Syria for internally dis7 placed persons or for the facilitation of humani8 tarian as~istanee, in(~luding--

9 (A) the operational and legal requirements 

10 for rnited States and coalition forces to estab11 lish one or more safe 11oncs in Syria; 

12 (B) the impact one or more safe wnes m 

13 S:vria would have on humanitarian aml 

14 counterterrorism efforts in Syria and the sur15 rounding region: aml 

16 (C) the potential for contributions from 

17 other countries and vetted non-state actor partIS ncrs to establish and maintain one or more safe 

19 zones in Syria; and 

20 (3) assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 

21 and operational requirements of other non-military 

22 means to enhance the protection of civilians, espe23 cially civilians who arc in besieged areas, trapped at 

24 borders, or internally displaced. 
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(h) FORlVI.-The report required by suhse(~tion (a) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

3 a dassifiecl annex if neeessary. 

4 (c) CONSUL'l'A'l'l0.\1.-The repolt required by sub5 section (a) shall be informed by consultations "~th the De6 partment of State, the Cnited States Ag·ency for lnter7 national Development, the Department of Defense, and 

8 international and loeal organizations operating in S_yTia or 

9 in neighboring countries to alleviate the suffering of the 

10 Syrian people. 

11 (d) DJ<;FlNl'l'lON.-ln this section, the term "appro12 priate congressional committees" means13 ( 1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs aml the 

14 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep15 resentatives; aml 

16 (2) the Committee on l<'oreign Relations aud 

17 the Committee on ~~rmed Services of the Senate. 

18 SEC. 303. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ENTITIES TAKING AC19 TIONS RELATING TO GATHERING EVIDENCE 

20 FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO WAR CRIMES OR 

21 CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA SINCE 

22 MARCH 2011. 

23 (a) IN GENJ<;RAL.-Notwithstamling any other provi24 sion of law, the Secretary of State, acting through the As25 sistant Secretary for Demoeracy, Human Rights and 
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Labor and the A~~i~tant Se(~retary for International Nar2 cotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, is authorized to pro3 vicle a~si~tan(~e to support entitie~ that are eon(hwting 

4 criminal investigations, building Syrian investigative ca5 pacity, supporting prosecutions in national courts, col6 lecting evidence and preserving the chain of evidence for 

7 eventual prosecution against those who have committed 

8 war erirne~ or erirne~ again~t humanity in SyTia, indu(ling 

9 the aiding and abetting of such crimes by foreign govern-

] 0 ments and organi~ations supporting the Government of 

11 Syria, since March 2011. 

12 (b) BRTRF'TKG.-Not later than one year after the 

13 elate of the emwtment of thi~ A(~t, the Seeret~ny of State 

14 shall brief the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Cornrnittee on Foreign Rela16 tions of the Senate on assistance provided under sub17 section (a). 

18 TITLE IV-SUSPENSION OF 

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21 SEC. 401. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

22 SYRIA. 

23 (a) ScSPEKSION m· SANCTIONS.-

24 (1) NEGOTL~TIONS ~OT CONCLUDIKG I~ 

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internationally re(~ognized negotiations to resolve the 

2 violence in Syria have not concluded in an agree3 ment or are likely not to eondude in an agreement, 

4 the President may suspend, as appropriate, in whole 

5 or in part, the imposition of sanctions otherwise re6 quircd under this Act or any amendment made by 

7 this Act for a period not to exceed 120 clays, and re8 newahle for additional periods not to exeeed 120 

9 days, if the President submits to the appropriate 

10 congressional committees in writing a determination 

11 and certification that the Govcrmncnt of Syria has 

12 ended military attacks against and gross v"iolations 

13 of the human rights of the Syrian people, spe(~ifi14 cally15 (A) the ;nr spaee over Syria is no longer 

16 being utilized by the Government of Syria aud 

17 associated forces to target civilian populations 

18 through the usc of incendiary devices, including 

19 barrel bombs, chemical weapons, and conven20 tiona] arms, including air-delivered missiles and 

21 eA.'})losives; 

22 (B) areas besieged by the Assad regime 

23 and associated forces, including· Hczbollah aud 

24 irregular Iranian forces, are no longer cut off 

25 from international aid and have reg11lar access 
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and medical care; 

(C) the Government of Syria is releasing 

all political prisoners forcibly held within the 

Assad regime prison system, including the facilities maintaiued by various security, intelligence, and military elements associated with 

the Government of S_yTia and allowed full aeeess 

to the same facilities for investigations by appropriate international human rights organi:T.atious; aud 

(D) the forces of the Government of Syria 

and assoeiated forees, induding Hezhollah, irregular Iranian forces, and Russian government 

air assets, are no longer engaged in deliberate 

targeting of medical facilities, schools, residential areas, and community gathering places, includiug markets, in flagrant violation of iuternational norms. 

(2) NEGO'l'TNI'TONS CC)NCT,TJDT'\(} TN AGRJjJE21 JYIENT.-

22 (A) INITIAL SUSPE~SION OF SAKCTIO~S.-

23 If the President determines that internationally 

24 recognized negotiations to resolve the violence 

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likely to eondude in an agreement, the President may suspend, as appropriate, in whole or 

in part, the imposition of sandions othenvise 

required under this Act or auy amendmeut 

made by this Act for a period not to exceed 120 

days if the President submits to the appropriate 

eongressional eommittees in >vriting a deterruination and (~ertifi(~ation that-

(i) in the ease in whieh the negotiations are likely to eonelude in an agreement-

(T) the Government of Syria, the 

Syrian High Negotiations Committee 

or its internationally-reeognized sueeessor, and appropriate international 

parties arc partieipatiug in clircet, 

faee-to-faee negotiations; and 

(ll) the suspension of sanetions 

under this Aet or any amendment 

made by this Aet is essential to the 

advaneement of sueh negotiations; and 

(ii) the Government of S:yria has clemoustratcd a eomrnitmcnt to a siguifieaut 

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(B) RE~EWAL OF STTSPENSIOK OF SANC-

'1'101'\8.-'l'he President may renew a suspension 

of sanctions under subparagraph (A) for additional periods not to exceed 120 days if, for 

each such additional period, the President submits to the appropriate (~ongre~sional eornrnittees in YvTiting a determination and certification 

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(i) the conditions described in clauses 

(i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) are continuing to be met; 

(ii) the renewal of the suspension of 

sanetion~ i~ e~sential to implementing an 

agreement described in subparagraph (A) 

or making progress toward concluding an 

agreement described in subparagraph (A); 

(iii) the Government of S,yria and associated forces have ceased attacks against 

Syrian civilians; and 

(iv) the Government of S:yria has publicly committed to negotiations for a transitional government in S:vria and continues 

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sustained engagement m talks and sub2 stantive and verifiable progress towards 

3 the implementation of sud1 an agreement. 

4 (3) BRIEFING AND REllVLPOSITIO.\f OF SANC5 'l'TONS.-

6 (A) BRIKPING.-1\ot later than 30 days 

7 after the President submits to the appropriate 

8 eongTessional (~ornrnittees a determination and 

9 certification in the case of a renewal of suspen1 0 sion of sanctions under paragraph (2)(D), and 

11 every 30 days thereafter, the Presideut shall 

12 provide a briefing to the appropriate congTes13 sional eornrnittees on the status and frequem~y 

14 of negotiations described in paragraph (2). 

15 (B) RE-L\LPOSITION OF SANCTIOKS.-If 

16 the Presideut provides a briefing to the appro17 priate congressional committees under subpara18 graph (A) with respect to which the Presideut 

19 indicates a lapse in negotiations described in 

20 paragTaph (2) for a period that equals or ex21 ceeds 90 days, the sanctions that were sus22 pendecl under paragraph (2)(B) shall be re-im23 posed aud auy further suspension of such sanc24 tions is prohibited. 
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( 4) DEFINITIO~.-In this subsed,ion, the term 

2 "appropriate congressional committees" means3 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

4 Committee on ]1'inancial Services, the Com5 mittee on \Vays and Means, and the Committee 

6 on the Judiciary of the House of Representa7 tives; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

9 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

10 Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and 

11 the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CO~GRESS TO BR CONSTDER.RD FOR 

13 DETERlVIINI~Ct A TRANSITIONAL GOVERKlVlli~T I~ 

14 8YRIA.-It is the sense of Congress that a transitional 

15 government in Syria is a government that16 ( 1) is taking verifiable steps to release all polit17 ical prisoners and is providing full access to S:yrian 

18 prisons for investigations by appropriate inter19 national human rights organizations; 

20 (2) is taking verifiable steps to remove former 

21 senior Syrian Government officials who are complicit 

22 in the conception, implementation, or cover up of 

23 war crimes, crimes against humanity, or human 

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under any provision of law from government posi2 tions; 

3 ( 8) is in the proeess of organizing free and fair 

4 electious for a new governmentS (A) to be held in a timely manner and 

6 scheduled while the suspension of sauctions or 

7 the renewal of the suspension of sanctions 

8 under this seetion is in effe(~t: aml 

9 (B) to be conducted under the supervision 

10 of internationally recogni:1.ed observers; 

11 ( 4) is makiug tangible progress toward cstab12 lishing an independent judiciary; 

13 ( 5) is demonstrating respe(~t for and (~omplianee 

14 Yvith internationally recognized human rights and 

15 hasie freedoms as spe(~ified in the Universal Dedara16 tion of Human Rights; 

17 ( 6) is taking steps to verifiably fulfill its com18 mitmcnts under the Chemical W capons Convcntiou 

19 and the Treaty on the Kon-Proliferation of ~uclear 

20 \Veapons and is making tangible progTess toward be21 coming a signatory to Convention on the Prohibition 

22 of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of 

23 Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Wcapous aud 

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1975, and adhering to the Missile Tedmology Con2 trol Regime and other control lists, as necessary; 

3 (7) has halted the development and deployment 

4 of ballistic aud cruise missiles; aud 

5 (8) is taking verifiable steps to remove from po6 sitions of authority within the iutclligencc and secu7 rity services as well as the military those who were 

8 in a position of authority or responsibility during the 

9 conflict and who under the authority of their posi1 0 tion were implicated in or implicit in the torture, 

11 extrajudicial killing, or execution of civilians, to in12 elude those who were involved in decisionmaking or 

13 exeeution of plans to use eherni(~al weapons. 

14 SEC. 402. WANERS AND EXEMPTIONS. 

15 (a) EXEMPTIO~S.-The following aetivities and 

16 trausactions shall be exempt from sanctions authorized 

17 under this Act or any amendment made by this Act: 

18 (1) ~iny activity subject to the reporting re19 quirements under title V of the National Security 

20 Act of 1947 (50 r.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or to any au21 thorizecl intelligence activities of the United States. 

22 (2) Any transaction necessary to comply vvith 

23 United States obligatious under24 (A) the Agreement between the r nited N a25 tions and the United States of America regard-
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mg- the Headquarters of the United Nations, 

2 signed at Lake Success ,June 26, 1947, and en3 tered into foree November 21, 1947; 

4 (B) the Conveution on Consular Relations, 

5 done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered 

6 into force Slarch 19, 1967; or 

7 (C) any other international agreement to 

8 whieh the United States is a party. 

9 (b) HuJYg_,HTARL'L'J, STABILIZATION, AND DEMOC10 RACY ASSTSTANCR \VATVl<Jl\..-

11 (1) STA'l'ElVmN'l' 01'' POLlCY.-lt shall be the 

12 poliey of the United States to fully utilihe the waiver 

13 authority under this subsedion to ensure that ade14 quate humanitarian relief or support for stabilization 

15 and demo(~ra(~y promotion is provided to the Syrian 

16 people. 

17 (2) WAIVER.-Exeept as provided in paragraph 

18 (5) and subsection (d), the Presideut may waive, ou 

19 a ease-by-ease basis, for a period not to exceed one 

20 year, and renewable for additional periods not to ex21 ceecl one year, the applieation of sanctions author22 ized under this Act vvith respect to a person if the 

23 President submits to the appropriate eongressional 

24 committees a written determination that the waiver 

25 is necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian 
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or stabilization assistanee or support for !lemoeraey 

2 promotion to the people of Syria. 

3 (8) CONTENT OF \VRITTEN DETERl\II~ATION.-

4 A written determination submitted under paragraph 

5 (2) \vith respect to a waiver shall include a descrip6 tion of all notificatiou and accouutability controls 

7 that have been employed in order to ensure that the 

8 e:wtivities (~overed by the waiver are humanitarian or 

9 stabilization assistance or support for democracy 

10 promotion and do not entail any activ-ities in Syria 

11 or dealings with the Government of Syria not rea12 sonably related to humanitarian or stabili:T.ation as13 sistanee or support for !lemoeraey promotion. 

14 ( 4) CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES 

15 U~DER WAIVER.-The Presi!lent may not impose 

16 sanctions authorized under this Act against a lm17 manitarian organization for18 (A) engaging in a financial transaction re19 lating to humanitarian assistance or for human20 itarian purposes pursuant to a waiver issued 

21 under paragraph (2); 

22 (B) transporting goods or services that are 

23 necessary to carry out operatious relatiug to 

24 humanitarian assistance or humanitarian pur25 poses pursuant to such a waiver; or 
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(C) having ineidental eontad, in the eourse 

2 of providing humanitarian assistance or aiel for 

3 humanitarian pm1loses pursuant to sueh a 

4 waiver, with individuals who are uuder the con5 trol of a foreig11 person subject to sanctions 

6 under this Act or any amcudmcnt made by this 

7 Act unless the organization or its officers, mem8 hers, representatives or employees have engaged 

9 in (or the President knows or has reasonable 

10 ground to believe is engaged in or is likely to 

11 engage iu) conduct described m sectiou 

12 212(a)(:3)(B)(iv)(VT) of the Immigration and 

13 Kationality A(~t (R U.S.C. 

14 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)CVI)). 

15 (5) EXC:EPTION TO WAI\7ER ATTTHORITY.-The 

16 President may not exercise the waiver authority 

17 under paragraph (2) with respect to a foreign person 

18 who has (or whose officers, members, representatives 

19 or employees have) engaged in (or the President 

20 knows or has reasonable ground to believe is en21 gaged in or is likely to engage in) conduct described 

22 in section 212(a)(:3)(B)(iv)CVI) of the Immigration 

23 and Natiouality Act (8 U.S.C. 

24 1182(a)(:3)(B)(iv)(VI)). 

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(1) IN C+ENERAL.-The President may, for peri2 ods not to exceed 120 clays, waive the application of 

3 sandions under this Aet ~with respeet to a foreign 

4 person if the Presideut certifies to the appropriate 

5 congressional committees that such waiver is '~tal to 

6 the uational security interests of the C nited States. 

7 (2) CONSl~LTATION.-

8 (A) BEFORE WAIVER ISSUED.-Kot later 

9 than 5 clays before the issuance of a waiver 

10 under paragraph (1) is to take effect, the Presi11 dent shall uoti~y and brief the appropriate con12 gressional committees on the status of the for13 eign person's involvement in aetivities deseribed 

14 in this Act. 

15 (B) AFTER WAIVER ISSUED.-)Jot later 

16 than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver 

17 under paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereIS after if the waiver remaius in effect, the Presi19 dent shall brief the appropriate congressional 

20 committees on the status of the foreign person's 

21 involvement in activities described in this Act. 

22 (:3) DEFINITIO~.-In this subsection, the term 

23 "appropriate congressioual committees" means24 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

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mittee on \Vays aiHl Means, and the Committee 

on the ,Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee 011 Foreign Relations, 

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

U rba11 .Affairs, the Committee on Fina11ce, a11d 

the Committee on the ,Judiciary of the Senate. 

8 (d) CODIFICATIOK OF CERTAIN SERVICES I~ Snr9 PORT OF KONGUVERNJVIENTAL 0RGAKIZATIONS' ACTIVI-

] 0 TmS AUTTTC)RT?;ED.-

11 (1) l~ GEXKI:L~.-Except as provided i11 para12 graph (2), section 542.51 G of title :31, Code of Fed13 eral Regulations (relating to eertain serviees in sup14 port of nongovernmental organizations' activities au15 thorized), as in effeet on the day before the date of 

16 the e11actme11t of this Act, shall17 (A) remain in effect on and after such date 

18 of enactment; and 

19 (B) in the case of a nongovernmental orga20 nihation that is authorihed to export or ree"Xl)Ort 

21 services to S_yTia under such section on the day 

22 before such date of enactment, shall apply to 

23 such organization 011 a11d after such date of en24 actment to the same extent and in the same 

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zation on the !lay before sud1 date of emwt2 ment. 

3 (2) EXC:EPTION.-Section 542.516 of title :11, 

4 Code of J<'ederal Regulations, as codified under para5 graph (1 ), shall not apply "~th respect to a foreign 

6 person who has (or whose officers, members, rep7 resentatives or employees have) engaged in (or the 

8 President knows or has reasonable ground to believe 

9 is engaged in or is likely to engage in) conduct de10 scribed in section 212(a)(3)(D)(iv)(VT) of the Tmmi11 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

12 1182(a)(:3)(B)(iv)(VT)). 

13 (e) STRATEGY REQUIRED.-

14 (1) I:r\ GENERAL.-Not later than 180 days 

15 after the !late of the enactment of this Act, the 

16 President shall submit to the appropriate congres17 sional committees a report containing a strategy to 

18 ensure that humanitarian organizations can access 

19 financial services to ensure the safe and timely deliv20 ery of assistance to communities in need in Syria. 

21 (2) CO~SIDER.ATIO~ OF DATA FRG:\I OTHER 

22 COUNTRIES ~~'m NOXGOVERNME~TAL ORGANIZA23 'l'lONS.-In preparing the strategy required by para24 graph (1), the President shall consider credible data 

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mental organizations, induding organizations oper2 ating in SyTia. 

3 (8) FOK\L-The strategy re(plired hy para4 graph ( 1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

5 may contain a classified annex. 

6 TITLE V-REGULATORY AU7 THORITY, COST LIMITATION, 

8 AND SUNSET 

9 SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATORY AUTHORI10 TIES. 

11 (a) h1PL1£1VIEN'l'A'l'l0~ AUTHORI'l'Y.-The President 

12 may exercise all authorities provided to the President 

13 umler sections 208 aml 205 of the International Emer14 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

15 for purposes of earrying out this A(~t aml the amendments 

16 made by this Act. 

17 (b) R,EGULATORY AUTHORITY.-The President shall, 

18 uot later thau 90 days after the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for the 

20 implementation of this Act and the amendments made by 

21 this Act. 

22 (c) BRIEFING TO CO~GRESS.-Not less than 10 clays 

23 before the promulgation of regulations under subsectiou 

24 (a), the President shall brief the appropriate congressional 

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of thi~ Aet and the amemlment~ made by thi~ Ad that 

2 the regulations are implementing. 

3 (d) DEFINITION.-In thi~ ~ed,ion, the term "appro4 priate congressioual committees" meaus5 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

6 Committee on Finaucial Services of the House of 

7 R,epresentatives; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relation~ and 

9 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af1 0 fairs of the Senate. 

11 SEC. 502. COST LIMITATION. 

12 No additional funds are authori7.ed to carry out the 

13 requirement~ of this Ad and the amendment~ made by 

14 this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 

15 amount~ othenvi~e authorized. 

16 SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS. 

17 (a) lK GENERAL.-A_ny reports required to be sub18 mitted to the appropriate congressional committees under 

19 this Act or any amendment made by this Act that are sub20 ject to a deadline for submission consisting of the same 

21 unit of time may be consolidated into a single report that 

22 is submitted to appropriate congressional committees pur23 suant to such deadline. The consolidated reports shall con24 tain all information required under this Act or any amend-
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ment made by thi~ Ad, in ~ulaition to all other element~ 

2 mandated by previous law. 

3 (h) DEFINITIO~.-In thi~ ~ed,ion, the term "appro4 priate congressioual committees" meaus5 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

6 Committee on Finaucial Services of the House of 

7 R,epresentatives; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relation~ and 

9 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af1 0 fairs of the Senate. 

11 SEC. 504. SUNSET. 

12 This Act shall cease to be effective beginning on De13 eemher 81, 2021. 
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AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 

NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 1677 

OFFERED BY MR. MAST OF FLORIDA 

Page 31, line 19, strike "and" at the end. 

Page 31, line 24, strike the period at the end and 

insert "; and". 

Page 31, after line 24, insert the follm\ing: 

(4) describes the Administration's plan for re2 c1uitment, training, and retention of partner forces, 

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(A) identifieation of the 1~ nited State~ 

partner forees operating on the ground; 

(B) the primary souree of strength for 

each armed actor eugaged iu hostilities; 

(C) the eapabilities, requirements, and 

vulnerabilities of each armed aetor; 

(D) the United States role in mitigating 

vulnerabilitie~ of partner fon~e~; and 

(E) the Administration's measures of suceess for partner forces, including-

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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSIOK H.R. 

(Original Signature of ~Vlember) 

To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of '2000, and for 

other purposes. 

TK TilE HOUSE OF REPRESE:.JTATTVES 

}Ir. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, lVIs. BASS, 1\Ir. RoYCE of California, 

lVIs. JACKSOJ\ LH]H], }Irs. BlWOKS of Indiana, Ms. FK<I.NliliL of Florida, 

Mrs. \VACNF.R., and Mr. CARDF.l\AR) introducrd tl1e following bill; wl1ich 

wa~ referred to the Committee on ____________ _ 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Traffieking Vietims Protedion Ad of 

2000, aud for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represcnta2 hves ofthe United States ofAmerica in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the "Frederick Douglass 

5 Traffieking Vi(~tirns Prevention and Proteetion Reauthor6 izationActof2017". 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
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See. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contenls. 

TITLE I-COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSOI\S I:.J THE L"NITED 

STATES 

Subtitle A-ProgTams to Support Victims and Pemons Vulnerable to Human 

Trafficking 

See. 

See. 

See. 

Sec. 

111. 

112. 

113. 

114. 

Ensuring· children are edueated to avoid traffickers. 

Preventing future trafficking in the United States through receipt of 

complaints abroad. 

Hmuan trafficking victims reintegTation tlrrough employment progTam. 

Modification to grants for victims services. 

Subtitle B-Governmental Efforts to Prevent Human Trafficking 

Sec. 121. Required training· to prevent, human trafficking for certain conSec. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

See. 

See. 

122. 

12:3. 

124. 

12;). 

126. 

127. 

tracting air carriers. 

Priority for use of fnnrls for loilg111g expenses at accon1modations 

lacking certain policies relating to chilcl sexual exploitation. 

Ensuring· Unite.:l States procurement noes not fund human trafficking. 

'Trai11ing course on human trafficking· a11rl Government contracting. 

Modifications to the aclvisory council on human trafficking. 

Sense of CongTess on strengthening Federal efforts to rc:dll!oe demand. 

80ns0 of Congr0ss on th0 senior poliey operating group. 

Subtitle C-Preventing· Trafficking in Persons in the Unite.:] States 

Sec. 131. Demand reduction strategies in the United States. 

Sec. 132. Designation of a labor prosecutor to enhance state and local efforts 

to combat trafficking· in persons. 

Sec. 13:3. Preventing human trafficking in foreig11 missions and diplomatic 

households. 

Sec. 134. 

See. 135. 

See. 136. 

Encouraging state and local crime-tip organization to reward tips 

fighting· human trafficking. 

Ensuring· that traffickers help pay for care for victims. 

Exempting from ~'ederal income taxation ei\~1 damages awarded 

under section 1595 of title 18, United States Code. 

Subtitle D-:\!Ionitoring Child, Forced, and Slave Labor 

Sec. 141. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 142. Report on the enforcement of section :307 of che Ta.r·i1I Act of 19:30. 

Sec. 143. Modification to list of child-made and slavery-made goods. 

TITLE ll-FIGHTI:.JG HUMAN TRA~'FICKIKG ABROAD 

Subtitle A-Monitoring· Efforts to Combat Trafficking 

Sec. 211. Including che secretary of the treasury and the United States lrade 

representative as a member of che interagency task force VJ 

monitor and combat, trafficking. 

Sec. 212. Encouraging· councries to maintain and share data on human traffieking effm·ts 
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See. 213. Appropriate listing of guvernments involved in human traffieking·. 

Sec. 214. Requiremeuls for stralegies to prevent trafficking. 

Subtitle B-Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2017 

Sec. 221. Findings. 

Sec. 22~. Ainendn1ents to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 

See. :301. 

See. :302. 

:C:kc. :iO:i. 

:C:kc. :i04. 

:C:kc. :i0;). 

Sec. 306. 

Sec. 307. 

TITLE Ill-AUTHORIZATION OJ<' APPROPRIATIONS 

Authorization of appropriations under the Trafficking Vietims Protection Act of 2000. 

Authorization of appropriations under the Trafficking Vietims Protection Heanthorization Act of 200;). 

Authorization of appropriations for enhancing 0fforts to combat tlw 

traffieking of childrc:n. 

Authorization of appropriations undc:r the Int0rnational Meg·an's 

Law. 

Authorization of appropriations for airport personnd training to ickntify and r0port human traffidcing victims. 

Authorization of appropriations in support of the L"nited States advisory council on human trafficking. 

Transparency in anti-trafficlcing· expenditures. 

1 TITLE I-COMBATING TRAF2 FICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 

3 UNITED STATES 

4 Subtitle A-Programs to Support 

5 Victims and Persons Vulnerable 

6 to Human Trafficking 

7 SEC. 111. ENSURING CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED TO AVOID 

8 TRAFFICKERS. 

9 Paragraph (5) ofsection4108 oftheElementaryand 

10 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7118) is 

11 amended12 (1) m ~ubparagraph (H), by ~triking "or" at 

13 the end; 

14 (2) m subparagraph (T), by striking the period 

15 at the end and inserting" or"; and 
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( 8) hy adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 " ( ,T) e<hwating drildren on the signs and 

4 daugers of severe forms of traffickiug iu per5 sons (as sueh term is defined in seetion 1 03(9) 

6 of the Trafficking Victims Protectiou Act of 

7 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))).". 

8 SEC. 112. PREVENTING FUTURE TRAFFICKING IN THE 

9 UNITED STATES THROUGH RECEIPT OF COM· 

] 0 PLAINTS ABROAD. 

11 (a) lN GJ£KE&U.-'l'he Secretary of State shall en12 sure that each diplomatic or consular post or other mission 

13 <lesignates an employee to be responsible for re<~eiving in14 formation from any person who was a victim of a severe 

15 form of traffi<~king in persons (as sud1 term is defined 

16 iu sectiou 103(14) of the 'l'raffickiug Victims Protectiou 

17 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(14))) while present in the 

18 United States, or auy person who has iuformation regard19 ing such a victim. 

20 (b) PI\(JVTSTON OF TNFOHMATTOK.-Any information 

21 received pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transmitted 

22 to the Department of .Justice, the Department of Labor, 

23 the Departmeut of Homeland Security, and to any other 

24 relevant Federal agency for appropriate response. The At25 torney General, the Seeretary of TJabor, and the head of 
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any other sueh relevant Federal ageney shall establish a 

2 process to address any actions to be taken in response to 

3 sud1 information. 

4 (c) ASSIS'l'Al\Cl£ l<'RONl FOR1£1GN GOVERNlVIBl'\'l'S.-

5 The employee designated for receiving information pursu6 ant to subsection (a) should coordiuate with foreigu gov7 ernments or civil society organizations in the countries of 

8 origin of vietims of severe forms of traffieking in persons, 

9 with the permission of and without compromising the safe-

] 0 ty of such victims, to ensure that such victims receive any 

11 additional support available. 

12 SEC. 113. HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS REINTEGRATION 

13 THROUGH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHJYIENT.-For the puqJose described in 

15 subse(~tion (h), the Seeretary of Health and Human Serv16 ices may carry out a Human Trafficking Victims Re17 integTation Through Emplo:vment Program. 

18 (b) PURPOSK-'l'he purpose of the Program shall be 

19 to prevent the re-e}qJloitation of eligible individuals who 

20 have been removed from trafficking situations, by assist21 ing such individuals to integrate or reintegrate into society 

22 through the attainment of emplo:yment skills necessary to 

23 achieve self-sufficiency. 

24 (c) SERVICES PROV1DED.-
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(1) IN GENERAL.-Serviees provided and fund2 eel by the Program shall inclucle3 (A) enrollment and parti(~ipation in4 (i) basic education, including literacy 

5 education and English as a second lan6 guage educatiou; 

7 (ii) job-related skills training; 

8 (iii) vocational and eertifieate pro9 grams; and 

10 (iv) programs for attaining a regular 

11 high school diploma or its recognized 

12 equivalent; 

13 (B) life-skill training prognuns, induding 

14 management of personal finances, self-care, and 

15 parenting dasses; 

16 (C) resume creation aud review; 

17 (D) interview coaching and counseling; 

18 (E) assistance with expung·emeut of crimi19 nal records when such records are for non20 violent crimes that were committed as a con21 sequenee of the eligible individual's victimiza22 tion; 

23 (F) assistauce with emollment iu eollege or 

24 technical school; and 
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(G) other programs and servwes that help 

2 eligible individuals to achieve self-sufficiency. 

3 (2) SERVICE PERIOD.-Eligihle individuals may 

4 receive services through the Program for a period of 

5 not more than three years. 

6 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREK\1ENTS.-Sul:(jcct to the 

7 availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Health and 

8 Human Servi(~es shall enter into eooperative agreements 

9 ~with one or more eligible organizations to carry out this 

10 section. 

11 (c) DEI<'ll\Tl'IONS.-lu this scctiou: 

12 (1) The term "eligible indiv~dual" means a do13 mesti(~ or foreign vietim of human traffieking who is 

14 eligible to receive services under section 107 of the 

15 Traffi(~king Vietims Proteetion Ad of 2000 (22 

16 U.S.C. 7105), as amended by section 115 of this 

17 Act. 

18 (2) The "eligible organization" means a service 

19 provider meeting the following: 

20 (A) ~With respect to a sen1ce prm~der for 

21 trafficking victims served by the Program who 

22 are not rnited States citizens, the provider 

23 has24 (i) eJq)ertise m servmg foreign-born 

25 v~ctims of hurnan trafficking; 
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(ii) a national presenee with lo(~al 

reach and strong local connections; and 

(iii) experienee in utilizing- national 

networks to serve victims aud collecting 

data from loeal programs. 

(B) With respect to a senice provider for 

trafficking victims served by the Program who 

are United States (~itizens, the provider has experienee working with trafficking victims who 

are United States citihens, including those who 

have been identified as the victims of commereial sex.c1al exploitation as children. 

(8) The term "Prognnn" means the Human 

14 Traffieking Victims Stabilization and Reintegration 

15 Through Employment Prognun umler this seetion. 

16 ( 4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 

17 of Health and Human Services. 

18 (f) ~\LLOCA'l'lON m' 11'UNDS.-lu allocating amounts 

19 made available for cooperative agreements under this see20 tion between v-ictims of human trafficking who are rnited 

21 States eitizens and those who are not, the Secretary shall 

22 take into aceount the eligibility of victims for other Fed23 eral, State, and local services and funding. 

24 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL~TIONS.-Section 

25 11 :3(b) of the Trafficking Vietims Protection Act of 2000 
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(22 1~.S.C. 7110(h)) is amended by striking- "To earry out 

2 the purposes of section 107(b)" and inserting "To carry 

3 out the purposes of seet,ion 107(b) of this Aet and seetion 

4 114 of the lhederick Doug·lass Trafficking Victims Pre5 vention and Protection Reauthorihation Act of 2017". 

6 SEC. 114. MODIFICATION TO GRANTS FOR VICTIMS SERV7 ICES. 

8 Se(~tion 107(h)(2)(A) of the Traffi(~king Vi(~tirns Pro9 tection Act of 2000 (22 r.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended 

10 by striking "programs for" and all that follows and insert11 ing the following: "programs for victims of human traf12 ficking, including programs that provide trauma-informed 

13 eare or long-term housing options to sud1 vi(~tirns who 

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"(i) between the ages of 12 aml 24 

and who arc homeless, in foster care, or involved in the criminal justiee system; 

"(ii) trausitioning out of the foster 

eare system; or 

"(iii) women or girls m underserved 

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Subtitle B-Governmental Efforts 

2 to Prevent Human Trafficking 

3 SEC. 121. REQUIRED TRAINING TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAF· 

4 FICKING FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTING AIR 

5 CARRIERS. 

6 (a) TN GENRI\.i\JJ.-Section 40118 of title 49, rnited 

7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 "(g) THAJNI~C} REQUHElVIENTS.-The Admini~trator 

10 of General Services shall ensure that any contract entered 

11 into for provision of air transportation under this section 

12 requires that the contracting air carrier provides to the 

13 Administrator of General Services, the Seeretary of Trans14 portation, the Administrator of the Tran~portation Seeu15 rity Administration, and the Commissioner of U.S. Cus16 tom~ aml Border Prote(~tion an annual report regarding17 '' ( 1) the number of personnel trained in the de18 tection and reporting of potential human trafficking 

19 (as described in paragraphs (9) aud (10) of sectiou 

20 103 of the Traffieking Vietims Proteetion Aet of 

21 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)), induding the training re22 quired under seetion 447:34(a)(4); 

23 "(2) the number of notifications of potential 

24 human trafficking victims received from staff or 

25 other passengers; and 
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" ( 8) whether the mr earner notifie!l law en2 fcn·cement at the relevant airport of the potential 

3 human traffieking vidim for ead1 sud1 notifieation 

4 of potential human trafficking, and if so, when the 

5 notification was made.". 

6 (b) 'l'&tUNll'\G 01:<' 11'LIGH'l' A'l"l'J£ND~q,_'\f'rS AND Pl7 LOTS.-Section 44734 of title 49, United States Code, IS 

8 arnended9 ( 1) in the heading by inserting "and pilots" 

10 after "flight attendants"; 

11 (2) in subsection (a)-

12 (A) by inserting "and pilots" after "flight 

13 attemlants"; and 

14 (B) by inserting "airline-industry-specific" 

15 after "annual'': ana 

16 ( 3) in subsection (b) by inserting "aml pilots" 

17 after "flight attendants". 

18 (c) CONFOJ:UVll~G .AlVll£ND1Vll£N'l'.-'l'he table of sec19 tions for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 

20 amended by striking the item related to section 447:34 and 

21 inserting the following: 

"44 7il4. Training of flight attendants and pilots.". 

22 (d) APPLICABILITY.-The amendment made by sub23 seetion (a) shall apply to any eontract entered into after 

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1 SEC. 122. PRIORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS FOR LODGING EX2 PENSES AT ACCOMMODATIONS LACKING 

3 CERTAIN POLICIES RELATING TO CHILD SEX4 UAL EXPLOITATION. 

5 (a) ll'\ GJ<;NERAL.-Subchapter l of chapter 57 of title 

6 5, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 

7 the eml the follo\ving: 

8 "§ 5713. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses 

9 at accommodations lacking certain poli10 cies relating to child sexual exploitation. 

11 "(a) IK GENERAL.-For the purpose of making pay12 ments under this chapter for lodging expenses each agency 

13 shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, any commer14 cial-lodging room nights for employees of that agency are 

15 booked in a preferred place of accommodation. 

16 "(b) PREFERRED PLADE OF ACCOJVDIODATION DE17 FIKED.-In this sedion, 'preferred plaee of ae(~ommoda18 tion' means a commercial place of accommodation that19 "(1) has a 7.ero-tolerance policy in place regard20 ing the sexual exploitation of children (as described 

21 in section 103(9)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Pro22 teetion A(~t of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A))) within 

23 the accommodation; 

24 "(2) has procedures in place to identify and re25 port any such exploitation to the appropriate au26 thorities; 
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" ( 8) make~ training materials available to all 

2 employees to prevent such e)q)loitation; 

3 " ( 4) ha~ trained all employee~ annually on the 

4 ideutification of possible cases of such exploitation 

5 and procedures to report suspected abuse to the ap6 propriatc authorities; 

7 " ( 5) protects employees who report suspected 

8 ease~ of ~ueh e:Allloitation ~weording to the protoeol 

9 identified in training; and 

10 "(6) keeps records of the number of suspected 

11 cases of such exploitation, including the reasons for 

12 suspicion, title of employee who reported the sus13 pieion, and where the report wa~ made. 

14 "(c) REGULATIO~S REQUIRED.-The Administrator 

15 of General Servi(~e~ ~hall16 " ( 1) maintain a list of each preferred place of 

17 accommodation; and 

18 "(2) issue such regulations as arc necessary to 

19 cany out this section.". 

20 (h) CONFOTI.MTNG A:'lm~D:\fENT.-The table of sec21 tions for subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, rnited 

22 States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 

23 following new item: 

''571 :3. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses at. aecommodat.ions lacking 

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1 SEC. 123. ENSURING UNITED STATES PROCUREMENT DOES 

2 NOT FUND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

3 Scctiou 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

4 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding at the 

5 cud the followiug ucw subsection: 

6 "(k) AGE~CY ACTIOK TO PREVENT FUNDI~G OF 

7 HL\1AK TRAFFICKINCL8 "(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of State, 

9 Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Labor, Aclminis1 0 trator of the U uitcd States Agcucy for lutcrnational 

11 Development, and Director of the Office of Manage12 ment and Budget shall each submit to the Adminis13 tl·ator of General Services (who shall submit the re14 ports to the appropriate congressional committees), 

15 at the end of each fiscal year, a report that iucludcs 

16 each of the follmving: 

17 "(A) The name and eonta(~t information of 

18 the individual within the agency's office of legal 

19 counsel or office of acquisition policy who is re20 sponsiblc for ovcrscciug the implcmcutation of 

21 subsection (g) of tllis section, title :Xv'II of the 

22 K ational Defense Authorization Ad for Fis(~al 

23 Year 201:3 (22 U.S.C. 7104a et seq.), and any 

24 related regulation in the Federal Acquisition 

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"(B) Agen(~y aetion to ensure (~ontraetors 

are educated on the applicable laws and regulations listed in subparagraph (A). 

"(C) Agency action to ensure the acquiSItion workforce and ageney offieials understand 

implementation of the laws and regulations listed in subparagraph (A), in eluding best praetiees 

for-

"(i) cnsurmg eompliancc with sueh 

laws and reg11lations; 

"(ii) assessing the senous, repeate<l, 

willful, or pervasive nature of any ~violation 

of sueh laws or regulations; and 

"(iii) evaluating steps eontractors 

have taken to eorreet any sueh violation. 

"(D) The uumbcr of coutraets eontaining 

language referring to the laws and regulations 

listed in subparagraph (A) and the number of 

eontraets that did not eontain any language referring to the laws and regulations listed in 

subparagraph (A). 

"(E) The number of allegations of severe 

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"(F) The number of sueh allegations investigated by the ageney, a summary of any findings of such investigation, and any improvement~ reeornrnended by the ageney to prevent 

such eonduet from recurring. 

"(G) The number of such allegations referred to the Attorucy Geueral for prosecutiou 

under section 3271 of title 18, rnited States 

Code, and the outeorne~ of ~ud1 referral~. 

"(H) Any remedial action taken as a result 

of ~ueh inve~tigation, indmling whether-

"(i) a coutractor or subcontractor (at 

any tier) was debarred or suspended clue to 

a violatiou of a law or regulation relating 

to severe forms of trafficking in persons; 

or 

"(ii) a contract was terminated pursuant to subsection (g) as a result of such 

violatiou. 

"(I) ~~ny other assistance offered to agency 

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regulation relating to severe forms of traf2 ficking in persons. 

3 "(,T) Any interageney meetings or data 

4 sharing regarding suspended or disbarred con5 tractors or subcontractors (at any tier) for se6 vere forms of trafficking in persons. 

7 "(K) Any contract with a contractor or 

8 suheontraetor (at any tier) loeated outside the 

9 United States and the country location for each 

10 such contractor or subcontractor. 

11 ''(2) lll'PROPRIA'l'E CO~GRESSlONAL COlVL\11'1'-

12 'l'RES.-Tn this subsection, the term 'appropriate 

13 eongTessional eommittees' means14 "(A) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 

15 ~~rmed Servi(~es, and Edu(~ation and the \Vork16 force of the House of Representatives; and 

17 "(B) the Committees on Foreign Relations, 

18 1\.rmed Services, and Health, Education, Labor, 

19 and Pensions of the Senate.". 

20 SEC. 124. TRAINING COURSE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND 

21 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING. 

22 Any curriculum (including any eontinuing edueation 

23 curriculum) for the acquisition workforce used by the Fed24 eral Aequisition Institute established under seetion 1201 

25 of title 41, United States Code, or the Defense Aequisition 
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University established umler seetion 1746 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, shall include a 30-minute course on 

3 the law and regulations relating to human traffieking aml 

4 Government contracting. 

5 SEC. 125. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON 

6 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

7 Section 115 of the ,Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

8 Ad of 2015 (Publie Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 24:1) is 

9 amended10 (1) in subsection (f)(2), to read as follows: 

11 "(2) shall receive travel expenses, including per 

12 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the 

13 appli(~able provisions under suhehapter I of ehapter 

14 57 of title 5, rnited States Code."; and 

15 (2) in suhsed,ion (h), by striking "2020" and 

16 inserting "2021". 

17 SEC. 126. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING FED· 

18 ERAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEMAND. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that20 (1) all Federal anti-trafficking training (includ21 ing training under section 114(c) of the Justice for 

22 Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 ( 42 U.S.C. 

23 14044g(c)) and under section 107(c)(4) of the Traf24 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

25 7105(c)(4))) pmvided to Federal judges, prosecu-
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tors, and State aml lo(~al law enfon~ement offieials 

2 should3 (A) e:Alllain the einmrnstam~es under whieh 

4 sex buyers are considered parties to the crime 

5 of trafficking; 

6 (B) provide best practices for arresting or 

7 prosecuting buyers of illegal sex acts as a form 

8 of sex traffidring- prevention; and 

9 (C) specifY that any comprehensive ap1 0 proach to eliminating trafficking must include a 

11 demand reduction component; aud 

12 (2) any request for proposals for grants or co13 operative agreement opportunities issuecl by the At14 torney General with respect to the prevention of 

15 traffieking- should in(~lude spe(~ifie language with re16 spect to demand reduction. 

17 SEC. 127. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SENIOR POLICY OP· 

18 ERATING GROUP. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that the Senior Policy Op20 erating Group established under section 1 05(g) of the 

21 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

22 7103(g)) should create a working group to examine the 

23 role of demand reduction, both domestically and iuter24 nationally, in achieving the purposes of the .Justice for 

25 Victims of Trafficking Act (Public Law 114--22; 129 Stat. 
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227) and Traffi(~king Vietims Proteetion Aet of 2000 (22 

2 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

3 Subtitle C-Preventing Trafficking 

4 in Persons in the United States 

5 SEC. 131. DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THE 

6 UNITED STATES. 

7 (a) DEPARTMENT OF ,JUSTICE TASK FORCE.-Sec8 tion 105(d)(7) of the Traffieking Vietims Proted,ion Aet 

9 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 710:3(d)(7)) is amended10 (1) in subparagraph (Q)(vii), by striking "and" 

11 at the end; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period 

13 at the end and inserting "; aml"; and 

14 ( 3) by adding at the end the following new sub15 paragraph: 

16 "(S) tactics and strategies employed by 

17 human trafficking task forces sponsored by the 

18 Department of Justice to reduce demand for 

19 trafficking victims.". 

20 (b) RRPORT 0~ STATR ENFORCE:\fENT.-Section 

21 114(e)(1)(A) of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act 

22 of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g(e)(1)(A)) is amended by in23 serting '', noting the number of buyers of trafficked per24 sons included in the rate" after "covered offense" in each 

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(e) UKIFORM CRIME REPORTS.-Se(~tion 2:17(h) of 

2 the William "Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 

3 Reauthorization A(~t of 2008 (28 U.S.C. 5:14 note) i~ 

4 amended5 (1) m paragraph (2), by striking "and" at the 

6 cud; 

7 (2) in paragraph (:3), by striking the period at 

8 the eml and in~erting a ~emieolon; and 

9 ( :3) by adding at the end the follcnving: 

10 "(4) incidents of assisting or promoting pros11 titutiou, as described in paragraph ( 1), of a pcrsou 

12 under the age of 18; and 

13 " ( 5) im~ident~ of purdm~ing or ~olieiting eorn14 mercia! sex acts, as described in paragraph ( 2), vvith 

15 an indiviclual under the age of 18.". 

16 SEC. 132. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO EN17 HANCE STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COM18 BAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

19 Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protec20 tion Reauthori:1.ation Act of 2005 is amended21 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking "and" at 

22 the end; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting "; and"; and 
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( 8) hy adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 "(F) where appropriate, to designate at 

4 least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of 

5 trafficking in persons (as such term is defined 

6 in section 103(9) of the 'l'raffickiug Victims 

7 Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).". 

8 SEC. 133. PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FOREIGN 

9 MISSIONS AND DIPLOMATIC HOUSEHOLDS. 

10 Subsection (a) of section 203 of the "William Wilber11 force 'l'raffickiug Victims Protection Reauthori:,mtion Act 

12 of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375c) is amended13 (1) in paragraph (2)-

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(A) by striking "for such period as the 

Seeretary determines ne(~essary" aml inserting 

"for the period of at least one year or longer if 

the Secretary determines a longer period is necessary"; and 

(B) by striking "the Secretary determines 

that there is" and all that follows until the end 

of the paragraph and inserting "there is an unpaid default judgement directly or indirectly related to humau trafficking against the employer 

or a family member accredited by the embassy, 

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agree to a voluntary interview with 1~nited 

States law enforcement, or the diplomatic mis-

~ion or international organization ho~ting the 

employer or family member has refused to 

waive immunity in a human trafficking ease 

brought by the Cnitcd States Government or to 

agree to prosecute the case in the country that 

ae(~redited the employer or family member."; 

and 

(2) in paragraph (;3)-

(A) by striking "is in place"; and 

(B) by inserting ", as applicable, the default jmlgment ha~ been re~olvecl, the employer 

or family member has agreed to meet with 

U nitecl State~ law enfon~ement, the diploma tie 

missiou or iutcrnational organi~ation hosting 

the employer or family member has waived immunity for the employer or family member or 

agreed to prosecute the case in the country that 

accredited the employer or family member, or 

the diplomatic mission or international organization hosting the employer or family member 

has in place" after "appropriate congressional 

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1 SEC. 134. ENCOURAGING STATE AND LOCAL CRIME-TIP OR2 GANIZATION TO REWARD TIPS FIGHTING 

3 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

4 Section 524(c)(l) of title 28, United States Code, 1s 

5 amended6 (1) m subparagraph (H), by striking "and" at 

7 the eml; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting "; and"; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraph: 

12 "(,J) at the discretion of the Attorney Gen13 eral, pa,yments to reimburse operating e:x'!)enses 

14 and program eosts ineurred by erime tip organi15 ~ations that annually waive their qualifieatiou 

16 for awards for information leading to forfeiture 

17 under subparagn1.ph (C), aml annually waive 

18 their qualifieation for reeeiving payment from 

19 equitably shared forfeiture funds, and offer re20 wards for information about violations of J<'ed21 eral eriminal laws against human traffieking.". 

22 SEC. 135. ENSURING THAT TRAFFICKERS HELP PAY FOR 

23 CARE FOR VICTIMS. 

24 Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, 1s 

25 amended by striking "2019" and inserting "2021". 
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1 SEC. 136. EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION 

2 CIVIL DAMAGES AWARDED UNDER SECTION 

3 1595 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE. 

4 (a) TN GRNRR.Ah-Part ITT of subchapter B of ehap5 ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

6 by inserting after seetion 1:39F the following new seetion: 

7 "SEC. 139G. CERTAIN AMOUNT RECEIVED AS CIVIL DAM8 AGES AS RECOMPENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN 

9 PERSONS. 

10 "(a) EXCLUSION l<'RONl GROSS lNCONlK-Gross in11 eome shall not inelude any eivil damages, restitution, or 

12 other monetary award (ineluding eompensatory or statu13 tory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal mat14 ter) awarded in an aetion under seetion 1595 of title 18, 

15 United States Code.". 

16 SubtitleD-Monitoring Child, 

17 Forced, and Slave Labor 

18 SEC. 141. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that20 (1) foreign assistance that addresses poverty-al21 leviation and humanitarian disasters reduees the vul22 nerahility of men, women, and ehildren to human 

23 traffieking and is a crueial pari. of the response of 

24 the United States to modern-day slavery; 

25 (2) the Deputy Cuderseeretary of the Bureau 

26 of International TJabor Affairs of the Department of 
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Labor plays a (~ritieal role m preventing and pro2 tecting children from the worst forms of child labor, 

3 induding situations of traffieking, aml in redu(~ing 

4 the vulnerabilities of men and women to situations 

5 of forced labor and trafficking; and 

6 (3) the Secretary of Labor also plays a critical 

7 role in helping other Federal departments and agen8 eies to prevent goocls made ~with foreecl and drild 

9 labor from entering the United States by consulting 

10 >vith sueh departments and ageneies to reduee forced 

11 and child labor internationally and ensuring that 

12 products made by forced labor and child labor in v"io13 lation of international standards are not imported 

14 into the United States. 

15 SEC. 142. REPORT ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 

16 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 

17 (a) IN GE~ERAL.-Not later than two years after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

19 of the r nited States shall submit to the committees listed 

20 in subsection (b) a report describing any obstacles or ehal21 lenges to enforcing section :307 of the Tariff Act of 19:30 

22 (19 U.S.C. 1:307). 

23 (b) COMlVll'l''l'J£1£8.-The committees listed in this sub24 section are-
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(1) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Finan2 cial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the ,Juclici3 ary of the House of Representatives; and 

4 (2) the Committees on the Judiciary, Health, 

5 Education, TJabor, and Pensions, Foreign Relations, 

6 Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Pi7 nance of the Senate. 

8 (e) REQTTIREl\IE~TS.-The report re(plired under sub9 section (a) shall-

] 0 ( 1) describe the role and best practices of pri11 vate-sector employers in the United States in enforc12 ing the provisions of section 307 of the Tariff Act 

13 of 19:10; 

14 ( 2) describe any efforts or programs under15 taken hy relevant Federal, State, or loeal govern16 ment agencies to encourage employers, directly or 

17 indirectly, to comply ~with such provisions; 

18 ( 3) describe the roles of the relevant 11'ederal 

19 departments and agencies in overseeing and regu20 lating such provisions, and the oversight and en21 forcement mechanisms used by such departments or 

22 agencies; 

23 ( 4) provide concrete, actual case studies or ex24 amples of how such provisions are enforced; 
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( 5) i!lentify the number of petitions re(~eive!l 

2 and cases initiated (whether by petition or other3 >vise) or investigated by e~wh relevant Federal de4 partment or ageucy charged with implementing aud 

5 enforcing such provisions, as well as the dates peti6 tions were received or investigations were initiated, 

7 and their current statuses; 

8 ( 6) identify any enfon~ernent aetions, induding, 

9 but not limited to, the issuance of \Vithhold Release 

10 Orders, the detention of shipments, the issuance of 

11 civil penalties, and the formal chargiug with criminal 

12 charges relating to the forced labor scheme, taken as 

13 a result of these petitions and investigations by t_y11e 

14 of action, date of action, commodity, and country of 

15 origin in the past 10 years; 

16 (7) with respect to any relcvaut petition filed 

17 during the 10-year period prior to the date of the 

18 euactment of this Act with the relevant Federal de19 partments and agencies tasked with implementing 

20 such provisions, list the specific products, country of 

21 origin, manufacturer, importer, end-user or retailer, 

22 and outcomes of any investigation; 

23 (8) ideuti~y any gaps that may exist in enforce24 ment of such provisions; 
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( 9) des(~rihe the engagement of the relevant 

2 Federal departments and agencies with stakeholders, 

3 including the engagement of importers, fon~ed labor 

4 experts, and nougovermnental organizatious; and 

5 (1 0) based on the information required by para6 graphs (1) through (9), idcnti(v any regulatory ob7 stacles or challenges to enforcement of such provi8 sions and provide re(~ommendatiom; for a(~tions that 

9 could be taken by the relevant Federal departments 

10 and agencies to overcome these obstacles. 

11 SEC. 143. MODIFICATION TO LIST OF CHILD-MADE AND 

12 SLAVERY-MADE GOODS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.-Sedion 105(h)(2)(C) of the Traf14 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 

15 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ", in16 eluding, to the extent practicable, goods that arc produced 

17 vvith inputs that are produced with forced labor or child 

18 labor" after "international standards". 

19 (b) INCLUSION IK AUTHORIZATIO~ OF APPROPRIA20 TTO~S.-Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authori:T.a21 tion of appropriations under section n:3(f) of the Traf22 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

23 7110(f)), as amended by scctiou 301(a) of this Act, arc 

24 authorized to be made available to carry out the puq)oses 

25 described in section 1 05(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims 
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Proteetion Reauthorization A(~t of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 

2 7112(b)(2)), as amended by subsection (a). 

3 TITLE II-FIGHTING HUMAN 

4 TRAFFICKING ABROAD 

5 Subtitle A-Monitoring Efforts to 

6 Combat Trafficking 

7 SEC. 211. INCLUDING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 

8 AND THE UNITED STATES TRADE REP· 

9 RESENTATIVE AS A MEMBER OF THE INTER· 

] 0 AGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND COM· 

11 BAT TRAFFICKING. 

12 Section 1 05(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

13 Ad of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7108(b)) is arnendecl by inserting 

14 "the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade 

15 Representative," after "the Seeretary of Edu(~ation,". 

16 SEC. 212. ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN AND 

17 SHARE DATA ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING EF· 

18 FORTS. 

19 Paragraphs (1) and (7) of section 108(b) of the Traf20 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

21 7106(b)(l) and (b)(7)) are each amended by striking the 

22 final sentence of such paragraphs. 
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1 SEC. 213. APPROPRIATE LISTING OF GOVERNMENTS IN2 VOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

3 Subsection (b) of section 110 of the Trafficking Vic4 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 71 07(b)) is 

5 amended as follows: 

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(A) hy striking "and whose governments 

do not" and inserting the follovving: "and whose 

governments-

"(i) do not"; and 

(B) by adding at the end the follcnving new 

clauses: 

"(ii) tolerate trafficking m government-funded programs; or 

"(iii) have a government-supported 

practice of trafficking, including, for example, by using fon~ed labor in agri(mlture, 

forestry, mining, or construction, permitting seA.'lJal slavery in government camps, 

compounds, or outposts, or employing child 

soldiers;". 

(2) In paragTaph (2)-

(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I), by inserting "and the country is not taking steps commensurate with the si~e of the trafficking problem" before the semicolon at the end; 
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(B) in subparagn1ph (D)(ii), by striking- "2 

years" and inserting "1 year"; and 

(C) by adding at the eml the follmving new 

subparagraph: 

"(F) SPRCLU, RrTil<J FOR GFm:rATN COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST THAT ARE 

DO\VNGRADED AND REINSTATED OK SPECLU 

WATCH LIST.-N<>twithstanding- sul>paragraphs 

(D) and (E), a country that-

"(i) was included on the special watch 

list described in subparagraph (A) for-

"(T) two consecutive years after 

the date of the emwtrnent of subparagraph (D); and 

"(II) any additional years after 

such date of enactment by reason of 

the President exercising the waiver 

authority uuder clause (ii) of subparagraph (D); and 

"(ii) was subsequently included on the 

list of countries described in paragraph 

(l)(C), 

may not thereafter be included on the special 

watch list described in subparagraph (A) for 

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1 SEC. 214. REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIES TO PREVENT 

2 TRAFFICKING. 

3 (a) RJ<;POR'l' ON 1\J<;W Pl:L~C'l'lCJ<;S TO COlVlBA'l' 'l'RM'-

4 FTCKT~G.-

5 (1) ll'\ GJ<;NJ<;RAL.-Not later than 120 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an7 nually thereafter for seven years, the Seeretm7 of 

8 State, in consultation w~th the Administrator of the 

9 United States Agency for International Develop1 0 meut, shall submit to the Committee ou Foreign l'li11 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com12 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re13 port14 (A) describing any practices adopted by 

15 the Departmeut or the Agency to better combat 

16 trafficking in persons, in accordance "~th the 

17 report submitted under sed,lon 101(h)(4) of the 

18 Traffieking Vietims Proteetion Reauthorization 

19 Act of 2005, in order to reduce the risk of traf20 fickiug in post-conflict or post-disaster areas; or 

21 (B) if no such practices have been adopted, 

22 induding a strategy to redu(~e the risk of traf23 fieking in sueh areas. 

24 (2) Prm,rc AVATLAnn,TTY.-Eaeh report sub25 mit ted umler paragraph ( 1) shall be posted on a 
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puhlidy available Internet website of the Depart2 ment of State. 

3 (h) CHILD PROTECTION STRATEGIES IK WATCH 

4 LIST COUN'l'RUJS.-'l'he Administrator of the United 

5 States Agency for International Development shall incor6 poratc into the relevant country development coopcratiou 

7 strategy for each country on the special watch list de8 seribed in seetion 110(b)(2)(A) or the list deseribed in se(~-

9 tion 110 (b) ( 1) (C) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

10 Act of 2000 (22 r.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A) and (h)(l)(C)), as 

11 amended by section 213 of this Act, strategies for the pro12 tection of children and the reduction of the risk of traf13 fi(~king-. 

14 Subtitle B-Child Soldier 

15 Prevention Act of 2017 

16 SEC. 221. FINDINGS. 

17 Congress finds the following: 

18 ( 1) The recruitment or usc of childrcu in armed 

19 conflict is unaeeeptable for any government or gov20 ernment supported entity reeeiv-ing rnited States as21 sistanee. 

22 (2) The recruitment or use of children in armed 

23 conflict, iueludiug clircet eombat, support roles, aud 

24 se1.-ual slavery, oecurrecl during 2015-2016 in Af25 ghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Burma, the Demo-
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eratie Republie of Congo, Irw1, )Jigeria, Rwanda, So2 mali a, SyTia, and Yemen. 

3 ( 8) Entities of the Government of Afghanistan, 

4 particularly the Afghan Local Police aud Afghan 

5 National Poliee, eontinue to recmit children to serve 

6 as combatants or as scrvauts, including as sex 

7 slaves. 

8 ( 4) Poli(~e fon~es of the Government of Afghani9 stan participate in counter-terrorism operations, di1 0 rect and indirect eom bat, security operations, fight 

11 alougsidc regular armies, aud arc targeted for vio12 lence by the Taliban as well as by other opposition 

13 gTonps. 

14 (5) In February 2016, a 10-year-old boy was 

15 assassinated hy the Taliban after he had been pub16 lically honored by 1lighan local police forces for his 

17 assistance in combat operations against the Taliban. 

18 ( 6) Recruitment aud usc of children in armed 

19 conflict by government forces has continued in 2016 

20 m South Sudan with the return to hostilities. 

21 ( 7) At least 650 children have been recruited 

22 and used in armed conflict in South Sudan in 2016, 

23 and at least 16,000 have been recruited since that 

24 country's civil war began in 201:3. 
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1 SEC. 222. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVEN2 TION ACT OF 2008. 

3 (a) HKPINI'l'lO~S.-Section 402(2)(A) of the Child 

4 Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2:370c(2)(A)) 

5 is amended by inserting ", police, or other security forces" 

6 after "governmental armed forces" each plaee it appears. 

7 (h) PROHIBITION.-Seetion 404 of the Child Soldier~ 

8 Prevention Aet of 2008 (22 r.S.C. 2:370e-1) is amend9 eel10 

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(A) by inserting ", poliee, or other seeurity 

forces" after "governmental armed forees"; and 

(B) by striking "reeruit and use ehild soldiers" and inserting "reel1Jit or use ehild soldiers''; 

(2) in subseetion (b)(2), to read as follows: 

"(2) )JOTIFICATION.-

"(A) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 45 

days after the date of submission of each report 

required under section 110(b) of the 'l'raffieking Victims Proteetion Aet of 2000, the Seeretary of State ~hall formally notify eaeh g-overnment ineluded in the list required under 

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"(B) COKCtRE88IO~AL ~OTIFICATION.-A~ 

2 soon as practicable after making all of the noti3 fieation~ re<piired under suhparagTaph (A) with 

4 respect to a repolt, the Secretary of State shall 

5 notifY the appropriate congTessional committees 

6 that the requirements of subparagraph (A) have 

7 been met."; 

8 ( 8) in ~ubseetion (e) ( 1), by adding at the end 

9 before the period the follmving: "and certifies to the 

10 appropriate congressional committees that the gov11 ermnent of such country is taking effective and con12 tinuing steps to address the problem of child sol13 diers"; and 

14 ( 4) in subsection (e) ( 1 ) , by striking "to a coun15 try" and all that follow~ through "~ub~e<~tion (a)" 

16 and inserting "under section 541 of the Poreign As17 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2:347) through the 

18 Defense Institute for International Legal Studies or 

19 the Center for Civil-Military Relations at the Kaval 

20 Post-Graduate School, and may prm~de nonlethal 

21 supplies (as defined in section 2557(d)(1)(B) of title 

22 10), to a country subject to the prohibition under 

23 subsection (a)". 

24 (c) REPORTS.-Section 405 of the Child Soldiers Pre25 vention Act of 2008 (22 r.S.C. 2370c-2) is amended-
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( 1) in subsed,ion ( (~ )-

2 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

3 by striking ", during any of the 5 years fol4 lowing the date of the euactmeut of this Act,"; 

5 (D) by redesignating paragTaphs (2) 

6 through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re7 spectively; 

8 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

9 follovving: 

1 0 " ( 2) a description and the amount of any as11 sistauce withheld under this title pursuaut to the ap12 plication to those countries of the prohibition in sec13 tion 404(a);": aml 

14 (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 

15 by inserting "aml the amount" after "a deserip16 tiou"; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the follcnving: 

18 "(d) lNI<'ORlVlA'l'lON TO BE INCLUDED 11'\ 1\_'\f~CAL 

19 TRAFFICKING I~ PERSONS REPORT.-If a country is noti20 fied pursuant to section 404(b)(2), or a waiver is granted 

21 pursuant to section 404(c)(l), the Secretary of State shall 

22 include in each report required under section 110 (b) of 

23 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

24 7107(b)) the information required to be included in the 
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annual report to CongTe~~ under paragn1.ph~ ( 1) through 

2 ( 5) of subsection (c) of this section.''. 

3 TITLE III-AUTHORIZATION OF 

4 APPROPRIATIONS 

5 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 

6 THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION 

7 ACT OF 2000. 

8 (a) I~ GEKEHAL.-Seetion 11:1 of the Traffi(~king 

9 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110), as 

10 amended by sections 114 and 143 of this Act, is further 

11 amended by striking "2017" each place it appears aud 

12 inserting "2021 ". 

13 (h) HrMAN 8MUC+CctLIXCt Al\D TRAFFICKIKG CEN14 TER.-Section 112A(b)( 4) of the Trafficking Victims Pro15 te(~tion Ad of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)) is amended 

16 by striking "2017" and inserting "2021". 

17 SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 

18 THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION RE· 

19 AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005. 

20 (a) TN GRNRRAJJ.-Section 201 (c)(2) of the Traf21 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 

22 ( 42 U.S.C. 14044( c)(2)) is amended by striking "2017" 

23 and inserting "2021". 

24 (b) ASSISTANCE PROGRA~IS FOR CERTAIK PERSONS 

25 Sun.mcT TO TR.AFFTCKTNG.-
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(1) IN GENERAL.-Sed,ion 202 of the Traf2 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 

3 2005 is amended by striking "2017" and inserting 

4 "2021". 

5 (2) REPRATJ OF SUNSET.-Section 1241 of the 

6 Violeuce Agaiust Women Reauthori11ation Act of 

7 2013 (Public Law 11:3-4; 127 Stat. 149) is amend8 

9 (A) by striking subsection (b); and 

10 (D) by striking "(a) TN GENEI\AJJ.-Sec11 tion 202" and inserting "Sectiou 202". 

12 (c) CHTTJD TR.AFFTCKT~G DRTER.R.RKCE PROGR.AM.-

13 Sedion 208 of the Traffieking Vietims Proted,ion Reau14 thorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended 

15 by striking "2020" and inserting "2021". 

16 (d) ENHAKCING STATE AND LOCAL l:i:J<'FORTS.-Sec17 tion 204(e) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau18 thori11ation Act of 2005 (42 C.S.C. 14044c(e)) is amended 

19 by striking "2017" and inserting "2021". 

20 SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EN· 

21 HANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE TRAF· 

22 FICKING OF CHILDREN. 

23 Sectiou 235(c)(6)(F) of the William Wilberforce 

24 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 

25 2008 (8 r.S.C. 1232(c)(6)(F)) is amended-
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(1) in the matter pre(~eding- dau~e (i), hy in~ert2 ing "of Health" after "Secretary"; and 

3 (2) in (~lau~e (ii), hy striking "and 2017" and 

4 inserting· "through 2021". 

5 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 

6 THE INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW. 

7 Section 11 of the International Megan's Law to Pre8 vent Child E:Allloitation and Other Sexual Crime~ Through 

9 Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders ( 42 

10 U.S.C. 16935h) is amended by striking "and 2018" and 

11 inserting "through 2021". 

12 SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AIR· 

13 

14 

PORT PERSONNEL TRAINING TO IDENTIFY 

AND REPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 

15 There i~ authorized to he appropriated to the Corn16 missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protectiou 

17 $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to 

18 expand outreach and live on-site anti-trafficking training 

19 for airpmt and airline persmmel. 

20 SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS IN SUP· 

21 

22 

PORT OF THE UNITED STATES ADVISORY 

COUNCIL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

23 Sectiou 115 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

24 Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 243), as 
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amended by se(~tion 125, rs further amended by adding 

2 at the end the follmving: 

3 "(i) AUTHORIZATION OF ArPROPRgTIO~S.-There is 

4 authori~ed to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

5 to carry out this section $250,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2018 through 2021, including to provide compeusation to 

7 members of the Council in accordance vvith subsection 

8 (f).". 

9 SEC. 307. TRANSPARENCY IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING EXPENDI10 TURES. 

11 (a) lN GENERAL.-1\.ny amounts made available to 

12 the rnited States Agency for International Development 

13 for a fiseal year under an anti-traffieking law may only 

14 be obligated or eA.'J)ended after the Administrator of the 

15 Ageney16 

17 

(1) subrnits to Congress a list of each contractor and subcontractor (at any tier) that received 

18 fuuds from the Agency under anti-trafficking laws iu 

19 the prior fiscal year and the amount of funds so re20 ceivecl; and 

21 ( 2) publishes such list on a publiely available 

22 Internet website of the Agency that is dedicated to 

23 providiug informatiou about the anti-traffickiug ex24 penditures of the Agency. 
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(h) ANTI-TRAFFICKIKCt LAW DEFINED.-For pur2 poses of this section, the term "anti-trafficking law" 

3 mean~-

4 ( 1) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

5 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as amended by this 

6 Act; 

7 (2) the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau8 thorization Ad of 200:1 (Publie Law 108-198); 

9 ( 3) the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau10 thorization Act of 2005 (Public TJaw 1 09-164), as 

11 amended by this Act; 

12 ( 4) the William WilbeTforce Trafficking Victims 

13 Protedion Reauthorization Ad of 2008 (Publie Law 

14 110-457), as amended by this Act; 

15 (5) the Violem~e Again~t ~Women Reauthoriza16 tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4), as amended 

17 by this Act; 

18 (6) the International Megan's Law to Prevent 

19 Child Exploitation and Other Se:x<ml Crimes 

20 Through Advanced :.Jotification of Traveling Sex Of21 fenders ( 42 U.S.C. 169:35 et seq.), as amended by 

22 this Act; or 

23 (7) any other law authorizing programs, 

24 projects, or activities addressing severe forms of 

25 trafficking in persons or sex trafficking, as such 
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terms are defined in seetion 108 of the Traffidring 

2 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 CS.C. 7102). 

3 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The limitation umler sub4 section (a) shall apply with respect to amounts made avail5 able for any fiscal year beginning after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 2200 

OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the "lhcdcrick Douglass 

3 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthor4 i:-mtion Act of 2017". 

5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

See. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contenls. 

TITLE I-COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSOI\S I:.J THE L"NITED 

STATES 

Suhtitk A-Progmms to Support Vietims and Pcmons Vulnerable to Human 

Trafficking 

See. 

See. 

See. 

Sec. 

101. 

1m. 

103. 

104. 

Ensuring· ehildren are edueated to avoid traft\ekers. 

Preventing future traft\eking in the United States through reeeipt of 

eornplaints abroad. 

Hmuan traft\eking vietims reintegration through employment program. 

Modification to grants for victims services. 

Subtitle B-Governrnental Efforts to Prevent Human Trafficking 

Sec. 111. Required training· to prevent, human trafficking for certain conSec. 112. 

Sec. 11:3. 

Sec. 114. 

St>e. 1L'l. 

tracting air carriers. 

Priority for use of fnnrls for loilg111g expenses at accon1modations 

lacking certain policies relating to chilcl sexual exploitation. 

Ensuring· Unite.:l States procurement noes not fund human trafficking. 

'Trai11ing course on human trafficking· a11rl Government contracting. 

Modifications to the advisory cmmcil on human trafficking. 
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See. 116. Sense of Congress on strengthening }'ederal efforts to reduee demand. 

Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the senior policy operating gToup. 

Subtitle C-Preventing· Trafficking in Persons in the United States 

Sec. 121. Demand reduction strategies in the United Stales. 

See. 122. Designation of' a labor· pr·oseeu(or· W errhanee Stale arrd local eiTods 

to eombat traffieking· in persm1s. 

See. 12:3. Preventing human trafficking in foreign missions ami diplomatic 

households. 

See. 124. Ensuring· that traffickers help pay for care for victims. 

See. 12;). Rxen1pti11g from Federal inemne taxation civil dan1ages awarilerl 

nmkr s0ction 1;)95 of tit.k Vi, United States Code:. 

Subtitle D-:YioniLoring· Child, Forced, and Slave Labor 

:C:kc. Lll. S0ns0 of Congr0ss. 

:C:kc. Ll2. Report on tlw mforcmwnt of s0ction il07 of the Tariff Aet of 19il0. 

:C:kc. l:i:i. 1\Iodifieation to ld. of child-made and slawry-made goods. 

See. 

:C:kc. 

:C:kc. 

:C:kc. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

Sec. 

TITIJR II-FIGHTI:'{G HUMAN TRAFFICI\11\G ABROAD 

201. 

202. 

20:i. 

204. 

205. 

206. 

207. 

Subtitle A-E1Iorts to Combat Trafficking· 

Including the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Trade 

Rq1r0sentativ0 as a member of tlw int.f·ragf:ncy task foref: to 

n1onitor and emnhat traffieking. 

En("Ollraging eountrif's to 1naintain and share data on hun1an traffic king 0fforts. 

Appropriate listing of g·ov0rmm:nts involwd in human trafficking·. 

Reqnir0nwnts for strau:gies to pn:vent traffieking. 

Expansion of Department of State rewards program. 

Briefing on countries with primarily migrant workforces. 

Report on recipients of funding from the United States Ag-ency for 

International Development.. 

Snhtitlr: D-Chikl Soldier Pr('Vmtion Aet of 2017 

See. 211. }'indings. 

See. 212. Amendments to the Child Soldiers Prevention Aet. of 200::>. 

See. 301. 

Sec. :30~. 

Sec. :303. 

Sec. :304. 

See. :30;). 

TITLE III-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 

Authorization of appropriations under the Traftldilllg Vietims Proteetion Ad of 2000. 

AuUwriza!ion of appropriations under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. 

AuUwriza!ion of ar)propriations for enhancing efforts to combat the 

traiTicking of children. 

AuUwriza!ion of appropriations under the International Megan's 

Ija:\v. 

Authorization of appropriations for airport personnel training to identity and report human trafficking vi dims. 
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TITLE 

8 

I-COMBATING TRAF2 FICKING IN PERSONS IN THE 

3 UNITED STATES 

4 Subtitle A-Programs to Support 

5 Victims and Persons Vulnerable 

6 to Human Trafficking 

7 SEC. 101. ENSURING CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED TO AVOID 

8 TRAFFICKERS. 

9 Paragn1.ph (5) of sedion 4108 of the Elementary and 

10 Sec.ondary Educ.ation Ac.t of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7118) is 

11 amended12 (1) m subparagraph (H), by striking "or" at 

13 the end; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 

15 at the end and inserting"; or"; and 

16 ( 8) by adding at the end the following new sub17 paragraph: 

18 "(.J) educ.ating c.hildren on the signs and 

19 daugers of severe forms of traffic.kiug iu per20 sons (as suc.h term is defined in sec.tion 10:3(9) 

21 of the Traffieking Vi(~tirns Prote(~tion Aet of 

22 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)) ).". 
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1 SEC. 102. PREVENTING FUTURE TRAFFICKING IN THE 

2 UNITED STATES THROUGH RECEIPT OF COM3 PLAINTS ABROAD. 

4 (a) TN GRKERAL.-The Secretary of State shall en5 sure that each diplomatic or consular post or other missiou 

6 designates an employee to be responsible for receiving in7 formation from any person who was a vir~tirn of a severe 

8 form of trafficking in persons (as such term is defined 

9 in section 103(14) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 

10 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(14))) while preseut in the 

11 United States, or any person who has information regard12 ing such a victim. 

13 (b) PRUVISION OF lNFORJVIATIOK.-A:ny information 

14 received pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transmitted 

15 to the Departmeut of Justice, the Department of Labor, 

16 the Department of Homeland Security, and to any other 

17 relevant Federal ageney for appropriate response. The At18 torney General, the Secretary of Labor, and the head of 

19 any other such relevant Federal agency shall establish a 

20 process to address any actions to be taken in respouse to 

21 such information. 

22 (e) ASSISTAJ\CE FROM FOREIGN GO\?ERNMEKTS.-

23 The employee designated for receiving information pursu24 ant to subsection (a) should coordinate ''ith foreign gov25 ernments or civil society organi:,mtions iu the countries of 

26 origin of victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, 
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vvith the permission of and without (~omprornising the safe2 ty of such victims, to ensure that such victims receive any 

3 additional support available. 

4 SEC. 103. HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS REINTEGRATION 

5 THROUGH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHlVIENT.-For the purpose described iu 

7 subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and Human Serv8 i(~es may (~arry out a Human Traffi(~king Vidims Re9 integration Through Emplo_y1nent Program. 

10 (h) Pul\.POSK-The purpose of the ProgTam shall be 

11 to preveut the re-exploitation of eligible individuals who 

12 have been removed fmm trafficking situations, by assist13 ing s1wh individuals to integnJ.te or reintegn1te into soeiety 

14 through the attainment of employment skills necessary to 

15 aehieve self-suffieieney. 

16 (c) SJ<;RVICJ<;S PROVIDED.-

17 (1) IN GENERAL.-Services provided and fund18 ed by the Program shall include19 (A) enrollment and participation in20 (i) basic education, including literacy 

21 education and English as a second lan22 guage education; 

23 (ii) job-related skills trainiug; 

24 (iii) vocational and certificate pro25 grams; and 
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(iv) program~ for attaining a regular 

2 high school diploma or its recognized 

3 equivalent; 

4 (B) life-skill training programs, inc.luding 

5 management of personal finances, self-care, and 

6 parenting classes; 

7 (C) resume creation and review; 

8 (D) interview eoaehing and (~oun~eling: 

9 (E) assistance ~with e:J-qmngement of crimi1 0 nal records when such records are for non11 violent crimes that were committed as a con12 sequence of the eligible individual's victimi:T.a13 tion; 

14 (F) assistance with enrollment in college or 

15 teehnieal ~ehool; and 

16 (G) other programs and serviCes that help 

17 eligible individuals to achieve self-sufficiency. 

18 (2) 8J<;RV1CJ<; PERlOD.-Eligible individuals may 

19 receive services through the Program for a period of 

20 not more than three years. 

21 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREK\IENTS.-Subject to the 

22 availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Health and 

23 Human Services shall enter into cooperative agreements 

24 vvith one or more eligible organizations to carry out this 

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(e) DEFIKITIONS.-In this seet,ion: 

2 ( 1) The term "eligible individual" means a do3 mesti(~ or foreign vietim of human traffieking who is 

4 eligible to receive services under sectiou 107 of the 

5 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

6 U.S.C. 7105), as amended by section 115 of this 

7 Act. 

8 (2) The "eligible organization" means a servwe 

9 provider meeting the following: 

10 (A) ~With respect to a sen1ce provider for 

11 trafficking victims served by the Program who 

12 are not rnitecl States citi7.ens, the provider 

13 has14 (i) expertise m serving foreign-born 

15 vi(~tirns of human traffieking; 

16 (ii) a uatioual presence with local 

17 reach and strong local connections; and 

18 (iii) cxpcricucc in utilizing national 

19 networks to serve victims and collecting 

20 data from local programs. 

21 (B) With respect to a sen-ice provider for 

22 trafficking victims served by the Program who 

23 arc United States citizens, the provider has cx24 perience working with trafficking victims who 

25 are United States citi7.ens, including those who 
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have been i!lentified as the vietims of eommer2 cial se2.1Ial e2.1Jloitation as children. 

3 (8) The term "Prognnn" means the Human 

4 Trafficking Victims Stabili,;ation and Reintegration 

5 Through Emplo:yment ProgTam under this section. 

6 ( 4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 

7 of Health and Human Services. 

8 (f) ALLOCATION OF FnNDS.-In alloeating amounts 

9 made available for cooperative agreements under this sec-

] 0 tion between v-ictims of human trafficking who are rnited 

11 States citi,;cns and those who arc not, the Secretary shall 

12 take into account the eligibility of v-ictims for other Fed13 eral, State, and loeal serviees and funding. 

14 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL~TIONS.-Section 

15 11:1(b) of the Traffieking Vidirns Protedion Ad, of 2000 

16 (22 C.S.C. 7110(b)) is amended by striking "To carry out 

17 the purposes of section 107(b)" and inserting "To carry 

18 out the purposes of section 107(b) of this Act and section 

19 114 of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Pre20 vention and Protection Reauthorihation Act of 2017". 

21 SEC. 104. MODIFICATION TO GRANTS FOR VICTIMS SERV22 ICES. 

23 Section 107(b)(2)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Pro24 tectionAct of 2000 (22 r.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A)) is amended 

25 by striking "programs for" and all that follows and insert-
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mg the following: "prograrm; for vidirm; of human traf2 ficking, inc.luding programs that provide trauma-informed 

3 eare or long-term housing options to snd1 vi(~tirns who 

4 are5 "(i) between the ages of 12 and 24 

6 and who arc homeless, in foster care, or in7 volvecl in the criminal justice system; 

8 "(ii) transitioning out of the foster 

9 care system; or 

10 "(iii) women or girls m underserved 

11 populations.". 

12 Subtitle B-Governmental Efforts 

13 to Prevent Human Trafficking 

14 SEC. 111. REQUIRED TRAINING TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAF15 FICKING FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTING AIR 

16 CARRIERS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.-Section 40118 of title 49, rnited 

18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 "(g) TRATNT~C} REQUREMENTS.-The Administrator 

21 of General Services shall ensure that any contract entered 

22 into for provision of air transportation under this section 

23 requires that the contracting air carrier provides to the 

24 Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Trans25 portation, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
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rity Administration, and the Corrunissioner of U.S. Cus2 toms and Border Protection an annual report regarding3 " ( 1) the number of personnel train ell in the de4 tection and reporting of potential human trafficking 

5 (as described in paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 

6 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

7 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)), including the training re8 quired under seetion 447:14(a)(4); 

9 "(2) the number of notifications of potential 

10 human trafficking '~ctims received from staff or 

11 other passengers; and 

12 "(:3) whether the an· carr1er notified the N a13 tional Human Traffi(~king Hotline operate!l by the 

14 National Human Trafficking Resource Center or law 

15 enfon~ernent at the relevant airport of the potential 

16 human trafficking victim for each such notification 

17 of potential human trafficking, and if so, when the 

18 notification was made.". 

19 (b) TR.A.INIKG OF FLIGHT ATTEND~~'JTS AND PI20 LOTS.-Section 44734 of title 49, United States Code, is 

21 amended22 ( 1) in the heading by inserting "and pilots" 

23 after "flight attendants"; 

24 ( 2) in subsection (a)-
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(A) by inserting "and pilots" after "flight 

2 attendants"; and 

3 (B) hy inserting "airline-in!lustry-spe(~ifie" 

4 after "annual"; aud 

5 (3) in subsection (h) by inserting "and pilots" 

6 after "flight attendants". 

7 (c) CONFORMI~G AMENDMENT.-The table of sec8 tions for ehapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 

9 amended by striking the item related to section 447:34 and 

10 inserting the following: 

"44 7:34. Training of l1ight atcendants and pilots.''. 

11 (d) APPLTCAmr,rrY.-The amendment made by sub12 section (a) shall apply to any contract entered into after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 112. PRIORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS FOR LODGING EX15 PENSES AT ACCOMMODATIONS LACKING 

16 CERTAIN POLICIES RELATING TO CHILD SEX17 UAL EXPLOITATION. 

18 (a) lt\ GRNRTI.Ah-Subchapter T of chapter 57 of title 

19 5, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 

20 the end the follcnving: 

21 "§ 5713. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses 

22 at accommodations lacking certain poli23 cies relating to child sexual exploitation. 

24 "(a) l.l'\ GENERAL.-For the purpose of making pay25 rnents under this chapter for lodging expenses each agency 
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shall ensure that, to the extent praetieahle, any eommer2 cial-lodging room nights for employees of that agency are 

3 booke!l in a preferred pla(~e of aeeommodation. 

4 "(b) PREJ:<'ERRED PLAGI£ OJ<' ACCOlVL\10DA'l'lON DE5 FTKED.-Tn this section, 'preferred place of accommoda6 tion' means a commercial place of accommodation that7 "(1) has a zero-tolerance policy in place regardS ing the sexual e},.llloitation of ehilclren (as deseribed 

9 in section 10:3(9)(A) of the Trafficking Victims Pro10 tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A))) "~thin 

11 the accommodation; 

12 "(2) has procedures in place to identify and re13 port any sueh exploitation to the appropriate au14 thori ties; 

15 " ( 8) makes training materials available to all 

16 employees to prevent such exploitation; 

17 '' ( 4) has trained all employees annually on the 

18 identification of possible cases of such exploitation 

19 and procedures to report suspected abuse to the ap20 propriate authorities; 

21 '' ( 5) protects employees who report suspected 

22 cases of such exploitation according to the protocol 

23 identified in training; aud 

24 "(6) keeps records of the number of suspected 

25 cases of such e"Xl)loitation, including the reasons for 
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suspwwn, title of employee who reported the sus2 picion, and where the report was made. 

3 "(e) RE<+TTLATIO~S REqUIRED.-The Administrator 

4 of General Services shall5 "(1) maintain a list of each preferred place of 

6 accommodation; and 

7 "(2) issue such regulations as are necessary to 

8 eany out this sedion.". 

9 (b) CONFORMING A:.\IE~D::\IENT.-The table of sec10 tions for subchapter T of chapter 57 of title 5, rnited 

11 States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 

12 follmving new item: 

"5713. Priority for use of funds for lodging expenses at accommodations lacking 

eertain polieies relating to ehild sexual exploitation .... 

13 SEC. 113. ENSURING UNITED STATES PROCUREMENT DOES 

14 NOT FUND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

15 Section lOG of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

16 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104) is amended by adding at the 

17 end the follcnving new subsection: 

18 "(k) AGR~CY ACTTOK TO PTIRv'RNT FUNDT~C} OF 

19 Hl~::\1AK 'l'RAFFICE.ING.-

20 "(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of State, 

21 Se(~retary of Defense, Se(~retmy of Labor, Adminis22 trator of the United States Agency for International 

23 Development, and Director of the Office of Manage24 mcut and Budget shall each submit to the Adminis-
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trator of General Servi(~e~ (who ~hall ~ubrnit the re2 ports to the appropriate congressional committees), 

3 at the end of eaeh fi~eal year, a report that indude~ 

4 each of the following: 

5 "(A) The name and contact information of 

6 the individual withiu the agency's office of legal 

7 counsel or office of acquisition policy who is re8 ~pon~ible for overseeing the implementation of 

9 subsection (g) of this section, title Av'II of the 

10 K ational Defense Authori:1.ation Act for Fiscal 

11 Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 7104a et seq.), and any 

12 related regulation in the Federal Acquisition 

13 Regulation (including the Federal Aequi~ition 

14 Regulation; Ending Trafficking in Persons ( 48 

15 C.F.R. Part~ 1, 2, 9, 12, 22, 42, and 52)). 

16 "(B) Agency action to ensure contractors 

17 are educated on the applicable laws and regulaIS tions listed in subparagraph (A). 

19 "(C) Agency action to ensure the acquisi20 tion workforce and agency officials understand 

21 implementation of the laws and regulations list22 eel in subparagraph (A), including best practices 

23 for24 "(i) ensuring compliance ~with such 

25 laws and reg11lations; 
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"(ii) assessmg the senous, repeate!l, 

willful, or pervasive nature of any ~violation 

of sueh laws or regulations; and 

" (iii) evaluating steps contractors 

have taken to eorrect any such violation. 

"(D) The uumber of coutracts containing 

language referring to the laws and regulations 

liste!l in subparagraph (A) and the number of 

contraets that did not contain any language refelTing to the laws and reg11lations listed in 

subparagraph (A). 

"(E) The number of allegations of severe 

forms of traffieking in persons reeeive!l aml the 

source of the allegation (contractor, subcontnwtor, employee of eontrador or subeontraetor, or an individual outside of the contract). 

"(11') The number of such allegations investigated by the ageney, a summary of any findings of sueh investigation, and any improvements recommended by the agency to prevent 

sueh conduct from reeurring. 

" (G) The number of such allegatious referred to the Attorney General for prosecution 
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Code, and the outcomes of such referrals. 

"(H) Any remedial ~wtion taken as a result 

of such investig·ation, including whether-

"(i) a contractor or subcontractor (at 

any tier) was debarred or suspended due to 

a violation of a law or reg·ulation relating 

to severe forms of traffieking in persons; 

or 

"(ii) a contract was terminated pursuant to subsection (g) as a result of such 

violation. 

"(I) A~n.v other assistam~e offered to ageney 

contractors to ensure compliance \vith a law or 

regulation relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

"(.J) Any interagency meetings or data 

sharing regarding suspended or disbarred contractors or subcontractors (at any tier) for severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

"(K) Any contract with a contractor or 

subcontractor (at any tier) located outside the 

United States and the country location for each 

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''(2) APPROPRIATE CO~CiBE88IONAL COlVDHT2 TEES.-In this subsection, the term 'appropriate 

3 eongTessional eornrnittees' means4 "(A) the Committee on Poreign Affairs, 

5 the Committee on Armed Services, the Com6 mittee on Education and the Workforce, aud 

7 the Committee on the ,Judiciary of the House of 

8 Representatives: aml 

9 "(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

10 the Committee on Armed Services, the Com11 mittee on the J ucliciary, and the Committee on 

12 Health, Education, TJabor, and Pensions of the 

13 Senate.". 

14 SEC. 114. TRAINING COURSE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND 

15 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING. 

16 1\.ny curriculum (including any continuing education 

17 curriculum) for the acquisition workforce used by the Fed18 eral Acquisition Institute established under section 1201 

19 of title 41, United States Code, or the Defense Acquisition 

20 University established under section 1746 of title 10, 

21 United States Code, shall include at least one course, 

22 which shall be at least :30 minutes, on the law and regula23 tions relating to human trafficking and Government con24 tracting. 
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1 SEC. 115. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON 

2 HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

3 Scctiou 115 of the J usticc for Victims of Trafficking 

4 Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22; 129 Stat. 24:3) is 

5 amcndcd6 ( 1) in subsection (f) ( 2), to read as follows: 

7 "(2) ~hall re(~eive travel e},.1len~e~, induding- per 

8 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the 

9 applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 

10 57 of title 5, Cnitcd States Code."; and 

11 (2) in subsection (h), by striking "2020" and 

12 inserting "2021 ". 

13 SEC. 116. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING FED14 ERAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEMAND. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that16 ( 1) all Federal anti-trafficking training ( includ17 ing training under seetion 114( (~) of the .Tu~tiee for 

18 Victims of Traffieking Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 

19 14044g(e)) and under seetion 107(e)(4) of the Traf20 fieking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

21 7105(e)(4))) provided to Federal judges, proseeu22 tor~, and State aml lomJ.l law enfon~ement offieiab 

23 should24 (A) eqJlain the eireumstances under which 

25 sex buyers arc eonsidcrcd parties to the crime 

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(B) provide be~t praetiee~ for arre~ting- or 

2 prosecuting buyers of illegal sex acts as a form 

3 of ~ex traffidring- prevention; and 

4 (C) specify that any comprehensive ap5 proach to eliminating sex and labor trafficking 

6 must include a demand reduction component; 

7 and 

8 ( 2) any reque~t for propo~als for grant~ or eo9 operative agreement opportunities issued by the At-

] 0 torney General with respect to the prevention of 

11 trafficking should include specific language with rc12 spect to demand reduction. 

13 SEC. 117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SENIOR POLICY OP14 ERATING GROUP. 

15 It i~ the ~ense of Congre~~ that the Senior Poliey Op16 crating Group established under section 105(g) of the 

17 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

18 7103(g)) should create a working group to examine the 

19 role of demand reduction, both domestically and inter20 nationally, in aehiev-ing the purposes of the .Justice for 

21 Victims of Trafficking Act (Publie Law 114--22; 129 Stat. 

22 227) and Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

23 U.S.C. 7101 ct seq.). 
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Subtitle C-Preventing Trafficking 

2 in Persons in the United States 

3 SEC. 121. DEMAND REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THE 

4 UNITED STATES. 

5 (a) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TASK FORCE.-Sec6 tion 105(d)(7) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 

7 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 710:3(d)(7)) is amended8 (1) in subparagraph (Q)Cvii), by striking "and" 

9 at the end; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (R,), by striking the period 

11 at the end and inserting "; and"; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 paragTaph: 

14 "(S) taeties and strategies employed by 

15 human trafficking task forces sponsored by the 

16 Department of ,Tustiee to redu(~e demand for 

17 trafficking victims.". 

18 (b) REPORT 0~ STATE ENFORCE:\fENT.-Section 

19 114( c)( 1 )(A) of the J usticc for Victims of Trafficking Act 

20 of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 14044g(e)(1)(A)) is amended by in21 serting ", noting the number of buyers of traffieked per22 sons included in the rate" after "covered offense" in each 

23 place it occurs. 

24 (c) Ul'\lPORM CRllVIE RJ£PORTS.-Scction 237(h) of 

25 the William "Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
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Reauthorization A(~t of 2008 (28 U.S.C. 5:14 note) 1~ 

2 amended3 (1) in paragTaph (2), by ~triking ''and" at the 

4 eud; 

5 (2) m paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

6 the cud and iuscrting a semicolon; and 

7 (:3) by adding at the end the follcnving: 

8 " ( 4) ineident~ of a~~isting or promoting pro~-

9 titution, as described in paragraph ( 1), of a person 

10 under the age of 18; and 

11 " ( 5) incidents of purchasing or soliciting com12 mercia] sex acts, as described in paragraph (2), "'~th 

13 an indiviclual under the age of 18.". 

14 SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO EN15 HANCE STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COM16 BAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 

17 Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protec18 tion Rcauthori:.mtion Act of 2005 is amcndcd19 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking "and" at 

20 the end; 

21 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

22 at the end and inserting "; and"; and 

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"(F) where appropriate, to designate at 

least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of 

traffieking m persons (as sueh term is defined 

in section 103(9) of the 'l'raffickiug Victims 

Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 71 02(9)).". 

6 SEC. 123. PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FOREIGN 

7 MISSIONS AND DIPLOMATIC HOUSEHOLDS. 

8 Subseetion (a) of seetion 208 of the \Villiam Wilher9 force Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

10 of2008 (8 U.S.C. 1:375c) is amended11 (1) in paragraph (2)-

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Seeretary determines ne(~essary" aml inserting 

"for the period of at least one year or longer if 

the Seeret~ny cletermines a longer periocl is ne(~­

cssary"; and 

(B) by striking "the Secretary determines 

that there is" and all that follows until the cud 

of the paragraph and inserting "there is an unpaid default judgement directly or indirectly related to human trafficking against the employer 

or a family member accredited by the embassy, 

the employer or family member has refused to 

agree to a voluntary interview with rnitecl 

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employer or family member has refused to 

waive immunity in a human traffi(~king ease 

brought by the Cnited States Government or to 

agree to prosecute the ease in the country that 

accredited the employer or family member."; 

and 

(2) in paragraph (:1)-

(A) by striking "is in place"; and 

(D) by inserting ", as applicable, the default judgment has been resolved, the employer 

or family member has agreed to meet with 

U nite<l State~ law enfon~ement, the diploma tie 

mission or international organization hosting 

the employer or family member ha~ waived immunity for the employer or family member or 

agreed to prosecute the case in the country that 

accredited the employer or family member, or 

the diplomatic. mission or international organi-

~ation hosting the employer or family member 

has in plaee" after "appropriate eongressional 

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1 SEC. 124. ENSURING THAT TRAFFICKERS HELP PAY FOR 

2 CARE FOR VICTIMS. 

3 Sectiou 3014(a) of title 18, Uuited States Code, IS 

4 amended by striking "2019" and inserting "2021 ". 

5 SEC. 125. EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION 

6 CIVIL DAMAGES AWARDED UNDER SECTION 

7 1595 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.-Part III of subchapter B of chap9 ter 1 of the Internal Hevenue Code of 1986 is amended 

10 by iuserting after sectiou 1391<' the followiug uew sectiou: 

11 "SEC. 139G. CERTAIN AMOUNT RECEIVED AS CIVIL DAM12 AGES AS RECOMPENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN 

13 PERSONS. 

14 "(a) EXCTJTTSTON FROM GROSS TNCOMK-Gross in15 come shall not iuclude any civil damages, restitutiou, or 

16 other monetary award (including compensatory or statu17 tory damage~ and re~titution impo~ed in a erirninal mat18 ter) awarded in an action under section 1595 of title 18, 

19 United States Code.". 

20 SubtitleD-Monitoring Child, 

21 Forced, and Slave Labor 

22 SEC. 131. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that24 (1) foreign assistance that addresses poverty-al25 leviatiou and humanitariau disasters reduces the vul26 nerability of men, women, and children to human 
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traffieking- and is a erueial part of the response of 

2 the United States to modern-day slavery; 

3 (2) the Deputy 1~nderseeretary of the Bureau 

4 of International Labor Affairs of the Depaltment of 

5 TJabor and the gTant progTams administered by the 

6 Deputy Undersecretary play a critical role in pre7 venting and protecting children from the worst 

8 forms of ehild labor, induding situations of traf9 ficking, and in reducing the vulnerabilities of men 

10 and women to situations of forced labor and traf11 ficking; and 

12 (:3) the Secretary of Tmbor also plays a critical 

13 role in helping other Federal departments aml agen14 cies to prevent goods made ~with forced and child 

15 labor from entering the United States by eonsulting 

16 with such departments and agencies to reduce forced 

17 and child labor internationally and ensuring that 

18 products made by forced labor and child labor in vio19 lation of international standards are not imported 

20 into the United States. 

21 SEC. 132. REPORT ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 307 

22 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. 

23 (a) IN GE~ERAL.-Not later than two years after the 

24 elate of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

25 of the rnited States shall submit to the committees listed 
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in ~uh~ed,ion (h) a report de~(~rihing any oh~tades or dml2 lenges to enforcing section :307 of the Tariff Act of 19:30 

3 (19 U.S.C. 1807). 

4 (b) COMlVll'l''l'l£1£8.-The committees listed in this sub5 seetion are6 ( 1) the Committee on Po reign Affairs, the 

7 Committee on Finaneial Services, the Committee on 

8 Energy and Commeree, the Committee on the .Tudi9 ciary, and the Committee on \V ays and Means of the 

10 House of Representatives; and 

11 (2) the Committee on J<'oreign Relations, the 

12 Committee on Health, Education, Tmhor, and Pen13 ~ion~, the Committee on Commeree, s(~ien(~e, and 

14 Transportation, the Committee on the Judieiary, 

15 and the Committee on Finam~e of the Senate. 

16 (c) R1£QUIR1£NlK:--.!'l'S.-The report required under sub17 seetion (a) shallIS (1) describe the role and best practices of pri19 vate-sector employers in the United States in com20 plying with the prov-isions of seetion :307 of the Tar21 iff Act of 19:30; 

22 (2) describe any efforts or programs under23 taken by relevant Federal, State, or local govern24 ment agencies to encourage employers, directly or 

25 indirectly, to comply vvith such prov-isions; 
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( 8) deseribe the roles of the relevant Federal 

2 departments and agencies in overseeing and regu3 lating sueh provisions, aml the oversight and en4 forcement mechanisms used by such departmeuts or 

5 agencies; 

6 ( 4) provide coucrete, actual case studies or ex7 amples of how such provisions are enforced; 

8 ( 5) identify the number of petitions re(~eived 

9 and cases initiated (whether by petition or other10 >vise) or investigated by each relevant Federal dell partment or ageucy charged with implementing aud 

12 enforcing such provisions, as well as the dates peti13 tions were re(~eived or investigations were initiated, 

14 and their current statuses; 

15 ( 6) identify any enfon~ernent aetions, induding, 

16 but not limited to, the issuance of Withhold Release 

17 Orders, the detention of shipments, the issuance of 

18 civil penalties, and the formal chargiug with criminal 

19 charges relating to the forced labor scheme, taken as 

20 a result of these petitions and investigations by t.n)e 

21 of action, date of action, commodity, and country of 

22 origin in the past 10 years; 

23 ( 7) with respect to any relevaut petition filed 

24 during the 10-year period prior to the date of the 

25 enactment of this Act with the relevant Federal de-
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partments and agenmes tasked with implementing 

2 such provisions, list the specific products, country of 

3 origin, manufaeturer, importer, end-user or retailer, 

4 and outcomes of any investigation; 

5 (8) identify any gaps that may exist in enforce6 mcnt of such provisions; 

7 ( 9) describe the engagement of the relevant 

8 Federal departments and ageneies with stakeholders, 

9 including the engagement of importers, forced labor 

10 e"Xl)erts, and nongovernmental organizations; and 

11 (10) based on the information required by para12 graphs (1) through (9), identify any regulatory ob13 stades or ehallenges to enforeement of sueh provi14 sions and provide recommendations for actions that 

15 eould be taken by the relevant Federal departments 

16 and agencies to overcome these obstacles. 

17 SEC. 133. MODIFICATION TO LIST OF CHILD-MADE AND 

18 SLAVERY-MADE GOODS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.-Section 105(b)(2)(C) of the Traf20 ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 

21 (22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ", in22 eluding, to the extent practicable, goods that are produced 

23 with inputs that arc produced with forced labor or child 

24 labor" after "international standards". 
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(h) INCLUSION IK AUTHORIZATIO~ OF ArPROPRIA2 TIO~S.-Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza3 tion of appropriations umler seetion 118(f) of the Traf4 ficking· Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

5 7110(f)), as amended by section 301(a) of this Act, are 

6 authorized to be made available to carry out the purposes 

7 described in section 105(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims 

8 Proteetion Reauthorization A(~t of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 

9 7112(b)(2)), as amended by subsection (a). 

10 TITLE II-FIGHTING HUMAN 

11 TRAFFICKING ABROAD 

12 Subtitle A-Efforts to Combat 

13 Trafficking 

14 SEC. 201. INCLUDING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY 

15 AND THE UNITED STATES TRADE REP16 RESENTATIVE AS A MEMBER OF THE INTER17 AGENCY TASK FORCE TO MONITOR AND COM18 BAT TRAFFICKING. 

19 Section 105(b) of the Traffieking Victims Proteetion 

20 Aet of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 71 03(b)) is amended by inserting 

21 "the Seeretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade 

22 Representative," after "the Secretary of Education,". 
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1 SEC. 202. ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN AND 

2 SHARE DATA ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING EF3 FORTS. 

4 Paragraphs (1) and (7) of section 1 08(b) of the Traf5 ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

6 7106(b)(l) and (b)(7)) are each amended by striking the 

7 final sentenee of sueh paragTaphs. 

8 SEC. 203. APPROPRIATE LISTING OF GOVERNMENTS IN9 VOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

10 Subsection (b) of section 110 of the Trafficking Vic11 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is 

12 amended as follows: 

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(1) In paragraph (l)(C)-

(A) by striking "and whose governments 

do not" and inserting the following: "and whose 

governments-

"(i) do not": and 

(B) by adding at the end the follcnving new 

clauses: 

"(ii) tolerate trafficking m government-funded programs; or 

"(iii) have a government-supported 

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"(II) faeilitating· the u~e of 

forced labor (such as in agriculture, 

forestry, mining, or eon~tnwtion); 

"(Ill) permittiug sexual slavery 

m government camps, eompounds, or 

outposts; or 

"(IV) emplo:ving ehild soldiers;". 

(2) In paragTaph (2)-

(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I), by inserting "and the country is not taking steps commensurate with the si~c of the traffickiug problem" before the semicolon at the end; 

(B) in ~ubparagn1ph (D)(ii), by ~triking "2 

years" and inserting "1 year"; and 

(C) by adding at the eml the follmving new 

subparagraph: 

"(F) SPECIAL Rl~LE FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST THAT ARE 

DO\VNGR.ADED AND REINSTATED OK SPECBL 

WNI'CTT LTST.-Notwithstanding subparagraphs 

(D) and (E), a eountry that-

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"(I) two (~on~:le(mtive years after 

the date of the enactment of subparagntph (D); aml 

"(ll) auy additioual years after 

such date of enactment by reason of 

the President exercising the waiver 

authority under clause (ii) of subparagntph (D); aml 

"(ii) was subsequently included on the 

list of countries described in paragraph 

(l)(C), 

may not thereafter be included on the special 

wat(~h list deseribecl in subparagntph (A) for 

more than 1 consecutive year.". 

15 SEC. 204. REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIES TO PREVENT 

16 TRAFFICKING. 

17 (a) R,EPORT ON I\EW PR~CTICES TO COMBAT TRAF18 l''ICKL:--.!G.-

19 (1) I:r\ GENERAL.-Not later than 120 clays 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an21 nually thereafter for seven years, the Secretary of 

22 State, in consultation w'ith the Administrator of the 

23 United States Agency for Intemational Develop24 ment, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af25 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on ForeigTl Relation~ of the Senate a re2 port3 (A) de~(~ribing- any pnwti(:e~ adopted by 

4 the Departmeut or the Ageucy to better combat 

5 trafficking in persons, in accordance "~th the 

6 report submitted under sec.tiou 101(b)(4) of the 

7 Trafficking Victims Protection R.eauthorization 

8 Ad of 2005, in order to reduee the risk of traf9 ficking in post-conflic.t or post-disaster areas; or 

10 (D) if no such practices have been adopted, 

11 inc.luding a strategy to reduce the risk of traf12 ficking in such areas. 

13 (2) PrBLIC AVAILABILITY.-Eaeh report. ~ub14 mit ted under paragraph ( 1) shall be posted on a 

15 publidy available Internet web~ite of the Depart16 meut of State. 

17 (b) CHILD PROTECTION STRATEGIES IK WATCH 

18 LIST COUNTRIJ<;S.-The Administrator of the United 

19 States Agency for International Development shall incor20 porate into the relevant country development cooperation 

21 strategy for each country on the special watch list de22 scribed in section 110(b)(2)(A) or the list described in sec23 tion llO(b)(l)(C) of the Trafficking Victims Protectiou 

24 Act of 2000 (22 r.S.C. 7107(b)(2)(A) and (b)(l)(C)), as 

25 amended by section 213 of this Act, strategies for the pro-
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te(~tion of ehildren aml the reduetion of the risk of traf2 ficking. 

3 SEC. 205. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE RE· 

4 WARDS PROGRAM. 

5 Paragraph (5) of section 36(k) of the State Depart6 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(k)) 

7 is amended8 (1) in the matter preeeding suhparagn1ph (A), 

9 by striking "means"; 

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

11 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving 

12 such clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the 

13 right; 

14 (3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesig15 nated, the following: 

16 "(A) means-"; 

17 ( 4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 

18 the period at the end and inserting"; aml"; and 

19 ( 5) by adding at the end following new subpara20 graph: 

21 "(B) includes severe forms of trafficking in 

22 persons, as such term is defined in section 103 

23 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

24 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).". 
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1 SEC. 206. BRIEFING ON COUNTRIES WITH PRIMARILY MI2 GRANT WORKFORCES. 

3 Not later than 30 days after the date of the cnact4 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall pmvide to 

5 the Committee on l<'orcign Affairs aud the Committee ou 

6 the Judiciary of the House and the Committee on Foreign 

7 Relations aml the Committee on the ,Judiciary of the Sen8 ate a briefing that includes, Yvith respect to each country 

9 that has a domestic workforce of which more than SO per10 cent arc third-country nationals, each of the following: 

11 ( 1) An assessment of the progTess made by the 

12 government of such country toward implementing 

13 the recommendations with respect to such country 

14 contained in the most recent "Trafficking in Persons 

15 Report" submitted by the Secretary under section 

16 110 (b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

17 2000 (22 1~.S.C. 7107(b)), as amended hy seetion 

18 20:3 of this Act. 

19 (2) A description of the efforts made by the 

20 United States to cusurc that any domestic worker 

21 brought into the United States by an official of such 

22 country is not a vidirn of traffi(~king-. 
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1 SEC. 207. REPORT ON RECIPIENTS OF FUNDING FROM THE 

2 

3 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 

4 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, and by October 1 of each of the following 

6 four years, the Administrator of the United States Agency 

7 for International Development shall submit to the CornS mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appro9 priations of the House and the Committee on Foreign R.e10 lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen11 ate a report describing, vvith respect to the prior fiscal 

12 year13 ( 1) each obligation or e:x'J)enditure of Federal 

14 funds by the Agency for the purpose of combating 

15 human trafficking and forced labor; and 

16 (2) vvith respect to each such obligation or ex17 pemliture, the prognun, projeet, a(~tivity, prirmny re18 cipient, and any sub-grantees or sub-contractors. 

19 Subtitle B-Child Soldier 

20 Prevention Act of 2017 

21 SEC. 211. FINDINGS. 

22 Congress finds the following: 

23 ( 1) The recn1itment or use of children in armed 

24 conflict is unacceptable for any government or gov25 ermnent supported entity receiving Cnited States as26 sistance. 
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(2) The re(~ruitrnent or u~e of ehildren in armed 

2 conflict, including direct combat, support roles, and 

3 ~exnal ~lavery, oeeurred during 2015-2016 in Af4 ghanistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Burma, the Demo5 cratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, :.Jigeria, Rwanda, So6 mali a, Syria, and Y cmcr1. 

7 (:3) Entities of the Government of Afghanistan, 

8 partieularly the Afghan Loeal Poliee aml Afghan 

9 National Police, continue to recruit children to serve 

10 as combatants or as servants, including as sex 

11 slaves. 

12 ( 4) Police forces of the Government of Afghani13 ~tan parti(~ipate in (~ounter-terrori~m operations, di14 rect and indirect combat, security operations, fight 

15 along~ide regular armie~, aml are targdecl for vio16 lence by the Taliban as well as by other opposition 

17 groups. 

18 (5) ln 11'ebruary 2016, a 10-year-old boy was 

19 assassinated by the Taliban after he had been pub20 lically honored by Afghan local police forces for his 

21 assistance in combat operations against the Taliban. 

22 ( 6) Hecruitment and use of children in armed 

23 conflict by government forces has continued in 2016 

24 in South Sudan with the return to hostilities. 
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(7) At least 650 (~hildren have been re(~ruited 

2 and used in armed conflict in South Sudan in 2016, 

3 and at least 16,000 have been re(~rnitecl sinee that 

4 country's civil war beg·an in 2013. 

5 SEC. 212. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD SOLDIERS PREVEN· 

6 TION ACT OF 2008. 

7 (a) DEFINITIO~S.-Section 402(2)(A) of the Child 

8 Soldiers Prevention Aet of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2870(~(2)(A)) 

9 is amended by inserting ", police, or other security forces" 

10 after "governmental armed forces" each place it appears. 

11 (b) PROHIBI'l'ION.-Scctiou 404 of the Child Soldiers 

12 Prevention Act of 2008 (22 r.S.C. 2370c-1) is amend13 ed14 ( 1 ) in subsection (a)-

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(A) by inserting ", poli(~e, or other seeurity 

forces" after "govcrmncntal armed forces"; aud 

(B) by striking "recruit and use child soldiers" aud iuscrtiug "recruit or usc child soldiers''; 

(2) in subsection (b)(2), to read as follows: 

"(2) ~OTIFICATION.-

"(A) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 45 

days after the date of submission of each report 

required under section llO(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, the Sec-
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retary of State shall formally notify eaeh gov2 ernment included in the list required under 

3 paragntph ( 1) that sueh government is so m4 eluded. 

5 "(D) CuKcmRssro~ATJ ~OTTFTCATTON.-As 

6 soon as practicable after making all of the noti7 fications required under subparagraph (A) with 

8 respeet to a repod, the Se(~retary of State shall 

9 notify the appropriate eongressional eommittees 

10 that the requirements of subparagraph (A) have 

11 been met."; 

12 (:3) in subsection (c)(l ), by adding at the end 

13 before the periocl the follmving: "and eertifies to the 

14 appropriate congressional eommittees that the gov15 ernment of sueh eountry is taking effeetive aml eon16 tinuing steps to address the problem of ehild sol17 diers"; and 

18 ( 4) in subseetion (e)(l), by striking "to a coun19 try" and all that follows through "subseetion (a)" 

20 and inserting "under section 541 of the Foreign As21 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 234 7) through the 

22 Defense Institute for International Legal Studies or 

23 the Center for Civil-Military Relations at the Kaval 

24 Post-Graduate School, and may provide nonlethal 

25 supplies (as defined in section 2557(d)(l )(D) of title 
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10), to a eountry suhjeet to the prohibition under 

2 subsection (a)". 

3 (e) REPORTS.-Sed,ion 405 of the Child Soldiers Pre4 vention Act of 2008 (22 C.S.C. 2370c-2) is amended5 (1) in subsection (c)-

6 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

7 by striking ", during any of the 5 years fol8 lowing the date of the ena(~trnent of this Ad,"; 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraphs ( 2) 

10 through (4) as paragTaphs (3) through (5), re11 spectivcly; 

12 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

13 follovving: 

14 "(2) a description and the amount of any as15 sistanee withheld under this title pursuant to the ap16 plication to those countries of the prohibition in sec17 tion 404(a);"; and 

18 (D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 

19 by inserting "and the amount" after "a descrip20 tion"; and 

21 ( 2 ) by adding at the end the follcnving: 

22 "(d) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IK ~tL'-J:~TAL 

23 TRAl''!<'lCKING I~ PERSONS REPOR'l'.-If a country is noti24 fied pursuant to section 404(b)(2), or a waiver is granted 

25 pursuant to section 404(c)(l ), the Secretary of State shall 
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indude in e~wh report required umler sedion 110 (b) of 

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6 TITLE III-AUTHORIZATION OF 

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16 (b) HeMAN SlVIUGGLI.:\G AKD 'l'RAI<'FICKIJ'\G CEN17 TER.-Section 112A(b)( 4) of the Trafficking Victims Pro18 tectiou Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)( 4)) is amended 

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18 SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AIR19 PORT PERSONNEL TRAINING TO IDENTIFY 

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21 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com22 mi~~ioner of U.S. Cu~torn~ and Border Proteetion 

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Chairman ROYCE. I now recognize myself for such time as I may 

consume to speak on the bills here. 

So as I mentioned, we have this long history on this fight against 

human trafficking. And I would mention that almost all the members of this committee have been involved in this debate or in legislation trying to move this issue. I especially want to thank Chris 

Smith for his leadership on it over the years. 

And I think the thing that strikes us is that human trafficking 

today is now perpetrated by organized crime in a very brutal way, 

in a very sophisticated criminal enterprise. And the profits from 

this illicit industry contribute to the expansion that we are seeing 

of organized crime around the world and contribute, frankly, not 

just to organized crime, but to terrorism itself here in the United 

States and in Europe and Africa and Asia. 

And that is why combating human trafficking requires a global 

approach to identifying and apprehending the worst offenders in 

the world. 

The TARGET Act specifically authorizes the State Department 

and law enforcement to target international human traffickers by 

offering rewards for their arrest or conviction, rewards that will 

apply anywhere on earth. I want to thank my cosponsor here, Representative Lois Frankel, for her good work, working with me on 

this measure, as well as the trips she has taken to look into this 

measure. 

I also want to thank our subcommittee chairman again Chris 

Smith, and Ranking Member Karen Bass, for H.R. 2200, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act. This ambitious bill not only extends the legal 

authorities from the groundbreaking Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act that, as I recall, Mr. Smith authored 17 years ago, but it also 

contains important reforms to our foreign and domestic 

antitrafficking programs. 

Although only the foreign portions are part of today’s markup, 

the bill makes clear that human trafficking is a global scourge that 

requires a global response, and this bill strengthens the State Department’s annual TIP Report and the country tier rankings. If you 

will recall, this is the way we name and shame those governments 

around the globe that don’t take part in being part of the solution, 

but instead are part of the problem. So namely, with this legislation, there is accountability. They must tell the truth about the 

trafficking situation on the ground. 

These facts should not be subject to manipulation for the sake of 

diplomatic or economic or political considerations. It brings that accountability to our side in the equation. 

And lastly, for 6 years we have watched the regime of Bashar alAssad wage a relentless war against the people of Syria—from the 

deliberate and frequent bombing of schools and hospitals to its 

widespread use of torture and starvation as weapons of war. 

And of course there is Assad’s repeated use of chemical weapons. 

Just last month we saw footage of entire families snuffed out by 

sarin gas. Assad’s brutality—and his support from Russia and Iran 

and Hezbollah—has fueled a mass migration crisis and regional instability that, frankly, threatens our national security. 

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H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act, increases 

the cost to Assad and to his backers for their continued war crimes. 

Under the bill, foreign companies and banks will have to choose. 

They will have to choose between doing business with the Assad 

regime or doing business with the United States. 

This bill is a step toward regaining leverage and imposing accountability for Assad’s flagrant violations of international norms 

and human decency. I want to thank Ranking Member Engel for 

his leadership and response to the Syrian conflict and on this important legislation before us. 

And I now recognize Mr. Eliot Engel of New York for his opening 

remarks. 

Mr. ENGEL. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much. I 

am grateful that you have called this markup, and I am glad that 

we are advancing three good pieces of legislation today. I will start 

with the bill I authored, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act. 

I want to thank Chairman Royce for joining me as the lead Republican cosponsor of this bill, and I think it is fair to say that this 

legislation would not have moved so fast if it weren’t for Chairman 

Royce. 

When Caesar visited our committee nearly 3 years ago, he 

showed us the horror of Assad’s war against the Syrian people. No 

one sitting in this room who saw that could ever forget those images. We know in the years since that nothing has gotten better 

in Syria. 

As we heard again and again during our hearing last week, the 

United States needs a clear, coherent strategy to address the 6-

year-old crisis raging in Syria. We need to push for a political solution that ends the Assad regime’s campaign of carnage, removes 

Assad from power, and helps the Syrian people rebuild and chart 

the course for the future of their country. 

That is no small task, especially after so much time, after so 

much senseless death. Each time we have seen the Assad regime 

on the ropes, they get another lifeline, often from their most devoted enablers, Russia and Iran, and, of course, Hezbollah goes 

along with Iran. So part of dialing up the pressure on Assad, part 

of pushing for that solution means cutting off those lifelines, and 

that is what my legislation aims to do. 

This sanctions bill would crack down on anybody who does business with the Assad regime. We want to go after the money flowing 

to Assad. We want to go after the actual hardware that is driving 

his ability to murder the Syrian people, from the airplanes and 

weapons that spell doom for innocent civilians to the oil and spare 

parts that keep that machinery running. 

Sanctions worked with Iran, and they will work with Syria. If 

you are taking the side of the butcher in Damascus over the Syrian 

people, you are going to get caught up in these sanctions. This 

means Iran. This means Russia. The blood of the Syrian people is 

on their hands, as well. 

And as we are cracking down on those responsible for this war, 

we will also be taking names. Down the road those guilty of war 

crimes must face the consequences. This bill would require reporting on human rights violators and support evidence-gathering to 

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aid eventual prosecutions for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

This measure includes some flexibility. After all, if conditions 

change and negotiations were in sight, the ability to suspend sanctions could be a useful initiative if it led to a cessation of violence 

against civilians. 

This bill also takes a few specific steps to aid and protect civilians right now and in the future, such as ratcheting up oversight 

of assistance flowing to Syria and evaluating the feasibility of a nofly zone, which, frankly, I think we should have put into effect 

years ago. 

Last year this committee marked up this bill and it passed 

unanimously in the House. I again ask for the support of all members, and I hope this time we can get it across the finish line and 

that the other body will move it, as well. 

I also want to quickly mention the other two bills we are marking up today, both of which deal with the commitment of the 

United States to confront the horror of modern day slavery, what 

we call trafficking in persons. 

The Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act is the latest update to the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act, which President Clinton signed in the year 2000. Each reauthorization has built on the success of that first law, making protection for survivors more effective, improving the way we prevent 

this crime, and ensuring that we are prosecuting those responsible. 

The State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report is the 

global gold standard for assessing how well governments, including 

our own, are meeting their responsibility to fight this crime. This 

bill refines the tier ranking system in the annual report, ensuring 

that Congress has a better idea of why the State Department decides to move a particular country up or down in the rankings. 

I am glad to support this measure, and I thank Chairman Chris 

Smith for all his hard work. And I want to say something about 

Chris Smith. I think he is the only one on this committee that has 

actually been on this committee longer than me, and from the moment I got to the committee he has been a tireless fighter for all 

the rights, including human trafficking, for so many years. He has 

really been the leader, and he is persistent, and he perseveres 

through different administrations, thick and thin, Republican and 

Democratic. 

So, Chris, I want to just single you out because you have just 

been exemplary. And I know from our talks what deep feelings you 

hold for this. So I just want to publicly thank you for your good 

work through the years. 

You can applaud. 

[Applause.] 

Mr. ENGEL. I am also glad to support legislation authored by 

Chairman Royce, along with Representative Frankel, which would 

improve efforts to bring traffickers to justice. 

The Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human 

Trafficking, or TARGET Act, would expand the Rewards for Justice 

Program to include human trafficking. This program was created 

to allow the U.S. Government to pay for information leading to an 

arrest or a conviction in an international terrorism case. Congress 

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has since expanded it to include other crimes, and with this bill, 

human trafficking would be added to the list. 

It is a good, commonsense bill, and I am grateful to the chairman 

for bringing it forward, and I thank Ms. Frankel, as well. 

So, again, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank all our 

members for their hard work. And I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thanks, Mr. Engel. 

Do any other members seek recognition? 

Mr. Smith. 

Mr. SMITH. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for 

your leadership on this committee, for the bipartisan way that you 

handle the issues, making sure that we work as a team. 

And I especially want to thank you for your kind remarks, and 

those of Eliot Engel, who it is a joy and honor to work with. Thank 

you so much, both of you, for your support for this bill, for this ongoing effort to eradicate modern day slavery. 

The numbers are overwhelming, over 20 million, some put it closer to 30 million men and women, mostly women, mostly children, 

who are enslaved, 41⁄2 million of whom are sex trafficked, the remainder are victims of labor trafficking. Sometimes there is a duality there where someone who is labor trafficked is also abused sexually. It is a terrible blight on humanity. And we, the United 

States, have taken the lead. Many other countries have followed 

that lead, but we are still nowhere near the point where this terrible modern day slavery has been ended. 

This new legislation, I want to thank Karen Bass, who is the 

principal cosponsor. I want to thank other members of this committee, including Ms. Frankel, who is an original sponsor, Mr. Poe, 

Mr. Brooks, Ms. Jackson Lee is also on, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Costello. 

And, of course, Chairman Royce, thank you for adding the gravitas 

of your name as a principal sponsor. 

It is bipartisan. It is named after Frederick Douglass. And we 

celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’ birthday in 

1818 next year. And if ever there was—and I am in the process of 

reading one of his autobiographies right now—we all know he was 

one of the most dedicated abolitionists of the last two centuries and 

made an enormous difference in ending slavery, chattel slavery, 

here in the United States. 

I would point out, as I said at yesterday’s hearing, he was a 

great orator, self-educated, an author, an editor, a statesman. And 

I would point out to my friends on the other side of the aisle, he 

was a Republican, Frederick Douglass. 

So this legislation puts a big emphasis on some new initiatives, 

including the wonderful work that is being done to make our airlines and other modes of transportation situationally aware, particularly flight attendants and pilots. It provides a complete reauthorization of those parts of the TVPA that need to be reauthorized, many of the programs that have made a difference. 

The TIP office, 55-or-so-person-strong State Department office, 

has done yeoman’s work, and it tries to depoliticize, hopefully forever, any interventions on the part of other people at the State Department, so that the TIP Report truly is the gold standard when 

we read about any country, including our own, which is also in the 

TIP Report, and we know with certainty it is an honest reflection 

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of the situation on the ground. And this legislation tries to move 

the ball in that area. 

Yesterday Melysa Sperber, who is the director of ATEST, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking, one of the groups that testified yesterday, it is a 13 NGO-large anti-human trafficking organization, she made a very important and valuable insight about the 

bill, as well as the state of affairs. There are three P’s to combat 

human trafficking: Prosecution, protection of the victims, and prevention. 

The laggard of the three P’s is the prevention P. This legislation 

tries, to the greatest extent possible, to address unmet needs on the 

prevention side, including, although not part of the jurisdiction of 

this committee, it has been referred to a few other committees, 

making sure that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act includes curriculum and training so that our young people will be 

forewarned and hopefully empowered so that they in no way will 

become victims in the future. 

Again, it is a very comprehensive bill. I will gladly answer any 

question anybody might have on it. But again, I want to thank the 

distinguished chair and the ranking member and Karen Bass for 

their leadership on the bill. 

Chairman ROYCE. And we will go to Karen Bass from California. 

Ms. BASS. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair and Chairman 

Smith for your leadership on this over many years, in particular 

Chairman Smith, who really was the leading force in the House for 

many years on the trafficking issue. And to see it extended now in 

this new bill, and especially the focus on prevention, I think is really going to be key. 

The public education that is covered in this bill—educating children, teachers, hotel workers, airline staff—is really critical because human trafficking can be spotted and stopped in many different ways. 

In Los Angeles we have had a couple of cases where diplomats 

were actually keeping domestic workers enslaved, and because they 

escaped and ran down the street and we had neighbors that were 

aware, they were able to spot what was going on and the situation 

was halted. So I think the education part of this bill is critically 

important. 

There is also a part of this bill that talks about child soldiers. 

And just a couple of weeks ago we had a markup about the famine 

that is taking place in South Sudan as well as Nigeria, and both 

of the famines that are happening in those two countries are completely related to the conflict. And Boko Haram is well known for 

taking child soldiers. And what they are doing now with children 

is unbelievably despicable, making them carry bombs and blowing 

themselves up. You can’t call it a suicide bomb because the person 

didn’t voluntarily do that. They were forced into exploding themselves in a marketplace. This bill addresses child soldiers, and we 

also know that that is an issue in South Sudan. 

At yesterday’s hearing, I know that this part of the markup is 

just about the international part, but I do want to note that in yesterday’s hearing we talked about the domestic side of this issue 

and the fact that a number of girls, the average age is 12, that are 

involved in sex trafficking, who are U.S.-born girls, are children 

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from the foster care system. And if you think about that, if you are 

a child in foster care, you are under the authority of the government. So it is our governments, local and State, that have failed 

these girls, that have allowed them to fall through the cracks and 

fallen into being trafficked. 

So I know we will address that in other committees, but I wanted 

to make note of that because it came up in the hearing. And I want 

to thank again the chairman, both chairmen, for their leadership 

on this issue over many, many years. I yield back my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Mr. Rohrabacher of California. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I 

would like to commend you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership on 

this issue of child abduction and human trafficking. You have 

taken a number of areas of interest, Mr. Chairman. That has been 

one since you have been chairman of this, as well as North Korea, 

and in both cases you obviously had your finger on the pulse of evil 

in this world and what we had to pay attention to. 

I would like to thank my other colleagues who are involved in 

these two acts aimed at human trafficking, and, of course, I am 

very supportive of both of those efforts. 

Let me say with that, I oppose the second bill, H.R. 1677, aimed 

at Syria. To me it again demonstrates the double standard that we 

have had toward Syria and which is not going to lead to a more 

peaceful world, that in the end if we do get rid of Assad, even 

though Assad is no more brutal than many of these other regimes 

that are our friends, we get rid of him, we are going to have a terrorist regime. 

Anybody here want to guarantee us that we won’t have what 

happened to Qadhafi, where we have Qadhafi replaced by terrorists? We have a situation, Mubarak here was a relatively authoritarian leader in Egypt, and he was replaced by a regime that was 

leading Egypt into radical Islamic policies. 

This type of double standard that we have—Assad, I am sure, is 

guilty of the very crimes that have been suggested here today. I 

would suggest that many of our allies are guilty of those same 

crimes. 

Notable, this bombing raid that our President initiated after the 

poison gas attack killed 85 people in Syria, the course that was followed a couple days later where over 400 civilians were killed by 

U.S. bombing raids trying to—I think it was in Mosul, and not intentionally, obviously. And I believe that it is possible that Assad’s 

gas attacks, I don’t know if he personally knew that it was in. I 

am sure our leaders don’t know that our bombing raids are going 

to kill twice as many people. 

But it is time to stop the killing. The bottom line is Assad, the 

one thing we can know about Assad, and he is a bad guy, but we 

know that he is not such a bad guy that Syria under his leadership 

has been recognized by the Christians throughout the Middle East 

as the only place they could go and seek refuge and be safe under 

a government in the Middle East. And here we are having a double 

standard to get rid of that man. 

And I would suggest that when we went into—this is all caused, 

and we should mea culpa this on the Republican side of the aisle, 

this is caused when we had an unjustified double standard, as well. 

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When our President, President Bush, decided to send our troops 

into Iraq to get rid of Saddam Hussein, who was also a really bad 

guy. But that decision to do that has resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people. 

And this, as I say, focus on Assad as, of course, part of the double 

standard toward Russia, that is what this is what this is all about, 

we are going get Russia by getting his guy, will result in a terrorist 

government in that country, and it will result in many, many, 

many more civilians losing their lives. 

So I would suggest that, number two, I will have to—I oppose 

this, for obvious reasons, which I just stated. But I want to commend my colleagues for what you are trying to do to save people 

from human trafficking and these horrible Boko Haram-type of operations in Africa, which are just horrendous that they are going 

on in our lifetime. So thank you for the two of them, but I oppose 

the middle bill. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Rohrabacher. If I could give 

you maybe my perspective on how we got here with respect to 

Syria, because in 2011 I think for many of us on the committee 

there was a moment when we were glued to the set watching CNN, 

watching the people march through the streets of Damascus, and 

they were saying, ‘‘peaceful, peaceful.’’ But clearly what their plea 

was, was for changes in the regime to a system which recognized 

more of their rights. 

As we watched the cameras, we saw the regime open up with 

automatic weapons on the crowd. And I think many of us knew at 

that moment 6 years ago that things were about to spiral out of 

control with respect to what was going on in Syria. 

And I think our worry as we saw the beginning of that slaughter 

and heard the reports was that there was something about the way 

in which this effort by the regime was being deployed with respect 

to many different competing intelligence agencies there in Syria, 

hauling people in and torturing them, we heard the initial accounts, but here on this committee we saw the photographs taken 

by one of those Syrian Army officers, ‘‘Caesar,’’ as he was called, 

who cataloged those who were tortured and killed in the ensuing 

months as thousands upon thousands of Syrians of every political 

persuasion, every faith, were hauled in, tortured to death, and 

then, I don’t know why totalitarian regimes do this, but then numbered so that they could keep a catalogue of all those killed. 

And I think at that point we all knew that there was going to 

be a reaction to this. And Syria, for those of us that have watched 

the implosion, Syria has presented this case where what we want 

to do is to figure out a way to help set conditions so that a political 

process can have a chance to succeed. How do you do that? Well, 

the bill here is focused on preventing the Assad regime from acquiring the tools that they use to kill civilians. 

And it seems to me that expanding those sanctions to those who 

arm Assad’s war machine has to be the place to start. And that is 

why I think Mr. Engel, who originally raised this case with us, as 

we think back 6 years ago, he was the one on point saying we have 

to figure out a way to help mediate this and to stop that slaughter, 

because we can see that there is going to be a blowback, a consequence to this. 

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The bill does not call for regime change. I just want all of the 

members to think about what the bill says. Because even the Assad 

regime could receive relief from sanctions, it only requires one 

thing: They have to stop killing civilians, targeting civilians with 

these kinds of weapons. 

And it is not as though we think that this targeting is collateral 

damage, is it? Because we have seen the intercepts. We have seen 

the information. We know that the targeting is deliberate on markets, on hospitals, on schools. That is the problem here. That is 

what is creating a rallying cry. It is Assad’s murder and torture of 

civilians that gives that rallying cry and recruitment tool for ISIS. 

So it is images of suffering in Syria that fuel the propaganda on 

the part of ISIS. This is how they took Raqqa. This is where they 

started in Raqqa, Syria. So preventing these atrocities this is what 

Mr. Engel is trying to do. We are undermining that, ISIS’ recruitment narrative, and we are taking away one of the most powerful 

tools. 

Now, the bill in my view, looked at from that history, from that 

standpoint, is about pushing forward the conditions that can result 

in a peace agreement. This bill is about protecting the millions of 

innocent Syrians who are being bombed or gassed or shot or tortured. 

And, yes, I wish that Mr. Engel and I, I am a cosponsor here 

with him on the bill, could have generated the support for a safe 

zone to protect more civilians, but this is what we can do now, and 

we study a safe zone in the bill. This is what we can get through 

now. It allows for the sanctions, of course, to be suspended if legitimate, concrete peace talks are undertaken and if that killing and 

targeting of civilians stops. 

So with that said, I think there were some other members. 

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I am wondering if you can just yield 

to me for a moment. 

Chairman ROYCE. Yes. 

Mr. ENGEL. Thank you. Thank you very much. I want to reiterate or second everything you said, because I think you have laid 

it out quite perfectly in terms of how we came to this conclusion. 

Let us remember that Assad created the terrorist groups in 

Syria. He is a magnet for extremism because of the way he acted 

and treated. We saw the Arab Spring happen in many different 

countries, and it happened in Damascus, it happened in Syria with 

just average people saying that they were fed up and wanted a 

change. And Assad could have responded differently, but he responded by killing all these people, by mowing them down, by having his goons go after people. He started this. That is why he is 

different than everybody else in the region. 

Yes, it is a region of bad actors and bad players, but Assad has 

been a personal murderer. When we saw those horrific images 

here, Caesar brought them here in this committee, it was like looking at something from the Holocaust. It was just grotesque, just 

grotesque. And the numbering of the bodies. 

And so to somehow say that, well, they are all the same, and we 

are going to wind up with somebody worse, and we are going to 

this, and we are going to that—look, I think the United States 

made a terrible mistake 4 years ago or 5 years ago. I think that 

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we should have aided the Free Syrian Army when they were a real 

viable force and had started to win a lot of events on the battlefield. They did very, very well. 

And the President’s national security team, President Obama’s 

national security team came up with a plan which would have 

aided them, and I supported that plan, and so did the whole team, 

but the President did not. And so we never implemented it, and I 

think that was a very big mistake. 

And then as the years went on, we didn’t protect the civilians. 

There should have been zones to protect civilians. I mean, easier 

said than done. It would have required a commitment on the part 

of the United States. But the fact of the matter is we now have 

what we have, and the stepping back and the letting Russia get involved, and now they are involved. 

People are looking for the United States to lead. And I think that 

we can lead. And I think that we should lead. And I think that the 

initial strike that President Trump called in Syria was something 

that was worthwhile, and I supported it. 

But the question now is, what do we do? And the President needs 

to come to us with a plan, and the President needs to involve Congress. I feel very strongly about that. But let’s, when we look at 

history, let’s remember this was started by Assad, this was sanctioned by Assad, the murders happened with Assad. And so we just 

cannot say that he is one of many or if you replace him you will 

get somebody worse. 

This bill attempts to be punitive and prevent people from propping up the Assad regime, from trading with the Assad regime, 

from getting money to the Assad regime. I don’t want to look back 

years from now and say that I did nothing while murder was being 

carried on, murder of innocent civilians. 

So I thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

I had yielded time, so we will go first to Mr. Deutch and then 

to Mr. Poe. 

Mr. DEUTCH. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I am certain, Mr. Chairman, that my friend from California did 

not mean what he said when he said that the allies do the same 

thing as Assad. I would like to give him the opportunity to correct 

that, and let me explain why. Let me explain why first. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Well, good. 

Mr. DEUTCH. There is no way that anyone in this country could 

suggest that the United States or any of our allies would be responsible for this horrific attack on his own people, for the deaths of 

hundreds of thousands of people, repeated use of sarin and chlorine 

in Damascus, in Idlib, in Aleppo, in Hama. Five million refugees. 

Five million refugees. So much of what we do in this committee 

and in this Congress we are doing to address the issue of Syrian 

refugees as that has impacted global affairs and stems from the actions of this brutal dictator. 

Also, there are 6 million internally displaced Syrians, 6 million, 

and over 13 million people in Syria are desperately in need of humanitarian aid that this brutal dictator will not allow them to get. 

To suggest that Assad is some great protector of minorities, for 

the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee to have to try to 

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justify taking action to try to address a dire situation caused by a 

brutal dictator, a brutal dictator who, let’s also remember—let’s remember how he has conducted himself. Barrel bombs dropped on 

schools, we have had testimony about that in this committee over 

the years. The constant attacks on civil targets—on mosques, on 

markets, on hospitals. 

I am sure a number of us met with the Syrian doctors who came 

to the Hill, who described conducting operations in hospitals as the 

bombs were falling by Assad’s forces. I am sure a lot of us were 

in this committee hearing when the doctors, the brave doctors, Syrian Americans who went to Syria to try to provide some assistance, 

talked about what it is like to stand in a schoolyard and to look 

up into the sky and to see a black dot come across the sky, knowing 

that it was one of Assad’s helicopters, and then to watch several 

other black dots appear in the sky, knowing that they were barrel 

bombs, knowing they were being dropped for the sole purpose of inflicting the largest number of casualties against civilians. 

I cannot sit here and allow this notion that our allies do that, 

that our allies behave in the same way as this brutal dictator, that 

somehow Assad is some great humanitarian. His record in his 

country is appalling. We are dealing with this all, and we are dealing with the fallout all throughout the world. 

There is so much more that we should be doing. I hope we have 

the opportunity to continue our discussions about refugees and addressing needs around the world and the assistance that we are 

providing and ensuring that our allies are doing their part to provide their assistance, as well. 

But I just can’t accept in the midst of a markup of a piece of legislation, which was spurred on by some very difficult hearings with 

Caesar, to allow the suggestion that somehow this is all just some 

way to get back at Russia. Sometimes a brutal dictator is just a 

brutal dictator and that it is not always about Russia. There are 

plenty of concerns with Russia’s role in all of this. 

But let’s for a minute in a bipartisan way acknowledge that this 

horrific war that has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, 

and millions of others whose lives have been turned upside down 

for generations, let’s find way to come together and pass this piece 

of legislation. 

And I would yield to my friend to acknowledge that our allies do 

not engage in all of those same activities. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Well, I have 20 seconds left. Let me just note, 

your answer is no, you are wrong. Our allies do this. And you can 

close your eyes all you want, close your eyes all you want. 

Mr. DEUTCH. Reclaiming my time. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. You yielded to me the time to answer some 

of your things there. 

Yes, Assad is known throughout that region as the protector of 

Christians. That is the place—I have had dozens and dozens of 

Christians come into my office to tell me that fact. And they come 

from other countries because they are persecuted in those other 

countries. 

Number two, there is collateral damage that our allies—and it is 

rightful to say, yes, Assad may be intentionally targeting civilians, 

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where when we kill 400 people the day after he killed 85 it was 

a collateral damage, correct. 

But we know that the end result of all of this, just like with—

everything you just said could have been said and was said about 

Qadhafi, as well as Mubarak, as well as others, and what did it 

lead to? No, it didn’t lead to a less repressive regime, it led to radical Islamic terrorists taking over governments, who do commit 

these type of crimes and target people throughout that region, innocent people, in order to terrorize the West and terrorize them. 

Mr. DEUTCH. I have nothing further. I yield back, Mr. Chairman 

Chairman ROYCE. We will go to Mr. Poe and then to Lois 

Frankel. 

Mr. POE. I thank the chairman. 

I want to pat my foot and say ‘‘amen’’ to what the chairman and 

Mr. Engel said regarding the issue of Assad and Syria. But I want 

to focus on the other two bills that we have before us. 

H.R. 1645, the Targeted Rewards for Global Eradication of Trafficking. Congress created the Rewards for Justice and 

Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program so that we could 

go after the bad guys like terrorists and international criminals. 

These programs allow the State Department to offer monetary rewards for capture and conviction of these outlaws, very similar to 

local crime-stoppers programs that offer reward money for information to criminals and that money is used to help capture them. This 

program does something very similar and is effective. 

Thanks to the TARGET Act, states can go after another set of 

horrible individuals, human traffickers, the scourge on humanity 

that is taking place in our lifetime. The United States must use 

every tool at our disposal, including rewards, to take human traffickers off the streets and put them in jail where they belong. I 

have spent much time here in DC working to get justice for victims 

of human trafficking, and I hope that one day this will not be a 

major issue because the problem is solved. But we have to get the 

criminals. 

I am proud to cosponsor this bill, which will help get these slave 

traders behind bars and in penitentiaries where they belong, H.R. 

2200. As I have mentioned, human traffickers are the scourge of 

our entire global culture today. They are the modern slave traders. 

And they do it for money, and they traffic women and children, 

labor trafficking and sex trafficking, all about money. And they 

don’t care that people are—that their identities are stolen from 

them, their self-worth is stolen from them. And I am glad this legislation helps move forward in that. 

I am proud to be a co-chair of the Congressional Victims’ Rights 

Caucus with my friend Jim Costa from California, and we have 

seen, like many on this committee, firsthand the devastating effects 

of the modern day slave trade, not just internationally, but here in 

the United States. I give my wholehearted support behind this bill, 

which is a comprehensive approach to stop human trafficking. 

The victims of human trafficking cry out for help, help anywhere 

they can get it. And once they are in the slave trade many of them 

never recover because of the things that have happened to them. 

So that is why it is important that we move quickly to find ways 

to save them, rescue them, restore them, and then put the outlaws 

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in, I will say, prisons now, rather than what I was going to say. 

But we need to take them and put them where they will not be 

able to contact any victims and steal their souls away from them 

anymore. 

The slave trade exists in the world, labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and we have a moral, legal obligation to do everything we 

can to take care of victims and stop this activity in our lifetime. 

So I would yield back to the chairman. That is just the way it 

is. 

Chairman ROYCE. Okay. We go to Lois Frankel of Florida. 

Ms. FRANKEL. Thank you, Mr. Chair. 

You know, people often ask me back home how could I take being 

in Congress because we are always fighting with each other. And 

I always point to our work on the Foreign Affairs Committee. 

And I did want to say to our leaders, to Mr. Royce and Mr. 

Engel, thank you for your exemplary leadership. And to Mr. Smith 

and Karen Bass, thank you so much. 

If I may diverge just a moment, you know, I represent South 

Florida, beautiful Palm Beach, the home of Mar-a-Lago. It is a 

beautiful place. But people will often look at photograph of the 

beaches and they will say to me: Well, what is the beach like? 

It is a beautiful beach, I say. Well, you need to come to see the 

beach for yourself because here is what you can’t tell from a photo. 

You cannot tell how hot the sand is when you step on it or feel the 

breeze or smell the salt of the water. I said: You have to come to 

South Florida and you get to see it yourself. 

The reason I say that is because one of the things that I have 

enjoyed and learned so much from being on this committee are the 

codels we go on, which are the trips, which are bipartisan, and they 

are hard, very hard, but you learn so much. And I want to talk 

about a couple of the trips that I took that really relate to these 

bills. 

The first one, I think Mr. Poe was just here a moment ago, but 

Mr. Poe and I went to Peru a couple years ago, and today I am still 

haunted by that trip. The trip was to two different shelters in Peru 

where they were sheltering young girls that had been trafficked. 

One group had been slave trafficked into labor, the other into sex 

trafficking. 

I am repeating, I guess, what some of my colleagues already said, 

that this trafficking is a global crisis that is hurting men, women, 

and children all over the world and right here in our country, the 

number two criminal enterprise on earth. These young girls who 

we met, I can just see their—I see their eyes. They were, like, 

blank. 

One set of girls we met, they came from very impoverished families where literally the families didn’t have enough money to put 

food on the table for all their children. And they were approached 

by traffickers who told them: We are going to educate your girls 

and give them a better life. They literally stole these girls away 

when they were just in their—they could be 6, 7, 8 years old—told 

these young girls once they got them away that their parents didn’t 

love them anymore, and they put them in the most horrific situations where some of these girls, and I am not exaggerating, all they 

did was peel potatoes from the time the sun went up to the time 

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the sun went down for years. That is all they did. No education, 

no nothing. No joy, no recreation. 

The other set of girls had been literally kidnapped, put in trunks, 

beaten and abused and forced into sex slavery. And fortunately for 

these young ladies, they were now in shelters. They had a long way 

to go. 

When I got back home I had a roundtable, and I met a young 

woman in south Florida who came from a vulnerable background, 

who had gone to a slumber party at a girlfriend’s house, and ended 

up being enticed in sex slavery by the girlfriend’s father. So I vigorously support both these bills that pertain to trafficking. 

And then in terms to the Caesar Syria Protection Act, I remember, Mr. Deutch, we went to Jordan, and we met with refugees. If 

you will just indulge me on this, because I cannot forget the conversation we had with refugees who had fled Syria. They were 

women with their children. They had no idea where their husbands 

were, their sons were, their brothers were, because they had been 

captured by Assad, killed by Assad. They didn’t know where they 

were. They were not allowed to work, living very meagerly. And 

really what they wanted was to return and have a life. 

Mr. Engel, I have to agree with you and Mr. Deutch when you 

say that what is happening in Syria is the greatest humanitarian 

crisis since World War II. Millions have been displaced, as well as 

hundreds of thousands killed, and it is destabilizing the world. It 

is not just about what is happening in Syria. What do you think 

Brexit is about or Le Pen in France is about? This is a reaction to 

the refugees who are trying to flee this horrific situation in Syria. 

And I just want to say that in terms of Assad supporting, backing the Christians, I will say this, that the Syrian Christians for 

Peace is a coalition that supports this bill. And I feel like that one 

day, one day, unfortunately we are going to look back, we are going 

to look back and say: Why did we not do more? I am looking back 

right now and saying that. And everybody on this committee 

should say this. 

But this is a great bill, and I am glad we are doing something, 

and I hope we can get this through. And I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. We go now to Adam Kinzinger and then David 

Cicilline. 

Mr. KINZINGER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to echo your 

remarks, basically the remarks of everybody except Mr. Rohrabacher. 

You know, Dana, you are my friend, but I literally, something 

happened during that, I officially ran out of WTFs during that entire speech. 

To put a moral equivalency on our action in Mosul to what 

Bashar al-Assad is doing made me honestly want to throw up. It 

was embarrassing. I think to put a moral equivalency to any of our 

allies—and, look, I will admit, we have some allies that are not the 

best of human beings, but I can’t name an ally we have right now 

that indiscriminately has killed 500,000 people with barrel bombs 

and chemical weapons. 

I mean, look, I think it was Mr. Deutch that said something 

about the Russia issue—it doesn’t always have to be about Russia. 

And, look, Russia plays a very bad role in Syria. This bill is not 

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about Russia. This bill is about the fact that there is a guy that 

not only in the process of combat kills civilians—and it is not an 

accidental killing. 

I mean, we know that there are collateral damages that happen 

in war, and it is unfortunate, it is a fact, but he deliberately targets innocent civilians. Because the regime believes that if you kill 

a fighter, yeah, you get some benefit, but if you kill a child, the collective pain that you are putting on the population is hopefully 

enough to get them to relent. So they kill more and more children. 

They are totally unfazed by a child gasping for his or her last 

breath because they are choking to death on chemical weapons. 

Chemical weapons are terrible, but maybe it is a barrel bomb or 

a helicopter pilot flies and a couple guys in the back have a barrel 

that is just loaded up with a bunch of garbage that explodes and 

kills things, and just throw it out the back, hopefully timing it just 

correctly that it kills the most people possible. 

But beyond the combat, Mr. Chairman, beyond the combat 

deaths, we saw the tortures that happen. I was in Auschwitz 2 or 

3 weeks ago, over 1 million people killed in gas chambers gasping 

for their last breath, and we have Auschwitz maintained as basically almost exactly what it was left as so that we remember to 

never, ever forget what humanity is capable of and to defend 

against it. And we see the same thing happening in Syria. 

And it is not just the combat deaths, it is the pictures of the bodies that have markings next to them documenting how they were 

tortured, documenting starving to death, documenting all kinds of 

terrible things that when I went through SERE training and survival in the Air Force they tell you when you are captured, this is 

the kind of stuff that can happen to you, and it was way even beyond that. 

For any kind of moral equivalency to be leveled with us especially, or any of our allies, to the brutality of this demonic man——

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Would the gentleman——

Mr. KINZINGER. No, I am still going. You have had enough. You 

have had enough time. I ran out of——

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Are you suggesting that——

Mr. KINZINGER. This is my time. If the gentleman would please 

allow me to use my time. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. When you refer to another member——

Mr. KINZINGER. You had, uninterrupted, 6 minutes to spew 

Vladimir Putin’s propaganda. I am defending against that. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. When you refer to another member, the 

member has a right to ask a question. 

Mr. KINZINGER. Not when I have the time. I think we are cool. 

We know where you stand. 

So anyway, Mr. Chairman, I am just blown away by all of that. 

And I have to tell you, Bashar al-Assad, I wish he would be dead. 

But that understanding, I hope we can get to a negotiated solution. 

And I will not yield. I will yield back my time, Mr. Chairman. 

Chairman ROYCE. The gentleman from California was referenced, 

and, therefore, we yield him a minute. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Thank you, very much, Mr. Chairman, which 

is the custom here, which is the courtesy custom when you mention 

someone else. 

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Mr. KINZINGER. You can argue custom. Go ahead. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. I have the time. 

Not one moment do I believe I used the words ‘‘moral equivalency.’’ Let me just put that in the record. That is all I have to say 

right now. To repeat over and over again as if I said that is, again, 

not only—not only is it—I am hoping it is not malicious and that 

you intentionally are not trying to create that image for me. 

Look, it is difficult for someone who disagrees with the majority 

to stand up and have the courage enough to say, ‘‘You are wrong, 

and this is where you are wrong.’’ And that is fine. But to have, 

then, the answer be a dishonest analysis that I have said something that I didn’t say is wrong. 

I will leave it at that. 

Chairman ROYCE. We now go to Mr. Cicilline and then Mr. Mast. 

Mr. CICILLINE. Thank you, Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel, for holding this markup today to consider three important bipartisan pieces of legislation, all of which I support. 

The issue of how to deal with the Assad regime in Syria is one 

of the most pressing and difficult foreign policy challenges we face 

as a Nation, and I am very pleased to see bipartisan legislation 

being moved forward today by our committee and want to, of 

course, associate myself with the eloquent remarks of Mr. Deutch 

and Mr. Kinzinger with respect to the conduct of the Assad regime. 

But I have to say that I am disappointed that another extremely 

serious challenge remains inadequately addressed by this committee, and that is the issue of Russian meddling in democratic 

elections. It has been almost 2 months since the hearing this committee held on Russian election interference was conducted. And 

during that hearing, we heard uniformly from our witnesses that 

Russia is actively engaged in cyber warfare, propaganda, and hacking in order to undermine democratic elections and weaken Western institutions, such as NATO. At the time, Chairman Royce stated correctly that, and I quote, ‘‘Russia has pumped tens of millions 

into disinformation and propaganda targeting to the U.S. and Europe. For too long the United States’ response to Russian aggression has been weak and ineffective, and this has to change.’’

I couldn’t agree more, and that is why I hope we will soon consider a number of pieces of legislation that have been introduced 

in the House to deal with Russia’s continued hacking and cyber 

warfare. Specifically, I have introduced a bipartisan resolution, 

along with my colleague Peter Roskam, H. Res. 172, which condemns Russia’s election interference in Europe and expresses a 

sense of Congress that it is U.S. policy to sanction individuals engaged in hacking, cyber warfare, or other election interference activities. 

I thank the many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who 

have already cosponsored this legislation and ask that all of you 

consider adding your names. 

Additionally, my colleagues Ranking Member Engel and Congressman Connolly have also introduced legislation, the SECURE 

Our Democracy Act, which would sanction any foreign individual or 

entity found to have unlawfully meddled with a Federal election 

and would bar entry to the United States and freeze U.S.-based assets of anyone involved in such interference. 

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When reports that French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was the target of Russian hacking attempts last month and 

with the second round of French Presidential elections scheduled 

for next week, we must send a strong message to the Russian Government that their attempts to influence democratic elections will 

not be tolerated. If we don’t unequivocally and on a bipartisan 

basis send the message that interference in democratic elections 

will have consequences, we diminish American leadership, we 

weaken our alliances, and we further endanger Western democratic 

institutions. And I sincerely hope that we can come together to 

pass legislation that is strong and clear in demonstrating that 

democratic institutions are sacred, and the United States will respond to those who attempt to interfere in free and fair elections. 

Now, turning back to the legislation at hand this morning, I 

want to emphasize my strong support for the Caesar Syria Civilian 

Protection Act, to which I am a cosponsor. I want to thank the 

chairman and ranking member for your leadership on this issue. If 

enacted, this bill will require sanctions against those who aid the 

Assad regime in acquiring goods that support the regime, military 

capabilities, as well as those who are responsible for or complicit 

in human rights abuses. 

There is abundant evidence that both war crimes and crimes 

against humanity are being committed in Syria under Bashar 

Assad’s regime. It is estimated that Assad is responsible for the 

deaths of more than 480,000 civilians. That number is staggering. 

The United States cannot stand silent if the Assad regime continues to commit these horrific atrocities. And I thank my colleagues for introducing this legislation and look forward to supporting its passage and signing into law. 

I am also proud to be a cosponsor to two bills dealing with 

human trafficking today. Modern-day slavery, the act of human 

trafficking, is repulsive and a violation of human rights. It is absolutely critical that we do everything in our power to prevent human 

trafficking while both improving and expanding services for trafficking victims. H.R. 1625, the TARGET Act, and the H.R. 2200, 

the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, are two important bills that will help us 

combat human trafficking. Under the Targeted Rewards for Global 

Eradication of Human Trafficking Act, U.S. law enforcement officials will have the ability to use reward money for the capture or 

conviction of wanted terrorists and transnational criminals. The 

continued and strengthened use of a successful rewards program 

will help us in our fight to protect U.S. citizens and interests. 

And the Frederick Douglass Act incorporates a wide array of prevention and protection policies designed to prevent human trafficking and ensure that proper training and protocols are in place. 

We have to do everything we can to make sure that becomes law. 

And, again, I thank the sponsors for the work that they have 

done on this legislation and reemphasis my strong support. 

And I yield back the balance of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. I know the gentleman from Rhode Island is 

disappointed that his resolution, his and Mr. Roskam’s resolution, 

condemning Russian interference in European elections is not on 

the agenda today. He knows how I feel about the issue. In fact, his 

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resolution reads a lot like the opening statement I have made at 

our recent hearings on this issue. But this request came to us late. 

So I am willing to work with him and the ranking member to see 

if it is something the committee would support moving ahead with. 

I would share with you that I also had a resolution that I wanted 

to bring up today, one on Iran’s missile program, but after consultation, our goal here is to reach sort of the critical mass and 

support for these resolutions as we move forward. 

So I offer you my support in that endeavor, Mr. Cicilline. 

And——

Mr. CICILLINE. And I would certainly be honored to have the 

chairman join as a cosponsor of the resolution, if you would consider that. 

Chairman ROYCE. I am considering that. 

Mr. CICILLINE. Thank you. 

Chairman ROYCE. And I appreciate your dogged determination 

here on sending a message. And it is one we, I think, all should 

be engaged in messaging. 

We now go to Brian Mast of Florida. 

Mr. MAST. I also want to thank the chairman and Ranking Member Engel for this markup, but for also working with me to en bloc 

an amendment to 1677 which does an outstanding job directing the 

administration to report to Congress on the potential protection to 

the Syrian people by establishing a no-fly zone. 

You know, the reality is, what goes on in Syria does affect every 

single one of us in this room and across this Nation. I have friends 

who are in uniform who have already bled in Syria. I have friends 

that will be heading over there this summer who will spend their 

summer on the ground there during what we always called the 

peak fighting seasons. So it affects every single one of us regardless 

of where our hometowns are. 

But while they are evaluating the benefits of a military tactic 

like no-fly zones that can stop barrel bombings and other strikes, 

my amendment directs the administration to report on the vital information on which any larger military strategy would most certainly be based upon. And with the adoption of this amendment, 

the administration is directed to give us the info that we need and 

that we deserve: Who are the ground forces in Syria that we are 

partnering with? What is the center of gravity for both partners 

and adversaries? What are their capabilities, their requirements, 

their vulnerabilities? We in the military, we call that a salute report: The size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment. What is 

that information? What the administration’s strategy does to mitigate the vulnerabilities of our partners. 

And what I think is most important: How would success in Syria 

be measured? We need to know that information. We deserve to 

know that information. 

And I just wanted to say that I appreciate the bipartisan collaboration that went into drafting this amendment. 

And I do yield back any time that I have remaining. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

I want to thank Mr. Mast for his good contribution to the Syria 

bill. 

And we go now to Tom Suozzi of New York. 

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Mr. SUOZZI. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Politics in this country is perceived by the general public as 

being so divided in so many different ways. And it is such an honor 

to serve on this committee with you as chairman and with Mr. 

Engel as the ranking member. And also I want to associate myself 

with the compliments that were made by Mr. Smith earlier today 

and Karen Bass. It is really inspiring that so many people can 

work together in this committee to try and create a more just and 

safe world. And it is really a noble goal, and I hope it will be an 

inspiration to our colleagues in the rest of the Congress. 

I support all three bills today. I think they are excellent work by 

everybody who has put them together here. I am a proud cosponsor, one of the original cosponsors, of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, and I want to speak directly about that bill. 

It is so important that we send such a clear message that we 

need to do everything we can in this country to contain the chaos 

and reduce the conditions causing this mass migration from Syria 

to take the wind out of the sails of the extremists and to alleviate 

the human suffering. Every tool in the toolbox has to be used to 

try and address these underlying grievances of the millions of Syrians who are seeking meaningful political reform and economic reforms. The numbers speak for themselves that have been mentioned here today with the hundreds of thousands of people that 

have been killed, the millions of people that have been displaced, 

and the war crimes that are being committed in this region are so 

horrific. And we need to do what we can to try and address this 

regime and their backers, particularly Russia and Iran. 

Syria is really one of the tests of our generation. And the tyrants 

of the world will take note of how we deal with this crisis. And our 

moral standing and our national security are at stake. This bill is 

a step in the right direction. It authorizes the White House to impose sanctions on the parties that enable the regime and its backers to continue their unabashed campaign against civilians. And 

these sanctions will be suspended upon meaningful political negotiations, thereby encouraging the ultimate goal of a diplomatic solution to this conflict. It also authorizes support for organizations 

conducting war crimes investigations on all sides so that truth and 

reconciliation can hopefully one day be realized. 

I do want to say, though, that we are still waiting for this administration to give us a Syria policy. While the April 6th missile 

strikes against the airfield in Syria were decisive action that I supported, they were an isolated act and not a strategy. And we are 

left to have to wonder about how the administration will react to 

this crisis. We need to hear from the administration about how the 

ideas of safe zones that they are proposing will actually be implemented. 

After Assad’s most recent chemical attacks, Israeli President 

Reuven Rivlin said, in solidarity with the Syrian people, ‘‘We know 

exactly how dangerous silence is, and we cannot remain mute,’’ in 

reference to the international community’s silence during the Nazi 

campaign against the Jews. Last week, I am sure most of the members of this committee commemorated Yom HaShoah, and many of 

us reiterated that the lessons of the Holocaust cannot be forgotten. 

One such lesson is that, under the cover of war, the most heinous 

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and heart-wrenching crimes can be committed against the most 

vulnerable people. We cannot—and we cannot—remain mute. 

So I would like to, again, emphasize my support for all three of 

these bills. But I would also like to, again, thank Ranking Member 

Engel and Chairman Royce for their leadership in advancing the 

Syrian legislation. 

Thank you very much. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

We go now to Ann Wagner—and we thank Ambassador Wagner 

for her contribution to the underlying bill—and then to Mr. 

Espaillat from New York. 

Ann Wagner from Missouri. 

Mrs. WAGNER. I thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I thank you for 

organizing this important markup. 

I am pleased that the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims 

Prevention and Protection Act and the TARGET Act will improve 

America’s fight against sex trafficking and forced labor both at 

home and worldwide. 

I am also pleased to cosponsor the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act and support the prosecution of war criminals who have 

committed barbaric crimes against Syria’s innocent civilians. It is 

high time for Congress to move this important bill across the finish 

line. 

It is my particular honor to offer an amendment today to TVPA 

that will press countries on the State Department’s Trafficking in 

Persons Tier 2 Watch List to take concrete actions to combat 

human trafficking. It will specifically require State Department to 

justify a country’s TIP ranking, linking its actual actions to the 

minimum standards enumerated in the law. 

In addition, the amendment directs the Secretary of State, when 

determining a government’s ranking, to consider the extent to 

which that government is, one, devoting sufficient resources to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases; two, providing 

victim restitution; and, three, protecting and rehabilitating victims. 

The Secretary must also consider the extent to which the government has consulted with civil society organizations to improve victim service provisions, the extent to which government officials 

participate in or facilitate human trafficking, and whether the government has policies that support the participation in or facilitation of forced labor and human trafficking by government officials. 

The amendment will increase government transparency by directing the Secretary of State to publish online a justification for 

any Tier 2 Watch List waiver, detailed evidence demonstrating the 

country’s actions to combat trafficking, and a written plan submitted by each country to reach compliance. 

Together, Mr. Chairman, we will strengthen the TIP program 

and help prevent trafficking, I believe, across the globe. 

I ask my colleagues to support my amendment, and I salute 

Chairman Royce, the ranking member, and Congressman Smith for 

these tremendous bills, and I am delighted to support them all. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. I see Mr. Castro is next in the queue, Mr. 

Espaillat. We go with Mr. Castro first and then you. 

Mr. Castro. 

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Mr. CASTRO. Thank you, Chairman. I want to say thank you to 

Chairman Royce and also Congressman Smith for your legislation 

on combatting human trafficking globally, but also, hopefully, domestically. In many places in the United States, including, unfortunately, the home of myself and Congressman Poe, we have failed 

the children of this country. Specifically, the State government in 

Texas has failed the children of this country. 

And I want to read you, quickly, an example of what I am talking about when I say that. 

Karen Bass mentioned that many of these human trafficking and 

sex trafficking victims are folks who have gone through the foster 

care system. In Texas, the State government has not funded the 

foster care system in the way that it should. And so, this year, 

there have been articles all over the news about how foster care 

kids are being made to sleep in State offices because there is nowhere else to put them. 

So here is a headline from April 14, 2017, just a few weeks ago: 

‘‘Children Sleeping in CPS Offices’’—child protective services’ offices—‘‘Spiked in March, Mystifying Texas Officials.’’ Children 

sleeping in State offices due to foster parent shortage because the 

State government has not properly dealt with that program. 

With respect to human trafficking and sex trafficking victims, 

the situation is even worse. Texas is reportedly the State in the 

Nation that has the most human trafficking going on in it. If you 

think about it, because of the corridors, I-35 going from south to 

north, I-10 going from California to Florida, it makes it a hub for 

human trafficking in this country. Yet the State government, the 

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the State leaders have not taken 

this problem seriously. They have failed the children of Texas. 

So, a few months ago, The Texas Tribune did a whole series on 

human trafficking in Texas. And this was one of the headlines from 

one of the stories. It says: ‘‘Texas Couldn’t Help This Sex-Trafficked 

Teen, So Authorities Sent Her to Jail.’’ No one wanted Lena behind 

bars. She was not a prostitute. She was a child who had been sexually exploited. But teenage sex trafficking victims in Texas end up 

in jail for one simple reason: There is nowhere else for them to go. 

The State government—this is the Texas of the Texas miracle, one 

of the top 12 economies in the world that brags about how great 

its economy is and has for years; its State leaders brag about how 

many jobs they have created—have literally been sending these sex 

trafficking victims, human trafficking victims, to jail because they 

simply don’t care enough to deal with the problem. 

So I want to thank you two gentlemen for what you are doing 

in this committee to deal with this issue, mostly globally, as we try 

to help other countries combat this issue. And I know this is not 

lost on you because I know how much you care about the issue. But 

I would remind all of us that this is still a very big problem within 

our own United States. 

And I was moved by Lois Frankel’s description of going to Peru—

I think she said she went with Congressman Poe—and what she 

saw there. But she did mention that there were shelters for the 

girls there. I would suggest that there is a visit to be made to the 

State of Texas to see the horrible job that the State has done in 

allowing these victims to end up in jail. 

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Thank you guys for your legislation. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Mr. Espaillat of New York. 

Mr. ESPAILLAT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member 

Engel. 

First, let me thank you for the bipartisan tenor with which this 

committee handles its business while allowing diverse opinions to 

be articulated. I think it is an example of how we can get things 

done and move forward from both sides of the aisle. 

The American people have this to learn: ‘‘Where justice is denied, 

where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where 

any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy 

to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither person nor property is 

safe.’’ Frederick Douglass said this, and today we have the great 

honor to vote on legislation that bears his name. 

The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as 

well as the TARGET Act, take vital steps forward in addressing a 

form of modern-day slavery, because that is what human trafficking is: Modern-day slavery. About 18,000 people are trafficked 

to the United States each year, many are women and children, and 

most are indebted to smugglers and traffickers. The Douglass 

TVPRA Act also adds new best practices and accountability mechanisms for the administration to properly implement previous 

antitrafficking legislation. And the TARGET Act authorizes law enforcement to offer significant rewards for information leading to the 

arrest or conviction of many human traffickers internationally. 

I am also proud to lend my support for the Caesar Syria Civilian 

Protection Act of 2017. Our response to the atrocities and the ongoing slaughter and war crimes committed by the Assad regime must 

be part of a comprehensive strategy plan to end fighting in Syria, 

which must be approved by Congress. This bill requires the President to impose new sanctions on anyone who does business with 

or provides financing to the Government of Syria, including Syrian 

intelligence or security services or the Central Bank of Syria. And 

it also authorizes assistance to meet immediate humanitarian 

needs. I mourn for all those innocent people whose lives have been 

taken away by the Assad regime, particularly the many children 

who died in the barbaric attacks. And I am proud to lend my support to this legislation. 

Let me just finish, Mr. Chairman, by adding that much has been 

said about this piece of legislation, and it generated some very energetic debate. But we also must not forget that the Assad regime 

is aided and abetted by Russia. This is not a bill about Russia, but 

they would not be as aggressive as they are today had they not 

been, and continue to be, aided and abetted by Russia. 

Thank you Mr. Chairman. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Espaillat. 

Other members seeking recognition? 

We will go to Mr. Bill Keating of Massachusetts. 

Mr. KEATING. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

And I would like to thank you and the ranking member once 

again for the three more examples. And I am proud to be a cosponsor of the first two of these. 

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And this is another example, I believe, of this committee, which 

has had an important role since I have been in Congress, really 

moving forward again on important issues and, I must say, at a 

time when I think it is more important than before because we are 

getting, at these stages of the administration, very mixed messages 

around the world. And this committee has continued to be resolute. 

It has been clear. And it has been bipartisan in what has moved 

forward. I hope that we can be given the opportunity to have more 

of a role because it is critically important right now that, not only 

domestically, but internationally, people know where we stand on 

issues. 

And along those lines, I would just want to clarify a couple of 

things, in my opinion, that were mentioned here in the discussion 

this morning that I think are important in terms of clarity. 

Number one, the Caesar photos that this committee has had the 

opportunity to see indeed included Christian and Muslim torture 

victims in those photos—Christians, as well—showing that Assad’s 

torture machine has not just protected Christians. We should be 

clear on that. The Assad regime is also responsible for over 60 percent of destroyed churches in Syria. We want to be clear on that 

as a committee and speak as loudly as we can. And it also underscores the importance of the bills in front of us today. 

Secondly, it was mentioned that H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, targeted Russia. Well, indeed it did, and for 

good reason. And that is because, again, to try and be very clear, 

there are some in the administration that will say the Russians are 

teaming with us in our fight against ISIS, but the overwhelming 

evidence is that they are disproportionately—and that is dealing 

with military alliance with Assad’s regime—attacking Syrian civilians in the very measures that we are talking about, the atrocities 

we are talking about here. And as they do that, it is wholly appropriate that we include them in sanctions. They are, in effect, including themselves in these sanctions rather than being included 

or targeted directly. 

So I wanted to be clear on those measures. 

I want to thank the members and the leadership of this committee for their work. I am encouraged that we can go forward and 

continue to be a very strong, resolute, clear, and bipartisan voice 

on the important issues that affect the United States of America 

and our allies around the world. 

Thank you. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. I thank Mr. Keating. 

Hearing no further requests for recognition, the question occurs 

on the items considered en bloc. 

All those in favor, say aye. 

All opposed, no. 

In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The measures considered en bloc are agreed to. 

Without objection, the measures considered en bloc are ordered 

favorably reported, as amended. Staff is directed to make any technical and conforming changes. 

The chair is authorized to seek House consideration under suspension of the rules. 

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That concludes our business for today. 

I want to thank Ranking Member Engel. 

I want to thank all our committee members for their contributions and assistance in today’s markup. 

The committee stands adjourned. 

[Whereupon, at 11:29 a.m., the committee was adjourned.] 

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Edward R. Royce (R-CA), Chairman 

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Trafficking Act; 

HR. 1677, Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of2017; and 

HR. 2200, Frederick Douglass Tran1cking 'liictims Prevention and 

Protection Reauthorization Act of2017. 

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By unanimous consent, the Chair called up the following measures and amendments, previously 

provided to Members, to be considered en hloc 

1. H.R. 1625 (Royce), Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking 

Act. 

2. H.R. 1677 (Engel). Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of2017; 

a. Engel amendment in the nature of a substitute to HR. 1677; 

a. Mast 7, an amendment to the Engel ANS. 

3. H.R. 2200 (Smith), Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection 

Reauthorization Act of2017; 

a. Smith 32, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2200; 

a. Royce 33, a manager's amendment to Smith 32; 

b. Wagner 6, an amendment to Smith 32. 

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Statement for the Record 

Submitted by Mr. Connolly of Virginia 

H.R. 1625, Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking Act 

T am pleased to cosponsor the TARGET Act, which would amend the Rewards for Justice 

Program to allow the State Department to offer cash rewards for identifying human traffickers 

and bringing them to justice. Tn 1984, Congress established the Rewards for Justice Program to 

allow the U.S. Government to pay for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of 

criminals in international terrorism cases. The program has since been expanded to include 

transnational organized crime. H.R. 1625 simply amends the definition of transnational 

organized crime to include severe forms of trafficking in persons. 

H.R. 1677, Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017 

Thank you to Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for bringing H.R. 1677, the Caesar 

Syria Civilian Protection Act of2017, to the Full Committee for markup. This legislation, which 

1 am pleased to cosponsor, would impose new sanctions on Syrian human rights abusers and 

those who facilitate the Assad regime's atrocities. 

The 14 million Syrians who have fled their homes, including nearly 5 million refugees who have 

left the country, have fled nearly ubiquitous violence. The Syrian government of President 

Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly perpetrated atrocities on the Syrian civilian population --

including sectarian violence, mass killings, torture, and the use of chemical weapons and barrel 

bombs - and has demonstrated no willingness to relent On April 4, 2017, the Syrian regime 

carried out an unspeakable sarin gas attack on the northern Syria town of Khan Sheikhoun, 

which killed roughly 100 people, including scores of children. In response, the United States 

conducted airstrikes targeting Syrian war planes and infrastructure at al-Shayrat airfield in Horns 

Province. 

The United States has a vested interest in enforcing global norms against chemical weapons and 

alleviating humanitarian concerns. However, fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missiles are not a 

substitute for a strategy going forward. A kneejerk kinetic response without an overarching 

strategy endangers American lives and diminishes US global leadership. Congress and the 

Administration must embark on an effort to define for our allies, our constituents, and the Syrian 

people how we will protect these interests. 

The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act represents Congress' effort to undergird such a strategy 

with a robus sanctions regime. US. sanctions have so far not effectively cut off the flow of 

money and supplies to the Assad regime. HR. 1677 would require the President to impose new 

sanctions on anyone who has financial dealings with the Syrian government, provides aircraft to 

Syrian airlines, does business with transportation or telecom sectors controlled by the Syrian 

government, or supports the Syrian energy industry. 

Ultimately, a negotiated settlement is the only way to end this conflict and bring lasting relief to 

the millions of affected Syrians who have known only violence and displacement for more than 

six years. Rather than shore up America's diplomatic arsenal to support these efforts, the Trump 

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Department positions and proposing draconian cuts to U.S. development and diplomacy 

programs. H.R. 1677 would encourage negotiations to bring about a lasting political solution by 

suspending sanctions if parties are engaged in meaningful negotiations and the violence against 

civilians has ceased. 

H.R. 2200, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection 

Reauthorization Act of 2017 

This bill would reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act uutil2021. H.R. 2200 outlines 

efforts to combat human trafficking both in the United States and internationally. Under the 

jurisdiction of this Committee, the bill would add members to the interagency working group on 

trafficking, encourage countries to share data on trafficking, list countries on appropriate tiers in 

the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report, require strategies to prevent 

trafficking, expand State's rewards program to include human trafficking cases, and require 

briefings and reports on trafficking by State and USAID. 

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May3, 2017 

Rep. Brad Schneider 

Statement for the Record 

The civil war in Syria is unique among the Arab Spring uprisings, and the heinous actions ofBashar alAssad stand out, even among other dictators. That is why I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 1677, the 

Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act as one step to try to reduce the civilian casualty toll in Syria and 

bring those who perpetrate such evil closer to justice. 

The Syrian people's protests in March 2011 occurred within the context of the broader Arab Spring 

uprisings taking place in the Middle East region. However, the Syrian unrest rapidly devolved into 

regime violence against civilians and ultimately civil war. While the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and 

Tunisia led to efforts, albeit not without significant challenges, to bring about democratic reforms, the 

Government of Syria responded to calls for greater freedom by turning its weapons on its own citizens, 

sending tanks into cities to crush opposition, and by 2012, bombing innocent civilians from the air. 

Bashar al-Assad, for the evil he has unleashed across his country and the magnitude of the horror he 

continues to inflict on the Syrian people, is a war criminal who must be held to account by the 

international community. 

To date, more than 480,000 civilians have died in the Syrian civil war, which has led to the destruction 

of more than 50 percent of Syria's critical infrastructure, and forced the displacement of more than 

14,000,000 people, precipitating one of the worst humanitarian crises in more than 60 years. On April 4, 

2017, Assad used sarin gas against the population of Khan Sheikhoun murdering 100; four years prior, 

he slaughtered over 1,500 people using sarin gas as well, not to mention the hundreds of thousands who 

died as a result of barrel bombs, starvation, lack of access to humanitarian assistance, or Syrian military 

sniper ±ire. 

While the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) represents a critical threat to the security of the United 

States and American troops in the region, our ally Israel, and other key partners in the region, we must 

not allow Assad to continue his disastrous rule as a way to halt the spread of the ISIS terrorist group. We 

must also remember that Assad has deep and close ties to terrorism himself as an ally of the terrorist 

group Hezbollah that regularly stages rocket attacks against northern Israel, and receives direct support 

±rom Iran. Fighting with a coalition of allies against ISIS does not preclude also supporting opposition to 

the Assad regime; we need to, and are fully capable of, simultaneously combating both evils 

H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, which T am proud to cosponsor, gives us the 

authority to prevent further atrocities, bring tojustice those guilty of horrific human rights abuses, while 

also allowing for lifting of sanctions if peace negotiations become a reality. If we do not act now to 

prevent even more killings, torture, displacement, and destruction, future generations will look back and 

demand to know why we did not do more when we had the power to do so. We have not only the power, 

but more importantly, the responsibility to use our position to prevent the deaths of more innocent 

civilians. 
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Again, let me reiterate, the war in Syria is the single gravest humanitarian crisis of this century, and 

Bashar al-Assad is an evil tyrant and war criminal that must be removed from power. The United States 

can and must support our allies in the region to bring relief to the Syrian civilian population, while at the 

same time confronting the Assad regime as well as ISIS and AI Qaeda.