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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1714 

To impose sanctions with respect to Syria, to expand existing sanctions 

with respect to Syria, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2013 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. CASEY) 

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To impose sanctions with respect to Syria, to expand existing 

sanctions with respect to Syria, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SENIOR 

OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA AND PERSONS 

THAT CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH SYRIA 

Sec. 101. Imposition of sanctions with respect to senior officials of the Government of Syria. 

Sec. 102. Imposition of penalties with respect to United States persons that 

conduct certain transactions with respect to Syria. 

Sec. 103. Applicability to contracts and other agreements. 

TITLE II—MODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA 

Sec. 201. Modification of list of persons responsible for or complicit in human 

rights abuses committed against citizens of Syria or their family members. 

Sec. 202. Modification of imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer 

of goods or technologies to Syria that are likely to be used to 

commit human rights abuses. 

TITLE III—IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS TO PREVENT THE 

DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS CAPABILITIES OF SYRIA 

Sec. 301. Declaration of policy. 

Sec. 302. Multilateral regime. 

Sec. 303. Imposition of sanctions with respect to development of weapons of 

mass destruction or other military capabilities by Syria. 

Sec. 304. Imposition of sanctions with respect to exportation of defense articles 

to Syria. 

Sec. 305. Additional mandatory sanctions relating to transfer of nuclear technology. 

Sec. 306. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of training to military or paramilitary forces of the Government of Syria. 

Sec. 307. Imposition of sanctions with respect to exportation of refined petroleum products to Syria. 

Sec. 308. Sanctioned persons. 

Sec. 309. Waiver. 

Sec. 310. Description of sanctions. 

Sec. 311. Additional measure relating to government contracts. 

TITLE IV—IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS 

WITH SYRIA 

Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions with respect to financial institutions that engage in certain transactions with Syria. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 501. Report on military capabilities of Government of Syria. 

Sec. 502. Reports on identification of Syrian assets. 

Sec. 503. Termination of sanctions. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ACCOUNT; CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT; PAY4 ABLE-THROUGH ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘‘account’’, 

5 ‘‘correspondent account’’, and ‘‘payable-through ac6 count’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec7 tion 5318A of title 31, United States Code. 

8 (2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term 

9 ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given 

10 that term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade 

11 Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 

12 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means— 

15 (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

16 and Urban Affairs and the Committee on For17 eign Relations of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committee on Financial Services 

19 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives. 

21 (4) COMPONENT PART.—The term ‘‘component 

22 part’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

23 11A(e)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 

24 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410a(e)(1)) (as in effect pursuant 

25 to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

26 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 


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1 (5) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi2 nancial institution’’ has the meaning given that term 

3 in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions of 1996 (Public 

4 Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

5 (6) FINISHED PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘finished 

6 product’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

7 11A(e)(2) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 

8 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410a(e)(2)) (as in effect pursuant 

9 to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

10 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 

11 (7) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; DOMES12 TIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The terms ‘‘foreign 

13 financial institution’’ and ‘‘domestic financial insti14 tution’’ shall have the meanings of those terms as 

15 determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. 

16 (8) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per17 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 

18 United States person. 

19 (9) GOOD AND TECHNOLOGY.—The terms 

20 ‘‘good’’ and ‘‘technology’’ have the meanings given 

21 those terms in section 16 of the Export Administra22 tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as in effect 

23 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 

24 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 


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1 (10) GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA.—The term ‘‘Gov2 ernment of Syria’’— 

3 (A) means the Government of Syria on the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, including any 

5 agency or instrumentality of that Government, 

6 any entity controlled by that Government, and 

7 the Central Bank of Syria; and 

8 (B) does not include a successor govern9 ment of Syria. 

10 (11) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, 

11 with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

12 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 

13 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 

14 result. 

15 (12) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical de16 vice’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in 

17 section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos18 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

19 (13) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 

20 meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the 

21 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

22 321). 

23 (14) MONEY LAUNDERING.—The term ‘‘money 

24 laundering’’ means the movement of illicit cash or 

25 cash equivalent proceeds into, out of, or through a 


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1 country, or into, out of, or through a financial insti2 tution. 

3 (15) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an 

4 individual or entity. 

5 (16) SERVICES.—The term ‘‘services’’ includes 

6 software, hardware, financial, professional con7 sulting, engineering, and specialized energy informa8 tion services, energy-related technical assistance, and 

9 maintenance and repairs. 

10 (17) SUCCESSOR GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA.—The 

11 term ‘‘successor government of Syria’’ means a suc12 cessor government to the Government of Syria that 

13 is recognized as the legitimate governing authority 

14 of Syria by the Government of the United States. 

15 (18) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

16 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

17 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law18 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

19 United States; and 

20 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

21 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

22 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

23 such an entity. 


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1 TITLE I—IMPOSITION OF SANC2 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

3 SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE 

4 GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA AND 

5 PERSONS THAT CONDUCT 

6 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS 

7 WITH SYRIA 

8 SEC. 101. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

9 SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 

10 SYRIA. 

11 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 

14 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the 

15 appropriate congressional committees a list of per16 sons the President determines— 

17 (A) are senior officials of the Government 

18 of Syria; 

19 (B) have provided support to or received 

20 support from a senior official of that Govern21 ment; 

22 (C) has acted or purported to act, directly 

23 or indirectly, for or on behalf of a senior official 

24 of that Government; or 


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1 (D) is owned or controlled, directly or indi2 rectly, by a senior official of that Government. 

3 (2) SENIOR OFFICIALS.—In making the deter4 mination required by paragraph (1)(A), the Presi5 dent shall consider the following individuals to be 

6 senior officials of the Government of Syria: 

7 (A) President Bashar al-Assad. 

8 (B) The Vice President of that Govern9 ment. 

10 (C) Any member of the cabinet of that 

11 Government. 

12 (D) The head or heads of the National 

13 Progressive Front. 

14 (E) Any senior leader of— 

15 (i) the Syrian Arab Army; 

16 (ii) the Syrian Arab Navy; 

17 (iii) the Syrian Arab Air Force; 

18 (iv) the Syrian Arab Air Defense 

19 Force; or 

20 (v) any other military or paramilitary 

21 force that has taken up arms on behalf of 

22 that Government. 

23 (3) SUPPORT TO OR FROM SENIOR OFFI24 CIALS.—In making the determination required by 

25 paragraph (1)(B), the President shall consider the 


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1 following persons to have provided support to or re2 ceived support from a senior official of the Govern3 ment of Syria: 

4 (A) Any person that has materially as5 sisted, sponsored, or provided goods, services, 

6 or financial, material, or technological support 

7 to or for the benefit of an individual the Presi8 dent has determined under paragraph (1)(A) to 

9 be a senior official of that Government. 

10 (B) Any person that has received any 

11 funds, goods, or services from an individual the 

12 President has determined under paragraph 

13 (1)(A) to be a senior official of that Govern14 ment. 

15 (b) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President shall 

16 block and prohibit any transaction in property and inter17 ests in property of any person on the list required by sub18 section (a)(1) if such property and interests in property 

19 are in the United States, come within the United States, 

20 or are or come within the possession or control of a United 

21 States person. 

22 (c) HUMANITARIAN EXCEPTION.—The President 

23 may not impose sanctions under this section with respect 

24 to any person for the provision of agricultural commod25 ities, food, medicine, or medical devices to Syria or the 


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1 provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of 

2 Syria. 

3 (d) EXCEPTION FOR SUPPORT TO DISMANTLE

4 CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM.—The President may not 

5 impose sanctions under this section with respect to any 

6 person for the provision of support in the process of dis7 mantling the chemical weapons program of Syria. 

8 (e) WAIVER.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

10 the imposition of sanctions under this section for a 

11 period of not more than 180 days, and may renew 

12 that waiver for additional periods of not more than 

13 90 days, if the President— 

14 (A) determines that such a waiver is vital 

15 to the national security of the United States; 

16 and 

17 (B) submits to the appropriate congres18 sional committees a report providing a justifica19 tion for the waiver. 

20 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 

21 under paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in un22 classified form, but may include a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 102. IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES WITH RESPECT TO 

2 UNITED STATES PERSONS THAT CONDUCT 

3 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

4 SYRIA. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The penalties provided for in sub6 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 

7 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 

8 apply, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 

9 person that commits an unlawful act described in section 

10 206(a) of that Act, to a United States person that— 

11 (1) violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 

12 violate, or causes a violation of section 101 or regu13 lations prescribed under section 101; 

14 (2) conducts investment activities in Syria on or 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act; 

16 (3) exports, reexports, sells, or supplies, directly 

17 or indirectly, a service from the United States to the 

18 Government of Syria; 

19 (4) conducts a transaction with respect to pe20 troleum or petroleum products of Syrian origin; or 

21 (5) approves, finances, facilitates, or guarantees 

22 a transaction by a foreign person that would be pro23 hibited under this section if conducted by a United 

24 States person. 

25 (b) INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this sec26 tion, the term ‘‘investment activities’’ means— 


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1 (1) an investment of more than $100 in the ag2 gregate in the economy of Syria in— 

3 (A) the financial or banking sector; 

4 (B) the military or defense sector; 

5 (C) the law enforcement sector; or 

6 (D) the energy sector; or 

7 (2) a transfer of any amount to Bashar al8 Assad or any person acting or purporting to act, di9 rectly or indirectly, for or on behalf of Bashar al10 Assad. 

11 SEC. 103. APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS AND OTHER 

12 AGREEMENTS. 

13 The blocking of property under section 101(b) and 

14 the penalties under section 102 shall apply to contracts 

15 or other agreements entered into on or after December 

16 1, 2013. 


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1 TITLE II—MODIFICATION OF 

2 SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 

3 TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 

4 IN SYRIA 

5 SEC. 201. MODIFICATION OF LIST OF PERSONS RESPON6 SIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN HUMAN RIGHTS 

7 ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF 

8 SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702(b)(1) of the Iran 

10 Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 

11 (22 U.S.C. 8791(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of the Syria Sanc14 tions Enhancement Act of 2013, the President shall 

15 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

16 a list of the following persons: 

17 ‘‘(A) Any person that the President deter18 mines, based on credible evidence, is responsible 

19 for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, 

20 controlling, or otherwise directing, the commis21 sion of serious human rights abuses, including 

22 repression, against citizens of Syria or their 

23 family members, regardless of whether those 

24 abuses occurred in Syria. 


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1 ‘‘(B) A senior official or senior officer of a 

2 person described in subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(C) Any person that has materially as4 sisted, sponsored, or provided goods, services, 

5 or financial, material, or technological support 

6 to a person— 

7 ‘‘(i) described in subparagraph (A); or 

8 ‘‘(ii) with respect to which sanctions 

9 have been imposed pursuant to Executive 

10 Order 13338 or Executive Order 13460 

11 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 

12 property of certain persons and prohibiting 

13 the export of certain goods to Syria). 

14 ‘‘(D) Any person owned or controlled, di15 rectly or indirectly, by a person with respect to 

16 which sanctions have been imposed pursuant to 

17 Executive Order 13460. 

18 ‘‘(E) Any person acting or purporting to 

19 act, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of a 

20 person with respect to which sanctions have 

21 been imposed pursuant to Executive Order 

22 13460.’’. 

23 (b) UPDATE.—Section 702(b)(2) of the Iran Threat 

24 Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 

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1 this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘enactment of the Syria Sanctions 

2 Enhancement Act of 2013’’. 

3 (c) TRANSITION RULE.—The President shall submit 

4 any list required to be submitted before the date that is 

5 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act by 

6 subsection (b) of section 702 of the Iran Threat Reduction 

7 and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791), 

8 as in effect on the day before such date of enactment, in 

9 accordance with the provisions of such section 702. 

10 SEC. 202. MODIFICATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS 

11 WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF GOODS 

12 OR TECHNOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT ARE 

13 LIKELY TO BE USED TO COMMIT HUMAN 

14 RIGHTS ABUSES. 

15 (a) PERSONS AGAINST WHICH SANCTIONS ARE IM16 POSED.—Section 703(a)(2) of the Iran Threat Reduction 

17 and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 

18 8792(a)(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

20 inserting a semicolon; 

21 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

22 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(D) has acted for or on behalf of a person 

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1 behalf of the person on the list knowingly en2 gaged in the activity described in subsection 

3 (b)(2) for which the person was included in the 

4 list; or 

5 ‘‘(E) has materially assisted, sponsored, or 

6 provided goods, services, or financial, material, 

7 or technological support to a person on the list, 

8 if the person that assisted, sponsored, or pro9 vided goods, services, or support had actual 

10 knowledge or should have known that the per11 son on the list engaged in the activity described 

12 in subsection (b)(2) for which the person was 

13 included in the list.’’. 

14 (b) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.—Section 703(b)(2)(A) of 

15 the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act 

16 of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8792(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 

17 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert18 ing a semicolon; 

19 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 

20 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(iii) operates or directs the operation 

23 of goods or technologies described in sub24 paragraph (C)(ii).’’. 


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1 (c) SUBMISSION DATE.—Section 703(b)(1) of the 

2 Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 

3 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8792(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘en4 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘enactment of the 

5 Syria Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2013’’. 

6 (d) UPDATE.—Section 703(b)(4) of the Iran Threat 

7 Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 

8 U.S.C. 8792(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘enactment of 

9 this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘enactment of the Syria Sanctions 

10 Enhancement Act of 2013’’. 

11 (e) TRANSITION RULE.—The President shall submit 

12 any list required to be submitted before the date that is 

13 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act by 

14 section 703 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 

15 Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8792), as in effect 

16 on the day before such date of enactment, in accordance 

17 with the provisions of such section 703. 

18 TITLE III—IMPOSITION OF SANC19 TIONS TO PREVENT THE DE20 VELOPMENT OF WEAPONS 

21 CAPABILITIES OF SYRIA 

22 SEC. 301. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

23 It is the policy of the United States to prevent the 

24 massacre of the people of Syria by denying the Govern25 ment of Syria the ability to develop and obtain weapons 


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1 of mass destruction and conventional weapons and to use 

2 those and other weapons against the people of Syria. 

3 SEC. 302. MULTILATERAL REGIME. 

4 (a) MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS.—In order to 

5 further the objective of section 301, Congress urges the 

6 President to commence immediately diplomatic efforts, 

7 both in appropriate international fora such as the United 

8 Nations, and bilaterally with allies of the United States, 

9 to establish a multilateral sanctions regime against Syria 

10 that will inhibit the efforts of the Government of Syria 

11 to develop and obtain conventional weapons and to use 

12 those and other weapons against the people of Syria. 

13 (b) PERIODIC REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 

16 days thereafter, the President shall report to the ap17 propriate congressional committees on the extent to 

18 which diplomatic efforts described in subsection (a) 

19 have been successful. 

20 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 

21 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

22 (A) The countries that have agreed to un23 dertake measures to inhibit the efforts of the 

24 Government of Syria described in subsection 

25 (a), and a description of those measures. 


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1 (B) The countries that have not agreed to 

2 measures described in subparagraph (A). 

3 (C) Other measures the President rec4 ommends that the United States take to inhibit 

5 the efforts of the Government of Syria de6 scribed in subsection (a). 

7 (c) INVESTIGATIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall initiate 

9 an investigation into the possible imposition of sanc10 tions under section 303 or 304 against a person 

11 upon receipt by the United States of credible infor12 mation indicating that such person is engaged in an 

13 activity described in such section. 

14 (2) DETERMINATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Not 

15 later than 180 days after an investigation is initi16 ated in accordance with paragraph (1), and subject 

17 to paragraph (3), the President shall— 

18 (A) determine, pursuant to section 303 or 

19 304, if a person has engaged in an activity de20 scribed in that section; and 

21 (B) notify the appropriate congressional 

22 committees of the basis for any such determina23 tion. 

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1 nate an investigation, under this subsection if the 

2 President certifies in writing to the appropriate con3 gressional committees that— 

4 (A) the person whose activity was the basis 

5 for the investigation is no longer engaging in 

6 the activity or has taken significant verifiable 

7 steps toward stopping the activity; and 

8 (B) the President has received reliable as9 surances that the person will not knowingly en10 gage in an activity described in section 303 or 

11 304 in the future. 

12 SEC. 303. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

13 DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS OF MASS DE14 STRUCTION OR OTHER MILITARY CAPABILI15 TIES BY SYRIA. 

16 (a) EXPORTS, TRANSFERS, AND TRANS17 SHIPMENTS.—The President shall impose 5 or more of the 

18 sanctions described in section 310 with respect to a person 

19 if the President determines that the person— 

20 (1) on or after the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act, exported or transferred, or permitted or other22 wise facilitated the transshipment of, any goods, 

23 services, technology, or other items to any other per24 son; and 

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1 (A) the export, transfer, or transshipment 

2 of the goods, services, technology, or other 

3 items would likely result in another person ex4 porting, transferring, transshipping, or other5 wise providing the goods, services, technology, 

6 or other items to Syria; and 

7 (B) the export, transfer, transshipment, or 

8 other provision of the goods, services, tech9 nology, or other items to Syria would contribute 

10 materially to the ability of the Government of 

11 Syria to— 

12 (i) acquire or develop chemical, bio13 logical, or nuclear weapons or related tech14 nologies; or 

15 (ii) acquire or develop conventional 

16 weapons that are intended to be used, or 

17 are actually used, against the people of 

18 Syria. 

19 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec20 tion shall prohibit the Government of the United States 

21 from transporting weapons and aid to forces opposing the 

22 Government of Syria. 


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1 SEC. 304. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 EXPORTATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO 

3 SYRIA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 5 or 

5 more of the sanctions described in section 310 with respect 

6 to a person if the President determines that the person— 

7 (1) sells or provides defense articles to the Gov8 ernment of Syria; or 

9 (2) sells, leases, or provides to the Government 

10 of Syria goods, services, technology, information, or 

11 support described in subsection (b). 

12 (b) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, 

13 OR SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, technology, 

14 information, or support described in this subsection are 

15 goods, services, technology, information, or support that 

16 could directly and significantly contribute to the enhance17 ment of the ability of the Government of Syria to import 

18 defense articles, including— 

19 (1) except as provided in subsection (c), under20 writing or entering into a contract to provide insur21 ance or reinsurance for the sale, lease, or provision 

22 of such goods, services, technology, information, or 

23 support; 

24 (2) financing or brokering such sale, lease, or 

25 provision; 


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1 (3) providing ships or shipping services to de2 liver defense articles to Syria; 

3 (4) bartering or contracting by which goods are 

4 exchanged for goods, including the insurance or rein5 surance of such exchanges; or 

6 (5) purchasing, subscribing to, or facilitating 

7 the issuance of sovereign debt of the Government of 

8 Syria, including governmental bonds. 

9 (c) EXCEPTION FOR UNDERWRITERS AND INSUR10 ANCE PROVIDERS EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE.—The 

11 President may not impose sanctions under this section 

12 with respect to a person that provides underwriting serv13 ices or insurance or reinsurance if the President deter14 mines that the person has exercised due diligence in estab15 lishing and enforcing official policies, procedures, and con16 trols to ensure that the person does not underwrite or 

17 enter into a contract to provide insurance or reinsurance 

18 for the sale, lease, or provision of goods, services, tech19 nology, information, or support described in subsection 

20 (b). 

21 (d) DEFENSE ARTICLE DEFINED.—In this section, 

22 the term ‘‘defense article’’ has the meaning given that 

23 term in section 47(3) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

24 U.S.C. 2794(3)). 


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1 SEC. 305. ADDITIONAL MANDATORY SANCTIONS RELATING 

2 TO TRANSFER OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections 

4 (b) and (c), in any case in which a person is subject to 

5 sanctions under section 303 or 304 because of an activity 

6 described in that section that relates to the acquisition or 

7 development of nuclear weapons or related technology or 

8 of missiles or advanced conventional weapons that are de9 signed or modified to deliver a nuclear weapon, no license 

10 may be issued for the export, and no approval may be 

11 given for the transfer or retransfer, directly or indirectly, 

12 to the country the government of which has primary juris13 diction over the person, of any nuclear material, facilities, 

14 components, or other goods, services, or technology that 

15 are or would be subject to an agreement for cooperation 

16 between the United States and that government. 

17 (b) EXCEPTION.—The sanctions described in sub18 section (a) shall not apply with respect to a country the 

19 government of which has primary jurisdiction over a per20 son that engages in an activity described in that sub21 section if the President determines and notifies the appro22 priate congressional committees that the government of 

23 the country— 

24 (1) does not know or have reason to know 

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1 (2) has taken, or is taking, all reasonable steps 

2 necessary to prevent a recurrence of the activity and 

3 to penalize the person for the activity. 

4 (c) INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL.—Notwithstanding sub5 section (a), the President may, on a case-by-case basis, 

6 approve the issuance of a license for the export, or approve 

7 the transfer or retransfer, of any nuclear material, facili8 ties, components, or other goods, services, or technology 

9 that are or would be subject to an agreement for coopera10 tion, to a person in a country to which subsection (a) ap11 plies (other than a person that is subject to the sanctions 

12 under section 303 or 304) if the President— 

13 (1) determines that such approval is vital to the 

14 national security interests of the United States; and 

15 (2) not later than 15 days before issuing such 

16 license or approving such transfer or retransfer, sub17 mits to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

18 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

19 House of Representatives the justification for ap20 proving such license, transfer, or retransfer. 

21 (d) CONSTRUCTION.—The sanctions described in 

22 subsection (a) shall apply in addition to all other applica23 ble procedures, requirements, and restrictions contained in 

24 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 

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1 (e) AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION DEFINED.—In 

2 this section, the term ‘‘agreement for cooperation’’ has the 

3 meaning given that term in section 11(b) of the Atomic 

4 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(b)). 

5 SEC. 306. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

6 PROVISION OF TRAINING TO MILITARY OR 

7 PARAMILITARY FORCES OF THE GOVERN8 MENT OF SYRIA. 

9 The President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions 

10 described in section 310 with respect to a person if the 

11 President determines that the person knowingly engages 

12 in an activity that provides training to the military or 

13 paramilitary forces of the Government of Syria. 

14 SEC. 307. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

15 EXPORTATION OF REFINED PETROLEUM 

16 PRODUCTS TO SYRIA. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 5 or 

18 more of the sanctions described in section 310 with respect 

19 to a person if the President determines that the person 

20 knowingly— 

21 (1) sells or provides to the Government of Syria 

22 refined petroleum products— 

23 (A) that have a fair market value of 

24 $1,000,000 or more; or 


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1 (B) that, during a 12-month period, have 

2 an aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 

3 or more; or 

4 (2) sells, leases, or provides to the Government 

5 of Syria goods, services, technology, information, or 

6 support described in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) any of which has a fair market value 

8 of $1,000,000 or more; or 

9 (B) that, during a 12-month period, have 

10 an aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 

11 or more. 

12 (b) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, 

13 OR SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, technology, 

14 information, or support described in this subsection are 

15 goods, services, technology, information, or support that 

16 could directly and significantly contribute to the enhance17 ment of the ability of the Government of Syria to import 

18 refined petroleum products, including— 

19 (1) except as provided in subsection (c), under20 writing or entering into a contract to provide insur21 ance or reinsurance for the sale, lease, or provision 

22 of such goods, services, technology, information, or 

23 support; 

24 (2) financing or brokering such sale, lease, or 

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1 (3) providing ships or shipping services to de2 liver refined petroleum products to Syria; 

3 (4) bartering or contracting by which goods are 

4 exchanged for goods, including the insurance or rein5 surance of such exchanges; or 

6 (5) purchasing, subscribing to, or facilitating 

7 the issuance of sovereign debt of the Government of 

8 Syria, including governmental bonds. 

9 (c) EXCEPTION FOR UNDERWRITERS AND INSUR10 ANCE PROVIDERS EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE.—The 

11 President may not impose sanctions under this paragraph 

12 with respect to a person that provides underwriting serv13 ices or insurance or reinsurance if the President deter14 mines that the person has exercised due diligence in estab15 lishing and enforcing official policies, procedures, and con16 trols to ensure that the person does not underwrite or 

17 enter into a contract to provide insurance or reinsurance 

18 for the sale, lease, or provision of goods, services, tech19 nology, information, or support described in subsection 

20 (b). 

21 SEC. 308. SANCTIONED PERSONS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in sec23 tions 303, 304, 305, 306, and 307 shall be imposed with 

24 respect to— 


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1 (1) any person the President determines has 

2 carried out an activity described in any such section; 

3 and 

4 (2) any person that— 

5 (A) is a successor entity to the person re6 ferred to in paragraph (1); 

7 (B) owns or controls the person referred to 

8 in paragraph (1), if the person that owns or 

9 controls the person referred to in paragraph (1) 

10 had actual knowledge or should have known 

11 that the person referred to in paragraph (1) en12 gaged in the activity referred to in that para13 graph; or 

14 (C) is owned or controlled by, or under 

15 common ownership or control with, the person 

16 referred to in paragraph (1), if the person 

17 owned or controlled by, or under common own18 ership or control with (as the case may be), the 

19 person referred to in paragraph (1) knowingly 

20 engaged in the activity referred to in that para21 graph. 

22 (b) SANCTIONED PERSON DEFINED.—In this title, 

23 the term ‘‘sanctioned person’’ means any person described 

24 in subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 309. WAIVER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

3 (b), the President may, on a case by case basis, waive for 

4 a period of not more than 180 days the application of sec5 tion 303, 304, 305, 306, or 307 with respect to a person 

6 if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional 

7 committees at least 30 days before the waiver is to take 

8 effect that the waiver is vital to the national security inter9 ests of the United States. 

10 (b) EXCEPTION.—The President may not waive the 

11 application of section 303 with respect to a person for the 

12 provision of goods, services, technology, or other items to 

13 Syria that would contribute materially to the ability of the 

14 Government of Syria to acquire or develop chemical, bio15 logical, or nuclear weapons or related technologies. 

16 (c) SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—At the 

17 conclusion of the period of a waiver under subsection (a), 

18 the President may renew the waiver for subsequent peri19 ods of not more than 180 days each if the President deter20 mines, in accordance with that subsection, that the waiver 

21 is appropriate. 

22 SEC. 310. DESCRIPTION OF SANCTIONS. 

23 The sanctions to be imposed on a sanctioned person 

24 under this title are as follows: 

25 (1) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE FOR

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1 may direct the Export-Import Bank of the United 

2 States not to approve any financing (including any 

3 guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or partici4 pation in the extension of credit) in connection with 

5 the export of any goods or services to any sanctioned 

6 person. 

7 (2) EXPORT SANCTION.—The President may 

8 order the United States Government not to issue 

9 any specific license and not to grant any other spe10 cific permission or authority to export any goods or 

11 technology to a sanctioned person under— 

12 (A) the Export Administration Act of 1979 

13 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) (as in effect pur14 suant to the International Emergency Economic 

15 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 

16 (B) the Arms Export Control Act (22 

17 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 

18 (C) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

19 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or 

20 (D) any other law that requires the prior 

21 review and approval of the United States Gov22 ernment as a condition for the export or reex23 port of goods or services. 

24 (3) LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL

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1 may prohibit any United States financial institution 

2 from making loans or providing credits to any sanc3 tioned person totaling more than $10,000,000 in 

4 any 12-month period unless that person is engaged 

5 in activities to relieve human suffering and the loans 

6 or credits are provided for such activities. 

7 (4) PROHIBITIONS ON FINANCIAL INSTITU8 TIONS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The following prohibi10 tions may be imposed against a sanctioned per11 son that is a financial institution: 

12 (i) PROHIBITION ON DESIGNATION AS

13 PRIMARY DEALER.—Neither the Board of 

14 Governors of the Federal Reserve System 

15 nor the Federal Reserve Bank of New 

16 York may designate, or permit the continu17 ation of any prior designation of, such fi18 nancial institution as a primary dealer in 

19 United States Government debt instru20 ments. 

21 (ii) PROHIBITION ON SERVICE AS A

22 REPOSITORY OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS.— 

23 Such financial institution may not serve as 

24 agent of the United States Government or 


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1 serve as repository for United States Gov2 ernment funds. 

3 (B) CLARIFICATION.—The imposition of 

4 either sanction under clause (i) or (ii) of sub5 paragraph (A) shall be treated as one sanction 

6 for purposes of sections 203 and 204, and the 

7 imposition of both such sanctions shall be treat8 ed as 2 sanctions for purposes of sections 203 

9 and 204. 

10 (5) PROCUREMENT SANCTION.—The United 

11 States Government may not procure, or enter into 

12 any contract for the procurement of, any goods or 

13 services from a sanctioned person. 

14 (6) FOREIGN EXCHANGE.—The President may, 

15 pursuant to such regulations as the President may 

16 prescribe, prohibit any transactions in foreign ex17 change that are subject to the jurisdiction of the 

18 United States and in which a sanctioned person has 

19 any interest. 

20 (7) BANKING TRANSACTIONS.—The President 

21 may, pursuant to such regulations as the President 

22 may prescribe, prohibit any transfers of credit or 

23 payments between financial institutions or by, 

24 through, or to any financial institution, to the extent 

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1 jurisdiction of the United States and involve any in2 terest of the sanctioned person. 

3 (8) PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.—The President 

4 may, pursuant to such regulations as the President 

5 may prescribe, prohibit any person from— 

6 (A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using, 

7 transferring, withdrawing, transporting, import8 ing, or exporting any property that is subject to 

9 the jurisdiction of the United States and with 

10 respect to which the sanctioned person has any 

11 interest; 

12 (B) dealing in or exercising any right, 

13 power, or privilege with respect to such prop14 erty; or 

15 (C) conducting any transaction involving 

16 such property. 

17 (9) BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT

18 OF SANCTIONED PERSON.—The President may, pur19 suant to such regulations or guidelines as the Presi20 dent may prescribe, prohibit any United States per21 son from investing in or purchasing significant 

22 amounts of equity or debt instruments of a sanc23 tioned person. 

24 (10) EXCLUSION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS.— 

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1 deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu2 rity to exclude from the United States, any alien 

3 that the President determines is a corporate officer 

4 or principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling 

5 interest in, a sanctioned person. 

6 (11) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OF7 FICERS.—The President may impose on the prin8 cipal executive officer or officers of any sanctioned 

9 person, or on persons performing similar functions 

10 and with similar authorities as such officer or offi11 cers, any of the sanctions under this subsection. 

12 (12) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—The President 

13 may impose sanctions, as appropriate, to restrict im14 ports with respect to a sanctioned person, in accord15 ance with the International Emergency Economic 

16 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

17 SEC. 311. ADDITIONAL MEASURE RELATING TO GOVERN18 MENT CONTRACTS. 

19 (a) MODIFICATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGU20 LATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en21 actment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

22 issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United 

23 States Code, shall be revised to require a certification from 

24 each person that is a prospective contractor that the per25 son, and any person owned or controlled by the person, 


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1 does not engage in any activity for which sanctions may 

2 be imposed under this title. 

3 (b) REMEDIES.— 

4 (1) TERMINATION, DEBARMENT, OR SUSPEN5 SION.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the head of an exec7 utive agency determines that a person has sub8 mitted a false certification under subsection (a) 

9 on or after the date on which the revision of the 

10 Federal Acquisition Regulation required by this 

11 section becomes effective, the head of that exec12 utive agency shall— 

13 (i) terminate a contract with such per14 son; or 

15 (ii) debar or suspend such person 

16 from eligibility for Federal contracts for a 

17 period of not more than 3 years. 

18 (B) PROCEDURE.—Any debarment or sus19 pension shall be subject to the procedures that 

20 apply to debarment and suspension under the 

21 Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant 

22 to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States 

23 Code. 

24 (2) INCLUSION ON LIST OF PARTIES EXCLUDED

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1 MENT PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of General 

2 Services shall include on the List of Parties Ex3 cluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocure4 ment Programs maintained by the Administrator 

5 under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

6 issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, 

7 United States Code, each person that is debarred, 

8 suspended, or proposed for debarment or suspension 

9 by the head of an executive agency pursuant to 

10 paragraph (1). 

11 (c) CLARIFICATION REGARDING CERTAIN PROD12 UCTS.—The remedies set forth in subsection (b) shall not 

13 apply with respect to the procurement of eligible products, 

14 as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade Agreements Act 

15 of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of any foreign country or 

16 instrumentality designated under section 301(b) of that 

17 Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)). 

18 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not 

19 be construed to limit the use of other remedies available 

20 to the head of an executive agency or any other official 

21 of the Federal Government on the basis of a determination 

22 of a false certification under subsection (a). 

23 (e) WAIVERS.—The President may on a case-by-case 

24 basis waive the requirement that a person make a certifi25 cation under subsection (a) if the President determines 


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1 and certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen3 ate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

4 of Representatives, that it is in the national interest of 

5 the United States to do so. 

6 (f) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 

7 the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given that 

8 term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

9 (g) APPLICABILITY.—The revisions to the Federal 

10 Acquisition Regulation required under subsection (a) shall 

11 apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are 

12 issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act. 

14 TITLE IV—IMPOSITION OF SANC15 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO FI16 NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT 

17 ENGAGE IN CERTAIN TRANS18 ACTIONS WITH SYRIA 

19 SEC. 401. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FI20 NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ENGAGE IN 

21 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH SYRIA. 

22 (a) PROHIBITIONS AND CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT

23 TO CERTAIN ACCOUNTS HELD BY FOREIGN FINANCIAL

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations to pro4 hibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or 

5 maintaining in the United States of a correspondent 

6 account or a payable-through account by a foreign 

7 financial institution that the Secretary finds know8 ingly engages in an activity described in paragraph 

9 (2). 

10 (2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign finan11 cial institution engages in an activity described in 

12 this paragraph if the foreign financial institution— 

13 (A) facilitates the efforts of the Govern14 ment of Syria, Hezbollah, or others that have 

15 knowingly engaged in armed conflict on behalf 

16 of the Government of Syria— 

17 (i) to acquire or develop weapons of 

18 mass destruction or delivery systems for 

19 weapons of mass destruction; or 

20 (ii) to provide support for organiza21 tions designated as foreign terrorist orga22 nizations under section 219(a) of the Im23 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

24 1189(a)) or support for acts of inter25 national terrorism (as defined in section 14 


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1 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 

2 Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)); 

3 (B) engages in money laundering to carry 

4 out an activity described in subparagraph (A); 

5 (C) facilitates efforts by the Central Bank 

6 of Syria or any other Syrian financial institu7 tion to carry out an activity described in sub8 paragraph (A); or 

9 (D) facilitates a significant transaction or 

10 transactions or provides significant financial 

11 services for a person whose property or inter12 ests in property are blocked pursuant to the 

13 International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

14 (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) in connection with— 

15 (i) the proliferation of weapons of 

16 mass destruction or delivery systems for 

17 weapons of mass destruction by the Gov18 ernment of Syria; 

19 (ii) the support by that Government 

20 for international terrorism; or 

21 (iii) human rights abuses by that Gov22 ernment. 

23 (3) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 

24 subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter25 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 


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1 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, 

2 attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

3 violation of regulations prescribed under paragraph 

4 (1) to the same extent that such penalties apply to 

5 a person that commits an unlawful act described in 

6 section 206(a) of that Act. 

7 (b) PENALTIES FOR DOMESTIC FINANCIAL INSTITU8 TIONS FOR ACTIONS OF PERSONS OWNED OR CON9 TROLLED BY SUCH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of the Treasury shall prescribe regulations to pro13 hibit any person owned or controlled by a domestic 

14 financial institution from knowingly engaging in a 

15 transaction or transactions with or benefitting the 

16 Government of Syria, Hezbollah, or any of its agents 

17 or affiliates whose property or interests in property 

18 are blocked pursuant to the International Emer19 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

20 seq.). 

21 (2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 

22 section 206(b) of the International Emergency Eco23 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) shall apply 

24 to a domestic financial institution to the same extent 

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1 an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that 

2 Act if— 

3 (A) a person owned or controlled by the 

4 domestic financial institution violates, attempts 

5 to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a viola6 tion of regulations prescribed under paragraph 

7 (1) of this subsection; and 

8 (B) the domestic financial institution knew 

9 or should have known that the person violated, 

10 attempted to violate, conspired to violate, or 

11 caused a violation of such regulations. 

12 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

13 MAINTAINING ACCOUNTS FOR FOREIGN FINANCIAL IN14 STITUTIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas16 ury shall prescribe regulations to require a domestic 

17 financial institution maintaining a correspondent ac18 count or payable-through account in the United 

19 States for a foreign financial institution to do fol20 lowing: 

21 (A) Perform an audit of activities de22 scribed in subsection (a)(2) that may be carried 

23 out by the foreign financial institution. 

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1 policies, procedures, and controls described in 

2 section 5318(i) of title 31, United States Code, 

3 reasonably designed to detect whether the for4 eign financial institution has knowingly engaged 

5 in any such activity. 

6 (2) REPORT.—Any domestic financial institu7 tion maintaining a correspondent account or pay8 able-through account in the United States for a for9 eign financial institution shall report to the Depart10 ment of the Treasury any time the domestic finan11 cial institution suspects that the foreign financial in12 stitution is engaging in any activity described in sub13 section (a)(2), without regard to whether the De14 partment requested such a report. 

15 (3) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 

16 sections 5321(a) and 5322 of title 31, United States 

17 Code, shall apply to a person that violates a regula18 tion prescribed under paragraph (1) or the require19 ments of paragraph (2), in the same manner and to 

20 the same extent as such penalties would apply to 

21 any person that is otherwise subject to such section 

22 5321(a) or 5322. 

23 (d) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Treasury may 

24 waive the application of a prohibition or condition imposed 

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1 subsection (a) or the imposition of a penalty under sub2 section (b) with respect to a domestic financial institution 

3 on and after the date that is 30 days after the Secretary— 

4 (1) determines that such a waiver is necessary 

5 to the national interest of the United States; and 

6 (2) submits to the appropriate congressional 

7 committees a report describing the reasons for the 

8 determination. 

9 (e) PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLASSI10 FIED INFORMATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a finding under sub12 section (a)(1), a prohibition, condition, or penalty 

13 imposed as a result of any such finding, or a penalty 

14 imposed under subsection (b), is based on classified 

15 information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classi16 fied Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) 

17 and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of 

18 the prohibition, condition, or penalty, the Secretary 

19 of the Treasury may submit such information to the 

20 court ex parte and in camera. 

21 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

22 subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any 

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1 imposed as a result of any such finding, or any pen2 alty imposed under subsection (b). 

3 (f) CONSULTATIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REGU4 LATIONS.—In implementing this section and the regula5 tions prescribed under this section, the Secretary of the 

6 Treasury— 

7 (1) shall consult with the Secretary of State; 

8 and 

9 (2) may, in the sole discretion of the Secretary 

10 of the Treasury, consult with such other agencies 

11 and departments and such other interested parties 

12 as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

13 (g) AGENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

14 ‘‘agent’’ includes an entity established by a person for pur15 poses of conducting transactions on behalf of the person 

16 in order to conceal the identity of the person. 

17 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

18 SEC. 501. REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF GOVERN19 MENT OF SYRIA. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days 

22 thereafter, the President shall report to the appropriate 

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1 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub2 section (a) shall include the following: 

3 (1) Information on the provision of weapons to 

4 the Government of Syria during the 120-day period 

5 preceding the submission of the report, including— 

6 (A) the type and quantity of weapons 

7 being provided to that Government; and 

8 (B) the entities providing those weapons to 

9 that Government. 

10 (2) The types of weapons that are most com11 monly used by that Government against the people 

12 of Syria. 

13 SEC. 502. REPORTS ON IDENTIFICATION OF SYRIAN AS14 SETS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days there17 after, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the 

18 appropriate congressional committees a report identifying 

19 assets of the Government of Syria held by financial insti20 tutions. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—The reports required by subsection 

22 (a) shall contain the following: 

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1 (2) The country with primary jurisdiction over 

2 each such financial institution. 

3 (3) Whether the assets described in paragraph 

4 (1) have been frozen. 

5 SEC. 503. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 

6 The provisions of this Act and any sanctions imposed 

7 pursuant to this Act shall terminate on the date on which 

8 the President submits to the appropriate congressional 

9 committees— 

10 (1) a certification that the Government of 

11 Syria— 

12 (A) is no longer using weapons of any kind 

13 against the people of Syria; 

14 (B) is not providing support for inter15 national terrorist groups; 

16 (C) is not developing or deploying medium17 and long-range surface-to-surface ballistic mis18 siles; and 

19 (D) is not pursuing or engaging in the re20 search, development, acquisition, production, 

21 transfer, or deployment of biological, chemical, 

22 or nuclear weapons and has provided credible 

23 assurances that it will not pursue or engage in 

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1 (A) a successor government of Syria has 

2 been democratically elected and is representa3 tive of the people of Syria; or 

4 (B) a legitimate transitional government of 

5 Syria is in place. 

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