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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2882 

To require a report on the United States strategy in Syria, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 17, 2018 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require a report on the United States strategy in 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. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN 

4 SYRIA. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find6 ings: 

7 (1) More than 500,000 people have died in the 

8 conflict in Syria. 

9 (2) Between tens and hundreds of people con10 tinue to die in the conflict every day, requiring conVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:09 May 26, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2882.IS S2882

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1 certed, clear, and urgent leadership from the United 

2 States to end it. 

3 (3) The humanitarian and refugee crises caused 

4 by the conflict are the largest the world has seen 

5 since World War II, and there remains a shortfall of 

6 more than $5,000,000,000 in humanitarian assist7 ance in connection with the conflict. 

8 (4) The United States has spent 

9 $14,000,000,000 to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq 

10 and Syria (ISIS) and now needs a plan to secure 

11 that victory. 

12 (5) Partner forces in Syria stood toe to toe with 

13 the United States and a coalition of 75 nations and 

14 international organizations in the fight to defeat the 

15 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and those partner 

16 forces now need assistance in re-establishing essen17 tial services in their hometowns in Syria. 

18 (6) Terrorists connected to al Qaeda-Syria and 

19 the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria still have a pres20 ence in the border regions of Syria and neighboring 

21 territories. 

22 (7) The horrors of conflict in Syria continue to 

23 enable terrorist groups to develop and thrive, which 

24 could one day lead to a new threat similar to the Is25 lamic State of Iraq and Syria if ignored. 


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1 (8) Proxies for Iran have expanded their pres2 ence in southern Syria, threatening United States 

3 interests in the region, including American personnel 

4 and installations, as well as Israel and other United 

5 States allies in the region. 

6 (9) The strength of the United States has been 

7 built on a system of internationally accepted norms 

8 that include the basic right of all people to work to9 ward a prosperous life, lived out with dignity and re10 spect. 

11 (10) The international community has often re12 peated ‘‘never again’’ after crimes against humanity 

13 and genocides, and now finds it time to put that 

14 commitment into action. 

15 (b) REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN

16 SYRIA.— 

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

18 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

19 shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth a 

20 detailed description of the strategy of the United 

21 States in Syria, as required by section 1221 of the 

22 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

23 2018 (Public Law 115–91). 


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1 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

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

3 include a classified annex. 

4 (c) LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.— 

5 Of the amounts available to carry out section 1209 of the 

6 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De7 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

8 113–291) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, not 

9 more than 66 percent of such amounts may be obligated 

10 or expended for that purpose after that date under the 

11 date of the submittal to Congress of the report required 

12 by subsection (b). 

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