the Security Council’s President, and should be re-
moved from the Security Council. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) Syria will be held responsible for attacks 
committed by Hizballah and other terrorist groups 
with offices, training camps, or other facilities in 
Syria, or bases in areas of Lebanon occupied by 
Syria; 
(2) the United States shall impede Syria’s abil-
ity to support acts of international terrorism and ef-
forts to develop or acquire weapons of mass destruc-
tion; 
(3) the Secretary of State will continue to list 
Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism until Syria ends 
its support for terrorism, including its support of 
Hizballah and other terrorist groups in Lebanon and 
its hosting of terrorist groups in Damascus, and 
comes into full compliance with United States law re-
lating to terrorism and United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1373 (September 28, 2001); 
(4) efforts against Hizballah will be expanded 
given the recognition that Hizballah is equally or 
more capable than al Qaeda;
(5) the full restoration of Lebanon’s sovereignty, 
political independence, and territorial integrity is in 
the national security interest of the United States; 
(6) Syria is in violation of United Nations Secu-
rity Council Resolution 520 (September 17, 1982)
through its continued occupation of Lebanese territory 
and its encroachment upon Lebanon’s political inde-
pendence; 
(7) Syria’s obligation to withdraw from Lebanon 
is not conditioned upon progress in the Israeli-Syrian 
or Israeli-Lebanese peace process but derives from 
Syria’s obligation under Security Council Resolution 
520; 
(8) Syria’s acquisition of weapons of mass de-
struction and ballistic missile programs threaten the 
security of the Middle East and the national security 
interests of the United States; 
(9) Syria will be held accountable for any harm 
to Coalition armed forces or to any United States cit-
izen in Iraq due to its facilitation of terrorist activi-
ties and its shipments of military supplies to Iraq; 
and 
(10) the United States will not provide any as-
sistance to Syria and will oppose multilateral assist-
ance for Syria until Syria ends all support for ter-
rorism, withdraws its armed forces from Lebanon, 
and halts the development and deployment of weapons 
of mass destruction and medium- and long-range sur-
face-to-surface ballistic missiles. 
SEC. 5. PENALTIES AND AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) PENALTIES.—Until the President makes the deter-
mination that Syria meets all the requirements described 
in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (d) and certifies 
such determination to Congress in accordance with such 
subsection—
(1) the President shall prohibit the export to 
Syria of any item, including the issuance of a license 
for the export of any item, on the United States Mu-
nitions List or Commerce Control List of dual-use 
items in the Export Administration Regulations (15 
C.F.R. part 730 et seq.); and 
(2) the President shall impose two or more of the 
following sanctions: 
(A) Prohibit the export of products of the 
United States (other than food and medicine) to 
Syria. 
(B) Prohibit United States businesses from 
investing or operating in Syria. 
(C) Restrict Syrian diplomats in Wash-
ington, D.C., and at the United Nations in New
York City, to travel only within a 25-mile radius 
of Washington, D.C., or the United Nations 
headquarters building, respectively. 
(D) Prohibit aircraft of any air carrier 
owned or controlled by Syria to take off from, 
land in, or overfly the United States. 
(E) Reduce United States diplomatic con-
tacts with Syria (other than those contacts re-
quired to protect United States interests or carry 
out the purposes of this Act). 
(F) Block transactions in any property in 
which the Government of Syria has any interest, 
by any person, or with respect to any property, 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) for one or more 6-
month periods if the President determines that it is in the 
vital national security interest of the United States to do 
so and transmits to Congress a report that contains the rea-
sons therefor. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SYRIA.—
If the President—
(1) makes the determination that Syria meets 
the requirements described in paragraphs (1) through
(4) of subsection (d) and certifies such determination 
to Congress in accordance with such subsection; 
(2) determines that substantial progress has been 
made both in negotiations aimed at achieving a peace 
agreement between Israel and Syria and in negotia-
tions aimed at achieving a peace agreement between 
Israel and Lebanon; and 
(3) determines that the Government of Syria is 
strictly respecting the sovereignty, territorial integ-
rity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon 
under the sole and exclusive authority of the Govern-
ment of Lebanon through the Lebanese army through-
out Lebanon, as required under paragraph (4) of 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 520 
(1982), 
then the President is authorized to provide assistance to 
Syria under chapter 1 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance). 
(d) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this sub-
section is a certification transmitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees of a determination made by the 
President that—
(1) the Government of Syria has ceased pro-
viding support for international terrorist groups and 
does not allow terrorist groups, such as Hamas,
Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular 
Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Popular 
Front for the Liberation of Palestine—General Com-
mand, to maintain facilities in territory under Syr-
ian control; 
(2) the Government of Syria has withdrawn all 
Syrian military, intelligence, and other security per-
sonnel from Lebanon; 
(3) the Government of Syria has ceased the de-
velopment and deployment of medium- and long-
range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, is not pur-
suing or engaged in the research, development, acqui-
sition, production, transfer, or deployment of biologi-
cal, chemical, or nuclear weapons, has provided cred-
ible assurances that such behavior will not be under-
taken in the future, and has agreed to allow United 
Nations and other international observers to verify 
such actions and assurances; and 
(4) the Government of Syria has ceased all sup-
port for, and facilitation of, all terrorist activities in-
side of Iraq, including preventing the use of territory 
under its control by any means whatsoever to support 
those engaged in terrorist activities inside of Iraq.