(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 542.319 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as such section was in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 103. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
The sanctions that are required to be imposed under 
this title are in addition to other similar or related sanc-
tions that are required to be imposed under any other pro-
vision of law. 
TITLE 
II—AMENDMENTS 
TO 
SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS AC-
COUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 
SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE 
FOR 
OR 
COMPLICIT 
IN 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF 
SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702(c) of the Syria 
Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8791(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall exer-
cise all powers granted by the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the 
extent necessary to freeze and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of 
a person on the list required by subsection (b) if 
such property and interests in property are in the 
United States, come within the United States, or are 
or come within the possession or control of a United 
States person. 
‘‘(2) ALIENS
INELIGIBLE
FOR
VISAS, ADMIS-
SION, OR PAROLE.— 
‘‘(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien who the Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 
one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason 
to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 
subsection (b) is— 
‘‘(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
‘‘(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the United 
States; and 
‘‘(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admit-
ted or paroled into the United States or to 
receive any other benefit under the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The issuing con-
sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall re-
voke any visa or other entry documentation 
issued to an alien who meets any of the 
criteria described in subsection (b) regard-
less of when issued. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT
OF
REVOCATION.—A 
revocation under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) shall take effect imme-
diately; and 
‘‘(II) shall automatically cancel 
any other valid visa or entry docu-
mentation that is in the alien’s pos-
session. 
‘‘(3) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of this section or any regulation, license, or 
order issued to carry out this section shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
‘‘(4) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 
shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, promulgate regulations as 
necessary for the implementation of this section. 
‘‘(5) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (2) shall not apply to an alien if 
admitting the alien into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
‘‘(6) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to limit the authority 
of the President to impose additional sanctions pur-
suant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), relevant Exec-
utive orders, regulations, or other provisions of 
law.’’.
(b) SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES DESCRIBED.— 
Section 702 of the Syria Human Rights Accountability 
Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) 
SERIOUS
HUMAN
RIGHTS
ABUSES
DE-
SCRIBED.—In subsection (b), the term ‘serious human 
rights abuses’ includes— 
‘‘(1) the deliberate targeting of civilian infra-
structure to include schools, hospitals, and markets; 
and 
‘‘(2) hindering the prompt and safe access for 
all actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities, 
including across conflict lines and borders.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
the imposition of sanctions under section 702(a) of the 
Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 on after 
such date of enactment.
SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE 
TRANSFER 
OF 
GOODS 
OR 
TECH-
NOLOGIES TO SYRIA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE 
USED TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
Section 703(b)(2)(C) of the Syria Human Rights Ac-
countability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8792(b)(2)(C)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) any article designated by the 
President for purposes of the United 
States 
Munitions 
List 
under 
section 
38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)); or 
‘‘(iv) other goods or technologies that 
the President determines may be used by 
the Government of Syria to commit human 
rights abuses against the people of Syria.’’. 
SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANITARIAN AC-
CESS. 
The Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 
(22 U.S.C. 8791 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 705 and 706 as 
sections 706 and 707, respectively; 
(2) by inserting after section 704 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 705. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANITARIAN AC-
CESS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions described in section 702(c) with respect to each per-
son on the list required by subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LIST
OF PERSONS WHO HINDER HUMANI-
TARIAN ACCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Caesar Syria 
Civilian Protection Act of 2016, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a list of persons that the President determines have 
engaged in hindering the prompt and safe access for 
the United Nations, its specialized agencies and im-
plementing partners, national and international non- 
governmental organizations, and all other actors en-
gaged in humanitarian relief activities in Syria, in-
cluding across conflict lines and borders. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated list under paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) not later than 300 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Caesar Syria Civilian 
Protection Act of 2016 and every 180 days 
thereafter; and 
‘‘(B) as new information becomes avail-
able. 
‘‘(3) 
FORM
OF
REPORT; 
PUBLIC
AVAIL-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclas-
sified portion of the list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be made available to the public and 
posted on the websites of the Department of the 
Treasury and the Department of State.’’; and 
(3) in section 706 (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘or 704’’ and inserting ‘‘704, or 705’’.
TITLE III—REPORTS AND WAIV-
ER FOR HUMANITARIAN-RE-
LATED ACTIVITIES WITH RE-
SPECT TO SYRIA 
SEC. 301. REPORT ON MONITORING AND EVALUATING OF 
ONGOING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN SYRIA 
AND TO THE SYRIAN PEOPLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port on the monitoring and evaluation of ongoing assist-
ance programs in Syria and to the Syrian people. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the specific project monitoring and evalua-
tion plans, including measurable goals and perform-
ance metrics for assistance in Syria; and 
(2) the major challenges to monitoring and 
evaluating programs in Syria.
SEC. 302. REPORT ON CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT IN CERTAIN 
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 
report with respect to whether each person described in 
subsection (b) is a person that meets the requirements de-
scribed in section 702(b) of the Syria Human Rights Ac-
countability Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8791(b) for purposes 
of inclusion on the list of persons who are responsible for 
or complicit in certain human rights abuses under such 
section. For any such person who is not included in such 
report, the President should include in the report a de-
scription of the reasons why the person was not included, 
including information on whether sufficient credible evi-
dence of responsibility for such abuses was found. 
(b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The persons described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) Bashar Al-Assad. 
(2) Asma Al-Assad. 
(3) Rami Makhlouf. 
(4) Bouthayna Shaaban. 
(5) Walid Moallem. 
(6) Ali Al-Salim. 
(7) Wael Nader Al-Halqi.
(8) Jamil Hassan. 
(9) Suhail Hassan. 
(10) Ali Mamluk. 
(11) Muhammed Khadour, Deir Ez Zor Mili-
tary and Security. 
(12) Jamal Razzouq, Security Branch 243. 
(13) Munzer Ghanam, Air Force Intelligence. 
(14) Daas Hasan Ali, Branch 327. 
(15) Jassem Ali Jassem Hamad, Political Secu-
rity. 
(16) Samir Muhammad Youssef, Military Intel-
ligence. 
(17) Ali Ahmad Dayoub, Air Force Intelligence. 
(18) 
Khaled 
Muhsen 
Al-Halabi, 
Security 
Branch 335. 
(19) Mahmoud Kahila, Political Security. 
(20) Zuhair Ahmad Hamad, Provincial Secu-
rity. 
(21) Wafiq Nasser, Security Branch 245. 
(22) Qussay Mayoub, Air Force Intelligence. 
(23) Muhammad Ammar Sardini, Political Se-
curity. 
(24) Fouad Hammouda, Military Security. 
(25) Hasan Daaboul, Branch 261. 
(26) Yahia Wahbi, Air Force Intelligence.
(1) FORM.—The list required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 
portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall be 
made available to the public and posted on the Web 
sites of the Department of the Treasury and the De-
partment of State. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the Committee on the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 303. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF 
AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF SAFE ZONES OR A NO-FLY ZONE IN 
SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committee a report 
that— 
(1) assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 
and operational requirements of the establishment 
and maintenance of a no-fly zone over part or all of 
Syria, including— 
(A) the operational and legal requirements 
for United States and coalition air power to es-
tablish a no-fly zone in Syria; 
(B) the impact a no-fly zone in Syria 
would have on humanitarian and counterter-
rorism efforts in Syria and the surrounding re-
gion; and 
(C) the potential for force contributions 
from other countries to establish a no-fly zone 
in Syria; and 
(2) assesses the potential effectiveness, risks, 
and operational requirements for the establishment 
of one or more safe zones in Syria for internally dis-
placed persons or for the facilitation of humani-
tarian assistance, including— 
(A) the operational and legal requirements 
for United States and coalition forces to estab-
lish one or more safe zones in Syria;
(B) the impact one or more safe zones in 
Syria would have on humanitarian and counter-
terrorism efforts in Syria and the surrounding 
region; and 
(C) the potential for contributions from 
other countries and vetted non-state actor part-
ners to establish and maintain one or more safe 
zones in Syria. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 304. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ENTITIES TAKING AC-
TIONS RELATING TO GATHERING EVIDENCE 
FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO WAR CRIMES OR 
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA SINCE 
MARCH 2011. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor and the Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, is au-
thorized to provide assistance to support entities that are 
conducting criminal investigations, building Syrian inves-
tigative capacity, supporting prosecutions in national 
courts, collecting evidence and preserving the chain of evi-
dence for eventual prosecution against those who have 
committed war crimes or crimes against humanity in 
Syria, including the aiding and abetting of such crimes 
by foreign governments and organizations supporting the 
Government of Syria, since March 2011. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a detailed report on assistance pro-
vided under subsection (a). 
TITLE 
IV—SUSPENSION 
OF 
SANCTIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO SYRIA 
SEC. 401. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
SYRIA. 
(a) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) 
NEGOTIATIONS
NOT
CONCLUDING
IN 
AGREEMENT.—If the President determines that
internationally recognized negotiations to resolve the 
violence in Syria have not concluded in an agree-
ment or are likely not to conclude in an agreement, 
the President may suspend, as appropriate, in whole 
or in part, the imposition of sanctions otherwise re-
quired under this Act or any amendment made by 
this Act for a period not to exceed 120 days, and re-
newable for additional periods not to exceed 120 
days, if the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees in writing a determination 
and certification that the Government of Syria has 
ended military attacks against and gross violations 
of the human rights of the Syrian people, specifi-
cally— 
(A) the air space over Syria is no longer 
being utilized by the Government of Syria and 
associated forces to target civilian populations 
through the use of incendiary devices, including 
barrel bombs, chemical weapons, and conven-
tional arms, including air-delivered missiles and 
explosives; 
(B) areas besieged by the Assad regime 
and associated forces, including Hezbollah and 
irregular Iranian forces, are no longer cut off 
from international aid and have regular access
to humanitarian assistance, freedom of travel, 
and medical care; 
(C) the Government of Syria is releasing 
all political prisoners forcibly held within the 
Assad regime prison system, including the fa-
cilities maintained by various security, intel-
ligence, and military elements associated with 
the Government of Syria and allowed full access 
to the same facilities for investigations by ap-
propriate international human rights organiza-
tions; and 
(D) the forces of the Government of Syria 
and associated forces, including Hezbollah, ir-
regular Iranian forces, and Russian government 
air assets, are no longer engaged in deliberate 
targeting of medical facilities, schools, residen-
tial areas, and community gathering places, in-
cluding markets, in flagrant violation of inter-
national norms. 
(2) NEGOTIATIONS
CONCLUDING
IN
AGREE-
MENT.— 
(A) INITIAL SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS.— 
If the President determines that internationally 
recognized negotiations to resolve the violence 
in Syria have concluded in an agreement or are