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(B) not later than 15 days before issuing 
such a waiver, submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a justification relating to 
such determination. 
(2) RENEWAL
OF
WAIVERS.—The President 
may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under 
paragraph (1) for an additional period of not more 
than 90 days if, not later than 15 days before such 
a waiver expires, the President determines it is vital 
to the national security interests of the United 
States to do so and submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a justification relating to such 
determination. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO TURKISH 
MILITARY UNITS IN SYRIA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No United States defense arti-
cles, defense services, or technology under the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be trans-
ferred to the Government of Turkey if such articles, serv-
ices, or technology could be used in operations by the 
Turkish Armed Forces in northern Syria. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to transfers for ultimate end use by 
the United States military or for use in military operations 
approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
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(c) NO USE OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority of the President to waive statutory congressional 
review periods under the Arms Export Control Act in 
cases in which an emergency exists shall not apply to the 
transfer of defense articles, defense services, or technology 
to the Government of Turkey. 
SEC. 5. SANCTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN PERSONS PRO-
VIDING ARMS TO TURKISH ARMED FORCES 
IN SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
submit to the President and appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of any foreign persons deter-
mined to knowingly have provided, on or after such 
date of enactment, defense articles, defense services, 
or technology (as such terms are defined and de-
scribed in the Arms Export Control Act) to the Gov-
ernment of Turkey if such articles, services, or tech-
nology could be used in operations by the Turkish 
Armed Forces in northern Syria. 
(2) UPDATES.—The list required under para-
graph (1) shall be updated every 60 days or as new 
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information becomes available, until the sanctions 
under this section are terminated in accordance with 
section 7. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose the sanctions described in section 14 with respect 
to any foreign persons identified on the list and related 
updates required under subsection (a). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The sanctions imposed pursuant to 
this section shall not apply to transfers for ultimate end 
use by the United States military or for use in military 
operations approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 
on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more 
than 90 days, the imposition of sanctions under this 
section with respect to a foreign person if the Presi-
dent determines it is important to the national secu-
rity interests of the United States to do so and, not 
later than 15 days before issuing such a waiver, sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
justification relating to such determination. 
(2) RENEWAL
OF
WAIVERS.—The President 
may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under 
paragraph (1) for an additional period of not more 
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than 90 days if, not later than 15 days before such 
a waiver expires, the President determines it is im-
portant to the national security interests of the 
United States to do so and submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a justification relat-
ing to such determination. 
SEC. 6. TARGETED FOREIGN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS. 
(a) HALK BANKASI OR HALKBANK.—Not later than 
15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall impose the sanctions described in section 14(1) 
with respect to Halk Bankas( or Halkbank or any suc-
cessor entity thereof. 
(b) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of Treasury, and Director of National Intel-
ligence, determines that any foreign financial institu-
tion, in addition to the foreign financial institutions 
specified in subsection (a), has knowingly facilitated 
significant transactions for the Turkish Armed 
Forces or defense industry relating to Turkey’s mili-
tary invasion of northern Syria on October 9, 2019, 
the President shall, not later than 60 days after any 
such determination, impose the sanctions described 
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in section 14(1) with respect to any such foreign fi-
nancial institution. 
(2) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period 
of not more than 90 days, the imposition of 
sanctions under this subsection if the Presi-
dent— 
(i) determines that— 
(I) it is vital to the national secu-
rity interests of the United States to 
do so; and 
(II) Turkey— 
(aa) 
has 
halted 
attacks 
against the Syrian Democratic 
Forces, Kurdish and Arab civil-
ians, and other religious and eth-
nic 
minority 
communities 
in 
northern Syria; and 
(bb) 
is 
not 
hindering 
counter-terrorism 
operations 
against ISIS; and 
(ii) not later than 15 days before 
issuing such a waiver, submits to the ap-
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