Sec. 501. Declarations of policy. 
Sec. 502. Assistance to support a transition to democracy in Syria. 
Sec. 503. Condemnation of Syrian human rights abuses. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) DEVELOP; DEVELOPMENT.—The terms ‘‘de-
velop’’, or the ‘‘development’’ of, mean, with respect 
to petroleum resources, the exploration for, or the 
extraction, refining, or transportation by pipeline of, 
petroleum resources. 
(3) GOODS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—The terms 
‘‘goods’’ and ‘‘technology’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 16 of the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415). 
(4) GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Syria’’ includes any agency or instru-
mentality of the Government of Syria, including any 
entity that is controlled by the Government of Syria. 
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(5) INVESTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘investment’’ 
means any of the following activities if the ac-
tivity is undertaken pursuant to an agreement, 
or pursuant to the exercise of rights under such 
an agreement, that is entered into with the 
Government of Syria or a nongovernmental en-
tity in Syria on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act: 
(i) The entry into a contract that in-
cludes responsibility for the development of 
petroleum resources located in Syria, or 
the entry into a contract providing for the 
general supervision and guarantee of an-
other person’s performance of such a con-
tract. 
(ii) The purchase of a share of owner-
ship, including an equity interest, in that 
development. 
(iii) The entry into a contract pro-
viding for the participation in royalties, 
earnings, or profits in that development, 
without regard to the form of the partici-
pation. 
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(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘investment’’ 
does not include the entry into, performance, or 
financing of a contract to sell or purchase 
goods, services, or technology. 
(C) AMENDMENTS
OR
MODIFICATIONS.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, an amendment 
or other modification that is made, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to an 
agreement or contract shall be treated as the 
entry into an agreement or contract. 
(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means— 
(A) a natural person; or 
(B) a corporation, business association, 
partnership, society, trust, any other non-
governmental entity, organization, or group, 
and any governmental entity operating as a 
business enterprise. 
(7) PETROLEUM RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘pe-
troleum resources’’ includes petroleum and natural 
gas resources. 
(8) UNITED
STATES
ASSISTANCE.—The term 
‘‘United States assistance’’ means— 
(A) any assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), 
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