(b) CONSULTATION.—The briefing required by sub-
section (a) shall be informed by consultations with the De-
partment of State, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Department of Defense, and 
international and local humanitarian aid organizations 
operating in Syria. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional 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. 303. 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.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attor-
ney General and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
agencies, is authorized, consistent with the national inter-
est, to provide assistance to support entities that are con-
ducting criminal investigations, supporting prosecutions, 
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or collecting evidence and preserving the chain of custody 
for such evidence for eventual prosecution, against those 
who have committed war crimes or crimes against human-
ity in Syria, including the aiding and abetting of such 
crimes by foreign governments and organizations sup-
porting the Government of Syria, since March 2011. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No assistance may be provided 
under subsection (a) while President Bashar al-Assad re-
mains in power— 
(1) to build the investigative or judicial capac-
ities of the Government of Syria; or 
(2) to support prosecutions in the domestic 
courts in Syria. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
brief the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate on assistance provided under subsection (a). 
SEC. 304. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN SERVICES IN SUP-
PORT OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS’ ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), section 542.516 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations 
(relating to certain services in support of nongovernmental 
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organizations’ activities authorized), as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall— 
(1) remain in effect on and after such date of en-
actment; and 
(2) in the case of a nongovernmental organiza-
tion that is authorized to export or reexport services 
to Syria under such section on the day before such 
date of enactment, apply to such organization on and 
after such date of enactment to the same extent and 
in the same manner as such section applied to such 
organization on the day before such date of enact-
ment. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 542.516 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as codified under sub-
section (a), shall not apply with respect to a foreign 
person that has been designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), or otherwise 
designated as a terrorist organization, by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with or upon the re-
quest of the Attorney General or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply with respect to a foreign person on and after 
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the date on which the designation of that person as 
a terrorist organization is published in the Federal 
Register. 
SEC. 305. BRIEFING ON STRATEGY TO FACILITATE HUMANI-
TARIAN ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall brief 
the appropriate congressional committees on the strategy of 
the President to help facilitate the ability of humanitarian 
organizations to access financial services to help facilitate 
the safe and timely delivery of assistance to communities 
in need in Syria. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF DATA FROM OTHER COUN-
TRIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—In pre-
paring the strategy required by subsection (a), the President 
shall consider credible data already obtained by other coun-
tries and nongovernmental organizations, including organi-
zations operating in Syria. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may suspend in 
whole or in part the imposition of sanctions otherwise re-
quired under this Act or any amendment made by this Act 
for periods not to exceed 180 days if the President deter-
mines that the following criteria have been met in Syria: 
(1) The air space over Syria is no longer being 
utilized by the Government of Syria or the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation to target civilian 
populations through the use of incendiary devices, in-
cluding barrel bombs, chemical weapons, and conven-
tional arms, including air-delivered missiles and ex-
plosives. 
(2) Areas besieged by the Government of Syria, 
the Government of the Russian Federation, the Gov-
ernment of Iran, or a foreign person described in sec-
tion 102(a)(2)(A)(ii) are no longer cut off from inter-
national aid and have regular access to humanitarian 
assistance, freedom of travel, and medical care. 
(3) The Government of Syria is releasing all po-
litical prisoners forcibly held within the prison sys-
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